WILDLIFE -- Among the billions of people out there snapping photos of birds, a precious few photographers are masters. Paul Bannick is one of them, and you don't have to take my word for it. The award-winning photographer from Western Washington is presenting a new...
RIVERS -- Ice breakup and a stew of winter weather conditions are raising havoc with area rivers, including the Grande Ronde River in southeastern Washington and, closer to home, Hangman Creek, which was flowing ice this morning. Cody Toner snapped the photo above from the...
FISHING -- Tony Warren's photo above showing iced up fishing gear after a morning of jigging on the Columbia River at the Tri Cities says a lot about the trials anglers have suffered this winter. Ice fishermen are whistling a sweet tune with their numb...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Don't trust federal land grabber Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. He's part of the problem. Chaffetz made headlines last week and got some positive attention for withdrawing his unpopular legislation to mandate the sale of more than 3 million acres of public lands...
OUTDOOR GROUPS -- While researching my recent story on the All Out effort to help people connect with outdoor activities, I came across some enthusiastic SheJumps advocates wearing outdoor clothing -- and tutus. "It helps us stand out in the crowd," said Kayla Jo Haas…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
