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Is Our River Clean?
When I talk to folks about the river, I can always count on one question: Is the river clean? This can be tough to answer ...
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Thunder Creek Loop, Colville National Forest
Reap the benefits of recent trail improvements (with more to come later this summer) on this long loop hike into the Salmo Priest Wilderness. Enter ...
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Climbing Walls or Community Action? Finding a Balance Between Activism and Athleticism
I took a deep breath before plunging under the overpass on my way back to work after a session at Wild Walls climbing gym. The ...
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A Bird and a Baby: Confessions of a Sage Grouse Conservationist
Why are the things that leave us shaking and wide-eyed with fear or adrenaline the very things that define us and that we often love ...
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Foodphobia: Why Your Friends Don’t Cook for You
People generally want to be good and generous. I know this truth because when they invite me over, they say kind things like, “Is there ...
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Ballhead Waterleaf
Some plants ‘speak’ louder than others, standing out in an eye-catching way. The first time we walked into a patch of flowering camas, I said ...
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Summertime Rolls: Have Way Too Much Fun Riding to a Community Festival
Why do children always seem to be smiling on their bikes? Maybe it’s because they haven’t forgotten how much fun it is, and they know ...
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Fresh Air Parenting
Fresh-Air Parenting, coined by outdoor writer Katie Arnold in a May 2015 “Outside Magazine” article, asserts that “Letting [children] embrace freedom involves a fair amount ...
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Time to Close the Gap
Look no further than Spokane streets, bike shops and riding clubs for evidence of the massive gender imbalance across the nation in bicycling. Why don’t ...
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