Join Spokane River cleanup of Great Gorge and U District on Saturday, September 25th
The 8th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up – set for Saturday, September 25, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Find out more.
Friends of the Falls
What Happened to the Whitewater Park?
Although Friends of the Falls and other proponents continue to actively work on the project, building of the park is unlikely before 2012. The Spokane River Forum reports on why.
Spokane River clean-up nets 8 plus tons of trash
Over 750 volunteers turned out for the seventh annual Spokane River Clean-up, held Saturday, September 26, to clean up the Spokane River Gorge and a stretch of the Spokane River in the University District. City of Spokane Solid Waste Management crews picked up bags of recyclables and garbage collected by volunteers weighing 16,447 pounds of trash, or 8+ tons, up from 12,020 picked up in 2008.
2009 Spokane River Clean-Up
The Most Fun You’ll Ever Have Picking Up Garbage! Sponsored by Friends of the Falls. The 7th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up is set for Saturday, September 26, from 9:00 am…
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.
Fish pose gorge park hurdle
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.
Public weighs in on white-water park plan
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.
White-water park in the works
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.