A Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment (BERA) is the next big milestone for the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). The BERA and Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) are required to complete the…
Migrating needed water to Odessa farms from deep wells to surface water irrigation continues to progress. Construction of the East Low Canal expansion is complete with only some related road construction remaining. One of the…
This is a story of resilience and passion. Starring salmon in the Upper Columbia, the storyline is evolving with embers of hope that are beginning to catch fire. In 2017, the Spokane Tribe of Indians…
On September 28, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Administration signed a joint Record of Decision (ROD) that will support ongoing operations, maintenance, and configuration of 14 federal dams…
If you turn the clock back to 1991, a young woman named Lynne Brougher traveled to Lake Roosevelt for the first time. She’s been a fixture serving our communities for two federal agencies ever since….
National Park Service Visitor Use Site Management Plan Adopted The Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LRNRA) Visitor Use Site Management Plan was completed in September. This effort, which began in 2017, focuses on nine priority…
The Columbia River Basin is the last major watershed in the U.S. not infested by zebra and quagga mussels. An intergovernmental network continues the effort to keep these unsightly and potentially economically devastating organisms from…
Metals smelting dating back to the turn of the century contaminated soils in the town of Northport, putting children’s health at risk. Building on work initiated in 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted…
The River Mile (TRM) network program received a two-year, $100,000 EPA Environmental Education (EE) grant. It will support TRM’s efforts to engage K-12 students in real-world STEM through scientific research, data collection, and analysis. Field…
The Lake Roosevelt Forum has published the 2020 Draft Human Health Risk Assessment Public Guide for the Lake Roosevelt and Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (UCR RI/FS). Click here to view on-line version. Email…
The backdrop for Forum activities is the unique and distinct needs of Lake Roosevelt, which resulted from creating a reservoir to support operational capacity at Grand Coulee Dam. Two Indian tribes, federal agencies, state agencies and four counties have specific interests in the management of the lake. Individually and collectively, they seek to meet a diverse set of environmental, economic and cultural needs.
Lake Roosevelt Forum continues to successfully engage in a set of public outreach activities intended to further strengthen collaboration and cooperation among the many stakeholders with interests in and around Lake Roosevelt.
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