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...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
