Volunteer News
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…
Downtown Get Up Get Out volunteers did a heavy lift
Last Saturday, a volunteer crew of 37 picked up over 1,000 lbs of trash along the river in the downtown core. That’s a wow!…
Spokane Kootenai Waste Directory breaking records
So far this year, over 43,800 people have used the Spokane Kootenai Waste Directory. At this rate, up to one-third of households in the…
Mountaineers rock on for Get Up, Get Out Spokane River Cleanup
Mountaineers rock on for Get Up, Get Out Spokane River Cleanup, a Spokane River Forum and Spokane Riverkeeper initiative. Click here to check out…
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…
Spokane River Clean-Up is September 15th
The 15th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up begins September 15th at 9:00 am. Last year, over 600 volunteers removed over 4 tons of debris from…
Streamside restoration one foot at a time
[portfolio_slideshow] It’s easy to take for granted the urban-rural interface that makes the Spokane area such an attractive place to live and work. Fields…
Water Trail elves working past Xmas
Thank you to Lindsay Chutas with the Spokane Conservation District and Todd Nelson with Timberlake Industries for working past Xmas on the Aubrey White…
2016 Spokane River Cleanup Continues Tradition of Success
A little rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of 2016 Spokane River cleanup volunteers. Crews were out in force picking up trash in…