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Inland NW Trails and Conservation Coalition

About The Inland Northwest Trails and Conservation Coalition is devoted to conservation and trail corridors. Managed by volunteers, they welcome you to share their enthusiasm for this area. Take advantage of their links, contacts, trails and conservation area information and consider volunteering information and insights about your favorite places. They welcome your participation and interest in their meetings. […]

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Guest Editorial: A Call to Action in Support of the Land & Water Conservation Fund

Guest Editorial By Jeff Lambert, Executive Director, Dishman Hills Conservancy The terrific Land and Water Conservation Fund lapsed due to Congress inaction. The LWCF has been successful for 50 years in funding many local parks and conservation areas using a small portion of the royalties paid to the federal government from oil and gas leases.

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The Future Of Conservation Futures

1 Comment / Magazine Article / By Erika Prins Simonds

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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White fluffy flowers on tall beargrass stems at Mountain Spokane State Park.

Best Spring Wildflower Hikes in the Inland NW

Leave a Comment / Destinations, Get Out There, Hiking, Lifestyle / By Out There Venture

Recommended parks and conservation areas for spring hikes to see wildflowers — including Spokane, Cheney, Pullman, and Coeur d’Alene.

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Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News

Leave a Comment / Columns, Events, Get Out There, The Trailhead / By Holly Weiler

Free Outdoor-themed Entertainment Cover photo courtesy of Shallan Knowles Outdoor Education Are you interested in learning more about Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or needing to recertify? A WFA class provides an excellent foundation of skills for anyone who spends a lot of time in the backcountry. Longleaf is hosting a class at St. George’s School

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Pedal Power Plus: Navigating the E-Bike Revolution

Leave a Comment / Biking, Get Out There / By Justin Skay

By Justin Skay One summer day soon, you or me’ll be grinding up Beacon or Iller Creek, or maybe slipping up the pea gravel on Five Minute Hill or Trail 140, moondust pooling in streaks of sweat from overwrought body parts raw with the sandpaper sting of third-degree chafe. Over the dusty rasp of labored

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A Case for Reading the Weather

Leave a Comment / Editorial, Get Out There / By Lisa Laughlin

Cover photo courtesy of Lisa Laughlin I didn’t recreate as a kid, per se, but I did spend a lot of time outside looking at things. I was in central Washington, where the sky took precedence in the swallowing, expansive way it does in a high desert. As I wandered, I learned weather signs. Tiger-striped

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Photo of hiker climbing steep boulder field.

A Quick and Dirty Guide to Your Public Lands

Leave a Comment / Biking, Get Out There, Hiking / By Holly Weiler

Which passes you’ll need and what activities you can do on different lands For anyone who has ever been a bit confused by the breakdown of various land managers, which recreation pass is required where, and what activities are generally allowed, this guide will serve as a handy reference and starting point to explore your

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101 Things to do this Summer in the Inland Northwest

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There is no shortage of outdoor activities to experience between the Cascades and Rocky Mountains. In case you need a bit of inspiration, here’s our annual list of our favorite Inland Northwest summer adventures!

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View of Bead Lake below from a rock cliff overlooking the Colville National Forest in NE Washington.

Inland NW Trail & Outdoor News: Fall 2022

Leave a Comment / Columns, Events, Get Out There, Hiking, News, Trail & Conservation News / By Holly Weiler

The Trailhead — Info and updates about trails and outdoor recreation around the Inland Northwest for Fall 2022.

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