WILDFIRES -- Due to the increasing number of wildfires in the area and concern for public safety, state and federal agencies have issued a temporary emergency wildfire closure for all public lands north of I-90, south of Forest Road 332, east of Highway 95 and...
FISHING -- Anglers fishing in the Buoy 10 area near the mouth of the Columbia River will be required to release any chinook salmon they catch after Friday, Aug. 28, the Washington Fish and Wildlife says. Following a week of record catch rates and angler…
WILDFIRES -- The Flathead County Sheriff ordered a mandatory evacuation of Essex, Montana, and the surrounding area on Thursday because of increased activity on the Sheep Fire in the Thompson Complex fires near Glacier National Park. Highway 2 is closed today between mileposts 176.8 and...
WILDFIRES -- The Porcupine Bay campground and boat ramp area have been closed today because of wildfire activity, National Park Service officials say. That means most of the boat access sites on the 150-mile long recreation area behind Grand Coulee Dam are closed, with notable...
WILDFIRES -- The lower portion of one of Idaho's signature wilderness river rafting areas has been engulfed in smoke and danger from a fire that's blown up today on the Lower Salmon River upstream from Riggins. Rafting groups are being evacuated, as S-R reporter Betsy...
WILDLIFE -- A 25 year-old male grizzly bear that had been breaking into buildings in search of food was euthanized Monday by Idaho Fish and Game Department biologists. The grizzly bear had previously been captured as part of routine scientific monitoring, so its age and…
WILDFIRES -- Check ahead and be careful when selecting a place to hunt, hike or boat in the next few weeks. I provide key links to agency wildfire updates that include information about some of the vast land closures in today's Outdoors story: Wildfires block...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
