Web launch just in time for the new year
Click here to see the Forum’s updated web page. Changes include highlighting our most popular initiatives; making navigation much easier and more intuitive; and sharing lots of pictures showing both…
Main News
Water Trail elves working past Xmas
Thank you to Lindsay Chutas with the Spokane Conservation District and Todd Nelson with Timberlake Industries for working past Xmas on the Aubrey White water trail access. Adjacent to the…
Trails Coalition receives Hangman/Latah Creek planning grants
The Inland Northwest Trails and Conservation Coalition (INTC) has received grants to support a trail design with possible water access on lower Hangman Creek. Organizers are focused on the stretch…
TransCanada supports water trail with millennial perspective
Thank you to TransCanada for providing a $4,000 grant to support the continued development of the Spokane River Water Trail. Dan Maguire, an environmental engineer for TransCanada and Forum board…
Hangman Creek Restoration
The water quality and land use challenges Hangman Creek faces are critically important to the future of our communities.
Funding for ag producers and forest landowners to enhance conservation efforts
In November, agricultural producers and private forest landowners can apply for funding to enhance conservation efforts in the greater Spokane River Watershed. Approximately 1.8 million dollars of funding is being…
2016 Spokane River Cleanup Continues Tradition of Success
A little rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of 2016 Spokane River cleanup volunteers. Crews were out in force picking up trash in Spokane Valley, the University District, the…
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…
Private boat launch in Spokane Valley raises concerns
This picture shows a private boat launch being constructed on the Spokane River at South Riverway in Spokane Valley. Located on the south side of the river just upstream of…
Spokane River Reopened at Sullivan Bridge
The Spokane River in the vicinity of the Sullivan Road Bridge Replacement project has been reopened. While bridge construction continues, red and green markers identify the channel in which river…