PUBLIC LANDS -- The Sandpoint Ranger District has issued temporary closures on several Forest Service roads in Bonner County because of thawing and excessive moisture, according an agency media release. "The road closure is to prevent damage to soft roadbeds on Butler Creek Road #230...
RIVERS -- The Spokane River will be getting some TLC in a volunteer cleanup on Saturday and you're invited to join the effort. The Spokane Riverkeeper, Rivercity Brewing and Numerica Credit Union are sponsoring the litter clean-up along the shores of the Spokane River to…
ENVIRONMENT -- I took a lot of grief and criticism in October from around the world, perhaps not totally undeserved, for promoting an obituary for the Great Barrier Reef. This week, the science journal Nature and The New York Times are suggesting the notion isn't…
WILDLIFE -- White-nose syndrome has been confirmed in Nebraska, the 30th state to document the devastating fungal disease that affects hibernating bats. The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin confirmed white-nose syndrome in three bats from the Cass County mine, including...
WATERSPORTS -- Mother Nature blessed Idaho with deep snow in the mountains this winter, ranging from 98 percent to 180 percent of normal statewide, setting up what could be an outstanding year for fishing and whitewater boating on Idaho’s world-class rivers. The first trips of...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
