Trail / conservation projects Current Trail Projects in the Inland Northwest Spokane Country Regional Trails Plan: What Is It? Here is an excerpt from the plan… Purpose of the Plan The purpose of the Spokane County Regional Trail Plan is to guide development and maintenance of a county-wide network of trails to serve the needs […]
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By Evergreen East The Conservation Futures application deadline is coming up and Beacon Hill needs your voice. We don’t need to tell you that Beacon Hill is a special place and offers some of the best mountain biking, trail running and urban recreation in the inland northwest. What you may not be aware of is
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If you hike or ride a bike or horse on the many miles of trails in the Inland Northwest, then you are the perfect candidate for a Washington Trails Association volunteer trail project. Trail building and maintenance is fun and rewarding, and most volunteers leave with a new appreciation for the effort that goes into
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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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