A stop on the Audubon Society’s Palouse to Pines Loop, this 164-acre Conservation Futures property is a good place to acquire an appreciation for bird watching. Identified as a migration corridor for 108 bird species, visitors should bring a bird book or download a good identification app to help determine what one is seeing. Don’t […]
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If wisdom is earned from elevation gained, miles walked, or risks taken, Chris Kopczynski is the new 21st century Aristotle. As an athlete, adventurer and explorer, Chris has few equals. He wrestled varsity for four years at WSU; completed early first ascents of peaks and routes on mountains throughout the world; rode his ten speed
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House rider on Clean Water Act guidance puts America’s waters at risk WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new rider inserted into the House Energy and water Appropriations Bill this week could have negative impacts on streams and wetlands all across the country, harming efforts to protect water quality and degrading angling opportunity in waters treasured by all Americans.
Clean Water at Risk! Read More »
Spokane residents learned in 2010 of a change coming to their water utility bills and many instantly assumed the worst: rate hikes from the city to balance a discouraging budget shortfall. In fact, the purpose of the changes in water rate structure implemented this year is revenue neutral—meaning there is no increase in the amount
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Belts are tight and land is cheap. Many landowners are eager to sell. Conservation Futures, Spokane County’s environmental preservation program, is ready to buy. For the first time in five years, one of Spokane County’s most popular programs, Conservation Future,s opened its e-mail account this summer for property nominations. They’re seeking willing sellers for prime
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SPOKANE WAS NOT UNLIKE hundreds of other cities and towns at the time that discovered the rivers that ran through them were a tremendous source of waterpower. Now, despite the efforts to harness the river-which Avista Utilities and its predecessor Washington Water Power did a thorough job of by placing a half-dozen dams along its
EASTERN WASHINGTON SURE Â doesn’t feel like high desert country lately. So why not set out that rain barrel you bought on sale from Real Goods last fall, under a gutter, and capture some of the recent downpours for the tomato plants? Wouldn’t saving some of the rain water for later use help to prevent the
ReUsing Stormwater: Illegal? Read More »
Because of rapid population growth, drought conditions, and other issues, citizens need to help keep the Spokane River flowing.
Keep the Spokane River Flowing Read More »
The Great American Outdoors Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act both provide much-needed funds for public lands.
New Funding For America’s Green Infrastructure Read More »
Budgets for the federal land management agencies been declining for 20 years, impacting wildlife, recreation, and taxpayers’ wallets.
Who Pays (and Doesn’t) for Public Lands? Read More »
