On the Ballot: Aquifer Protection Area
Ballots are being delivered for the August 5 primaries, and if you havenāt heard, the Spokane County Aquifer Protection Area (APA) is Measure 1. For the first time in 20…
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SCD’s Hangman Creek Restoration and Riparian Conservation Pilot Program
The Forum’s partners over at theĀ Spokane Conservation DistrictĀ just put out an excellent video on the important work they are doing in collaboration with farmers and landowners on theĀ Little Hangman Creek…
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Forum and U-District Partnering with City on Design of Iron Bridge Gateway Project
The Spokane River Forum and U-District are co-funding Phase 1 design of the Iron Bridge River Gateway Project. Located adjacent to Iron Bridge and the Centennial Trail on City of…
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Public Comment Period for Proposed Fee Increases at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area; Comments Due Sept. 26th
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation is holding a public comment period for proposed fee increases at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Comments can be mailed to: Fees Program, Lake Roosevelt National…
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Upriver Scrub Nets 2,600 lbs of Trash
Saturday morning, over 125 people came out for Spokane Valley river cleanup that extended from Harvard Road to Trent Bridge. Check out the photo album to see some of the 2,600 lbs….
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ICCU Green Team Hits the Water for River Cleanup
Idaho Central Credit UnionĀ (ICCU) made a splash as its eastern Washington and Kootenai County expansion continues. 18 strong, the ICCU Green Team floated from Stateline to Harvard Road collecting litter…
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Get up Get Out Cleanup nets 12,000 pounds of trash
In partnership with Spokane Riverkeeper, we met the 2020 challenge of socially distanced river cleanup. Thanks to 473 volunteers and 42 cleanup events, 12,000 pounds of Spokane River trash was…
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Spokane River Water Trail just keeps getting better!
This post highlights exciting new Spokane River Water Trail developments. Since founding the Spokane River Water Trail in 2010, the Forum has worked with partners to develop and restore river…
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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…
