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On a beautiful spring day, the birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and over 200 volunteers gathered at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge for our Earth Fest event. Volunteers were from all over and all ages, and they had one thing in common: a love for the natural world and a desire to make a positive impact on the environment on Earth Day.
By Shawn Vestal, Spokesman Review
It was 109 degrees on a Wednesday afternoon in Hillyard.
Sierra Delgado, her aunt and her kids were in the front yard, trying to find a bit of relief in an above-ground pool and the dim shade of a Russian maple.
“We wouldn’t survive out here without this tree,” Delgado said, sitting in a lawn chair under the maple. “The pool’s in the direct sun, but us adults usually sit here in the shade. It helps.”
Students at North Central High School's Institute of Science and Technology are working with PhD-level resources to solve a longstanding environmental issue in their own backyard. Hanna Faught and Meilin Scott are partnering with The Lands Council to determine whether bioremediation could help remove Polychlorinated biphenyls - or PCBs - from the Spokane River.
By Kat Hall
Last year, The Lands Council excitedly received its official “SnowSchool” designation. This winter, we’ve re-configured SnowSchool to be COVID-safe and to take place in the East Central, West Central, and Northeast neighborhoods of Spokane.
By Kat Hall
TLC’s 2020 field season has officially come to a close. We held our final Marshall Creek planting, wrapped up our fall maintenance activities, and then cleaned, hauled, and stowed all of our tools and equipment for the winter. In total, we planted and maintained well over 1,500 trees since March!
