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Monthly archives: April, 2014
SpokeFest promotes healthy living – Thu, 08 Sep 2011 PST
At Bloomsday, you can run or walk. At Hoopfest, you can play basketball. SpokeFest, which takes place Sunday, Sept. 11, is all about cycling. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more
Are you the master of your shoreline? – Tue, 08 Sep 2009 PST
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The sun is shining, the work week is over, and you are relaxing on a small stretch of Spokane County’s 730 miles of shoreline. Enjoying the shoreline is more than a great start to the weekend, Washington shorelines are a Read more
Fun with USDA Food Atlas: Mapping Food Deserts, Food Insecurity, Local Food Access, and More
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The Food Desert mapping tool at the USDA has received a lot of attention lately, but I'm more impressed with the USDA Food Atlas that offers a whole variety of ways to map America's food landscape. Here are some screen grabs of my Read more
Deadline for Spokane County Fair entry forms is Tuesday, August 9
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The Spokane County Fair is a wonderful educational opportunity for children and a great way for connecting with others around important and meaningful skills. You can enter photographs, vegetables, animals, crafts, homebrewed beer, and more. Go here for the Read more
Test your knowledge with the Spokane stormwater survey
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The City of Spokane’s Wastewater Management Department is asking citizens to take a quick, on-line survey to gauge knowledge of stormwater pollution and improve education efforts around this issue. The survey is available at www.spokanewastewater.org/stormwatersurvey.aspx. Citizens also will be reminded Read more
Fracking Wells at Night
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Northwestern North Dakota is one of the least-densely populated parts of the United States. Cities and people are scarce, but satellite imagery shows the area has been aglow at night in recent years. The reason: the area is home to Read more
All-natural dressing helps fuel historic Palouse mill's rebirth – Fri, 30 Sep 2011 PST
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Jon Von Vogt’s roots run as deep as the rich soil of the Palouse, and as wide as the fields of grain that have covered the rolling hills for over 130 years. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE News stories Read more