By Linea Jantz Cover photo courtesy of Linea Jantz As a true Nature scientist, I once convinced seven children to grab gobs of pine pitch off a tree and pop them in our mouths because I had read that many Native tribes used to chew tree sap as gum. I don’t think pine was one of the tree […]
By Linea Jantz Cover photo courtesy of Katelyn Scott In July 2025, I attended the inaugural Paint and Paddle overnight canoe camping trip to benefit the Spokane Riverkeeper. The Spokane River thunked softly against the hulls of three Voyager canoes, each 28 feet long with hand-laid fiberglass trimmed with wooden gunwales, built by our guides Big River Canoes. A
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Bring your garden into balance with this gardening tip game changer. By Bri Loveall At the end of one particularly frustrating gardening summer, a friend who also happened to be something of a gardening guru and scientist asked me what I knew about soil health and whether I had ever heard of cover cropping. Up until then, this
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By Sarah Hauge As a chronic worrier, the last thing I want to think about midrun is what could go wrong. Running is for enjoyment, exercise and exploring. It’s a break from everything else, a time to reset my mind and recharge my body. But the reality is, accidents involving runners happen all the time. Just this past July,
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By Rachel Toor Cover photo courtesy of Rachel Toor There are lots of weird niches in the world—extreme ironing, competitive tombstone rubbing—that are only weird until you discover one that appeals. I found mine three decades ago in the office of a Duke professor, where I saw photos of people riding horses while wearing running
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Cover photo courtesy of Karie Lee Knoke As winter loosens its grip and the landscape greens once again, spring invites us back outdoors onto forest trails and sun-warmed riverbanks. It’s a season of renewal, movement and exploration. But it’s also when scraped knees, sore muscles, bug bites and sun-kissed skin return. Long before modern first aid kits existed, the land provided medicine. Many powerful healing
Cover photo courtesy of Holly Weiler At 1,794 acres and boasting more than 10 miles of trails, Mica Peak Conservation Area has been a strong addition to Spokane County Parks’ Conservation Futures properties. As a former working forest, the property contained numerous roadbeds from past logging operations when Spokane County acquired it in two phases in 2013 and 2018, but it did
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Cover photo courtesy of Spokane River Rowing Association The Spokane River Rowing Association (SRRA) is launching its spring season on Silver Lake just west of Spokane in May, welcoming rowers of all backgrounds and skill levels. Since 2003, SRRA has worked to foster a supportive, inclusive and environmentally conscious rowing community in the greater Spokane area, offering
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Silver Mountain Resort is set as the venue for the 2026 USA Cycling Enduro Mountain Bike National Championships, in partnership with the North American Enduro Cup. The championships are scheduled for June 6-7, 2026. Organizers have aligned the national title event with the North American Enduro Cup format, using Silver Mountain’s varied terrain and bike
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