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Work resumes at Spokane Hatchery after wildfire evacuation

Updated 7:23 p.m.

There’s always somebody at the Spokane Hatchery.

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Game wardens investigating illegal killing of bear in Pend Oreille County

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

Washington game wartdens are investigating the illegal killing of a black bear in Pend Oreille County.

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Work resumes at Spokane Hatchery after wildfire evacuation

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

There’s always somebody at the Spokane Hatchery.

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Stevens Pass Bike Park’s newest trail makes for great late-summer fun

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2026

STEVENS PASS – Washington’s hardest-to-pronounce mountain biking trail might also be its most fun.

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WA State Parks to begin assessing hazard trees at Riverside State Park

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

Riverside State Park will be closed for some time as officials begin to assess the damage from the wildfires that blackened parts of the park and destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane last weekend.

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Idaho alters bag limit for coming fall chinook fishery

Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

Idaho fall chinook anglers may have a more difficult time achieving daily bag limits when the season opens Aug. 18.

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Fall chinook season coming on the Snake River

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2026

Anglers will get a chance to target fall chinook salmon the Snake River soon, albeit with a somewhat restrictive bag limit.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for Aug. 6, 2026

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

Fly fishing

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Grief engulfs a city | Ammi Midstokke

Thu., Aug. 6, 2026

With the impacts of climate change, it appears the question is not if we are going to be overrun with flood or fire, but when. Many neighborhoods in Spokane received their ill-fated answer last week, as the flames swallowed trees, homes, and the evidence of lives lived and curated in collections of family portraits.

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Pop goes the weasel | Outdoors reader photo gallery

Thu., Aug. 6, 2026

A long tailed weasel hangs out near the patio of the Doris Morrison Learning Center above the Saltese Lowlands in this July 26 photo by Jim Summers.

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#FliesforSpokane social media auctions raising money for people affected by fires

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

Josh Mills watched smoke rise Saturday afternoon and spent the rest of the day glued to his phone, horrified by the devastation wrought by the fires that torched hundreds of homes in Northwest Spokane.

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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission probe finds wrongdoing, doesn’t recommend punishment

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 5, 2026

Washington Fish and Wildlife commissioners routinely disregarded government transparency laws, skirted conflict of interest rules, and sparred with agency leaders, but their actions and behavior did not reach the level of serious misconduct, according to the findings of a nearly yearlong investigation released Friday.

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Of dogs and trout: The good, bad and hilarious of fishing with dogs | Michael Wright

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 1, 2026

There were a few hiccups early in Wrigley’s fishing career.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 30, 2026

Thu., July 30, 2026

Fly fishing

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Busy bee | Outdoors reader photo gallery

Thu., July 30, 2026

A bumblebee works on a flower near Four Lakes in this July 19 photo by Gary Miller.

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More Idaho fish records fall

Thu., July 30, 2026

Two more anglers have landed spots in Idaho’s fish record books.

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The zucchini is infertile | Ammi Midstokke

Thu., July 30, 2026

This year, I have a tomato bush that is nearly as tall as I am. It split stalks low in its growth, and shot out in all directions, lush and thick with leaves and blossoms. Small green tomatoes are forming now, giving the plant a heavy sway when I walk by, pleased by the hope of harvest. The odd thing is, it is not in my garden.

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Mosquitoes like some people more than others. Is that true for ticks?

Wed., July 29, 2026

If you always find yourself covered in mosquito bites while everyone around you seems unaffected, you’re not imagining it: mosquito magnets are real.

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Idaho officials say state’s wolf population dropped by about 100 wolves to 1,129

UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2026

Idaho’s wolf population decreased to an estimated 1,129 animals in 2025 as state officials work to reduce the population through expanded hunting and trapping, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said this month.

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A piece of wood and a string: Spokane-area bowyer teaches craft of traditional bow building

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

The first traditional bows David Young built blew up on him.

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Jellyfish in Idaho? Rare sighting made in freshwater pond.

UPDATED: Fri., July 24, 2026

BOISE, Idaho – While swimming in the east pond at Freedom Park in Star, Marc Brandes saw something peculiar in the water in front of him.

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