WINTERSPORTS -- Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park has announced it will open for the first time this season on Wednesday -- Christmas Eve. Although the base is thin -- just 7 inches at the lodge -- more snow is in the forecast. See Mt.…
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- A news story published today digs into the background of the Washington Office of Financial Management survey that ranked Department of Fish and Wildlife employee satisfaction with the Department of Corrections in the cellar of state agency morale. In two front-pages stories…
UPDATED 9:35 a.m. with further response from ISP WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Bald eagle numbers continue to increase at Lake Coeur d’Alene in time for the annual Eagle Watch event Dec. 27-31. However, an Idaho State Police trooper gave the boot to some eagle viewers and…
HUNTING -- Abiding by the laws and never putting a loaded gun into a vehicle prevents countless firearms accidents. Beyond that, a hunter who's around children or animals must be especially vigilant to firearms safety, often beyond the law. I like the actions-open approach to…
PUBLIC LANDS -- A Western Montana man and former wilderness ranger recently received a national award for tending to the recreation programs in the Cabinet Mountains and wilderness area. Joel Sather, recreation technician on the Cabinet Ranger District, traveled recently with his wife Carmin to…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.