FISHING – Signs of stressed and dying fish caused fish mangers to release trout earlier than desired from some of the net pens scattered along Lake Roosevelt this week. Thousands of 9-inch-long trout were released about a week or two earlier than preferred from net...
CYCLING – The 2016 version of Bike to Work Week kicks off in Spokane on Monday morning with a free breakfast and expanded encouragement to "Bike Everywhere." Mountain Gear and Roast House Coffee once again will energize bike commuters by providing breakfast fuel -- pancakes...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- This week I wrote a commentary about the progress that can be made for the benefit of wildlife when people from different camps find common ground on pressing issues. That magic happened on Wednesday when the Washington Wolf Advisory Group wound up...
PREDATORS -- A proposal to triple the number of wolves that hunters and trappers can kill just outside Yellowstone National Park was rejected Thursday by Montana wildlife commissioners, the Associated Press reports. Wildlife managers had recommended increasing the 2016 wolf quota for a hunting district…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
