PUBLIC LANDS -- The checkerboard forestry management on Idaho state lands just south of Priest Lake stands out in a winter photo from NASA. "An astronaut aboard the International Space Station observed this distinctive checkerboard pattern alongside the Priest River in northern Idaho," says NASA's...
OUTDOOR TOURISM – In case we need a reminder that preserving landscapes has economic value, a University of Montana research institute says that more than 12 million tourists visited the Big Sky State last year, spending nearly $3.5 billion and supporting nearly 53,000 jobs. Montana’s…
WATERSPORTS -- Unable to find a suitable concessionaire, the National Park Service says it will close the Kettle Falls Marina on April 30 when its contract with Lake Roosevelt Vacations, Inc. expires. "The effort to select a contractor to continue operations was cancelled to give…
HABITAT – The Spokane Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will hold its annual Big Game Banquet on Feb. 18, starting at 5 p.m. at the Mirabeau Hotel in Spokane Valley. Tickets are available online, or by calling Ashley Atkinson, at (509) 939-6360.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.