Registration open for H2O Breakfast May 26th
You’re Invited Thursday May 26th, 2022 7:30 – 9:30 am Featuring Tamara Lawless, Flagstaff, AZ Water Conservation Manger, aka Conservation Pirate Spring has sprung COVID, we hope, is in retreat…
Main News
Salmon from Our Waters Once Again Ocean Bound
Juvenile Chinook salmon from Northeastern Washington are once again making a run to the ocean. Blocked from these waters for decades due to dam construction, over 4,500 juveniles are being…
Time to Sign-up for 2022 Get Up, Get Out River Cleanup
Spring is here! Volunteer your time for 2022 Get Up, Get Out River Cleanup. Go to www.spokaneriver.net/getupgetout You can: Sign-up for a public cleanup date that is open to all….
Regulating Spokane River Water Quality
2022 is the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The road toward meeting its goals of swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters are as windy and challenging as ever. The Spokane…
WDOE Announces Public Comment Period on Draft Water Quality Permits
From WDOE Contact: Karl Rains, Water Quality Planner Karl.Rains@ecy.wa.gov 509-329-3601 Public comment period Draft Spokane Water Quality Permits Ecology invites interested people to review and comment on the Kaiser Aluminum…
Proposed Consent Decree Places EPA in Charge of Creating PCB Cleanup Plan for Spokane River
Beginning in 2011, litigation led by the Sierra Club and then joined by the Spokane Tribe in 2013 has sought to force development of a PCB Total Maximum Daily Load…
Avista Begins Construction of Upriver Park
Years of design and patience is paying off for Spokane River lovers. Avista is beginning construction of Upriver Park. Located across from Avista’s headquarters, the three-acre park includes vacating part…
Welcome Spokane River Water Trail Stewards
Huge thanks to Lyte Balance, Silver Bow, Kaiser Aluminum and Flow Adventures for being our first Water Trail Stewards. Each of these companies has adopted one or more Spokane River…
Redband Park Water Trail Sign Installed
The Forum continues to provide wayfinding and safety information at our Spokane River Water Trail access points. Thank you to Brian Durheim for getting this latest sign installed. Said Brian,…
Spokane Launches Preserve and Play Master Plan Survey
What are your values and priorities? City of Spokane Parks & Recreation wants your input on the future of the city’s parks and natural lands. Visit www.spokaneparksmasterplan.org to learn more…