Cover photo courtesy of Dishman Hills Conservation
On a quiet morning, a child walks hand in hand with her grandfather along a trail in the Dishman Hills. The air is alive with birdsong, the scent of pine and the crunch of the trail beneath their boots. They pause as a doe steps into the clearing, ears flicking, before vanishing silently into the trees. The little girl squeezes his hand, wide-eyed with wonder. Moments like these don’t just happen. They are protected.
For the last 59 years, neighbors, volunteers, and donors have fought to keep these hills wild—against bulldozers, against sprawl, against rapid loss to development. Because once wild places are gone, they do not return. What remains is only memory.
The Dishman Hills Conservancy exists so memories aren’t all we have left. We safeguard habitats where moose calves learn to run, where wildflowers bloom in spring, where children discover their first sense of awe in nature. Each acre we protect is a gift—for wildlife, for clean air and water, for everyone who longs for a moment of quiet beauty close to home.
But the work is not finished. The future of the Hills depends on all of us. When you join Dishman Hills Conservancy, you become part of this legacy. You ensure that your children, and their children, will have a place to explore, to breathe deeply, and to remember that they are part of something bigger than themselves. Join us today—help protect Spokane’s wild heart, forever. More info: Dishmanhills.org.
