White-water park faces trout hurdle
Supporters of a white-water park in the Spokane River must determine if the project would hurt trout populations before moving ahead, a city official has ruled. The Spokesman Review reports.
Supporters of a white-water park in the Spokane River must determine if the project would hurt trout populations before moving ahead, a city official has ruled. The Spokesman Review reports.
A white-water park planned near downtown Spokane has some anglers worried about the park’s possible effect on the river’s native redband trout population. The Spokesman Review reports.
Recreationists appeal to city to unlock the gates at boat launches. The Spokesman Review Reports
A stretch of the Spokane River above Nine Mile Dam was closed to boaters and swimmers by the Spokane County Commissioners Tuesday. High water and debris over the weekend broke…
Parched mountain snowpacks in the Inland Northwest rebounded during March, meaning the current snowpack should keep local rivers flowing at 85 to 100 percent of normal during the summer months. The Spokesman Review reports.
The Spokane City Parks Department and Friends of the Falls held a public meeting to comment on the proposed white-water park near the Sandifur Bridge.
The City of Spokane and the City of Post Falls will host the next meeting of the “Regional Water Management Dialogue” on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Upriver Water & Hydro Electric Facility, 2701 N. Waterworks St.
93 individuals and organizations joined together to paddle and raft the Spokane River. It was a voyage of discovery that uniquely mixed education and outdoor recreation.
Rafting outfitters here say that although the unusually high water in the Spokane River this spring sank the beginning of their seasons, the prolonged runoff will keep them afloat further into the summer’s peak tourism months.
Members of the public will get their chance to comment on a proposal to build a white-water park in and along the Spokane River west of downtown during a community meeting.