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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....
Kirk Neumann
Jan 16, 2022


FLSRV Summer Event is a Success!
by Dave Maccini FLSRV was unable to hold our annual meeting with dinner and auction last February due to the COVID pandemic. We decided...
Robert Hylton
Jan 11, 2022


Robert Hylton
Jan 10, 2022


Membership
A 2022 membership form is enclosed for your convenience. In 2021 we had over 100 member families. Membership money goes into a general...
Harla Jean Biever
Jan 1, 2022


It’s been over century, but summer chinook are returning to the Little Spokane
By Eli Francovich THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW — reprinted by permission For the first time in 111 years, summer chinook are swimming in the...
Eli Francovich
Aug 8, 2021


FLSRV Summer Picnic
Since we were unable to hold our annual dinner and fundraising auction in February due to COVID-19, we are planning to have a summer...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Shady Slope
Tina Wynecoop Rousing alarm emails were posted to our community’s social website Nextdoor because the road called “Shady Slope” lost...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Legacy of Kaiser Aluminum Continues to Impact Watershed
Sara Ben Olson Greenstone Corporation’s plan for development of 300 acres near Costco has been met with excitement. The Kendall Yards...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Water Cooler: The Importance of Picking Up Dog Poop
Rachel Baker, Spokesman Review, May 6, 2021 – Reprinted with Permission It’s a gorgeous day and you’re out on a hike with your dog....
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021
Waikiki Springs Gets a National Trails Day Facelift
Angela Roth, Conservancy Volunteer Writer (Reprinted by permission of Inland NW Land Conservancy) Armed with handheld, earth-moving...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Fishtrap Falls/Hog Lake Hike With Jack Nisbet
Tina Wynecoop You know you are on to something special when your organization (flsrv. org) sponsored an outdoor event this spring and...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Many Hands
by Judy Palpant California quail often coexist with aluminum cans and other debris in our valley’s ditches. At the recent annual April...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Roadside Heroes & Heroines
by Michael Kennedy Information on the Valley Clean-up sponsored by FLSRV in April 2021 Friends of the Little Spokane River Valley held...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


Trails Committee Update
by Mark Case The current trail design for the west side of Little Spokane Drive from Midway Road to Colbert Road is progressing. Last ...
Mark Case
Jul 26, 2021
Advertisers Wanted!
As a non-profit organization we are always looking for ways to offset our printing and postage costs. The Friends of the Little Spokane...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021
2021 Membership
We have 90 families on our membership list. If you have not made your membership please go the the website and print out this form to...
Robert Hylton
Jul 26, 2021


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...
Robert Hylton
Dec 21, 2020


Inland Northwest Land Conservancy
By Carol Corbin This has been a year of challenges, changes and, hopefully restoration in the outdoors for many of us. We at the...
Robert Hylton
Dec 5, 2020


Inland Northwest Land Conservancy Announces Purchase of 95-Acre Parcel of Land
Reprint courtesy of Spokesman Review The north Spokane recreation area commonly referred to as Waikiki Springs nearly doubled this fall...
Robert Hylton
Dec 5, 2020
Update
By Martha Schaffer As many of you have discovered, business can be conducted in this pandemic environment virtually and the FLSRV Board...
Robert Hylton
Dec 5, 2020
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