Grab and Go Life Jacket Safety
Paul Delaney, a co-founder of the Northwest Whitewater Association, decided feeling sad about three Spokane River drownings (two near Corbin Park in ID and one below downtown) was not enough….
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Spokane River access at TJ Meenach is open
Thanks to a partnership between the Spokane River Forum, Spokane Riverkeeper and Spokane Parks and Recreation, river access and parking are open at TJ Meenach. Located upstream of Downriver Golf…
Safety alert above Mission Street Bridge
River safety signage supporting river closure for E. Trent Bridge demolition is still not complete by WA Department of Transportation and Garco, their contractor. Upstream of the bridge, users must…
Play it safe on the water, wear a life jacket!!
With pools closed, more people than ever are expected on the Spokane River and other local lakes and water ways. Please, please, please … wear a life jacket. The Spokane…
Ecology seeks feedback on preliminary rulemaking to reduce PCBs in the Spokane River
Ecology is seeking informal comments to a preliminary draft polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) variance rule for the Spokane River. The preliminary draft rule would support five individual discharger variances to meet…
EPA rollback of water quality standards leaves Spokane River PCB standards in limbo
The Issue Federal and state authorities that regulate water quality are getting crosswise with each other. Nationally, its headline making stuff. For the Spokane River, it means the path forward…
River Users Beware: Closure at E Trent Bridge. Safety signage still not in place.
As part of the East Trent Bridge demolition, a river closure was put in place on June 16th. The Spokane River Forum, Spokane Riverkeeper and others river users were not…
Get Up, Get Out, and Have Fun on the Spokane River
Got the equipment and expertise to get out and play? Visit our Spokane River Water Trail page to learn about put-in and take-outs; river flows and safety; fishing, paddling and…
2020 Ode for Spokane River Clean Up and Call for Volunteers
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy COVID’S recedin’ and the sun is high But the trash by the river ain’t good-lookin So get up, get out friends so our river…
Visit the South Spokane Farm Corridor
A new way to buy locally grown farm products is taking root in Spokane. Go to the South Spokane Farm Corridor web site to map out a short drive to farm stands selling products in the open air. Each…