HIKING -- Bears have always been good at smelling opportunity. A hiker who fell, broke his leg and dislocated his shoulder in the North Cascades last weekend said he had to fend off bears while he waited several hours for a helicopter rescue team. The…
FISHING – Starting Friday (June 27), the lower Grande Ronde River will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon for the first time in 40 years. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has just announced that the river, from the Highway 129 Bridge upstream…
PUBLIC LANDS – A free mini-film festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act is traveling through the Inland Northwest this summer. The beauty, history and adventure of wilderness areas, the highest level of protection offered for America’s public lands, is featured in 10…
PUBLIC LANDS -- I'm still hearing some positive and some disturbing responses to my recent stories dealing off-road vehicle driving. But the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers have step up with some reasonable step toward accountability.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.