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The river’s ripping, Bloomsday is coming up, friends and family are coming to town, and spring fever is setting. At this time of year, there’s nothing better than trekking to…
The river’s ripping, Bloomsday is coming up, friends and family are coming to town, and spring fever is setting. At this time of year, there’s nothing better than trekking to…
“Clean-up time? Got waste? Put it in the right place!” These are tag lines the Spokane River Forum and EnviroStars sponsors are using this spring to encourage residents and businesses to properly dispose of their waste.
Check out flips, spins and low angle cartwheels at five Spokane River play boat areas: Trailer Park Wave, Corbin, Dead Dog Hole, Sullivan and the lower Spokane.
Over 425 people turned out for the 2nd Annual Spokane River Benefit at the International Fly Fishing Film Festival hosted by Silver Bow Fly Shop. Proceeds from the festival go to the Spokane River Forum to improve access and support our native fishery.
Click here for a very cool video produced by Kimbo May for the film festival at the Bing. He captures the “heart connections” we all feel toward the Spokane River….
VPI Home Solutions, AHBL and Valbridge Property Advisors rock!! These Spokane businesses stepped up for the river and film festival.
March 28th, Tree planting in our Spokane River corridor. April 11th, Hazel’s Creek wetland clean-up. April 25th. Cleaning from the Core: Litter Pickup along Peaceful Valley Riverbank. Click here for more information.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein ordered EPA to “work with Ecology to create a definite schedule with concrete goals, including: clear statements on how the [Spokane River Toxics] Task Force will assist in creating a PCB TMDL in the Spokane River by reducing scientific uncertainty; quantifiable metrics to measure progress toward this goal; regular checkpoints at which Ecology and the EPA will evaluate progress; a reasonable end date, at which time Ecology will finalize and submit the TMDL for the EPA’s approval or disapproval; and firm commitments to reducing PCB production from known sources in the interim.”
Click here for tickets to the International Film Festival. March 25th at the Bing.
The International Fly Fishing Film Festival coming to the Bing Crosby Theater on March 25 will be a benefit for a boat access site on the Spokane River. Rich Landers Spokesman Review blog post gives you great sneak preview of the films.