Our Gem Symposium Agenda, Register Today
We’re pleased to share with you the November 6th Our Gem Symposium agenda. Register now. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe and Idaho Department of Environmental Quality wish to thank the planning…
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Hangman Creek project shows the way for water quality and streambank restoration best practices
As we stand by Hangman Creek in the still summer air, the heat is high and the water barely moving. The stream’s vertical banks offer an innocuous natural charm, adding…
Spokane River Clean-Up is September 14th
The 16th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up begins September 14th at 9:00 am. Last year, over 600 volunteers removed tons of debris from Riverside State Park to High Bridge Park to…
Check out Redband Launch
Click here for a video that says it all. People are already using Redband Launch. Located in Peaceful Valley’s Redband Park (formerly Glover Field), the launch provides anglers, rafters and…
Full SRF Conference agenda online
The Spokane River Forum Conference Agenda with presenters and sessions descriptions is on-line. Click here to view. With T-minus six days to the start of the conference next Tuesday, we’re…
Water Resources featured at conference
A favorite adage is that “Whiskey Is for Drinking and Water Is for Fighting Over”. Like all good adages, it transcends time because it’s spiked with truth. And like most…
PCB Water Quality Variance: A Solution for the Spokane River?
Day 2 of the conference will open with a plenary session on the possibility of one or more Washington dischargers pursuing a variance to meet polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) water quality…
Citizen Science: Crowd sourcing to investigate the health of the Spokane River
Our unquenchable thirst for best available science is finding a friend in a national movement to use citizen science to crowdsource data. Said Alan Kolok, Director of Idaho Water Resources…
Dr. Philip Mote to lead off Forum conference with keynote on climate impacts and building resiliency
A well-regarded climate scientist with an impressive list of publications, Dr. Philip Mote has long focused on applying his scientific expertise to the problem of climate change. Dr. Mote’s keynote…
City School brings kid power to Sullivan Park shoreline restoration
Kid power is an awesome sight to see. Click here for a photo album of 50 students from City School, a West Valley School District magnet school, helping to reclaim…