Trail & Conservation News

Three mountain goats looking for vegetation to eat.

Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News: July-August 2022

The Trailhead: Information about trails and outdoor recreation around the Inland Northwest, including upcoming events and service projects.

Holly Weiler July 8, 2022

Two dead swans on the matted down, brown wild grass at the Harrison Slough, with marshy water in background.

Tundra Swan Mortality in Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Chain Lakes

Spring 2022 had a higher than usual deaths of tundra swans, who are prone to accumulate lead from the toxic mining legacy in north Idaho.

Adam Gebauer July 1, 2022

View of the newly resigned and restored Beverly Bridge over the Columbia River, along the Palouse to Cascades Trail State Park.

Palouse to Cascades Trail Beverly Bridge Now Open

Beverly Bridge over the Columbia River reopened with new railing and decking—a redesign specifically for non-motorized trail use.

Carol Corbin July 1, 2022

Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News – Spring 2022

May-June 2022 Inland Northwest trail and parks news, events, and other need-to-know info for eastern Wash. and northern Idaho public lands.

Holly Weiler May 31, 2022

Runners crossing the Don Kardong Bridge one mile after starting the Negative Split Half Marathon. Photo: Hank Greer

Centennial Trail Don Kardong Bridge Improvements

American Rescue Plan, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, and Friends of the Centennial Trail combine funds for bridge improvements.

Carol Corbin March 14, 2022

Sepia-tone photo of traditional Kalispel Tribe canoe and two people sitting inside with fishing rods in the water.

Kalispel Tribe Reclaims Historic Lands

The Kalispel Tribe was gifted the Pack River Delta property by The Idaho Club reclaiming a portion of their traditional homeland.

Out There Outdoors March 14, 2022

Fly-fisherman holding a wild steelhead in the water.

Snake River Salmon Initiative Gains Support

By Sam Mace Spokane, Wash. In 2021, Washington Senator Patty Murray and Governor Jay Inslee acknowledged the serious salmon and steelhead crisis in the Snake ...

Out There Outdoors March 14, 2022

Landscape view of Lake Spokane, with puffy clouds in the blue sky, and tall dried grass and evergreen trees between the photographer and lakeshore.

New Conservation Land At Lake Spokane

Inland Northwest Land Conservancy and Avista worked together to conserve 526 acres on the north shore of Lake Spokane.

Carol Corbin March 14, 2022

Young mountain biker riding along a singletrack trail through the forest with sunlight coming down between the trees.

New “Keep Washington Evergreen” Initiative

New legislative initiative “Keep Washington Evergreen” aims to conserve 1 million acres of working and natural forests by 2040.

Carol Corbin February 2, 2022