Too Hot: 7 Ways to Do Better for Our Climate
Ways to take more responsibility for our impact on our destabilizing climate. Extreme heat, drought, and wildfires threaten outdoor recreation and much more.
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The Slow Clean Up of Midnite Mine
Just 45 miles down stream from Spokane sits Midnite Mine, a former uranium mine within the Spokane Tribe of Indians Reservation. Most of us are aware of the long drawn out effort to clean up the Hanford Nuclear site, and the Midnite Mine sites have faced similar hurdles. Midnite is part of the U.S. uranium-mining …
Lands Council Auction
You’re Invited to the Lands Council’s 15th Annual Dinner & Auction __________________________________________________ Join the Lands Council for an exciting evening of good friends, delicious food, fantastic live and silent auction items and, most importantly, supporting the preservation and revitalization of your Inland Northwest forests, water and wildlife. Saturday, April 10th, 2010 The Lincoln Center 1316 …
Environmental Law Workshop
Next Thursday, February 25, Bricklin & Newman, LLP is hosting a land use and environmental law workshop for citizens, local governments, tribes and their attorneys. The workshop is from 3 – 5 pm at the Magic Lantern Theatre. Afterward, attendees are invited to a reception at the Saranac Art Gallery with complimentary local beers and …
Chicken Sh@#
There’s an entire ecosystem inside the Saranac Gallery right now. An ecosystem. Woah. It’s not a strange trip we’re on; it’s an exhibit called “Chicken Sh@#: Exploring Urban Ecosystems.” From artist Rimas K. Simaitis’s website: “Chicken Sh@# will feature the day-to-day lives of four chickens, decomposing piles of garbage, and a self-contained bionic hydroponic growing system …
Become a Lands Council Member
The Lands Council, an organization to “preserve and revitalize Inland Northwest forests, water, and wildlife through advocacy, education, effective action, and community engagement,” is in search of new members. If you join by Dec. 9th, you get reduced membership rates of $25 per individual or family, and you’ll be entered to win: – Two 1-day …
Environmental Law Forum
Find out what local experts think about the state of, and future of, Eastern Washington’s environmental laws. In a forum presented by the Spokane County Democrats, the Center for Justice and Gonzaga Law School, presenters will share their ideas on how to improve current policies. The event is from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on August …