By Lindsay Box
Last Saturday, on a sunny, fall morning, we hosted the 19th Annual Spokane River Clean-Up - and it was a HUGE success!
One River, Ethics Matter Conference
Beat the Heat with SpoCanopy!
By Naghmana Sherazi
When we embarked on the ‘Beat the Heat’ initiative along with partners KXLY Meteorology Dept, City of Spokane Sustainability Dept, Gonzaga Climate Center, 350Spokane, and NOAA earlier in June this year, we knew we were going to get some real input associated with the work that we do on SpoCanopy.
Tell the EPA to Permanently Protect Bristol Bay
By Adam Gebauer
As we recently celebrated the return of salmon - for ceremony and research - to the Spokane watershed, the fight to save the world’s largest sockeye runs in Bristol Bay continues. Please take action to help permanently protect the fish, wildlife, and people that rely on this pristine watershed. Help finalize the permanent protection for Bristol Bay under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.
Beating the heat as climate change makes summers hotter
By Amanda Parrish as featured on Range Media
Equity and joy must guide our efforts to live in a more extreme climate.
On the last day of July, as afternoon temperatures hit triple digits for the fifth day in a row, I donned a wet one-piece bathing suit under my dress and headed to the Spokane Valley Mall in search of a place to cool off. My East Central home in Spokane is over 100 years old and many of the windows are painted shut, creating a virtual indoor oven during heat waves like the one the Inland Northwest recently experienced. To combat this, I, along with many others, spend my summer weekends at public beaches along the Spokane River and relish swimming in the cold, aquifer-fed waters. While a wet bathing suit is relatively uncomfortable in most climates, I find that it’s a perfect recipe for keeping cool after a swim, especially when coupled with the powerful air conditioning at the mall.
Why should I join the Spokane River Clean-Up?
DID YOU KNOW THAT SEPTEMBER 17TH IS NATIONAL/WORLD CLEAN-UP DAY?
On the same day as the Spokane River Clean-Up, millions of volunteers from all over the world will be picking up trash, litter, rubbish along rivers, in public parks, on hiking trails, and more.
Hot Ways to Stay Cool: Make Our Buildings All-Electric
Support The North American Grasslands Conservation Act
By Adam Gebauer
Traveling through much of eastern Washington the boisterous sound of the western meadow lark lets you know you are in grassland and sagebrush country.
Grasslands including sage-steppe are home to many of North America’s most iconic wildlife species. Bison, pronghorn, sage and sharp tailed grouse, and meadow larks all rely on grassland habitats. But grasslands are disappearing at unprecedented rates. Over the last ten years, 50 million acres have disappeared - 2.6 million acres were lost between 2018 and 2019 alone.
