RICHLAND -- A lecture and video presentation by Bob Kolowith on his recent hunting safari and wildlife photography in South Africa highlights the Richland Rod & Gun Club meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the City of Richland Maintenance Facility on Queensgate Drive across from Walmart.
Audubon to hear about Columbia Drive project
KENNEWICK -- The revitalization of an area on the north side of Columbia Drive in Kennewick will be discussed at the regular meeting of the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The meeting is at Kennewick First Lutheran Church, at the corner of Yelm and Highway 395.
The featured speaker is Steve Mallory, principal architect for Arculus Design and Technical Services, an architecture/engineering firm in Kennewick that is working with the Port of Kennewick on the Columbia Drive Revitalization project.
Salmon, steelhead fee to apply to Columbia
OLYMPIA -- Anglers who fish for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and its tributaries will be required starting April 1, 2010, to buy a license endorsement intended to help maintain and improve fishing opportunities throughout the basin.
The total charge of the endorsement, after transaction and dealer fees, will be $8.75. The endorsement and recreational fishing licenses for the licensing year that begins April 1, 2010, can be purchased beginning Dec. 1.
Wolves caught on videotape in E. Oregon
JOSEPH, Ore. -- The state Department of Fish and Wildlife says a wildlife biologist videotaped a pack of at least 10 gray wolves on Forest Service land in Eastern Oregon.
The agency says the pack is the largest yet confirmed in Oregon since wolves began returning to the state in the late 1990s.
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Outdoors briefs: Audubon society meets Tuesday in Kennewick
Outdoors briefs: Audubon society meets Tuesday in Kennewick
KENNEWICK -- The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) is holding its monthly meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Kennewick First Lutheran Church, at the corner of Highway 395 and Yelm Street in Kennewick.
The cost is free and the public is welcome.
This month's meeting will feature Mike Schroeder, a certified wildlife biologist who has pursued research and management of grouse since 1981.
Outdoors briefs: Rod and Gun Club holds general meeting Tuesday
Outdoors briefs: Rod and Gun Club holds general meeting Tuesday
KENNEWICK -- The Richland Rod and Gun Club will hold its general meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Vice president Jeff Gardner will present tips and techniques for coyote hunting in winter. Chairman Richard Sharp will discuss bank fishing for winter steelhead at Charboneau Park and McNary Dam. Member Mike Estes will talk about cold weather survival while duck hunting.
The meeting will be at the Elks Lodge in Kennewick, 15 S. Colorado St. The public is welcome.
Outdoors briefs: Audubon's Bateman Island walk on Saturday
Outdoors briefs: Audubon's Bateman Island walk on Saturday
RICHLAND -- Join members of the Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) for the monthly bird walk 8 a.m. Saturday at Bateman Island .
Interested folks should meet at Wye Park above the causeway to Bateman Island.
All are welcome.
Fast focus: Mutually beneficial
Fast focus: Mutually beneficial
Hunters to cull the elk herd at Hanford? Absolutely! Hunters are the conservationist of wildlife! They pay huge fees for licenses just for the chance to hunt and enjoy the outdoor experience. The elk herd at Hanford is protected from hunting and there are no substantial predators to keep the elk in check so the herd doubles every two to three years.
As this area is a delicate desert region, food becomes scarce in the hot summer and cold winter months, and the elk migrate out onto the surrounding agricultural properties, causing huge amounts of damage to the crops. Then the state Department of fish and Wildlife must then pay thousands of dollars from the license funds to reimburse the farmers for crop damage.
Along with that, the danger to people driving the roadways as the animals move to and from feeding areas becomes extremely hazardous. Check out Richland Rod and Gun Club's game recovery program that processes the animals from accidents along the Hanford highway.
Outdoors briefs: Audubon Society to hold bird count, potluck Friday
Outdoors briefs: Audubon Society to hold bird count, potluck Friday
The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) will hold its annual Christmas Bird Count on Friday.
The count starts at 7:30 a.m. at three locations:
* Howard Amon Park's "fingernail" area in Richland.
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