REI $500 Raffle Winner Selected
Congratulations to Hal McGlathery for winning the Forum member drive raffle sponsored by REI. After thirty-four years with Spokane Parks and Recreation, Hal is happily retired but still very involved…
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Public Comment for Idaho treatment plants discharging into Spokane River extended to October 3rd
EPA has extended the public comment period for the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the City of Coeur d’Alene, City of Post Falls, and Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board until Thursday, October 3, 2013.
DO TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee Meeting, August 21st
The DO TMDL Implementation Advisory Committee will be meeting: Date: August 21st Time: 1:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. Location: Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District DO TMDL Advisory Agenda,…
DO TMDL Tool Box Work Group Meeting, August 21st
The DO TMDL Tool Box Work Group will be meeting August 21st, 10 a.m., Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District
Metro Redbands
Northwest Fly Fishing Magazine was kind enough to let the Forum reprint a May/June article on discovering the Spokane River as flyfishing destination. Written from the perspective on an angler…
Native Redband Trout: Spokane’s Signature Native Fish
Estimated redband trout populations in the upper Spokane River were between 2,000 and 19,000 fish according to surveys in the 1980s and 1990s. A 2008 survey found, however, fewer than…
August 21st Tool Box Work Group and DO TMDL Implemenation Advisory Committee Meetings
There will be two DO TMDL meetings at Liberty Lake Water and Sewer District on August 21st.
Pollution Control Hearing Board decision regarding Sierra Club appeal of Ecology NPDES permit for Spokane County Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
The Pollution Control Hearings Board issued Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order regarding Sierra Club and Center for Environmental Law Clinic appeal of Ecology’s NPDES Permit to Spokane County for its Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
Lake Spokane Nutrient Monitoring, 2010-2011: Data Summary Report
In June 2013, Ecology released the “Lake Spokane Nutrient Monitoring, 2010-2011: Data Summary Report”
A river for all
Watch an inspiring video of Scott Bailey, a double leg amputee, using a sailing kayak to travel from Boulder Beach to Downtown. Scott’s companion, Miles Moore, is a dealer in boats and other equipment for the disabled. Together, they once again prove the wonders of the human spirit and our river.