Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area News ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseDate: July 09, 2024Contact: Denise Bausch, (509) 754-78302024 Total Fire Restrictions in Effect at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaCoulee Dam, WA — Due to extreme conditions, all…
Year after year, Lake Roosevelt continues to provide extraordinary and diverse angling opportunities that attract enthusiasts from near and far. Each year, thousands of hours of angling time are happily spent catching over 150,000 fish….
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 is planning to conduct a time-critical removal/soil cleanup action for approximately 15 properties in summer/fall 2024. Currently, EPA is reviewing existing soil sampling data to identify properties…
In March, EPA proposed listing the Upper Columbia River (UCR) as a Superfund site on the National Priorities List (NPL). Per EPA, “NPL sites are areas where there are known releases of hazardous substances, pollutants,…
This September Columbia River Treaty (CRT) flood risk management provisions change to “called upon,” also called “real time operations” or “real time flood risk management.” The United States and Canada have been in negotiations since…
You are invited to attend a community meeting about Upper Columbia River hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Citizens for a Clean Columbia EPA will provide updates on investigation related reports, sampling, and…
As part of a 2006 Settlement Agreement with Teck, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is directing the Upper Columbia River Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS). Its purpose is to establish the nature, extent and…
National Park Service 2024 camping fees are the same as 2023. Visit www.rec.gov, then search by Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area to make a reservation. All boaters must complete the aquatic invasive species (AIS) quagga/zebra…
Why are there green buoys all over Lake Roosevelt? As part of EPA’s Columbia Basin Restoration Program, the Spokane Tribe is conducting a contaminant study throughout Lake Roosevelt extending from the Grand Coulee Dam to…
EPA awarded the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUTs) approximately 5.5 million dollars over five years to form and manage the Upper Columbia United Tribes Columbia River Toxics Reduction Lead Entity (CRTRLE) program. This funding extends…
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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