DO TMDL Implementation Annual Advisory Committee Meeting
The annual meeting will be held May 21st at Spokane Community College.
All News – River Talk
Be a Willow Whip Warrior April 17th or 18th
Great volunteer opportunity to team up with The Spokane Conservation District’s Willow Warrior planting event this weekend. Get out on the water and join Trout Unlimited, The Lands Council, Spokane…
Explore Spokane Falls
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…
First ever EnviroStars spring clean media blitz
“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.
Trailer Park Wave 12,000C FS
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.
Fintastic film festival at the Bing
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.
Video captures Spokane River access and fishery message
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….
Big thanks to our festival sponsors!!
VPI Home Solutions, AHBL and Valbridge Property Advisors rock!! These Spokane businesses stepped up for the river and film festival.
Spokane Riverkeeper has volunteer cleanup opportunities
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.
Judge orders EPA to work with Ecology to meet PCB standards for the Spokane River
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.”