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Feds announce plan to give grizzly bear management authority to states

Updated 7:52 p.m.

The federal government has announced plans to shift management authority for threatened grizzly bears to state wildlife agencies.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 16, 2026

Thu., July 16, 2026

Fly fishing

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Family stroll | Outdoors reader photo gallery

Thu., July 16, 2026

A moose and two calves look around at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in this July 12 photo by Rich Zwyiak.

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Feds announce plan to give grizzly bear management authority to states

UPDATED: Wed., July 15, 2026

The federal government has announced plans to shift management authority for threatened grizzly bears to state wildlife agencies.

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Groups sue Trump over rule that would wipe out habitat protections

UPDATED: Wed., July 15, 2026

Conservation groups pushed back Tuesday against a Trump administration rule change that could wipe out habitat protections for threatened and endangered species.

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A year and $80K later, a probe of WA fish and wildlife commissioners continues

UPDATED: Wed., July 15, 2026

An investigation of Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members launched by Gov. Bob Ferguson last summer is taking longer and costing more than expected.

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Yellowstone National Park begins fishing restrictions on some rivers

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

Yellowstone National Park officials are enacting fishing restrictions on three rivers within the park due to warm temperatures and low river flows.

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Fee hikes hit Colville National Forest campgrounds

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

Campers on the Colville National Forest are paying more money for a place to rest their heads this summer thanks to a suite of fee increases that forest officials say were long overdue.

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Walleye feeding on conveyor belt of juvenile salmon

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

In the first steps of what could turn out to be a larger study, the Nez Perce Tribe found walleye in the Snake River may be consuming a concerning number of juvenile salmon.

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Divisions emerge as WA looks to retool wolf shooting rules

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

A little more than two weeks ago, the director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife ordered the killing of one or two wolves in southeast Washington after a series of attacks occurred on livestock.

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WA Parks and Rec Commission approves master plan for Mount Spokane State Park

UPDATED: Fri., July 10, 2026

The plan meant to guide the next 20 years of trail work and major projects at Mount Spokane State Park has been finalized.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 9, 2026

Thu., July 9, 2026

Fly fishing

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Peek-a-boo | Outdoors reader photo gallery

Thu., July 9, 2026

A marmot hangs out at Saltese Flats in this July 2 photo by Tami Sanborn.

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Trails of nostalgia | Ammi Midstokke

Thu., July 9, 2026

When the Gold Hill Trail No. 3 of Bonner County was opened in 1990, it felt like an incursion on our home turf. Our family had only moved there seven years earlier, but had been self-proclaimed explorers and discoverers since.

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WA State Parks and Rec Commission to vote on Mount Spokane master plan

UPDATED: Thu., July 9, 2026

A plan meant to guide the next 20 years at Mount Spokane State Park faces its final hurdle on Thursday.

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Snake River sockeye running behind forecast

UPDATED: Wed., July 8, 2026

Endangered Snake River sockeye appear to be following the same troubling trajectory as sockeye bound for the upper Columbia River.

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WA crabbing season: What to know and what not to do this summer

UPDATED: Fri., July 3, 2026

Summer crabbing season started Thursday. But while the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says it should be a similar season to last year’s, there are a few things that have already made this season unique.