Outdoor Living

Photo of Wild & Scenic Film Festival.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival Returns to Spokane (April 30)

The Spokane Riverkeeper, Mountain Gear and Patagonia are bringing the Wild and Scenic Film Festival to Spokane once again on Thursday, April 30 at 7 ...
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Urban Permaculture: Design Your Own Backyard Oasis

Bringing together intensive edible landscape design and natural ecosystem design, permaculture can create highly productive urban lots, large or small. Picture walking out your back ...
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"You'd think if I showed up at any old crag, the place would be teeming with dateable candidates." Photo: Bea Lackaff

Love and the Great Outdoors

When I was younger, I thought that finding the right person meant meeting someone who didn’t live with their mother and had an equal appreciation ...
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Leaf, Root, Fungi, Fruit: That Weed in Your Yard (Gobo, aka Burdock) is Tasty

Eat it for the name alone. Known in English as Burdock, this common weed, like much of what proliferates outdoors, is not an original part ...
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Racks of moose antlers strapped to a watercraft, going down a river.

Wilderness Loving Hunters and Anglers National Rendezvous Comes to Spokane

Many people who pursue creatures of fur, feather and fin are eagerly anticipating the fourth annual Rendezvous of the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Scheduled for ...
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Backcountry Brewfest—Friday, March 6, 5-9 p.m., downtown Spokane

If you love beer and the great outdoors, don’t miss the 1st Annual Backcountry Brewfest that’s making its first appearance in Spokane for one night ...
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Winter chanterelle harvest. Photo: Drew Parker

Leaf, Root, Fungi, Fruit: Winter Chanterelle

With winter, dormancy comes. Yet a few life forms find this an optimum time to spring forth. One underappreciated denizen of our late-fall forest is ...
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland at Riverside State Park

Come celebrate winter early at Winter Wonderland in Riverside State Park with a holiday light display, family activities and a chance to win lift tickets ...
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Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree: A Timeless Outdoor Tradition

There is nothing like bringing a little bit of the outdoors inside your home for the holidays in the form of a fresh-cut Christmas tree. ...
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