The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) continues to make progress on plans for cleaning up smelter-related metals contamination in Northport’s Town Park and boat launch waterfront area. Visit the Forum’s summer 2021 newsletter for…
In the summer of 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offered voluntary soil sampling to property owners located within Northport town limits. Historically, lead and arsenic have been detected at elevated concentrations in soils…
EPA is funding the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to develop a fish tissue and water quality monitoring framework to track the status and trends of toxics in the Columbia River. The…
The Lake Roosevelt communities lost a great friend and advocate for protecting our lands and waters. John Roland was a Senior Hydrogeologist with the Washington Department of Ecology’s Eastern Regional Office Toxics Cleanup Program. He…
In October the Upper Columbia United Tribes introduced a visionary, 21-year Phase 2 Implementation Plan (P2IP) to reintroduce salmon above Chief Joseph, Grand Coulee, and Spokane River dams. The cost is projected to be $176…
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Press Release Coulee Dam, WA – Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area invites you to come and enjoy the great outdoors no matter the season. With reduced staffing and resources during the…
Applications due: February 8, 2022Webinar on December 14, 2021 Clean Water Act Section 123 Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Request for Applications: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing two Request for Applications (RFA) from eligible entities to improve…
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has opened white sturgeon fishing from China Bend Boat Ramp upstream to the Canadian Border. Its open seven days per week from Sept. 1-30, 2021. Also remaining…
EPA will conduct more voluntary soil sampling in the town of Northport on properties not sampled in 2003-2004. Click here for EPA flyer. EPA reports that in Summer 2021, they “…will offer voluntary soil sampling to property…
A picture can, indeed, tell a thousand words. The Le Roi Smelter (also known as the Northport Smelter) is shown above. It handled copper ores between 1901 and 1911, and lead ores between 1916 and…
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.
Operating as a non profit organization, 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.
Lake Roosevelt Forum is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Federal Tax ID: 91-1566293
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