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Help Protect The Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its 2nd attempt at delisting the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains.
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Outdoor News
Lot’s of interesting stuff in the news today: – The Spokesman Review reports “Blue-green algae blooms recently were spotted in Fernan and Hauser lakes and in Lake Cocolalla.” – Ken Burn’s next documentary project “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” is set to air in autumn 2009 on PBS. – Wolves are protected again. See
Where the Next Generation Learns to Cast
Clear Lake Kids’ Fishing Event Returns to Spokane Area May 9, 2026 Cover photo courtesy of Bri Loveall A lot has changed since this Spokane-area event first tested the waters 25 years ago. A couple of things that haven’t changed, however, are its mission and end result: introducing local youth and their families to the joy of fishing and the bigger
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Race, Ride, & Event Guide 2026
By Bradley Bleck Cover photo courtesy of Negative Split As you can see from this year’s race, ride and events list, the Inland Northwest is packed with running, riding, rucking, triathlon and other outdoor recreation races and events from March through October. If some of these events look like a bit more than you’d like to tackle, but you still want to
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EXPLORE THE GREAT OUTDOORS INSIDE AT THE SPOKANE GREAT OUTDOORS EXPO
Happening Feb. 21-22, 2026, at the Spokane Convention Center on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are dreaming of sunnier, warmer days outside, the Spokane Great Outdoors Expo is a shot of summer when we need it most in the dead of winter. It’s
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The Best Winter Hikes Near Spokane and Coeur d’Alene
Not every winter day in the Inland Northwest is a snow day. In those in-between stretches—when the valleys are bare but the mountains are white—lower-elevation trails close to town can be the perfect fit: less driving, fewer variables, and easy to fit in a hike while it’s still light out. Here are several reliable, close-to-town
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Loving a Place to Death: How Overcrowding is Transforming Glacier National Park
By Jean Arthur Cover photo courtesy of Jean Arthur Sunrise promises a sparkling midsummer morning at 6,644 feet elevation at the summit of Going-to-the-Sun Road at Logan Pass. A dozen vehicles snug into parking spots on an August morning as hikers lace boots for early starts on Glacier National Park’s famous Highline Trail. My family
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Motorized Mischief Reported in the Dishman Hills
Reports of motorized bikes (both dirt bikes and electric bicycles) have increased in recent years and are becoming a growing concern in the Dishman Hills, according to a recent article in the Dishman Hills Conservancy e-newsletter. The Dishman Hills area includes a mix of public and private land, including several public land units with different
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Protecting Spokane’s Wild Heart: The Dishman Hills
Cover photo courtesy of Dishman Hills Conservation On a quiet morning, a child walks hand in hand with her grandfather along a trail in the Dishman Hills. The air is alive with birdsong, the scent of pine and the crunch of the trail beneath their boots. They pause as a doe steps into the clearing,
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When Public Access Is a Gift: Respecting Private Land for Community Use
By Marcy Timblin, Kaniksu Land Trust Cover photo courtesy of Kanisku Land Trust When I was a kid, I could wander for miles without seeing a “No Trespassing” sign. Neighbors didn’t mind me and my dog popping out of the woods, and I never thought about “public access.” It was the norm. Of course, not every landowner
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