Nature
Fly Fishing & Catching Your First Redband Trout
Advice on how to fly fish on the Spokane River from Spokane Tribe Fish Biologist Conor Giorgi and Silver Bow Fly Shop Owner Sean Visintainer
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Spokane’s Native Redband Trout
Redband trout are the iconic fish of the Spokane River. Learn about the environmental challenges and conservation collaborations in this Nature column by Adam Gebauer.
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Close Encounter with a Pileated Woodpecker
If you spend enough time in natural areas you will probably have a chance encounter with wildlife, where you share an intimate moment in the ...
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The Snowshoe Hare
A quintessential winter wildlife species, the snowshoe hare is especially adapted to snowy landscapes. Learn more about them in the Nature column.
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Saving Wolverines
In October the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied protection for this species under the Endangered Species Act. Many conservation organizations including Earthjustice and Conservation ...
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The Elusive Wolverine
Feisty and elusive, less than 300 wolverines live in small isolated pockets of Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming and NE Oregon.
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Tracking Cougars in Washington
Mountain lions are one of the most elusive animals in North America. Chances are if you spend time in the wilds you have rousted a ...
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Finding Camas Flowers
Each spring the wet meadows of the Pend Oreille River Valley explode with the purple-blue blooms of one the regions’ most culturally important plants, common camas. Common ...
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Wildlife Travels
The movement of wildlife is crucial to their survival. Salmon travel from the ocean to the river to spawn, field mice scurry along hedgerows to avoid predation, and caribou traverse thousands of miles to search for wintering grounds. ...
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