SPORT SHOWS – The Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show will fill the Spokane Fair and Expo Center Thursday through Sunday with more than 250 vendors of outdoor gear and services as well as area clubs and outfitters. The annual show once again is sponsored by…
INVASIVES – The Idaho Legislature has approved an emergency funding measure to expand the state’s boat inspection stations to check for invasive quagga and zebra mussels. The bill is headed to the governor’s desk for approval. According to the Associated Press, the nearly $1 million…
HIKING -- Feedback to my story about issues with off-leash dogs in Spokane-area parks and conservation areas is running the gamut. Former Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard says he started carrying a weapon while hiking with his dogs after a terrifying incident with three loose...
PARKS -- I have a gut feeling that this might be a busier than normal and perhaps not an ideal year to visit Canada's national parks. But I got the free pass anyway. It's a deal. Canada’s national parks, celebrating their 150th anniversary this year,...
HUNTING/FISHING -- Legislation that will raise Idaho’s hunting and fishing fees and dramatically increase funds available to pay wildlife crop damage claims passed the Idaho House on a 43-26 vote Tuesday. Eric Barker of the Lewiston Tribune reports that the bill is a compromise between…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.