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Making connections: New Dishman Hills Conservancy property will link two trail systems

Updated 10:14 p.m.

Dan Wilson has a lot of trails in his head.

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Judges side with hunters in corner crossing case, but issue remains unsettled in Washington, Idaho

Updated 10:15 p.m.

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How a missing fly rod on the Boise River became a unique thread between 3 local anglers

Hiking

Making connections: New Dishman Hills Conservancy property will link two trail systems

Updated 10:14 p.m.

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‘Such a cool experience’: Lewis and Clark grad competes in NCAA Nordic skiing championships

Conservation

Feds float new rule for grizzly bear protection

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Ammi Midstokke: When endurance is most valuable

Field Reports

Field Reports: Prescribed burns planned for Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Fish-Hunt Report

Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for March 20, 2025

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Judges side with hunters in corner crossing case, but issue remains unsettled in Washington, Idaho

UPDATED: Sat., March 22, 2025

Public land access advocates were thrilled this week when a panel of federal judges sided with hunters in a trespassing suit that centered on the legality of “corner crossing” as a way to reach public land that is otherwise blocked.

Sports > Outdoors

Making connections: New Dishman Hills Conservancy property will link two trail systems

UPDATED: Sat., March 22, 2025

Dan Wilson has a lot of trails in his head.

Sports > Outdoors

How Sun Valley built the racecourse for the FIS Ski World Cup Finals

UPDATED: Sat., March 22, 2025

SUN VALLEY, Idaho – A foot of fresh snow makes skiers rejoice. But for Riley Berman, chief of course for the FIS Ski World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort, a powder day isn’t dreamy – it’s a nightmare.

Sports > Outdoors

Timber project will prompt trail closures at Riverside State Park

UPDATED: Fri., March 21, 2025

A handful of trails will close next month at Riverside State Park while crews clear timber on the west side of the Spokane River north of Seven Mile Road.

Sports > Outdoors

Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for March 20, 2025

Thu., March 20, 2025

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: When endurance is most valuable

Thu., March 20, 2025

All my friends are drinking, shopping and running too much. Some of them are meditating too much. Others are dating, reading, sleeping too much. I hear that half the population is resting better somehow, but I have yet to feel their calm presence penetrate the ennui that has descended upon many in my world.

Sports > Outdoors

Field Reports: Prescribed burns planned for Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Thu., March 20, 2025

Federal officials will conduct a series of prescribed burns this spring at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

Sports > Outdoors

Washington nearing decision on chronic wasting disease rules

UPDATED: Thu., March 20, 2025

Wildlife officials are getting closer to making a final decision on permanent rules for limiting the spread of chronic wasting disease in Washington, including proposed statewide bans on feeding wildlife and using bait to hunt deer, elk and moose.

Sports > Outdoors

Asotin and 4-O wildlife areas in southeast Washington to get upgrades

UPDATED: Wed., March 19, 2025

LEWISTON – The answer to the old rhetorical questions is “yes, bears do indeed ‘poop’ in the woods,” but if not given an alternative, bear hunters do, too.

Sports > High school sports

‘Such a cool experience’: Lewis and Clark grad competes in NCAA Nordic skiing championships

Sat., March 15, 2025

For as long as she could remember, it was Bridget Burns’ dream to compete in college athletics.

Sports > Outdoors

Centennial Trail, Riverfront Park named in national contest

UPDATED: Fri., March 14, 2025

For Loreen McFaul, there’s no debate.

Sports > Outdoors

Annual Big Horn Show set to begin Thursday in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., March 14, 2025

Melannie Jones thinks this is going to be the best Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show in years.

Sports > Outdoors

Olympic’s Hoh Rain Forest could reopen in May after state, private grants

UPDATED: Fri., March 14, 2025

SEATTLE – Just in time for sunshine and warmer weather, visitors may get a chance to return to the mossy Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park before summer begins.

Sports > Outdoors

Oregon state parks saw a record number of visitors in 2024. Why officials are worried

UPDATED: Fri., March 14, 2025

PORTLAND – A whopping 53,853,609 people made day trips to Oregon’s state parks in 2024, according to data released Friday by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, but rather than celebrate the news, park officials are sounding the alarm.

Sports > Outdoors

Ammi Midstokke: Hitchhiking into volcanoes in Hawaii

Thu., March 13, 2025

It should come as no surprise that when I head to a tropical island, I am more interested in the mountains than the beach.

Sports > Outdoors

Field Reports: Prescribed burns planned near Spokane, Colville

Thu., March 13, 2025

Wildlife officials are planning a series of prescribed burns on state lands in Ferry and Pend Oreille counties this spring.

Sports > Outdoors

Local group, despite rush of attention, won’t buy Mt. Bachelor ski area

Thu., March 13, 2025

PORTLAND – A Bend, Oregon-area group that tried to wrangle investors to buy the Mt. Bachelor ski area, garnering national attention, told supporters by email on Monday that it ran out of time to submit a bid.

Sports > Outdoors

Matt Liere’s hunting and fishing report for March 13, 2025

Thu., March 13, 2025

Fly fishing

Sports > Outdoors

Permits going on sale for one of the best wildflower hikes in the Pacific Northwest

Thu., March 13, 2025

PORTLAND – If it’s wildflower views you’re after, you can’t do much better than Dog Mountain in Washington.

Sports > Outdoors

Spikes of March

Thu., March 13, 2025

A spike bull elk was still hanging onto his antlers last week at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, shown in this photo by Buck Domitrovich.

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