CITY RANKINGS -- Spokane ranks among the country's top 10 fittest cities, according to a new list released by the Physical Activity Council and based on surveys as well as data from personal activity tracker devices. The rankings used aggregated data – daily steps, calories...
CLIMBING – The collapse of a basalt column on Friday has prompted the closure of the Royal Columns climbing area on the Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Yakima County, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Greg Mackey, Oak Creek Wildlife Area manager,...
WATERSPORTS -- Most kayaks and stand-up paddleboards are among the vessels required to have state Invasive Species Stickers before launching in Idaho waters, state officials says. A story in The Spokesman-Review last Thursday regarding the regional effort to confront aquatic invasive species was not complete...
ENVIRONMENT -- "Era of Megafires: The Wildfire Project," an hour-long, multi-media, traveling presentation that confronts the trend of huge wildfires, will be in Spokane on Thursday sponsored by The Lands Council and Vaagen Bros. timber company. The free educational program is set for 6:30 p.m....
ENVIRONMENT -- With a lot of tainted water under the bridge, we're no longer dwelling on what sort of environmental rules should have been in place BEFORE the Holden Mine was closed to copper production in the 1950s. The gateway road and trails from Lake…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
