On the heels of a warm winter, fish catches are up for anglers on Lake Roosevelt at the start of 2026. Facing less deterrence from all manner of snow, ice, and cold weather, reports indicate that angler effort in January-February 2026 is up…
The Phase 2 Implementation Plan (P2IP) for salmon reintroduction is making significant progress. Last year, P2IP proponents implemented Chinook and sockeye juvenile outmigration behavior and survival studies using both acoustic and passive integrated transponder (PIT)…
The Lake Roosevelt Forum (LRF) is pleased to announce new conference dates for fall 2026! LRF conferences have a long history of serving as the region’s leading gathering place for natural resource professionals, and we…
The Midnite Mine cleanup continues on the Spokane Indian Reservation, with a host of major milestones completed in 2025. After receiving partial clean-up funds from the federal government, Newmont Corporation, a gold mining company, began…
Following the devastating Western Pines Fire in July 2025, which burned over 5,700 acres, cleanup and rebuilding efforts have been underway for impacted homeowners, landowners, and businesses. Arrowhead Bay and Moccasin Bay were the most…
Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington State Department of Ecology, and Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC) hosted a community meeting in Northport. Approximately 20-30 individuals attended the meeting. Ecology provided an update…
Every fall since 2002, the Spokane Tribe of Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) work together to conduct Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) to monitor…
This article, contributed by David Moynihan of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), is a follow-up on the massive landslide and subsequent tsunami that occurred in November 2024. This event triggered investigations into…
As we ring in the new year, interim provisions to modernize the Columbia River Treaty between the United States (U.S.) and Canada remain under review. The purpose of the original treaty, which began implementation in…
On September 25, 2025, a memorial was held for John Roland in Northport, a deeply missed champion of our land and waters who passed away in 2021. Roland was a senior hydrogeologist with the Washington…
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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