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Healing Hooves goat shepherds standing near the fence enclosure with their grazing goats on Spokane's High Drive Bluff.

Goats Graze The Bluff

Friends of the Bluff partnered with Healing Hooves for goat herd grazing that reduced fire risk on Spokane’s High Drive Bluff.
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National Park Service patch, brown with green pine tree and snowy mountain peak, on the sleeve of a park ranger.

First Native American Nominee to Head National Parks

Chuck Sams, member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and U.S. Navy veteran, would be the first Native American to lead the ...
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Screenshot of WTA.org webpage showing the My Backpacker hike recommendation feature.

Get Trail Suggestions For Your Next Hike From WTA

Guest Editorial by Loren Drummond, WTA digital content manager Seattle, Wash. As a nonprofit organization, everything we do at Washington Trails Association—including how we use ...
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Black and white vintage photo with a view of historic Wallace, Idaho.

Fall for History Festival: Wallace, Idaho, Sept. 30-Oct. 3

History-themed festival returns to Wallace and will include tours of museums and historic homes live theater re-enactments, and more.
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Dirt trail traversing a hillside, with yellow, orange, and purple wildflowers along the sides.

Celebrate Public Lands Day at Saltese Uplands (Sept. 25)

Inland Northwest Land Conservancy will host a birding hike, stewardship projects, and guided bike ride on Sept. 25 at Saltese Uplands Conservation Area.
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Woman ready to ride a mountain bike from the demo bike area at Spokatopia.

Spokatopia Outdoor Adventure Festival Adapts to COVID

The Inland Northwest’s only outdoor adventure festival moved to Saturday, September 18 this year in hopes that the COVID public health situation would be improved, ...
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Forested trail at Mica Peak Conservation Area, with yellow larch trees and red and orange hues on leaves.

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.
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Swinging bridge over the Spokane River and its raging whitewater rapids at the Bowl and Pitcher area of Riverside State Park.

“Wednesdays in the Woods” Returns to Spokane’s Riverside State Park

Free event series returns to Riverside State Park, sponsored by REI Co-op, Washington State Parks, and Riverside State Park Foundation.
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Person biking on the Centennial Trail that runs alongside the Spokane River.

New Sections Added to Spokane’s Centennial Trail

New sections of Spokane County's Centennial Trail include one near Nine Mile Falls dam and the Summit Boulevard section near Kendall Yards.
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