Trail & Conservation News

Two children holding handfuls of snow on a summertime snowfield at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.

Trailhead News: Public Hikes, Conservation Futures, & No-Fee Park Days

Welcome to The Trailhead, where we share important information about trails and outdoor recreation around the Inland NW. July-August 2021

Holly Weiler August 12, 2021

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.

Jon Jonckers July 17, 2021

volunteer trail builders standing on a trail boardwalk-bridge in the forest, holding mallets

Volunteer with Idaho Trail Association This Summer: Work Projects in Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Idaho Trails Association organizes volunteers to help clear trails around the state, and have a summer 2021 schedule of work projects in Idaho Panhandle National ...

Derrick Knowles May 27, 2021

Red, yellow, white, and purple wildflowers on the mountainside of the Pend Oreille River valley in northeast Washington.

The Trailhead: Trail Projects & Plans for May-June 2021

Welcome to The Trailhead -- a new column that replaces “Hike of the Month” to serve as a round-up of interesting projects and plans for ...

Holly Weiler May 17, 2021

Group of volunteers for the Spokane River Clean-Up, holding a sign that says Spokane Riverkeeper, and nearly 20 huge plastic bags of trash, depicting how much debris and litter was cleaned up.

Help Clean Up Along the Spokane River

Three ways volunteers can help pick-up trash along the river in 2021: public clean-up events, DIY group events, and business/civic group events. Spokane Riverkeeper and ...

Out There Outdoors May 17, 2021

Federal Court Halts Proposed Rock Creek Mine

Federal district court in Montana ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service violated the Endangered Species Act by ignoring the ...

Out There Outdoors May 12, 2021

Fly-fisherman holding a wild steelhead in the water.

Bold Proposal to Restore Snake River Salmon & Steelhead

Snake River wild salmon and steelhead population is drastically declining, and the solution is to remove the four lower Snake River dams to allow salmon ...

Out There Outdoors May 8, 2021

Help Needed To Restore Habitat After Wildfire in Lincoln County

Spokane Audubon Society is raising funds for the planting of grasses and forbs on and near Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area in Lincoln County, which was ...

Out There Outdoors March 29, 2021

Map of the Blue Mountains Trail in northeast Oregon.

Remapping a Lost Thru-Hike in Northeast Oregon

The Blue Mountains Trail, a work in progress for decades, has evolved into a 566-mile point-to-point long-distance trail with a spiral shape connecting its two ...

Out There Outdoors March 29, 2021