TRAILS -- How do you treat a group that's revived a dead rural railroad into a nationally recognized rail trail by attracting hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal grants and countless hours of volunteer effort? In Ferry County, apparently, you kick them...
CONSERVATION -- The Dishman Hills Conservancy is making an urgent plea for help pulling weeds before they go to seed at a newly acquired property in the Ponderosa area of Spokane Valley. The conservation group is organizing a three-hour weed control effort on Saturday, May...
RIVERS -- The Snake River Family Festival, with free food, family activities, music and information booths on the importance of dams to the region, will be presented 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Boyer Park and Marina.
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The first indication was a missing chicken a couple of months ago. A Pullman resident emailed and asked about the prevalence of foxes in this region. "Are you sure it wasn't a coyote?" I asked. He sent a photo and it was...
FISHING – Anglers will compete for thousands of dollars in prizes at the Gordon Steinmetz Memorial Spring Walleye Classic at Banks Lake on May 20-21, Saturday and next Sunday, presented by the Spokane Walleye Club and Valley Marine of Yakima. Boats will launch from Coulee…
FISHING -- Anglers in North Idaho who catch chinook in Spirit Lake can help fisheries researchers by dropping off a tissue sample at drop boxes being installed at one or more boat access points. “To evaluate the performance of these fish, we are asking for…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.