FISHING -- State fishery managers in Washington and Oregon are rescinding a moratorium on sturgeon fishing in the Columbia River Basin starting Tuesday, Sept. 1. Water temperatures have returned to normal, ending the warm-water conditions that killed more than 80 sturgeon on the Columbia River...
HUNTING -- An archery hunter survived an attack by a sow grizzly bear while hunting in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in the vicinity of Yale Creek near Sawtell Peak today, Aug. 31, the Idaho Fish and Game Department says in a preliminary report. The archer...
WILDFIRES -- We're not alone! Officials say 177 wildfires are burning in British Columbia. See interactive map.
CLIMBING -- As an Adidas-sponsored athlete, Jess Roskelley of Spokane is featured in a new short film (below) that sums up his journey to become a climber in the shadow of his father and world-class climber, John Roskelley -- one of six mountaineers in the...
WATERSPORTS -- Although some sites remain closed because of wildfires, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is opening campgrounds, boat ramps and day-use areas at 13 sites in the North District of the park, National Park Service officials have announced. A reduction of wildfire activity in...
FISHING -- Idaho will open fall chinook salmon fishing season on parts of the Snake, Clearwater, and Salmon rivers on Tuesday, Sept. 1, as well as the second-ever coho season on the Clearwater River. The 2015 fall chinook forecast is 37,000 hatchery and naturally-produced fall...
FISHING -- Washington stretches of the Snake River will open for harvest of fall chinook salmon sportfishing on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Here are the details from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Locations: Waters of the Columbia River from the railroad bridge between Burbank...
FISHING -- Tucannon River angers will have new restrictions starting Tuesday, Sept. 1, in order to offer further protection to wild steelhead. Here are the details from from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Action: Rule changes for steelhead fishery and other game fish.…
FISHING -- The fall steelhead harvest season opens Tuesday, Sept. 1, on Idaho's Snake, Salmon and Little Salmon rivers. The Snake River will be open from the Washington State line at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers upstream to Hells Canyon Dam. The…
PUBLIC LANDS -- Mount McKinley, which reaches 20,320-feet above sea level, has a convoluted naming history that President Obama is clearing up this week. And with the publicity maybe more people will learn about the role sport hunters had in preserving the surrounding Alaska landscape...
WILDFIRES -- Following are recent posts on most of the Inland Northwest wildfires or fire complexes with links you can use to get maps and information on access and closures that's updated almost daily. Stay tuned... recent rain was nice, but the fires are still...
FISHING -- A seminar on fly fishing for steelhead will be presented by Sean Visintainer of Silver Bow Fly Shop from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. on Sept. 14. "Steelhead are trickling into the Clearwater River near Lewiston and will soon be entering the Snake and Grande...
WILDFIRES -- Following are Washington's Top 10 Wildfires or complexes of fires as updated so far today on the Washington InciWeb page: Okanogan Complex (Omak area north toward Tonasket), 304,782 acres North Star, (Nespelem north toward Republic) 200,593 acres Chelan Complex (Chelan, Columbia River and...
WILDFIRES -- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will close the Alberton Gorge section of the Clark Fork River beginning Monday, Aug. 31, between Cyr and Tarkio Fishing Access Sites due to fire activity. The West Fork Fish Creek Fire is burning in the immediate vicinity,...
WILDFIRES -- The Clark Fork Complex of fires located in northern Idaho near Clark Fork includes Scotchman Peak (1,920 acres), Whitetail (1,734 acres) , Marten (2, 033 acres) Fires east of Lake Pend Oreille plus six fires in the Kootenai NF in Montana. A new...
WILDFIRES -- The Snow Peak Complex, comprised of 11 separate fires within the southeastern portion of the St. Joe Ranger District including the Snow Peak Wildlife Management Area, upper portion of the Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area, and the Ruby Point to Yankee Peak area south of…
WILDFIRES -- The Graves Mountain Fire northwest of Colville was very active on the northern perimeter on Aug. 29, with a spot fire across Deadman Creek growing to an estimated 500 acres to nearly 8,000 acres total. it is considered about 21 percent contained. Graves…
WILDFIRES -- Clearwater-Nez Perce National Forest officials closed millions of acres to public access this afternoon as numerous fires totaling 80,000 acres on Friday spread significantly today in windy conditions. The exception to the closure is the Palouse District,which has its office at Potlatch, Idaho....
WILDFIRES -- Be careful out there. High winds forecast for Saturday pose a major hazard to people in the vicinity of the numerous wildfires throughout the region. I've listed in my blog this morning's updates on many of the fires and fire complexes. I'm not...
WILDFIRES -- The Parker Ridge Fire in the Idaho Selkirks northwest of Bonners Ferry continues to slowly advance after being started by lightning on July 27, but forecast high winds could expand the fire from its current 6,250 acres. The fire impacts the popular Long…
WILDFIRES -- Numerous fires totalling 80,000 acres are burning across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, many of which are being grouped together and managed as complexes. Updates and notices are posted here. See details for the Clearwater, Motorway, Selway, and Municipal Fire Complexes is at...
WILDFIRES – The Grizzly Bear Complex Fires straddling the Washington-Oregon border in and around the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness about 20 miles southeast of Dayton have expanded to 72,421-acres -- and stronger winds are forecast for today. Umatilla National Forest, states and private land are involved. The…
WILDFIRES -- The Carpenter Road Fire in Stevens County and the Spokane Indian Reservation has expanded overnight to 55,886 acres. See details and updates on InciWeb. The latest map (above) does not show the significant expansion in the past 24 hours. For mapping updates, see...
WILDFIRES -- Thursday’s winds did not affect the Stickpin and three other fires in the Kettle Complex as much as other fires in the region. Smoke blanketed most of the fires, and once again, air resources were grounded due to the poor visibility. See details...
WILDFIRES -- Extreme fire behavior stoked throughout the 150 mile perimeter of the North Star Fire in the past 24 hours and crews are working to protect the Republic area and the town of Nespelem on the Colville Indian Reservation. See InciWeb updates and details....
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
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