Iller Creek Conservation Area that includes the well-used hiking and biking trails below and around the Big Rock above the Spokane Valley has some serious knapweed infestations at scattered spots along the loop trail. Before this situation gets worse and becomes a really major problem like it is at Saltese Uplands and Antoine Peak, we […]
This just in from Inland Northwest Trails. This priority list is not final–it still needs to go to the County Park Board (where it may b e tweaked) and then to the County Commissioners (where it is less likely to be tweaked). Because of the limited capacity for funding only the first few properties are
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I just sent this letter off to City and County officials. I’m ready for the hate mail to pour in. What do you think?: Dear Director Chase, Commisioner Mager, Commisioner Meilke, Commisioner Richard, I urge you not to consider using Conservation Futures funds to acquire the YMCA property in Riverfront Park. I am puzzled as
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Our friends in the Inland NW outdoors community share their go-to adventures. Get inspired to explore someplace new this summer.
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring Richard Preston Random House, 2007, 284 pages. If you were asked to find the least understood of Earth’s ecosystems, where would look? The bottom of the ocean? The polar ice caps? The top of alpine peaks? All likely places but all wrong. Our most seldom seen
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