Northern Pike are a non-native and highly invasive predator that are considered a serious threat to native fish species. They have long been a minor presence in Lake Roosevelt. Last year, surveying by the Lake…
Hosted by Lake Roosevelt Forum Learn about the specifics of recently announced plans to offer free residential soil sampling in 2016 for measuring metals. Representatives from EPA, Teck, WA Department of Ecology and Northeast Tri…
Based on results from residential soil sampling conducted by EPA in 2014, 13 residential properties and 1 tribal allotment qualified for and agreed to cleanup activities that began this summer and were completed in early…
Since 1999, the Lake Roosevelt Water Festival has offered area students an interactive day on Lake Roosevelt. Onion Creek School students shared what they learned and their thanks to Water Festival volunteers with photos and…
Now that Coleman Smith has been Power Manager at Grand Coulee Dam for a year, the Forum decided to stop by and see how things are going. “Just great,” said Coleman. “The area fits with…
On October 1st, EPA is hosting a meeting in Northport to discuss residential soil clean up that began in late August, results of residential and upland soil sampling to date, and opportunities for residents in…
Since 1999, the Lake Roosevelt Water Festival has rung in the school year for upper elementary students in the Upper Columbia. Taking place at Kettle Falls swim beach and Sherman Creek fish hatchery, this was…
This picture taken by Forum member Foster Fanning, who is also Fire Chief at Ferry / Okanogan Fire Protection District #14 and Washington State Department of Natural Resources at WA DNR. Visit his facebook page for a…
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Bureau of Reclamation are teaming up to enforce federal laws on Reclamation lands within the exterior boundary of the Colville Reservation to certified Tribal police officers….
The Tri-County Economic Development Board (Tri-County) voted to support Upper Columbia United Tribe (UCUT) efforts to conduct a feasibility study to reintroduce salmon above Grand Coulee Dam. Tri-County is a federally-recognized Economic Development District representing…
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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