SHOOTING – Approximately 175 youth shooters will be in the Spokane area this weekend for the Washington Youth Education in Shooting Sports State Championships in Spokane. The trap, skeet and sporting clays events will be held at Spokane Gun Club and Double Barrel Ranch. Three...
BICYCLING – Since 2011, Spokane has celebrated May as the perfect month for cycling, with Bike to Work Week. This year, the celebration is being re-named and extended to cover the entire month of May, says Sally Phillips of the Spokane Bicycle Club. The effort…
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HABITAT -- Even massive development can incorporate a measure of native habitat, as pointed out by Spokane Ponderosa Network, which is giving two new awards for outstanding conservation or restoration of Spokane’s official tree and its urban forest. Ferris High School (Southgate neighborhood) managed to...
OUTINSPIRE – One of the most accomplished, most durable and most mentally and physically tough backpackers of our time just happens to be a woman, and she’s coming to Spokane. Record-setting hiker Heather “Anish” Anderson will be speaking at an evening event geared to women...
GAME BIRDS – The Inland Northwest Wildlife Council is distributing day-old pheasant chicks to people who have facilities to raise birds for around six weeks before releasing them into the wild. The council provides the birds in lots of 25 and charges a fee to…
CONSERVATION -- In this video, Spokane climber Chris Kopczynski explains how he drew inspiration from the Dishman Hills more than 50 years ago, marking the beginning of a journey that would lead him to the world's highest summits. He learned that the Rocks of Sharon...
TRAILS -- Following the bulldozing of an illegal road below Spokane's South Hill bluff and trails, new signs have been posted by the busted perps requesting trail users to stay off the road to avoid more damage while some sort of restoration is contemplated. Actually,…
CONSERVATION – Breathtaking landscapes will dominate the picture this week at the third-annual Spokane screening of environmental films that feature nature's beauty, cutting edge environmental issues, humor and more. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is set for Thursday, May 4, at the Garland Theater,...
FISHING -- Washington's lowland trout lake fishing season opened Saturday to good weather, but the preceding cooler, wet spring weather may have contributed to slower than normal fishing success, Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologists report. Top lakes for fishing success were Cedar in Stevens county…
FISHING – The film “Our Two Hands,” which beckons anglers to conserve wild fish, will be presented on Thursday in Spokane as a fundraiser for the Wild Steelhead Coalition. The event, which includes raffles for guided trips, rods, reals and other items, will start at…
CHIPPING IN -- Hat's off to all of you who contributed to the outdoors during an Earth Day chock full of effort. Some of you took a kid fishing on the opening day of Washington's lowland fishing season. A crowd of folks rallied as part...
RESERVOIRS -- Good news for fishermen, boaters and travelers relying on the Gifford-Inchelium Ferry: The Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that they were halting continuation of the drawdown at Lake Roosevelt at the request of the Colville Tribe. From an angler's…
FISHING -- "Catch a pikeminnow, save a salmon" is the motto for another season of fishing for dollars in the Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program. Starting May 1 on the Snake and Columbia , the program funded by the Bonneville Power Administration and administered by…
HUNTING -- New! "Washington's 2017 Big Game Hunting Seasons & Regulations" pamphlet has been posted on the state Fish and Wildlife Department website. This makes it easier for hunters to begin planning hunts and applications for special permits. Hunters have until May 24 to apply...
ENVIRONMENT -- The world of Spokane is going to look a little cleaner after Saturday. Earth Day events are rallying volunteers to tackle a variety of projects to highlight better appreciation for the environment. Clean-up efforts are widespread and impressive. The Spokane Mountaineers alone is…
CAMPING -- If you're thinking about camping or renting a cabin or yurt at a Washington state park this season, don't think much longer. Some park opportunities already are reserved and others are filling up. Space is limited, especially on weekends. Here's a list of…
NATURE -- Still time to make the Washington Butterfly Association monthly meetng, 6 p.m., at the Downtown Public Library Branch, Room 1A, 906 W. Main St in Spokane. Presentation is by Brook Swanson, a Gonzaga University riologist, on "The Evolution of Arthropod Weapons." a fast-paced,...
PARKS -- A sweet transition for bicyclists is ending at Yellowstone National Park but just barely beginning at Glacier National Park as crews clear roadways that have been buried in snow for months. Yellowstone National Park on Friday will begin opening select roads that have...
HUNTING -- For wild turkey hunter, the consequences of hiding behind a fanned turkey decoy wasn't a matter of "if," but rather a question of "when." It's no surprise that a Kansas newspaper reported last week that two camouflaged men sneaking behind a turkey fan...
HUNTING – Oregon wildlife officials are reducing by 50 percent the number of deer tags allowed for this fall’s hunting season in Baker County following the winter deaths of hundreds of deer. The Baker City Herald reported Monday that the Oregon Department of Fish and…
FISHING -- In preparation for the scheduled summer removal of the Mill Pond Dam downstream from Sullivan Lake, some fishing restrictions are being removed so anglers can catch fish that are in the pond before it's drained. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department will lift...
GEOLOGY -- The recent landslide at Porcupine Bay above the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt has added a new "geology at work" opportunity to an Ice age Floods Institute lecture and field trip planned for next week. Linda McCollum, a geology professor at Eastern Washington...
POACHING -- I'm posting this AP report of an elk slaughter allegedly at the hands of a single man just to remind readers that this crap still goes on. Also, note that under stricter poaching laws adopted by New Mexico this month, this person would...
FISHING -- It took a little patience, but Lake Roosevelt gave up two limits of five plump, red-meated rainbow trout to my fishing buddy Jim Kujala and me on a damp but pleasant Monday. We used a boat to access several shore fishing area and...
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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