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781de-id="6a73a7f7b5b9880d26f8d4fe"> 782 783 <div class="title-desc-wrapper"> 784 <time class="dt-published published post-date" datetime="2026-08-05" pubdate>August 5, 2026</time> 785 <div class="post-category"></div> 786 <div class="post-author">Jasmine Vilar</div> 787 <div class="post-title"><a href="/news/understanding-the-spokane-complex-fires">Understanding the Spokane Complex Fires</a></div> 788 <div class="post-excerpt"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">After a disaster like the Spokane Complex fires, we ask: why did this happen? </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This fire is the latest in a series of wildfires that have affected thousands in Spokane, on the Colville Reservation, the Spokane Reservation, Stevens County, Chelan, as well as many in central and eastern Oregon and countless other places across the US and Canada. Today's wildfires are burning larger, hotter, and more frequently than they have in the past.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">There isnât one single factor as to why we are experiencing these catastrophic fires. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"></p></div> 789 <a href="/news/understanding-the-spokane-complex-fires" class="view-post" data-view-post="View Post"></a> 790 </div> 791 792 <div class="color-overlay"></div> 793 794 795 <img data-load="viewport" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1785964823276-07S3WAAAQ1FYMX9OBVXW/IMG_0874.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1785964823276-07S3WAAAQ1FYMX9OBVXW/IMG_0874.png" data-image-dimensions="1280x854" data-image-focal-point="0.508,0.7060254491017964" alt="Understanding the Spokane Complex Fires" > 796 797 </div> 798 799 800 801 <!--SLIDE--> 802 803 <div class="post content-fill" data-slide-id="69e7fb657f38d52e316f3bd7"> 804 805 <div class="title-desc-wrapper"> 806 <time class="dt-published published post-date" datetime="2026-04-22" pubdate>April 22, 2026</time> 807 <div class="post-category"></div> 808 <div class="post-author">Jasmine Vilar</div> 809 <div class="post-title"><a href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection">Agency is the Antidote to Despair: An Earth Day ...</a></div> 810 <div class="post-excerpt"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Each year, Earth Day calls us to celebrate the natural world and take action to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife that sustain us. Earth Day started in 1970, and today, 56 years after that first Earth Day, we face new global and local environmental threats. There are real reasons to feel worried right now. But hereâs something else thatâs real: for 3.8 billion years, life on Earth has been creating conditions conducive to life. </p></div> 811 <a href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection" class="view-post" data-view-post="View Post"></a> 812 </div> 813 814 <div class="color-overlay"></div> 815 816 817 <img data-load="viewport" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1776825753740-UFSRODIWI4O5D9OLSSEQ/earthrise.jpeg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1776825753740-UFSRODIWI4O5D9OLSSEQ/earthrise.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="2271x1277" data-image-focal-point="0.496,0.3602061170212766" alt="Agency is the Antidote to Despair: An Earth Day Reflection" > 818 819 </div> 820 821 822 823 <!--SLIDE--> 824 825 <div class="post content-fill" data-sli
825de-id="69bc48688983453b0515741c"> 826 827 <div class="title-desc-wrapper"> 828 <time class="dt-published published post-date" datetime="2026-03-19" pubdate>March 19, 2026</time> 829 <div class="post-category"></div> 830 <div class="post-author">Jasmine Vilar</div> 831 <div class="post-title"><a href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy">A Win for Spokane: Common Ground on Waste Policy</a></div> 832 <div class="post-excerpt"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The 2026 legislative session delivered something rare: a meaningful climate policy win shaped by collaboration across communities, geographies, and perspectives.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">HB 2416, regarding the regulation of Spokaneâs Waste to Energy plant, has officially passed. With it comes a solution that protects Spokane ratepayers, upholds Washingtonâs Climate Commitment Act , and creates real accountability for reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions over time.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This is a big deal.</p></div> 833 <a href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy" class="view-post" data-view-post="View Post"></a> 834 </div> 835 836 <div class="color-overlay"></div> 837 838 839 <img data-load="viewport" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1773948809422-W2HC0W72BYFU7M3IEJCX/WTE%252Baerial.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1773948809422-W2HC0W72BYFU7M3IEJCX/WTE%252Baerial.png" data-image-dimensions="1318x439" data-image-focal-point="0.5124874497991968,0.7590361445783133" alt="A Win for Spokane: Common Ground on Waste Policy" > 840 841 </div> 842 843 844 845 <!--SLIDE--> 846 847 <div class="post content-fill" data-slide-id="6980f137fc21b76a4b370cde"> 848 849 <div class="title-desc-wrapper"> 850 <time class="dt-published published post-date" datetime="2026-02-02" pubdate>February 2, 2026</time> 851 <div class="post-category">Education</div> 852 <div class="post-author">Jasmine Vilar</div> 853 <div class="post-title"><a href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter">Six More Weeks of Winter - But Where Is It?</a></div> 854 <div class="post-excerpt"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Happy Groundhog Day, everyone! <br>Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which means we can expect 6 more weeks of winter. While most of the country may be lamenting this prediction, much of the western US is wondering if winter has even shown up at all!</p></div> 855 <a href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter" class="view-post" data-view-post="View Post"></a> 856 </div> 857 858 <div class="color-overlay"></div> 859 860 861 <img data-load="viewport" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1770070365299-TERJSX4D024G51S9KK98/IMG_9697.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1770070365299-TERJSX4D024G51S9KK98/IMG_9697.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1536x2048" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Six More Weeks of Winter - But Where Is It?" > 862 863 </div> 864 865 866 867 <!--SLIDE--> 868 869 <div class="post content-fill" data-sli
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958 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 959 </div> 960 961 <div class="entry-dateline"> 962 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-08-05" pubdate><a href="/news/understanding-the-spokane-complex-fires" class="entry-dateline-link">August 5, 2026</a></time> 963 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-08-05"></time> 964 </div> 965 966 </div> 967 </header> 968 969 <div class="entry-content"> 970 971 972 <div class="excerpt-thumb"> 973 <a href="/news/understanding-the-spokane-complex-fires" class="excerpt-image content-fill"><img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1785964823276-07S3WAAAQ1FYMX9OBVXW/IMG_0874.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1785964823276-07S3WAAAQ1FYMX9OBVXW/IMG_0874.png" data-image-dimensions="1280x854" data-image-focal-point="0.508,0.7060254491017964" alt="Understanding the Spokane Complex Fires" /></a> 974 </div> 975 976 <div class="p-summary"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">After a disaster like the Spokane Complex fires, we ask: why did this happen? </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This fire is the latest in a series of wildfires that have affected thousands in Spokane, on the Colville Reservation, the Spokane Reservation, Stevens County, Chelan, as well as many in central and eastern Oregon and countless other places across the US and Canada. Today's wildfires are burning larger, hotter, and more frequently than they have in the past.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">There isnât one single factor as to why we are experiencing these catastrophic fires. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"></p></div> 977 <p class="entry-more-link"><a data-read-more="Read More" href="/news/understanding-the-spokane-complex-fires"></a></p> 978 979 </div> 980 981 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 982 983 984 <p class="entry-tags"> 985 Tagged: <a href="/news/tag/fire" rel="tag">fire</a>, <a href="/news/tag/climate+change" rel="tag">climate change</a> 986 </p> 987 988 <div class="entry-actions"> 989 990 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="6a73a7f7b5b9880d26f8d4fe" data-like-count="5"> 991 <span class="like-icon"></span> 992 <span class="like-count"></span> 993 </span> 994<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="1785964823276-07S3WAAAQ1FYMX9OBVXW" data-asset-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1785964823276-07S3WAAAQ1FYMX9OBVXW/IMG_0874.png" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/understanding-the-spokane-complex-fires" data-title="Understanding the Spokane Complex Fires"></span> 995 </div> 996 </footer> 997 998 999 1000 </article> 1001 1002 <article class="entry h-entry hentry author-jasmine-vilar post-type-text article-index-2 featured" id="article-69e7fb657f38d52e316f3bd7" data-item-id="69e7fb657f38d52e316f3bd7"> 1003 1004 <header class="entry-header"> 1005 <div class="meta-above-title"> 1006 1007 <div class="entry-byline"> 1008 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1009 </div> 1010 1011 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1012 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-04-22" pubdate><a href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection" class="entry-dateline-link">April 22, 2026</a></time> 1013 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-04-22"></time> 1014 </div> 1015 1016 </div> 1017 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 1018 1019 <a href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">Agency is the Antidote to Despair: An Earth Day Reflection</a> 1020 1021 </h1> 1022 <div class="meta-below-title"> 1023 1024 <div class="entry-byline">
1025 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1026 </div> 1027 1028 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1029 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-04-22" pubdate><a href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection" class="entry-dateline-link">April 22, 2026</a></time> 1030 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-04-22"></time> 1031 </div> 1032 1033 </div> 1034 </header> 1035 1036 <div class="entry-content"> 1037 1038 1039 <div class="excerpt-thumb"> 1040 <a href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection" class="excerpt-image content-fill"><img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1776825753740-UFSRODIWI4O5D9OLSSEQ/earthrise.jpeg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1776825753740-UFSRODIWI4O5D9OLSSEQ/earthrise.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="2271x1277" data-image-focal-point="0.496,0.3602061170212766" alt="Agency is the Antidote to Despair: An Earth Day Reflection" /></a> 1041 </div> 1042 1043 <div class="p-summary"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Each year, Earth Day calls us to celebrate the natural world and take action to protect the lands, waters, and wildlife that sustain us. Earth Day started in 1970, and today, 56 years after that first Earth Day, we face new global and local environmental threats. There are real reasons to feel worried right now. But hereâs something else thatâs real: for 3.8 billion years, life on Earth has been creating conditions conducive to life. </p></div> 1044 <p class="entry-more-link"><a data-read-more="Read More" href="/news/an-earth-day-reflection"></a></p> 1045 1046 </div> 1047 1048 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 1049 1050 1051 <div class="entry-actions"> 1052 1053 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="69e7fb657f38d52e316f3bd7" data-like-count="1"> 1054 <span class="like-icon"></span> 1055 <span class="like-count"></span> 1056 </span> 1057<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="1776825753740-UFSRODIWI4O5D9OLSSEQ" data-asset-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1776825753740-UFSRODIWI4O5D9OLSSEQ/earthrise.jpeg" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/an-earth-day-reflection" data-title="Agency is the Antidote to Despair: An Earth Day Reflection"></span> 1058 </div> 1059 </footer> 1060 1061 1062 1063 </article> 1064 1065 <article class="entry h-entry hentry author-jasmine-vilar post-type-text article-index-3 featured" id="article-69bc48688983453b0515741c" data-item-id="69bc48688983453b0515741c"> 1066 1067 <header class="entry-header"> 1068 <div class="meta-above-title"> 1069 1070 <div class="entry-byline"> 1071 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1072 </div> 1073 1074 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1075 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-03-19" pubdate><a href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy" class="entry-dateline-link">March 19, 2026</a></time> 1076 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-03-19"></time> 1077 </div> 1078 1079 </div> 1080 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 1081 1082 <a href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">A Win for Spokane: Common Ground on Waste Policy</a> 1083 1084 </h1> 1085 <div class="meta-below-title"> 1086 1087 <div class="entry-byline"> 1088 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1089 </div> 1090 1091 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1092 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-03-19" pubdate><a href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy" class="entry-dateline-link">March 19, 2026</a></time> 1093 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-03-19"></time> 1094 </div> 1095 1096 </div> 1097 </header> 1098 1099 <div class="entry-content"> 1100 1101 1102 <div class="excerpt-thumb"> 1103 <a href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy" class="excerpt-image content-fill"><img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1773948809422-W2HC0W72BYFU7M3IEJCX/WTE%252Baerial.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1773948809422-W2HC0W72BYFU7M3IEJCX/WTE%252Baerial.png" data-image-dimensions="1318x439" data-image-focal-point="0.5124874497991968,0.7590361445783133" alt="A Win for Spokane: Common Ground on Waste Policy" /></a> 1104 </div> 1105 1106 <div class="p-summary"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">The 2026 legislative session delivered something rare: a meaningful climate policy win shaped by collaboration across communities, geographies, and perspectives.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">HB 2416, regarding the regulation of Spokaneâs Waste to Energy plant, has officially passed. With it comes a solution that protects Spokane ratepayers, upholds Was
1106hingtonâs Climate Commitment Act , and creates real accountability for reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions over time.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">This is a big deal.</p></div> 1107 <p class="entry-more-link"><a data-read-more="Read More" href="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy"></a></p> 1108 1109 </div> 1110 1111 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 1112 1113 1114 <div class="entry-actions"> 1115 1116 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="69bc48688983453b0515741c" data-like-count="2"> 1117 <span class="like-icon"></span> 1118 <span class="like-count"></span> 1119 </span> 1120<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="1773948809422-W2HC0W72BYFU7M3IEJCX" data-asset-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1773948809422-W2HC0W72BYFU7M3IEJCX/WTE%252Baerial.png" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/a-win-for-spokane-common-ground-on-waste-policy" data-title="A Win for Spokane: Common Ground on Waste Policy"></span> 1121 </div> 1122 </footer> 1123 1124 1125 1126 </article> 1127 1128 <article class="entry h-entry hentry category-education tag-mt-spokane tag-snowpack tag-snowschool tag-snow-school tag-aquifer tag-climate-change tag-inland-northwest tag-inland-nw author-jasmine-vilar post-type-text article-index-4 featured" id="article-6980f137fc21b76a4b370cde" data-item-id="6980f137fc21b76a4b370cde"> 1129 1130 <header class="entry-header"> 1131 <div class="meta-above-title"> 1132 1133 <div class="entry-byline"> 1134 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1135 </div> 1136 1137 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1138 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-02-02" pubdate><a href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter" class="entry-dateline-link">February 2, 2026</a></time> 1139 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-02-02"></time> 1140 </div> 1141 1142 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 1143 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Education" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Education</a></span> 1144 </div> 1145 1146 </div> 1147 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 1148 1149 <a href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">Six More Weeks of Winter - But Where Is It?</a> 1150 1151 </h1> 1152 <div class="meta-below-title"> 1153 1154 <div class="entry-byline"> 1155 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1156 </div> 1157 1158 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1159 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-02-02" pubdate><a href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter" class="entry-dateline-link">February 2, 2026</a></time> 1160 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-02-02"></time> 1161 </div> 1162 1163 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 1164 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Education" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Education</a></span> 1165 </div> 1166 1167 </div> 1168 </header> 1169 1170 <div class="entry-content"> 1171 1172 1173 <div class="excerpt-thumb"> 1174 <a href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter" class="excerpt-image content-fill"><img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1770070365299-TERJSX4D024G51S9KK98/IMG_9697.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1770070365299-TERJSX4D024G51S9KK98/IMG_9697.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1536x2048" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Six More Weeks of Winter - But Where Is It?" /></a> 1175 </div> 1176 1177 <div class="p-summary"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Happy Groundhog Day, everyone! <br>Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning, which means we can expect 6 more weeks of winter. While most of the country may be lamenting this prediction, much of the western US is wondering if winter has even shown up at all!</p></div> 1178 <p class="entry-more-link"><a data-read-more="Read More" href="/news/six-more-weeks-of-winter"></a></p> 1179 1180 </div> 1181 1182 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 1183 1184 1185 <p class="entry-tags"> 1186 Tagged: <a href="/news/tag/Mt.+Spokane" rel="tag">Mt. 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1210 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1211 </div> 1212 1213 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1214 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-01-13" pubdate><a href="/news/2025-by-the-numbers" class="entry-dateline-link">January 13, 2026</a></time> 1215 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-01-13"></time> 1216 </div> 1217 1218 </div> 1219 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 1220 1221 <a href="/news/2025-by-the-numbers" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">2025 By The Numbers</a> 1222 1223 </h1> 1224 <div class="meta-below-title"> 1225 1226 <div class="entry-byline"> 1227 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=61170379e01afa367c8171fb" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Jasmine Vilar</a></span> 1228 </div> 1229 1230 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1231 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2026-01-13" pubdate><a href="/news/2025-by-the-numbers" class="entry-dateline-link">January 13, 2026</a></time> 1232 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-01-13"></time> 1233 </div> 1234 1235 </div> 1236 </header> 1237 1238 <div class="entry-content"> 1239 1240 1241 <div class="excerpt-thumb"> 1242 <a href="/news/2025-by-the-numbers" class="excerpt-image content-fill"><img data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1768336427959-PKOTLOHHRTZYFU5GTMMR/Untitled+design.png" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1768336427959-PKOTLOHHRTZYFU5GTMMR/Untitled+design.png" data-image-dimensions="2000x750" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="2025 By The Numbers" /></a> 1243 </div> 1244 1245 <div class="p-summary"><p style="white-space:pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty="true">Think you know everything about The Lands Council? From our education programs to the number of trees we've planted, our work is filled with amazing milestones! Now, you can put your knowledge to the test with our exciting trivia game: <em>By the Numbers</em>, created by our very own Justyce. Whether you're a long-time supporter or new to our mission, this game offers a fun way to celebrate our achievements and learn more about our impact in the Inland Northwest.</p></div> 1246 <p class="entry-more-link"><a data-read-more="Read More" href="/news/2025-by-the-numbers"></a></p> 1247 1248 </div> 1249 1250 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 1251 1252 1253 <div class="entry-actions"> 1254 1255 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="69602f1e51094f62b6625434" data-like-count="0"> 1256 <span class="like-icon"></span> 1257 <span class="like-count"></span> 1258 </span> 1259<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="1768336427959-PKOTLOHHRTZYFU5GTMMR" data-asset-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1768336427959-PKOTLOHHRTZYFU5GTMMR/Untitled+design.png" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/2025-by-the-numbers" data-title="2025 By The Numbers"></span> 1260 </div> 1261 </footer> 1262 1263 1264 1265 </article> 1266 1267 <article class="entry h-entry hentry category-taking-action tag-federal-funding tag-executive-orders tag-public-lands author-kate-vanskike post-type-text article-index-6" id="article-684719866cfd956dc20d30f5" data-item-id="684719866cfd956dc20d30f5"> 1268 1269 <header class="entry-header"> 1270 <div class="meta-above-title"> 1271 1272 <div class="entry-byline"> 1273 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 1274 </div> 1275 1276 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1277 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-06-09" pubdate><a href="/news/our-public-lands-are-under-attack-what-can-we-do" class="entry-dateline-link">June 9, 2025</a></time> 1278 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-08-05"></time> 1279 </div> 1280 1281 <div class="entry-morefrom">
1282 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Taking+Action" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Taking Action</a></span> 1283 </div> 1284 1285 </div> 1286 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 1287 1288 <a href="/news/our-public-lands-are-under-attack-what-can-we-do" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">Our Public Lands Are Under Attack: What can we do? </a> 1289 1290 </h1> 1291 <div class="meta-below-title"> 1292 1293 <div class="entry-byline"> 1294 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 1295 </div> 1296 1297 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1298 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-06-09" pubdate><a href="/news/our-public-lands-are-under-attack-what-can-we-do" class="entry-dateline-link">June 9, 2025</a></time> 1299 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2026-08-05"></time> 1300 </div> 1301 1302 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 1303 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Taking+Action" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Taking Action</a></span> 1304 </div> 1305 1306 </div> 1307 </header> 1308 1309 <div class="entry-content"> 1310 1311 1312 <div class="e-content"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1749490211784" id="item-684719866cfd956dc20d30f5"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1749490214142_8720"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1321 1322 1323 1324 1325 1326 1327 1328 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350 1351 1352 1353 1354 1355 1356 1357 1358 1359 <div 1360 class=" 1361 image-block-outer-wrapper 1362 layout-caption-below 1363 design-layout-inline 1364 combination-animation-none 1365 individual-animation-none 1366 individual-text-animation-none 1367 " 1368 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 1369 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 1370 > 1371 1372 1373 1374 1375 <figure 1376 class=" 1377 sqs-block-image-figure 1378 intrinsic 1379 " 1380 style="max-width:2048px;" 1381 > 1382 1383 1384 1385 1386 1387 1388 1389 <div 1390 1391 1392 class="image-block-wrapper" 1393 data-animation-role="image" 1394 1395 1396 1397 > 1398 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 1399 1400 1401 1402 has-aspect-ratio 1403 " style=" 1404 position: relative; 1405 1406 padding-bottom:75%; 1407 1408 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 1409 " 1410 > 1411 1412 1413 1414 1415 1416 1417 1418 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2048x1536" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg" width="2048" height="1536" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/624feeb3-ad24-4f08-9633-1e74aa10e2cd/Mt+Spokane+2016.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 1419 1420 </div> 1421 </div> 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426 1427
1428 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 1429 <div class="image-caption"><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>Mount Spokane State Park</em></p></div> 1430 </figcaption> 1431 1432 1433 </figure> 1434 1435 1436 </div> 1437 1438 1439 1440 1441 1442 1443</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-6208fd4e7b0d8a425b5b"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1444 1445<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 1446 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The attacks on our public lands and environment feel relentless during the early months of the current Trump administration. As your regional conservation organization in the Inland Northwest, The Lands Council is tracking these threats closely â and taking action. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hereâs whatâs happening, and how you can stand with us to protect the forests, waters, and wildlife we all cherish. </p><h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Executive Orders Put Timber Over Ecosystems</strong> </h2><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The administration has issued <strong>two executive orders</strong> aimed at rapidly increasing timber production on public lands: </p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Secretarial Order</strong>: <em>Increasing Timber Production and Designating an Emergency Situation on National Forest System Lands</em> </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Executive Order</strong>: <em>Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production â The White House</em> </p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">These directives allow federal land managers to <strong>bypass multiple-use management</strong>, sidelining aquatic restoration, habitat protection, and recreational improvements in favor of aggressive logging. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Letâs be clear: <strong>88% of U.S. timber already comes from private industrial lands</strong>. Public lands provide a <strong>tiny fraction</strong> of timber to the economy, yet these new orders prioritize logging above all elseâat the expense of biodiversity, water quality, and recreational access. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Public Land Sales & Budget Cuts Threaten Our Heritage</strong> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">While public support for national parks and forests remains high, some lawmakers are pushing hard to sell them off: </p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.publicdomain.media/p/utah-sen-mike-lee-looks-to-resurrect-public-land-selloff?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=4006545&post_id=165114467&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=4mwryb&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Senator Mike Lee</strong></span></a> is attempting to include language in the administrationâs spending bill that would allow the federal government to auction off public lands to the highest bidder. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum</strong> has proposed <strong>a $900 million cut </strong>â nearly <strong>30% </strong>â to National Park System operations. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">That same proposal recommends <strong>transferring smaller and less visited parks to state and tribal governments</strong>, many of which lack the funding or capacity to manage them. </p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This strategy risks degrading our shared natural heritage, closing off public access, and undermining long-term conservation. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Science and Staffing Slashed</strong> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Meanwhile, <strong>federal agency staffing has been gutted</strong>. Whole research, biological, and archeology teams have been eliminated. District Rangers are cleaning toilets while trying to manage whole forests. Thereâs simply not enough capacity left to care for our public landsâlet alone restore them. It has been reported that regional forests have lost 35 people at Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, 46 at Okanagan-Wenatchee, 21 at Colville, 15 at Gifford-Pinchot. This is leaving <a href="https://apnews.com/article/washington-oregon-wildland-wildfire-firefighting-forest-trump-df90c3da2dae47ecd3f0d3eb319394b4" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline">wildfire agency uncertain</span></a> for a fire season that is already kicking off. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This administration is also <a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/may/25/columbia-river-salmon-restoration-hit-hard-by-15b-/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline">slashing funding for salmon recovery</span></a> in the Columbia River, a priority for all the Tribes of the Upper Columbia. </p><h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>What The Lands Council Is Doing</strong> </h2><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Weâre responding with <strong>advocacy, collaboration, and direct action</strong>: </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><em>ð£ Advocacy</em></strong><em> </em></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Weâve written to our representatives to defend public lands and <strong>advocate for multiple-use management</strong>âincluding responsible harvest, aquatic protections, restoration, and economic benefits of recreation to rural communities. TLC has signed on with over <a href="https://wawild.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WA-State-Federal-Public-Lands-Supporter-List-051525.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>350 other Federal Lands Advocates</strong></span></a> across WA and will continue to fight for public lands protections. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Weâve submitted formal comments defending key protections in the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/17/nx-s1-5366814/endangered-species-act-change-harm-trump-rule" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Endangered Species Act</strong></span></a>. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We co-signed a <strong>statewide letter</strong> supporting forest collaboratives like the <strong>Northeast Washington Forest Coalition (NEWFC)</strong>, which TLC helped found alongside <strong>Vaagen Brothers Lumber</strong> and other partners. NEWFC is a national model for balancing forest restoration, old growth protection, and rural economic support. </p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong><em>ð² Action</em></strong><em> </em></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Lands Council is working with the <a href="https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Old Growth Tree Network</strong></span></a> to document and protect the <strong>less than 3% of old-growth trees</strong> left in NE Washingtonâvital habitat for many species including endangered species like lynx, goshawks, and grizzly bears. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Weâre supporting <strong>Colville National Forest</strong> as it faces severe staffing shortages. Join us at <strong>NEWFCâs Community Forest Field Day</strong>: </p></li></ul><p style="margin-left:40px;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">ð <em>June 16, 1â6 p.m., Chewelah, WA</em> <br> <em>
1446Come learn how you can volunteer to support your national forest. </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1208874100966008/?__cft__[0]=AZWM-5qujwgio6ntOm6XeRaLqorzBMqX7OQU55IUa_D2z7JPagbPpVA8A-lN6bBcbKWJwRbMSzzmlPmC2o-GpS-OyXaFeUjx-2TRrMOcLW3jgOTn9CwNB2VWHxMVFIuz8QETIKITp8uVP5TuDBo3iG3TgRmuhp0f4Avml7SWKiujnX1zFzU8VPJUY7492BJA0N-rNDNoDze5pZSoms1QVfox&__tn__=-UK-R" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/share/1Br8Wokspg/</strong></a> </p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Weâre helping build capacity for <strong>prescribed fire</strong> through the <a href="https://www.putfiretowork.org/selkirktrex" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Selkirk TREX program</strong></span></a>, training new practitioners to restore healthy fire regimes and protect communities from catastrophic wildfire. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Lands Council is also an active member in the newly formed<strong> </strong><a href="https://spokanesalmon.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Spokane Salmon Restoration Collaborative</strong>,</span></a> and the <strong>Kalispel Tibe - Pend Oreille Lead Entity</strong>, working with our regional partners to restore salmon, red band, and cutthroat trout habitat across NE WA. </p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>What You Can Do</strong> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Now is the time to act: </p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>ð Contact your representatives</strong> and oppose public land sell-offs and irresponsible timber mandates. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>ð </strong><a href="/donate"><strong>Donate to The Lands Council</strong></a> to support local advocacy and conservation. </p></li></ul><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>ð£ Spread the word</strong>âforward this story, talk to your neighbors, and raise your voice. </p></li></ul><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We need your help to protect what makes the Inland Northwest so special. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In solidarity, <br><strong>The Lands Council Team</strong> <br><em>Protecting the Inland Northwest Since 1984</em> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p> 1447</div> 1448 1449 1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 1469 1470 1471 1472 1473</div></div></div></div></div></div> 1474 1475 1476 </div> 1477 1478 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 1479 1480 1481 <p class="entry-tags"> 1482 Tagged: <a href="/news/tag/federal+funding" rel="tag">federal funding</a>, <a href="/news/tag/executive+orders" rel="tag">executive orders</a>, <a href="/news/tag/public+lands" rel="tag">public lands</a> 1483 </p> 1484 1485 <div class="entry-actions"> 1486 1487 <a href="/news/our-public-lands-are-under-attack-what-can-we-do#comments-684719866cfd956dc20d30f5" class="entry-comments">Comment</a> 1488 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="684719866cfd956dc20d30f5" data-like-count="0"> 1489 <span class="like-icon"></span> 1490 <span class="like-count"></span> 1491 </span> 1492<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="" data-asset-url="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/5cd356fb7332d40001ab8ca2/684719866cfd956dc20d30f5/1785967553243/" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/our-public-lands-are-under-attack-what-can-we-do" data-title="Our Public Lands Are Under Attack: What can we do? "></span> 1493 </div> 1494 </footer> 1495 1496 1497 1498 </article> 1499 1500 <article class="entry h-entry hentry category-change-makers tag-community-volunteers tag-urban-canopy author-kate-vanskike post-type-text article-index-7" id="article-682fb1fbf9593d671f66a2d1" data-item-id="682fb1fbf9593d671f66a2d1"> 1501 1502 <header class="entry-header"> 1503 <div class="meta-above-title"> 1504 1505 <div class="entry-byline">
1506 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 1507 </div> 1508 1509 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1510 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-05-22" pubdate><a href="/news/new-neighborhood-tree-owners-share-their-joy" class="entry-dateline-link">May 22, 2025</a></time> 1511 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-05-27"></time> 1512 </div> 1513 1514 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 1515 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Change+Makers" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Change Makers</a></span> 1516 </div> 1517 1518 </div> 1519 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 1520 1521 <a href="/news/new-neighborhood-tree-owners-share-their-joy" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">New Neighborhood Tree Owners Share Their Joy</a> 1522 1523 </h1> 1524 <div class="meta-below-title"> 1525 1526 <div class="entry-byline"> 1527 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 1528 </div> 1529 1530 <div class="entry-dateline"> 1531 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-05-22" pubdate><a href="/news/new-neighborhood-tree-owners-share-their-joy" class="entry-dateline-link">May 22, 2025</a></time> 1532 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-05-27"></time> 1533 </div> 1534 1535 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 1536 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Change+Makers" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Change Makers</a></span> 1537 </div> 1538 1539 </div> 1540 </header> 1541 1542 <div class="entry-content"> 1543 1544 1545 <div class="e-content"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1747956697818" id="item-682fb1fbf9593d671f66a2d1"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-9c7f65f25826be8041f3"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1546 1547<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 1548 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>By Justyce Brant<br>Urban Forestry Program Director for The Lands Council</em></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">After a season of planting trees along the Appleway Trail in Spokane Valley, The Lands Council and our CoolCanopy partners at the Spokane Conservation District are shifting our focus to residential plantings. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This switch to neighborhoods, with the help of incredible volunteers, means high-quality trees are benefiting people right at their homes â for free!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In May, local residents Lindy, Melissa and Jim, Laurie, Al, Mark, Skip, Brook and Shawn, and Kolbie received their new green friends after demonstrating a commitment to caring for these trees. After all, newly planted trees can only help take care of us if we take care of them! </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><br><strong>Laurie </strong>lives in Airway Heights with her rescue pup. She just completed construction on her dream home, located next to the trailer she previously lived in. She is passionate about creating a more shaded, beautiful space â not just for her and her 5-year old granddaughter, but for the whole community. Laurie specifically requested flowering trees so her neighbors could also enjoy their beauty.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We planted her trees with the incredible students from Cheney WIN Academy â such a kind and enthusiastic group!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Jim and Melissa </strong>live in Spokane Valley and have spent years working to beautify their home. They care deeply for the local wildlife â especially the marmots that often visit their yard! A few years ago, Melissa lost her beloved lilacs to blight, which devastated her; those lilacs had served as both a visual joy and a privacy screen.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">They were overjoyed to receive six flowering trees, which we planted along their hillside with students and teachers from Innovation High School â one of our longest-standing school partners. Jim was so excited he joined the planting himself, and Melissa thoughtfully recorded all the names the students gave to the trees. They were incredibly helpful and we plan to return and plant more trees soon!</p> 1549</div> 1550 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_35887"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 1610 1611 1612 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 <div 1623 class=" 1624 image-block-outer-wrapper 1625 layout-caption-below 1626 design-layout-inline 1627 combination-animation-none 1628 individual-animation-none 1629 individual-text-animation-none 1630 " 1631 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 1632 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 1633 > 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638 <figure 1639 class=" 1640 sqs-block-image-figure 1641 intrinsic 1642 " 1643 style="max-width:4032px;" 1644 > 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649 1650 1651 1652 <div 1653 1654 1655 class="image-block-wrapper" 1656 data-animation-role="image" 1657 1658 1659 1660 > 1661 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 1662 1663 1664 1665 has-aspect-ratio 1666 " style=" 1667 position: relative; 1668 1669 padding-bottom:75%; 1670 1671 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 1672 " 1673 > 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg" data-image-dimensions="4032x3024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
1681w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/a246debe-b748-45d4-b0c3-0257926c8ddb/Students+at+TCS+finishing+up+Lindy%27s+.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 1682 1683 </div> 1684 </div> 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 1692 <div class="image-caption"><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Student volunteers from The Community School at Lindyâs</p></div> 1693 </figcaption> 1694 1695 1696 </figure> 1697 1698 1699 </div> 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_36319"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1707 1708<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 1709 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Lindy </strong>lives in Spokane Valley in a home with very little vegetation. It gets extremely hot in the summer, and he was excited to plant trees along his back fence to add shade, privacy, and beauty, not just for himself, but for his neighbors too.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Students from The Community School joined us for their âSpring Into Action Dayâ and planted all of the trees in Lindyâs backyard. When we returned to finish up the front yard planting, Lindy had already installed a timed irrigation system!</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">He later sent us this lovely note:</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">âThe trees look GREAT! Nice job once again. Iâm going to set up my timers and get the everyday watering going. Thanks again for all you do.â</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">âItâs an awesome legacy. This home deserves to be forested again. I love the thought of those serviceberries giving people shade and encouraging wildlife to visit. Canât wait to watch them grow. It would have been financially unfeasible to do this on my own. I know what you all have done here and love the connection weâve made to make the neighborhood better.â</p> 1710</div> 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_41099"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 <div 1784 class=" 1785 image-block-outer-wrapper 1786 layout-caption-below 1787 design-layout-inline 1788 combination-animation-none 1789 individual-animation-none 1790 individual-text-animation-none 1791 " 1792 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 1793 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 1794 > 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 <figure 1800 class=" 1801 sqs-block-image-figure 1802 intrinsic 1803 " 1804 style="max-width:4032px;" 1805 > 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 <div 1814 1815 1816 class="image-block-wrapper" 1817 data-animation-role="image" 1818 1819 1820 1821 > 1822 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 1823 1824 1825 1826 has-aspect-ratio 1827 " style=" 1828 position: relative; 1829 1830 padding-bottom:75%; 1831 1832 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 1833 " 1834 > 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg" data-image-dimensions="4032x3024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
1842w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/b9254d05-244a-4739-b987-3d46509e475a/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Mark%21+.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 1843 1844 </div> 1845 </div> 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 1853 <div class="image-caption"><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Volunteers with Travelers Insurance with Mark</p></div> 1854 </figcaption> 1855 1856 1857 </figure> 1858 1859 1860 </div> 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_41476"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1868 1869<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 1870 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Mark </strong>was one of the most memorable residents we worked with on this particular week. Heâs a Gulf War veteran and soon will undergo his 18th procedure on his back â a long recovery journey after a shrapnel blast injury. Despite this, Mark is incredibly warm, positive, and full of life.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">He spends his days walking around his property and feeding peanuts to his beloved squirrels, Rocky and Rocky 2. He also treasures his 65-year-old maple tree and wanted to add more trees for the squirrels to enjoy.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">He stayed with us the entire time we planted on his property. When we were leaving, I asked if I could give him a hug and he looked genuinely moved and gave me a long, heartfelt embrace. He said, âThank you so much, and I hope to see you soon, sweetie.â It really stayed with me.</p> 1871</div> 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_39615"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 <div 1945 class=" 1946 image-block-outer-wrapper 1947 layout-caption-below 1948 design-layout-inline 1949 combination-animation-none 1950 individual-animation-none 1951 individual-text-animation-none 1952 " 1953 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 1954 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 1955 > 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 <figure 1961 class=" 1962 sqs-block-image-figure 1963 intrinsic 1964 " 1965 style="max-width:3610px;" 1966 > 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 <div 1975 1976 1977 class="image-block-wrapper" 1978 data-animation-role="image" 1979 1980 1981 1982 > 1983 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 1984 1985 1986 1987 has-aspect-ratio 1988 " style=" 1989 position: relative; 1990 1991 padding-bottom:75.56786346435547%; 1992 1993 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 1994 " 1995 > 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg" data-image-dimensions="3610x2728" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg" width="3610" height="2728" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
2003w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/eb3db381-1258-47e6-a60e-3770dae978ed/On+Track+Academy+with+Al%21+.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2004 2005 </div> 2006 </div> 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 2014 <div class="image-caption"><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On Track Academy students with Al</p></div> 2015 </figcaption> 2016 2017 2018 </figure> 2019 2020 2021 </div> 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_39992"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2029 2030<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2031 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Al</strong> lives in a small home in Airway Heights, one that originally belonged to his son, who needed more space as his family grew. So Al swapped houses with him to stay close by and visit his five grandchildren often.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Al has a deep love for trees and was thrilled to add more color and life to his property. When On Track Academy students helped plant his tree, they affectionately said he looked like Santa Claus, which made him laugh out loud. He even offered to buy all the students ice cream. We declined because we had more planting to do, but we were genuinely touched by the gesture.</p> 2032</div> 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_37791"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 <div 2106 class=" 2107 image-block-outer-wrapper 2108 layout-caption-below 2109 design-layout-inline 2110 combination-animation-none 2111 individual-animation-none 2112 individual-text-animation-none 2113 " 2114 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 2115 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 2116 > 2117 2118 2119 2120 2121 <figure 2122 class=" 2123 sqs-block-image-figure 2124 intrinsic 2125 " 2126 style="max-width:4032px;" 2127 > 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133 2134 2135 <div 2136 2137 2138 class="image-block-wrapper" 2139 data-animation-role="image" 2140 2141 2142 2143 > 2144 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 2145 2146 2147 2148 has-aspect-ratio 2149 " style=" 2150 position: relative; 2151 2152 padding-bottom:75%; 2153 2154 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 2155 " 2156 > 2157 2158 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 2164 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg" data-image-dimensions="4032x3024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg" width="4032" height="3024" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
2164w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/be37cb78-cbd7-41df-95f8-abf83c024a40/Traveler%27s+Insurance+with+Brook%2C+Mark%2C+and+Martha%21+.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2165 2166 </div> 2167 </div> 2168 2169 2170 2171 2172 2173 2174 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 2175 <div class="image-caption"><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Volunteers from Travelers Insurance with Brook, Shawn, and Martha</p></div> 2176 </figcaption> 2177 2178 2179 </figure> 2180 2181 2182 </div> 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2188 2189</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1747956203761_38168"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2190 2191<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2192 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Brook, Shawn, and Martha </strong>live in a new development in Airway Heights where thereâs almost no vegetation. With summers getting hotter each year, they were deeply grateful for the opportunity to receive free trees.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We talked about how meaningful it will be for their daughter, Martha, to grow up alongside these trees and see them flourish over the years.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We planted their trees with volunteers from Travelers Insurance Agency â a joyful and committed group of folks who were excited to be a part of this work.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Skip and Kolbie</strong> were both kind and enthusiastic about their trees (we didnât get photos this time around). </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Many Thanks</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Huge thanks go to volunteers from The Community School, Cheney WIN Academy, Innovation High School, Travelers Insurance Agency, and On Track Academy for coming out to help these home owners give their new trees a solid start. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">As partners with the Spokane Conservation District, we are dedicated to assisting with tree plantings and working towards increasing canopy coverage in these neighborhoods by 2030. Our collective efforts seek to promote environmental justice and foster healthier communities.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Kat (Hall) and I feel so grateful to be a part of this work â and Iâm personally so thankful for the leadership, care, and collaboration you all bring to the table. Every tree we plant is part of something much bigger â and it's so special to share that with our residents, students, and all of you.</p><p style="margin-left:40px;white-space:pre-wrap;" class=""><br><strong>Explore the </strong><a href="https://spokanecd.org/"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Spokane Conservation District website</strong></span></a><strong>
2192 to find out more about this program and determine if you qualify for a complimentary tree on your property!</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></p> 2193</div> 2194 2195 2196 2197 2198 2199 2200 2201 2202 2203 2204 2205 2206 2207 2208 2209 2210 2211 2212 2213 2214 2215 2216 2217 2218 2219</div></div></div></div></div></div> 2220 2221 2222 </div> 2223 2224 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 2225 2226 2227 <p class="entry-tags"> 2228 Tagged: <a href="/news/tag/community+volunteers" rel="tag">community volunteers</a>, <a href="/news/tag/urban+canopy" rel="tag">urban canopy</a> 2229 </p> 2230 2231 <div class="entry-actions"> 2232 2233 <a href="/news/new-neighborhood-tree-owners-share-their-joy#comments-682fb1fbf9593d671f66a2d1" class="entry-comments">Comment</a> 2234 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="682fb1fbf9593d671f66a2d1" data-like-count="0"> 2235 <span class="like-icon"></span> 2236 <span class="like-count"></span> 2237 </span> 2238<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="1747958364547-R51KKGLBBFQO62FC8X5Q" data-asset-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1747958364547-R51KKGLBBFQO62FC8X5Q/trees+with+homes+-+microsoft+copilot.png" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/new-neighborhood-tree-owners-share-their-joy" data-title="New Neighborhood Tree Owners Share Their Joy"></span> 2239 </div> 2240 </footer> 2241 2242 2243 2244 </article> 2245 2246 <article class="entry h-entry hentry tag-eddie-vedder author-kate-vanskike post-type-text article-index-8" id="article-681ad9a145ac76781fabb4a5" data-item-id="681ad9a145ac76781fabb4a5"> 2247 2248 <header class="entry-header"> 2249 <div class="meta-above-title"> 2250 2251 <div class="entry-byline"> 2252 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 2253 </div> 2254 2255 <div class="entry-dateline"> 2256 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-05-06" pubdate><a href="/news/the-second-life-of-eddie-vedders-canoe" class="entry-dateline-link">May 6, 2025</a></time> 2257 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-05-09"></time> 2258 </div> 2259 2260 </div> 2261 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 2262 2263 <a href="/news/the-second-life-of-eddie-vedders-canoe" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">The Second Life of Eddie Vedderâs Canoe</a> 2264 2265 </h1> 2266 <div class="meta-below-title"> 2267 2268 <div class="entry-byline"> 2269 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 2270 </div> 2271 2272 <div class="entry-dateline"> 2273 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-05-06" pubdate><a href="/news/the-second-life-of-eddie-vedders-canoe" class="entry-dateline-link">May 6, 2025</a></time> 2274 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-05-09"></time> 2275 </div> 2276 2277 </div> 2278 </header> 2279 2280 <div class="entry-content"> 2281 2282 2283 <div class="e-content"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1746590252199" id="item-681ad9a145ac76781fabb4a5"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-c9658fb3a75c5040f9ae"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2284 2285<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2286 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Having Eddie Vedderâs well-loved canoe as a featured item at the 2025 April Showers Auction drew some new folks into the circle of The Lands Councilâs friends. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Paul and Jody Knutzen are two of them. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Paul is founder of Knutzen Engineering, a civil engineering firm in the Tri-Cities. He learned about the unique opportunity to bid on a collectible of Pearl Jamâs frontman from his firmâs attorney, Bill Hughbanks, who is married to TLC administrative director Teresa. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There was a bit of a bidding war, against another guest at the same table no less, but Paul was not about to let the canoe slip away. His enthusiasm was remarkable, so we followed up to ask a few questions. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>What drew you to TLC's auction this year? </strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bill Hughbanks, who is representing us in a Benton County civil matter, mentioned his wifeâs connection to TLC and the prospect of having the canoe, since he knew how much I liked Eddie Vedder &
2286 Pearl Jam. I would say what drew us was several things: The prospect of meeting our attorney (and his wife) in person (not Zoom); the opportunity for my wife and I to have a date night, never having done a charity/auction dinner out of the Tri-Cities area; the opportunity to purchase Edâs canoe and whatever silent auction items interested us; and supporting a good cause. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bill also told us at the last minute that Krist Novaselic (the bassist for Nirvana) was coming, too, although at that point we were already excited to be coming and would have come if Krist didnât come. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">One funny anecdote â we purchased one thing from the silent auction, a painting which my wife and I both loved a lot. Turns out it was painted by none other than Billâs mother-in-law. Small world.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>What inspired you to bid on the Eddie Vedder canoe? </strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Owning something that was personally connected to EV. Also, secretly hoping that Eddie would reach out and afford us the opportunity to meet him or his band at an upcoming show, but Iâm not holding my breath.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Any specific ideas yet on how or where you might use it?</strong> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We were thinking of mounting it to a wall in our house so I can place all my various Eddie & Pearl Jam memorabilia within it. I doubt any other Pearl Jam fan has their collection in Eddieâs own personal canoe!</p> 2287</div> 2288 2289 2290 2291 2292 2293 2294 2295 2296 2297 2298 2299 2300 2301 2302 2303 2304 2305 2306 2307 2308 2309 2310 2311 2312 2313</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1746590092532_35296"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2314 2315 2316 2317 2318 2319 2320 2321 2322 2323 2324 2325 2326 2327 2328 2329 2330 2331 2332 2333 2334 2335 2336 2337 2338 2339 2340 2341 2342 2343 2344 2345 2346 2347 2348 2349 2350 2351 2352 2353 2354 2355 2356 2357 2358 2359 2360 <div 2361 class=" 2362 image-block-outer-wrapper 2363 layout-caption-below 2364 design-layout-inline 2365 combination-animation-none 2366 individual-animation-none 2367 individual-text-animation-none 2368 " 2369 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 2370 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 2371 > 2372 2373 2374 2375 2376 <figure 2377 class=" 2378 sqs-block-image-figure 2379 intrinsic 2380 " 2381 style="max-width:750px;" 2382 > 2383 2384 2385 2386 2387 2388 2389 2390 <div 2391 2392 2393 class="image-block-wrapper" 2394 data-animation-role="image" 2395 2396 2397 2398 > 2399 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 2400 2401 2402 2403 has-aspect-ratio 2404 " style=" 2405 position: relative; 2406 2407 padding-bottom:57.06666564941406%; 2408 2409 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 2410 " 2411 > 2412 2413 2414 2415 2416 2417 2418 2419 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg" data-image-dimensions="750x428" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg" width="750" height="428" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/4d232f30-97bc-4a60-8fc5-c82cd628b22b/paul+and+jody+knutzen+and+eddie.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2420 2421 </div> 2422 </div> 2423 2424 2425 2426 2427 2428 2429 </figure> 2430 2431 2432 </div> 2433 2434 2435 2436 2437 2438 2439</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1746590092532_35717"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2440 2441<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2442 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>What did you enjoy about the auction?</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It was so much fun! Having engaging conversation with the people at our table, enjoying a great meal, meeting our attorney and his wife and her mom, meeting Krist, meeting Bob Whittaker. Auctions themselves are also fun, so fast paced, and get you excited to participate. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>What did you learn about The Lands Council? </strong></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Before the event I knew nothing of The Lands Council. Now I do and itâs opened my eyes to the fact that my business really should be sharing a similar mission to TLC. I am a civil engineering business owner and we do land and site development for clients in the Tri-Cities. We learned from those seated at our table about various overlapping issues in our industry (land banks, critical areas, green design certification). </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Further, purchasing the canoe has introduced me to Bob Whittaker who has been going above and beyond showing thoughtfulness towards me, even sharing some text messages he had with Ed about me and the canoe which none of my friends can say Ed has thanked them in a text message! Bobâs connections are possibly putting me in position to work on a project that is being advocated by Pearl Jam, <a href="https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bb31cd48d0284fa59d6f454cafabe962">a skate park on land of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville</a>. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">the town of Inchelium </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">So, while I would say I enjoyed the event first and foremost, I feel that itâs opened my eyes to what TLC is and I support that mission. Iâm very grateful that we were invited, we had a good time and would come again.</p> 2443</div> 2444 2445 2446 2447 2448 2449 2450 2451 2452 2453 2454 2455 2456 2457 2458 2459 2460 2461 2462 2463 2464 2465 2466 2467 2468 2469</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1746590727707_31704"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2470 2471 2472 2473 2474 2475 2476 2477 2478 2479 2480 2481 2482 2483 2484 2485 2486 2487 2488 2489 2490 2491 2492 2493 2494 2495 2496 2497 2498 2499 2500 2501 2502 2503 2504 2505 2506 2507 2508 2509 2510 2511 2512 2513 2514 2515 2516 <div 2517 class=" 2518 image-block-outer-wrapper 2519 layout-caption-below 2520 design-layout-inline 2521 combination-animation-none 2522 individual-animation-none 2523 individual-text-animation-none 2524 " 2525 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 2526 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 2527 > 2528 2529 2530 2531 2532 <figure 2533 class=" 2534 sqs-block-image-figure 2535 intrinsic 2536 " 2537 style="max-width:1140px;" 2538 > 2539 2540 2541 2542 2543 2544 2545 2546 <div 2547 2548 2549 class="image-block-wrapper" 2550 data-animation-role="image" 2551 2552 2553 2554 > 2555 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 2556 2557 2558 2559 has-aspect-ratio 2560 " style=" 2561 position: relative; 2562 2563 padding-bottom:50%; 2564 2565 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 2566 " 2567 > 2568 2569 2570 2571 2572 2573 2574 2575 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1140x570" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg" width="1140" height="570" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
2575w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f3d66ab3-2fcb-4f24-8991-9c41e6b9c43c/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2576 2577 </div> 2578 </div> 2579 2580 2581 2582 2583 2584 2585 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 2586 <div class="image-caption"><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Bobby Whittaker, who formerly worked in the grunge music scene, invited Nirvana bassist Krist Novaselic (at right) to attend The Lands Councilâs auction, which featured the canoe of another friend of Whittakerâs - Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. </p></div> 2587 </figcaption> 2588 2589 2590 </figure> 2591 2592 2593 </div> 2594 2595 2596 2597 2598 2599 2600</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1746590862357_12333"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2601 2602<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2603 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://landscouncil.org/news/eddie-vedders-canoe"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Learn more about Bobby Whittakerâs connection to Eddie Vedder here. </span></a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><br></p> 2604</div> 2605 2606 2607 2608 2609 2610 2611 2612 2613 2614 2615 2616 2617 2618 2619 2620 2621 2622 2623 2624 2625 2626 2627 2628 2629 2630</div></div></div></div></div></div> 2631 2632 2633 </div> 2634 2635 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 2636 2637 2638 <p class="entry-tags"> 2639 Tagged: <a href="/news/tag/eddie+vedder" rel="tag">eddie vedder</a> 2640 </p> 2641 2642 <div class="entry-actions"> 2643 2644 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="681ad9a145ac76781fabb4a5" data-like-count="0"> 2645 <span class="like-icon"></span> 2646 <span class="like-count"></span> 2647 </span> 2648<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="1746590787012-8NTEUOH0MZE10TK9WY7Y" data-asset-url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/1746590787012-8NTEUOH0MZE10TK9WY7Y/feature-bobby-krist-eddie.jpg" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/the-second-life-of-eddie-vedders-canoe" data-title="The Second Life of Eddie Vedderâs Canoe"></span> 2649 </div> 2650 </footer> 2651 2652 2653 2654 </article> 2655 2656 <article class="entry h-entry hentry category-change-makers category-history tag-environmental-education tag-environmental-leaders tag-get-the-lead-out tag-coeur-dalene-river author-kate-vanskike post-type-text article-index-9" id="article-6806ae6ec7e40b334486ec46" data-item-id="6806ae6ec7e40b334486ec46"> 2657 2658 <header class="entry-header"> 2659 <div class="meta-above-title"> 2660 2661 <div class="entry-byline"> 2662 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 2663 </div> 2664 2665 <div class="entry-dateline"> 2666 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-04-21" pubdate><a href="/news/confrontation-negotiation-compromise-repeat" class="entry-dateline-link">April 21, 2025</a></time> 2667 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-04-21"></time> 2668 </div> 2669 2670 <div class="entry-morefrom">
2671 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Change+Makers" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Change Makers</a>, <a href="/news/category/History" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">History</a></span> 2672 </div> 2673 2674 </div> 2675 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 2676 2677 <a href="/news/confrontation-negotiation-compromise-repeat" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">Confrontation, Negotiation, Compromise. Repeat. </a> 2678 2679 </h1> 2680 <div class="meta-below-title"> 2681 2682 <div class="entry-byline"> 2683 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 2684 </div> 2685 2686 <div class="entry-dateline"> 2687 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-04-21" pubdate><a href="/news/confrontation-negotiation-compromise-repeat" class="entry-dateline-link">April 21, 2025</a></time> 2688 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-04-21"></time> 2689 </div> 2690 2691 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 2692 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Change+Makers" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Change Makers</a>, <a href="/news/category/History" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">History</a></span> 2693 </div> 2694 2695 </div> 2696 </header> 2697 2698 <div class="entry-content"> 2699 2700 2701 <div class="e-content"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1745268894117" id="item-6806ae6ec7e40b334486ec46"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-359944f71d4b06d76ede"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2702 2703<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2704 <h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mark Solomon: Executive Director, 1995-1999</h2><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>In celebration of our 40th Anniversary, The Lands Council highlights the contributions of those who have served as its executive directors. </em></h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>By Kate Vanskike, TLC Board President</em></p> 2705</div> 2706 2707 2708 2709 2710 2711 2712 2713 2714 2715 2716 2717 2718 2719 2720 2721 2722 2723 2724 2725 2726 2727 2728 2729 2730 2731</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1745268311646_31631"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2732 2733 2734 2735 2736 2737 2738 2739 2740 2741 2742 2743 2744 2745 2746 2747 2748 2749 2750 2751 2752 2753 2754 2755 2756 2757 2758 2759 2760 2761 2762 2763 2764 2765 2766 2767 2768 2769 2770 2771 2772 2773 2774 2775 2776 2777 2778 <div 2779 class=" 2780 image-block-outer-wrapper 2781 layout-caption-below 2782 design-layout-inline 2783 combination-animation-none 2784 individual-animation-none 2785 individual-text-animation-none 2786 " 2787 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 2788 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 2789 > 2790 2791 2792 2793 2794 <figure 2795 class=" 2796 sqs-block-image-figure 2797 intrinsic 2798 " 2799 style="max-width:750px;" 2800 > 2801 2802 2803 2804 2805 2806 2807 2808 <div 2809 2810 2811 class="image-block-wrapper" 2812 data-animation-role="image" 2813 2814 2815 2816 > 2817 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 2818 2819 2820 2821 has-aspect-ratio 2822 " style=" 2823 position: relative; 2824 2825 padding-bottom:57.06666564941406%; 2826 2827 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 2828 " 2829 > 2830 2831 2832 2833 2834 2835 2836 2837 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg" data-image-dimensions="750x428" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg" width="750" height="428" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
2837w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/80aeb4d4-30cd-474f-bd5e-541077e726de/mark+solomon+-+tlc.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2838 2839 </div> 2840 </div> 2841 2842 2843 2844 2845 2846 2847 </figure> 2848 2849 2850 </div> 2851 2852 2853 2854 2855 2856 2857</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1745268311646_32028"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2858 2859<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 2860 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If John Osborn was the visionary for The Lands Council, Mark Solomon was the architect. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mark Solomonâs experience for the job with The Lands Council was vast and varied. Heâd been County Commissioner for Latah County, a grizzly bear lobbyist in the Bitteroots of Montana, held a Ph.D. in water resources, and led the University of Idahoâs Water Institute. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It was while he was working as a blacksmith and volunteering as a water quality activist focused on the Clearwater River basin that John Osborne (TLC founder) asked Mark to join this young board in Spokane. He was serving as the boardâs VP when in 1995 he was asked to be the executive director. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Lands Council under Mark expanded beyond its forest-related activism and litigation work â which had been wildly successful in scaling back logging in the National Forests of the upper Columbia River Basin â to include water quality efforts, particularly in the Coeur dâAlene / Spokane watershed. Despite the fact that TLC had a small staff and budget, Mark guided the production of a âGet the Lead Outâ campaign that, among other things, distributed 10,000 VHS tapes to educate residents and leaders on the toxins flowing into the waters of the basin from mining in the Silver Valley. 165 billion pounds of lead-contaminated sediments were washing down the Coeur dâAlene River into Coeur dâAlene Lake and into the Spokane River. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The video campaign brought massive attention to this issue â along with controversy. âThe mining companies had the money and were heavily invested in Spokane,â Mark explains. âPlus, people just didnât want to believe what was happening.â </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Thatâs one of the reasons Mark insisted that The Lands Council join the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, where, hopefully, TLC representatives could influence matters. </p> 2861</div> 2862 2863 2864 2865 2866 2867 2868 2869 2870 2871 2872 2873 2874 2875 2876 2877 2878 2879 2880 2881 2882 2883 2884 2885 2886 2887</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1745268895478_3791"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 2888 2889 2890 2891 2892 2893 2894 2895 2896 2897 2898 2899 2900 2901 2902 2903 2904 2905 2906 2907 2908 2909 2910 2911 2912 2913 2914 2915 2916 2917 2918 2919 2920 2921 2922 2923 2924 2925 2926 2927 2928 2929 2930 2931 2932 2933 2934 <div 2935 class=" 2936 image-block-outer-wrapper 2937 layout-caption-below 2938 design-layout-inline 2939 combination-animation-none 2940 individual-animation-none 2941 individual-text-animation-none 2942 " 2943 data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" 2944 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="inline" 2945 > 2946 2947 2948 2949 2950 <figure 2951 class=" 2952 sqs-block-image-figure 2953 intrinsic 2954 " 2955 style="max-width:750px;" 2956 > 2957 2958 2959 2960 2961 2962 2963 2964 <div 2965 2966 2967 class="image-block-wrapper" 2968 data-animation-role="image" 2969 2970 2971 2972 > 2973 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 2974 2975 2976 2977 has-aspect-ratio 2978 " style=" 2979 position: relative; 2980 2981 padding-bottom:57.06666564941406%; 2982 2983 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 2984 " 2985 > 2986 2987 2988 2989 2990 2991 2992 2993 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg" data-image-dimensions="750x428" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg" width="750" height="428" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
2993w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/f8617f33-ffcc-4026-ba60-bc9d501bf671/transitions+covers.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 2994 2995 </div> 2996 </div> 2997 2998 2999 3000 3001 3002 3003 <figcaption data-sqsp-image-classic-block-caption-container class="image-caption-wrapper"> 3004 <div class="image-caption"><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><em>During Solomonâs era, founder John Osborn continued to publish the newsletter âTransitionsâ to provide education to the public.</em> </p></div> 3005 </figcaption> 3006 3007 3008 </figure> 3009 3010 3011 </div> 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1745268895478_4145"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 3019 3020<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 3021 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Alongside this massive undertaking, Mark says his first priority in becoming executive director was to hire staff (there were only two full-time employees) and to find ways to engage the membership. He started annual conferences and meetings, and offered role-playing workshops with activists, demonstrating how to find solutions with those who advocated against environmental causes. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">âI wanted people to be well aware of how the process works and identify whether they were capable of compromise,â Mark says. âIt was particularly illuminating for the staff, some of whom believed that compromise was âselling outâ before the exercise. That changed.â</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Amid these big-picture advances, it was Mark who led the organization to shorten its original name â the Inland Empire Public Lands Council â to The Lands Council, while maintaining the original mission: protecting the forests and waters of the Inland Northwest.</p> 3022</div> 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048</div></div></div></div></div></div> 3049 3050 3051 </div> 3052 3053 <footer class="entry-footer clear"> 3054 3055 3056 <p class="entry-tags"> 3057 Tagged: <a href="/news/tag/environmental+education" rel="tag">environmental education</a>, <a href="/news/tag/Environmental+leaders" rel="tag">Environmental leaders</a>, <a href="/news/tag/get+the+lead+out" rel="tag">get the lead out</a>, <a href="/news/tag/coeur+d%27alene+river" rel="tag">coeur d'alene river</a> 3058 </p> 3059 3060 <div class="entry-actions"> 3061 3062 <a href="/news/confrontation-negotiation-compromise-repeat#comments-6806ae6ec7e40b334486ec46" class="entry-comments">Comment</a> 3063 <span class="sqs-simple-like" data-item-id="6806ae6ec7e40b334486ec46" data-like-count="0"> 3064 <span class="like-icon"></span> 3065 <span class="like-count"></span> 3066 </span> 3067<span class="squarespace-social-buttons inline-style" data-system-data-id="" data-asset-url="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/5cd356fb7332d40001ab8ca2/6806ae6ec7e40b334486ec46/1745269483623/" data-record-type="1" data-full-url="/news/confrontation-negotiation-compromise-repeat" data-title="Confrontation, Negotiation, Compromise. Repeat. "></span> 3068 </div> 3069 </footer> 3070 3071 3072 3073 </article> 3074 3075 <article class="entry h-entry hentry category-change-makers author-kate-vanskike post-type-text article-index-10" id="article-67f6c9fc432f1a0314c3bef5" data-item-id="67f6c9fc432f1a0314c3bef5"> 3076 3077 <header class="entry-header"> 3078 <div class="meta-above-title"> 3079 3080 <div class="entry-byline">
3081 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 3082 </div> 3083 3084 <div class="entry-dateline"> 3085 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-04-09" pubdate><a href="/news/first-di-bernardo-environmental-heroes-award-honors-educator" class="entry-dateline-link">April 9, 2025</a></time> 3086 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-04-09"></time> 3087 </div> 3088 3089 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 3090 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Change+Makers" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Change Makers</a></span> 3091 </div> 3092 3093 </div> 3094 <h1 data-content-field="title" class="entry-title p-name"> 3095 3096 <a href="/news/first-di-bernardo-environmental-heroes-award-honors-educator" class="u-url" rel="bookmark">First Di Bernardo Environmental Heroes Award Honors Educator</a> 3097 3098 </h1> 3099 <div class="meta-below-title"> 3100 3101 <div class="entry-byline"> 3102 <span class="entry-author"><a href="/news?author=67d1ff1ab28f8b3415b50dd7" class="p-author author entry-byline-link" rel="author">Kate Vanskike</a></span> 3103 </div> 3104 3105 <div class="entry-dateline"> 3106 <time class="dt-published published entry-date" datetime="2025-04-09" pubdate><a href="/news/first-di-bernardo-environmental-heroes-award-honors-educator" class="entry-dateline-link">April 9, 2025</a></time> 3107 <time class="dt-updated updated" datetime="2025-04-09"></time> 3108 </div> 3109 3110 <div class="entry-morefrom"> 3111 <span class="entry-category"><a href="/news/category/Change+Makers" class="entry-morefrom-link" rel="tag">Change Makers</a></span> 3112 </div> 3113 3114 </div> 3115 </header> 3116 3117 <div class="entry-content"> 3118 3119 3120 <div class="e-content"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1744226988112" id="item-67f6c9fc432f1a0314c3bef5"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1744226786435_43317"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 3121 3122 3123 3124 3125 3126 3127 3128 3129 3130 3131 3132 3133 3134 3135 3136 3137 3138 3139 3140 3141 3142 3143 3144 3145 3146 3147 3148 3149 3150 3151 3152 3153 3154 3155 3156 3157 3158 3159 3160 3161 3162 3163 3164 3165 3166 3167 <figure 3168 class=" 3169 sqs-block-image-figure 3170 image-block-outer-wrapper 3171 image-block-v2 3172 design-layout-card 3173 combination-animation-none 3174 individual-animation-none 3175 individual-text-animation-none 3176 image-position-left 3177 3178 " 3179 data-scrolled 3180 data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" 3181 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="card" 3182 > 3183 3184 <div class="intrinsic"> 3185 3186 <div 3187 3188 class=" 3189 3190 image-inset" 3191 data-animation-role="image" 3192 data-description="<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Deb Di Bernardo, founder of Roast House. </p>" 3193 3194 3195 3196 > 3197 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 3198 3199 content-fit 3200 3201 " style=" 3202 position: relative; 3203 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 3204 3205 "> 3206 3207 3208 3209 3210 3211 3212 3213 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1126x1407" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg" width="1126" height="1407" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
3213w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: contain;" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/2b1f5d8c-c3f8-448e-8742-d7d18b7981b8/87037152_10159436805427166_1848974590475239424_n.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3214 3215 <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> 3216 </div> 3217 3218 </div> 3219 3220 3221 </div> 3222 3223 3224 3225 <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> 3226 <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-content-container> 3227 3228 3229 <div class="image-title-wrapper" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-title><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" 3230 3231 3232><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Deb Di Bernardo</p></div></div> 3233 3234 3235 3236 <div class="image-subtitle-wrapper" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-subtitle><div class="image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text" 3237 3238 3239><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">At its 30th annual April Showers auction held April 5, The Lands Council presented its first <strong>Deb Di Bernardo Environmental Heroes Award</strong>. Di Bernardo, founder and owner of <a href="https://roasthousecoffee.com/" target="_blank">Roast House Coffee</a>, was an avid supporter of The Lands Council, Spokaneâs longest-serving environmental nonprofit. </p></div></div> 3240 3241 3242 3243 3244 </div> 3245 </figcaption> 3246 3247 3248 </figure> 3249 3250 3251 3252 3253 3254 3255</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1744226786435_43694"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 3256 3257<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 3258 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Executive Director Amanda Parrish shared with more than 250 attendees how Di Bernardo and husband Jim Haynes started Roast House with a mission to source only certified organic, earth-friendly coffees. âBut Debâs impact went far beyond coffee,â Parrish said. âShe knew that caring for the planet also meant caring for people. She championed local causes, lifted up her community, and never hesitated to promote The Lands Council as an organization that aligned with her values.â</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Parrish continued: âDeb didnât have to commit to sustainable coffee practices. She didnât have to uplift women-owned farms or give so much to local nonprofits. But she did, because she lived her values. And so, we can think of no better way to honor Deb and her legacy than by creating an annual award in her name, given to a fellow environmental hero.â</p> 3259</div> 3260 3261 3262 3263 3264 3265 3266 3267 3268 3269 3270 3271 3272 3273 3274 3275 3276 3277 3278 3279 3280 3281 3282 3283 3284 3285</div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" data-block-type="5" data-sqsp-block="image-classic" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1744226786435_31166"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 3286 3287 3288 3289 3290 3291 3292 3293 3294 3295 3296 3297 3298 3299 3300 3301 3302 3303 3304 3305 3306 3307 3308 3309 3310 3311 3312 3313 3314 3315 3316 3317 3318 3319 3320 3321 3322 3323 3324 3325 3326 3327 3328 3329 3330 3331 3332 <figure 3333 class=" 3334 sqs-block-image-figure 3335 image-block-outer-wrapper 3336 image-block-v2 3337 design-layout-card 3338 combination-animation-none 3339 individual-animation-none 3340 individual-text-animation-none 3341 image-position-left 3342 3343 " 3344 data-scrolled 3345 data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" 3346 data-sqsp-image-classic-block-layout="card" 3347 > 3348 3349 <div class="intrinsic"> 3350 3351 <div 3352 3353 class=" 3354 3355 image-inset" 3356 data-animation-role="image" 3357 data-description="" 3358 3359 3360 3361 > 3362 <div data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image-container class="sqs-image-shape-container-element 3363 3364 content-fit 3365 3366 " style=" 3367 position: relative; 3368 overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black); 3369 3370 "> 3371 3372 3373 3374 3375 3376 3377 3378 <img data-stretch="false" data-src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1024x1363" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-image src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg" width="1024" height="1363" alt="" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
3378w, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" style="display:block;object-fit: contain;" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb5508815512ee5a4cfb6d/7a5625ef-fa7b-49b9-9752-e8f3e14f53d9/Parrish+%26+Mattson.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> 3379 3380 <div class="image-overlay" style="overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);"></div> 3381 </div> 3382 3383 </div> 3384 3385 3386 </div> 3387 3388 3389 3390 <figcaption class="image-card-wrapper" data-width-ratio> 3391 <div class="image-card sqs-dynamic-text-container" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-content-container> 3392 3393 3394 <div class="image-title-wrapper" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-title><div class="image-title sqs-dynamic-text" 3395 3396 3397><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">LISA MaTTSON</p></div></div> 3398 3399 3400 3401 <div class="image-subtitle-wrapper" data-sqsp-image-classic-block-subtitle><div class="image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text" 3402 3403 3404><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The first recipient of the award is <strong>Lisa Mattson</strong>, who has worked in Spokane Public Schools for more than 30 years, and since 2009 has been the principal of <a href="https://www.spokaneschools.org/o/on-track">On Track Academy</a>, an alternative high school built to support students who might not thrive in a traditional school setting. </p></div></div> 3405 3406 3407 3408 3409 </div> 3410 </figcaption> 3411 3412 3413 </figure> 3414 3415 3416 3417 3418 3419 3420</div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1744226786435_31561"><div class="sqs-block-content"> 3421 3422<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content> 3423 <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">âUnder Lisaâs leadership, On Track Academy has flourished as a nurturing environment where students are empowered to take charge of their education. But like Deb, Lisaâs commitment to her students â and her community â goes far beyond the job description,â said Parrish. âLisa wants every student who walks through On Trackâs doors to build a personal connection with nature. Each year, her students host free tree giveaways for the whole community. When The Lands Council wanted to build stormwater gardens in public schools with student involvement, Lisa was the first principal to say yes.â</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Mattson understands the vital role urban trees play in placemaking, in calming traffic, in reducing asthma rates, and knows that the neighborhoods her students live in â where 75% of families are in poverty â are less likely to be healthy, green, shaded neighborhoods. She regularly attends tree equity conferences or urban planning meetings to champion equity and climate justice for those areas. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Receiving the award, Mattson noted the need for community members to get behind efforts like The Lands Council, especially as it and other organizations face the realities of federal funding decisions. </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Lands Council celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, having been founded in 1985 by John Osborn, a physician who challenged corporate and government actions responsible for destroying forests. 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