Held September 19th and 20th, over 440 3rd – 5th grade students from 11 schools gathered at the Kettle Falls Swim Beach area and Sherman Creek Hatchery to participate in this fall’s Festival. Students and…
Following a public comment period, the WA Department of Ecology (Ecology) completed the Engineering Design Report for cleanup of smelter-related metals contamination on Northport’s waterfront area next to the Town Park. The report provides details…
In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). Funded under a settlement agreement with Teck, its purpose is to establish the nature, extent and possible…
As previously reported by the Forum, EPA drafted and received public input on a draft “Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities.” Of particular importance to the Upper Columbia Valley communities are…
National Park Service Dan Foster Retires Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LRNA) Superintendent Dan Foster retired in December. He was LRNA’s Superintendent for 10 years. His career with the National Park Service spanned 31 years….
In October, the Forum reported that EPA may propose adding the Upper Columbia River study area to the National Priorities List (NPL), aka– Superfund. The Upper Columbia River study area currently extends from Grand Coulee…
Colville Fish Hatchery $10,000 to the Colville Skills Center branch campus of the Colville School District. Students manage the retired Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife fish hatchery for Stevens County, raising triploid rainbow trout…
Houston, we have lift-off. In September, the Department of Interior announced a historic agreement that includes Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) providing $200 million over 20 years to advance the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUTs) salmon…
September 2024 should be circled on your calendar. If the United States and Canada do not reach an agreement on modernizing the Columbia River Treaty by that time, treaty flood risk management provisions change to…
News ReleaseLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaDate: November 20, 2023Contact: Brekyn Worbes, 509-754-7866Brekyn Worbes, 509-754-7866 —————- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area invites you to come and enjoy the great outdoors no matter the season. With reduced…
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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