Spokane River Clean-Up is September 15th
The 15th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up begins September 15th at 9:00 am. Last year, over 600 volunteers removed over 4 tons of debris from Riverside State Park to High Bridge…
Clean up
Holcim Cleanup Work
Through November, Washington Department of Ecology is overseeing cleanup at the former Holcim cement plant in Spokane Valley across the river from Plantes Ferry Park. Cement was manufactured at the…
Volunteers make a difference
Click here to see some pics from Spokane River Water Trail restoration projects the Forum has worked on with partners over the past five years: State Line, Barker Road, Mirabeau,…
Upriver Scrub
Please join us, volunteers needed! October 3rd, 2015 • 9:30am – 1pm Meet Up Locations: Harvard Road Centennial Trailhead Parking Area Barker Road Centennial Trailhead Parking Area Mirabeau Access Registration…
Aqua Duck captures the spirit and stories of Upriver Scrub
Madison Garner Communications Major, Whitworth University A group of middle school students spend their Saturday, not playing video games, but picking up trash on the Spokane River. Employees chat, not…
Upriver Scrub seizes the day, Lambert wins the REI Raffle
Over 100 people participated in Upriver Scrub last Saturday. Land teams did clean up at Stateline, Harvard Road, Barker Road, Sullivan, Mirabeau and Boulder Beach. Said Andy Dunau, “These are…
Thank You, City of Spokane Valley
The Forum is pleased to announce a small grant from the City of Spokane Valley to support our Spokane River water trail web site and related activities. Valley support comes from a fund that provides strategic grants to support social services and economic development.
Johnson Controls Team Braves Elements in Upriver Scrub
Famous track and field coach Bill Bowerman may have said it best: “There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.” Last Saturday a team of smiling Johnson…
Spokane Valley Upriver Scrub set for September 28th
The 11th annual Spokane River Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th. Up to 1,000 people participate in this annual volunteer event that is organized by Friends of the Falls….
Forum, Ecology, TransCanada, Spokane Conservation District, Riverside State Park and others team up to preserve and enhance Barker Road water trail access
Thanks to a grant from TransCanada, the Forum was able to put together a coalition of the willing to preserve and enhance Barker Road water trail access.