NATURE -- The Yellowstone sand verbena is known to grow in only one place in the world, protected by a grand national park and a handful of botanists who guard the location with a leak-proof secrecy the White House could only dream to achieve. Here's…
MOUNTAINEERING -- Climbers Jess Roskelley of Spokane and Clint Helander of Alaska will detail their spring 2017 first ascent of the complete south ridge of Alaska's Mount Huntington in a multimedia program on Saturday at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. John Roskelley, Jess's father and...
RIVERS -- The Spokane Riverkeeper's annual fundraiser, formerly 'Dirty Martinis for Clean Water,' is revised this year to get the WORD out about river stewardhip. On Oct.13, the new "Spoken River" event will incorporate art into an evening of river-focused works by local authors Maya…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.