FISHING -- The steelhead harvest season and the fall chinook season open on Idaho rivers on Thursday. The eye-catching news it that the limit on fin-clipped adult fall chinook is six a day! Read on for the season details for chinook and steelhead from Idaho…
VOLUNTEERING OUTDOORS -- Helpers are needed for two reconstruction projects on popular trails near Spokane this month. The Washington Trails Association is coordinating the work as follows: Mount Spokane, Sept. 1 and 15 – the last of several Thursday work parties on re-routes of trails…
MOUNTAINEERING -- Major searches and rescues at Grand Teton National Park hit a single-year record last week. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that park officials aren’t sure yet why there were so many rescues this year. The record was eclipsed Aug. 20 when climber Lauren McLean…
WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS -- In July, Yellowstone Park reported the first human fatality in 25 years from a grizzly bear attack. Now there are two in a single season. Yellowstone National Park officials say a grizzly bear killed a 59-year-old Michigan man whose body was found…
STATE LANDS -- A bipartisan collection of 49 Washington state legislators is siding with state lands users who don't like the complexity of the new Discover Pass parking access requirements for state parks andother state lands. Two weeks ago, 35 representatives and 14 senators signed…
OUTDOOR HAZARDS -- Officials in eastern Idaho’s Gem County say mosquitoes collected this week tested positive for West Nile virus. This follows a report in mid-August that the virus was found in a Mosquito near Yakima. Idaho's Gem County Mosquito Abatement District director Jason Kinley…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Montana wildlife officials trapped two grizzly bears responsible for killing more than 100 chickens at a residence south of Glacier National Park and relocated them about 20 miles away, near the Hungry Horse Reservoir. Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear specialist Tim Manley…
NATIONAL FORESTS -- The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests have rescheduled the Aug.18 Forest Plan Revision webinar -- cancelled by technical difficulty -- for Thursday (Sept. 1) from noon to 1:30 p.m. The webinar for the Colville Forest plan revision has already been held. Thursday's webinar is…
STEELHEAD FISHING -- Catching a steelhead on the Snake or Clearwater rivers is a lot more fun when the experience isn't marred by getting a ticket. Here are some reminders to keep your fishing a memorable experience: Make sure you have a valid fishing license…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
