The Creation of the Haynes Conservation Area
Ty Brown Around 1950, Edward and Eloise Haynes purchased nearly 90 acres of land along the Little Spokane River. The property was situated between Shady Click here to see full post and photos
Geology/History
interesting pieces relating to area geology and/or history
Summer Salmon Swim Again
On Friday, August 6, Spokane Tribal Fisheries released 51 adult Chinook salmon into the Little Spokane River at the Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve and Wildlife Click here to see full post and photos
FLSRV 2022 Hike With Jack Nisbet
Saturday, April 30 TRAUTMAN RANCH Trautman Ranch is a 275-acre Spokane County Conservation Area located between two disjunctive parcels of Riverside State Park on the Click here to see full post and photos
In the Stream
Tina Wynecoop It is good to look back on what might have seemed on the surface to be a very quiet 2021 for FLSRV. The Click here to see full post and photos
Oldest Business in the Valley — “The Colbert Trading Company”
by Kirk Neumann In 1885 the Colbert Trading company was originally built as the general store and post office for the town of Dragoon. There Click here to see full post and photos
A Little History of a Road
Recently a very old hand-painted sign, Shady Slope, which was nailed to a conifer has disappeared. Locals are wondering what happened to it, and saddened Click here to see full post and photos
Jack Nisbet’s 8th Annual Walking Tour
Hog LakeSaturday, April 25, 2021 • 9:30am-12:30pm We will try for this tour with Jack Nisbet. We will keep you posted early spring of 2021 Click here to see full post and photos
Jack Nisbet’s 8th Annual Walking Tour
Hog Lake Sunday, April 26, 2020 9:30 am-12:30 pm Join us for a morning hike through pine woodlands and open shrub- steppe to a classic Click here to see full post and photos
Ice Skating in the Little Spokane River Valley
by Ty Brown Before Wandermere Golf Course was even in existence, the lake on the property was known for its winter pastime of ice skating. Click here to see full post and photos
Murder at Greenleaf Farm: The Tragic Downfall of Theodore Cushing and His Ties to Francis H. Cook and Wandermere Golf Course
by Ty Brown Theodore Cushing arrived on the west coast from Chicago and made his home in Portland, Oregon, in the summer of 1883. While Click here to see full post and photos