GETTING OUT -- Weather affects every outdoor recreation activity, some more than others. In the podcast linked below, I tried to give an overview of weather considerations for everything from steelheading to snow skiing. If you come away with nothing else, let me emphasize...
PUBLIC LANDS -- Peaceful rallies in support of continued federal management of public lands have assembled in cities around the Northwest today, including Spokane, where no firearms were observed. More than 100 birdwatchers flocked to the Idaho Capitol in Boise today in particular to protest...
WINTERSPORTS -- The Methow Valley rolled out the white carpet for the 80 some riders attending third annual Northwest Fatbike Winter Meetup in Withrop last weekend. "We about doubled the attendance from last year," said Dave Nelson, a fat-tired biking enthusiast from Spokane. He said…
HUNTING -- Although it hasn't been like shooting elk from a haystack, Montana's experimental 'shoulder season' to reduce numbers of cow elk and minimize crop damage has been successful in terms of results and generating interest. Here's an update report by Brett French, outdoor writer...
WINTERSPORTS -- Kids big and small seemed to have a great time this weekend at the 2016 Vintage Snowmobile Races at Priest Lake, as indicated below in video shot by Pecky Cox.
WILDLIFE -- A multi-state, multi-agency effort getting underway should greatly improve our regional understanding of the elusive tough-guy of the weasel family. Western states team up on wolverine study: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington state will work together on a multiyear, multistate study of wolverine populations....
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
