Big final day lifts Brandon Palaniuk to win at Santee Cooper
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 14, 2020
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Agriculture Department killed approximately 1.2 million native animals in 2019
Tue., Oct. 13, 2020
From wire reports
Field reports: Dishman Hills Conservancy hosts annual Halloween event
Mon., Oct. 12, 2020
Dishman Hills Conservancy is hosting the second annual Halloween Hike through the Enchanted Ravine.
Eradication: Inside the goat cull in Grand Teton National Park
Sun., Oct. 11, 2020
“Mountaineering with a rifle” is how Taylor Glenn summed up his first few hours of pursuing mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park.
Department of Interior announces e-bike regulations despite lawsuit, conservation concerns
Sat., Oct. 10, 2020
Staff and wire reports
Community forests: Group aims to preserve 27,000 acres in Central Cascades
Fri., Oct. 9, 2020
From wire reports
Community forest: Pine Street Woods proves to be community treasure for Sandpoint
Thu., Oct. 8, 2020
Sandpoint is one of the most hip and beautiful communities in Idaho. Located on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, Sandpoint has a great public beach, sidewalk cafes, craft beer, an annual music festival and many outdoor recreation amenities nearby.
In brief: WDFW plans controlled burn on Oak Creek Wildlife Area
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will do controlled burns to restore habitat in the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County starting as early as next week.
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 8
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
Fly fishing
Reader photo: Until we meet again
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
Staying almost two weeks longer than usual, ospreys – harbingers of spring and symbols of summer – have finally retreated from their residence in Hauser.
Water Cooler: Vampires, bats and the actual facts
UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 6, 2020
The Halloween season features all sorts of animals and the spooky tales involving them. Once you start to learn a bit more about these animals and where their Halloween legends came from, they might not seem so scary after all. Bats are one of the most popular animals of Halloween stories and have possibly received the worst rap of all because of their association with vampire folklore.
Field reports: WDFW lifts fire restrictions on most department lands
Tue., Oct. 6, 2020
With cooler temperatures and higher humidity reducing wildfire danger, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted fire restrictions, including the temporary ban on target shooting, on most department-managed lands on Thursday.
Wildfires reinforce case for Greater Sage-grouse endangered status
Mon., Oct. 5, 2020
OLYMPIA – Biologists at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife estimate that recent wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres of Eastern Washington sage-grouse habitat adding to the reasons that the department is recommending endangered status for sage-grouse in Washington through its periodic status review processes.
Survey sheds light on discriminatory climbing route names
Mon., Oct. 5, 2020
57Hours.com and SNEWS recently collaborated on a survey addressing climbing route names, particularly those that have been flagged as discriminatory or offensive. The goal of the survey was to understand the opinions of those in the outdoor industry – both adventurers and mountain guides – and bring attention to the issue.
Ocean to Idaho: End of a migration leaves reporter battered, bruised like the salmon
Sun., Oct. 4, 2020
IDAHO FALLS – At the end of the 850-mile journey that chinook salmon make from the ocean to the central Idaho wilderness, the fish are beat up, decaying and will soon die.
Off the grid: Everything is not normal
Sat., Oct. 3, 2020
I think most of us are trying to wrestle with a few new dynamics in our world. Things that never were (masks at the grocery store) are now fashion statements (mine are printed with trees and bears). Our friends are on ends of a spectrum of fear or denial that has us questioning our relationships, re-evaluating trust, and isolating for reasons separate from germ spread.
Kitsap County woman set sights on Pacific Crest Trail record – then starvation set in
Fri., Oct. 2, 2020
SEATTLE – “I think it really came down to a couple more pounds of cheese,” said ultraendurance athlete Becky Rogers, of what would have made a difference in her recent attempt to set the fastest known time for a 500-plus-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail that spans Washington state, all without resupplying.
An app for a map: Wenatchee-based TREAD Maps brings real-time trail info to your phone
Thu., Oct. 1, 2020
Have you ever been on a trail and come up to a tree crossing the path, or a washed-out bridge, or an overflowing trash can in a municipal park, and thought, ‘I wish I had known about this before I started my hike?’ ”
In brief: BLM lifts fire restrictions in Eastern Washington
Wed., Sept. 30, 2020
The Bureau of Land Management Spokane District has lifted the regulated fire closure on public lands administered by the BLM and the Bureau of Reclamation in Eastern Washington.
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 1
Wed., Sept. 30, 2020
Fly fishing
New health insurance plans available Nov. 1 through Washington Healthplanfinder
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Eradication: Inside the goat cull in Grand Teton National Park
Sun., Oct. 11, 2020
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Agencies and Colville Tribe work to restore populations of white sturgeon
Sun., Oct. 18, 2020
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Survey sheds light on discriminatory climbing route names
Mon., Oct. 5, 2020
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Department of Interior announces e-bike regulations despite lawsuit, conservation concerns
Sat., Oct. 10, 2020
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Trumpeter swans released in Yellowstone an attempt to boost population
UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 23, 2020
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Field reports: Quilomene bighorn sheep test negative for lethal bacteria
Tue., Oct. 20, 2020
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Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 22
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 21, 2020
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Big final day lifts Brandon Palaniuk to win at Santee Cooper
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 14, 2020
From wire reports
Agriculture Department killed approximately 1.2 million native animals in 2019
Tue., Oct. 13, 2020
From wire reports
Field reports: Dishman Hills Conservancy hosts annual Halloween event
Mon., Oct. 12, 2020
Dishman Hills Conservancy is hosting the second annual Halloween Hike through the Enchanted Ravine.
Eradication: Inside the goat cull in Grand Teton National Park
Sun., Oct. 11, 2020
“Mountaineering with a rifle” is how Taylor Glenn summed up his first few hours of pursuing mountain goats in Grand Teton National Park.
Department of Interior announces e-bike regulations despite lawsuit, conservation concerns
Sat., Oct. 10, 2020
Staff and wire reports
Community forests: Group aims to preserve 27,000 acres in Central Cascades
Fri., Oct. 9, 2020
From wire reports
Community forest: Pine Street Woods proves to be community treasure for Sandpoint
Thu., Oct. 8, 2020
Sandpoint is one of the most hip and beautiful communities in Idaho. Located on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille, Sandpoint has a great public beach, sidewalk cafes, craft beer, an annual music festival and many outdoor recreation amenities nearby.
In brief: WDFW plans controlled burn on Oak Creek Wildlife Area
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will do controlled burns to restore habitat in the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County starting as early as next week.
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 8
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
Fly fishing
Reader photo: Until we meet again
UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
Staying almost two weeks longer than usual, ospreys – harbingers of spring and symbols of summer – have finally retreated from their residence in Hauser.
Water Cooler: Vampires, bats and the actual facts
UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 6, 2020
The Halloween season features all sorts of animals and the spooky tales involving them. Once you start to learn a bit more about these animals and where their Halloween legends came from, they might not seem so scary after all. Bats are one of the most popular animals of Halloween stories and have possibly received the worst rap of all because of their association with vampire folklore.
Field reports: WDFW lifts fire restrictions on most department lands
Tue., Oct. 6, 2020
With cooler temperatures and higher humidity reducing wildfire danger, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted fire restrictions, including the temporary ban on target shooting, on most department-managed lands on Thursday.
Wildfires reinforce case for Greater Sage-grouse endangered status
Mon., Oct. 5, 2020
OLYMPIA – Biologists at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife estimate that recent wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres of Eastern Washington sage-grouse habitat adding to the reasons that the department is recommending endangered status for sage-grouse in Washington through its periodic status review processes.
Survey sheds light on discriminatory climbing route names
Mon., Oct. 5, 2020
57Hours.com and SNEWS recently collaborated on a survey addressing climbing route names, particularly those that have been flagged as discriminatory or offensive. The goal of the survey was to understand the opinions of those in the outdoor industry – both adventurers and mountain guides – and bring attention to the issue.
Ocean to Idaho: End of a migration leaves reporter battered, bruised like the salmon
Sun., Oct. 4, 2020
IDAHO FALLS – At the end of the 850-mile journey that chinook salmon make from the ocean to the central Idaho wilderness, the fish are beat up, decaying and will soon die.
Off the grid: Everything is not normal
Sat., Oct. 3, 2020
I think most of us are trying to wrestle with a few new dynamics in our world. Things that never were (masks at the grocery store) are now fashion statements (mine are printed with trees and bears). Our friends are on ends of a spectrum of fear or denial that has us questioning our relationships, re-evaluating trust, and isolating for reasons separate from germ spread.
Kitsap County woman set sights on Pacific Crest Trail record – then starvation set in
Fri., Oct. 2, 2020
SEATTLE – “I think it really came down to a couple more pounds of cheese,” said ultraendurance athlete Becky Rogers, of what would have made a difference in her recent attempt to set the fastest known time for a 500-plus-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail that spans Washington state, all without resupplying.
An app for a map: Wenatchee-based TREAD Maps brings real-time trail info to your phone
Thu., Oct. 1, 2020
Have you ever been on a trail and come up to a tree crossing the path, or a washed-out bridge, or an overflowing trash can in a municipal park, and thought, ‘I wish I had known about this before I started my hike?’ ”
In brief: BLM lifts fire restrictions in Eastern Washington
Wed., Sept. 30, 2020
The Bureau of Land Management Spokane District has lifted the regulated fire closure on public lands administered by the BLM and the Bureau of Reclamation in Eastern Washington.
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for Oct. 1
Wed., Sept. 30, 2020
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