Easy Summer Hiking At Slavin Conservation Area
For a mellow summer hike or ride, visit the James T. Slavin Conservation Area — flowy yet flat, with both wooded and open meadow trail.
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Local Land Conservationists Protect Open Spaces
Private land owner conservation champions and non-profit organizations work together to protect former working forests and ranchlands from development.
Explore Spokane County Conservation Futures Lands: Virtual Public Comments on Sept. 9
Fall is a great season for exploring Conservation Futures properties. A Zoom meeting for public comments on the 8 prospective new properties is Sept. 9.
8 Spirit-Boosting Spring Hikes for Kids
Spending time in a forest or exploring a lake shoreline are stress-reducing, morale-boosting activities for kids, helping to stabilize emotions and provide mental clarity. Explore a new trail and find some unplugged, wild serenity this spring with these 8 Inland Northwest hikes, which can be tailored for different hiking abilities.
What To Do Outside This Winter
List of favorite winter pastimes from 11 of the region’s most passionate devotees of the great outdoors, to help inspire you to get out there more this winter.
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The Human Traits of Magpies
The first time I encountered the mischievous antics of a black-billed magpie was during my first cross-country drive. I was setting up camp in Arches National Park and noticed large, crow-like birds strutting with their striking contrasts of black and white feathers. I had placed my lunch on the picnic table while I set up …
5 Favorite Spokane Winter Runs
What I love about running in the Spokane area is the ease of access to an abundance of amazing trails and routes in or around the city. While some trails are not open during the winter months, many are. The following list offers practical and scenic routes with varying distances for every training plan. Although …
Spring Wildlife Hikes
Like some people, wildlife get winter-weary too. Fortunately there are plenty of opportunities for both to bask in the warming temperatures of early spring. A transition zone between the Cascades and Rocky Mountains, eastern Washington’s low-elevation wetlands, rivers and forests provide the perfect habitat for a rich array of plant and animal life, including some …