Outdoor Living
Seeds to Start and Seeds to Sow
As the snow begins to fade and cabin fever sets in, my gaze shifts from the mountains to my garden. Here are a few tips ...
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Spring Gardening Classes
Looking to grow your own backyard garden this year for the first time or learn new skills to get better results than past years’ efforts? ...
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Winter Greens: Time-Tested, Cold-Weather Gardening Tips
Recommendations for creating a home garden for cold-weather greens and the benefits of using a greenhouse hoop house.
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Go Solar with Avista’s Community Solar Program
Community solar is a fast-growing solar option sometimes referred to as a solar farm, solar garden or solar array. The Avista Community Solar Program makes ...
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Learn to Compost Leaves at Fall Festival (Oct. 24)
The Spokane Master Composters/Recyclers are once again hosting the semi-annual Compost Fair at the Finch Arboretum on Saturday, October 24. The Fair is being held ...
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Free Trees — Spokane Residential Tree Program to Give Away 1,000 Trees
The City of Spokane Residential Tree Program is once again giving away free trees to residents this fall. The program aims to give away a ...
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H2KNOW Campaign Draws Attention to Low Spokane River Levels
Extremely low water levels in the Spokane River are harming outdoor recreation and the river, and in early August, local citizens launched a regional “H2KNOW: ...
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Spokane River Clean-Up Is Back (Sept. 19)
After a hiatus last year, the Spokane River Clean-Up is back for its 12th run – this time, led by the Lands Council. (It had ...
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Inland Northwest Wildfire Resources for Outdoor Recreationists
With hundreds of wildfires burning around the Pacific Northwest, including thousands of acres in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, the skies around Spokane look apocalyptic ...
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