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Deadline for Spokane County Fair entry forms is Tuesday, August 9
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
What’s the Spokane River dispute resolution process all about? – Sun, 11 Apr 2010 PST
- December 7, 2013
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Many have heard or read that a “dispute resolution process†is under way on several different issues involving the Department of Ecology’s water quality improvement plan for the Spokane River. DownToEarthNW.com: EcoLink stories Read more
Rocky Ridge Ranch Accepting New CSA Members from the Spokane Area for Summer 2011
- December 2, 2013
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Here's the scoop from Gary and So at Rocky Ridge Ranch about the upcoming season of CSA offerings. They are my favorites. Go here for more background on CSA programs. Just a reminder to let you know we are taking new Read more
City of Spokane continues to eye water conservation programs – Wed, 08 Jun 2011 PST
- November 20, 2013
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As the temperature rises, so does water consumption. According to the Spokane Aquifer Joint Board, a collective of 22 water purveyors, watering lawns, washing cars, and hosing down driveways causes the average Spokane family to triple its usage during summers, Read more
Riki Ott visits Spokane Saturday to talk revolution – Wed, 18 May 2011 PST
- October 27, 2013
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According to independent accounts, the oil bleed of between 250 to 480 million gallons of crude and methane into the Gulf of Mexico has actually killed or sickened more than the number of animals government agencies have estimated. DownToEarthNW.com: DTE Read more
Phosphate soap ban garners world attention for the Spokane River – Fri, 15 May 2009 PST
- October 7, 2013
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Phosphorus in the Spokane River is big news these days. News organizations across the nation and even the world pounced on a story from the Associated Press about housewives who “smuggle†dishwashing detergent laden with phosphates into Spokane County. DownToEarthNW.com: Read more
Harnessing the Suns Energy in Spokane, Washington
- September 23, 2013
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Harnessing the Energy of the Sun! Calling all: “Children of the Sun” … OUTDoors for a tour of OPEN DOORS! 2nd Annual GREEN+Solar Home & Landscape Tour/Information Fair. Date: This Sunday, September 12th, 2010 Time: 11am – Read more
First Morel Mushroom Sightings of the Spring in Spokane
- August 8, 2013
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After a couple weeks of looking for morel mushrooms in Spokane wilderness areas I finally came across two blonde beauties today. I've seen an abundance of poisonous false morels so be careful if you're on the hunt. I won't Read more
Hey Spokane, Would you support a Carbon Tax?
- July 10, 2013
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Hey Spokane, Would you support a Carbon Tax? 65% of Americans say YES. I’m a bit of a skeptic when it comes to most study results as I think points can be made on each side of the aisle depending Read more
Take a tour of the downtown bike loop with the City Of Spokane bike-ped coordinator
- June 26, 2013
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Here is an awesome opportunity for cyclists in Spokane: You can join Grant Wencel, the City’s Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator; members from the Bicycle Advisory Board (BAB); and other bicycle enthusiasts this week on a tour of the newly completed downtown bike Read more