Our Work
WE WORK TO PROTECT & RESTORE THE SPOKANE RIVER WITH COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Our Work
WE WORK TO PROTECT & RESTORE THE SPOKANE RIVER WITH COMMUNITY CONNECTION
WE WORK TO PROTECT & RESTORE THE SPOKANE RIVER WITH COMMUNITY CONNECTION
WE WORK TO PROTECT & RESTORE THE SPOKANE RIVER WITH COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Paint & Paddle trip! We spent two unforgettable days immersed in the wild beauty of the Spokane River, paddling, painting, and connecting with one another and the landscape. See more from our journey here!
We're highlighting a partner whose support goes far beyond financial contributions. Numerica Credit Union has shown up time and again for the Spokane River—from sponsoring events to rolling up their sleeves at cleanups. Their recent gift through the CARES for Kids program is helping bring river-based science education to life for students at The Spokane Salish School. Read more about how Numerica is helping us build a cleaner, healthier, more connected future for the Spokane River and the community that depends on it.
Help us to collect benthic macroinvertebrates in the Spokane River. Macro communities are biological indicators of water quality and ecosystem health and we want to know more about them in the Spokane River. We will be teaming up with experts from Eastern Washington University for this 1.5 hour event that will teach you to sample, collect, and identify this underwater bugs.
Join Spokane Riverkeeper in a paddling cleanup effort from Water Ave to Downriver Park. Bring your own boat, or save a seat in our raft! Limited space, please reserve in registration!
We will be meeting at the boat ramp at Water Ave at 10am. We will unload boats, gear and organize a self shuttle.
Please be on time! We will aim to get on the water by 10:30am beginning with a safety briefing and clean up plan before heading out. Please dress for the weather and getting wet, bring water, and wear strudy closed-toe shoes. Spokane Riverkeeper will provide trash bags, gloves, and trash grabbers. PFDs are required and must be worn at all times on the River to participate in this event.
Join Spokane Riverkeeper and the Inland Empire Chapter of the Washington State Geocaching Association for a special Cache In Trash Out (CITO) river cleanup event!
This fun and impactful morning brings together geocaching enthusiasts and river stewards for a collaborative land and water cleanup. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the local geocaching community while helping to protect the Spokane River. Kayakers will paddle from the Gonzaga-area put-in to Upriver Park and back, collecting litter from the river, while a shore crew focuses on removing trash along the Centennial Trail and riverbanks.
For years, Spokane Riverkeeper and our partners have removed tens of thousands of pounds of garbage from the Spokane River. We’ve worked alongside volunteers, outfitters, cities, and land managers to protect this treasured waterway—but the trash keeps coming back. We sent Ecology a letter and data asking for help.