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Summer 2024 Issue

In This Issue

  • 2024 Lake Roosevelt Fishery Highlights
  • Kids Having Fun, Learning
  • Ecology Northport Waterfront Cleanup
  • Midnite Mine Superfund Cleanup Progress
  • EPA Planning Additional Northport Cleanup
  • Salmon Reintroduction Takes Shape
  • 2024 Paddle to Sx̌ʷnítkʷ
  • Upper Columbia United Tribes Receive Upper Columbia Basin Toxics Reduction Funding
  • Spokane Tribe Upper Columbia Basin Contaminant Study Update
  • Lake Roosevelt Agency Updates
  • EPA Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Update
  • EPA Proposes Adding the Upper Columbia River to the National Priorities List
  • Upper Columbia River Meeting
  • Tick Tock, Columbia River Treaty Clock Nears Midnight
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Winter 2024 Issue

In This Issue

  • Teck American 2023 Donations to Upper Columbia Communities
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
  • EPA Releases Updated Residential Soil Guidance
  • EPA Nears Decision on Proposal to Add the Upper Columbia River Study Area to the National Priorities List
  • EPA Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Update
  • Historic Multi-Million Dollar Agreement Powers Salmon Reintroduction Forward
  • Northport Waterfront Cleanup Set to Begin February 2024
  • Lake Roosevelt Water Festival Brings Smiles and Knowledge to Students
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Summer 2023 Issue

In This Issue

  • 2023 Lake Roosevelt Fishery Highlights
  • Salmon Reintroduction Q&A with Conor and Casey
  • Upper Columbia Fishery Enhancement, Canadian Style
  • Students Sprang into Action with Discovery Days and Fur Trade Festival in May
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
  • New Educational Outreach Materials for the Upper Columbia River
  • EPA RI/FS Update
  • Midnite Mine Superfund Cleanup Update
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Winter 2023 Issue

In This Issue

  • Forum Seek Transparency for Northport Area Soil Sampling
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
  • Proposed Ecology Northport Waterfront Cleanup Progresses
  • Additional Soil Cleanup Conducted by EPA in Northport
  • EPA RI/FS Update
  • Join Us for Student Discovery Days
  • Area Tribes Selected by EPA to Receive Restoration Funding
  • Mediation Process Attempts to Resolve Columbia River Legal Challenge
  • Lake Level Forecast
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Summer 2022 Issue

In This Issue

  • 2022 Lake Roosevelt Fishery Highlights
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
  • Public Comments on Ecology Northport Waterfront Cleanup Plan
  • Clock Ticking on Salmon Litigation Affecting Upper Columbia
  • Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers Supporting Phase 2 Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction
  • Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Enhancement North of the Border
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Winter 2022 Issue

In This Issue

  • Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction: Phase 2 Implementation Plan Guides the Way
  • John Roland October 25, 1957 to October 10, 2021
  • Yakama Nation and Agencies Team Up to Develop Columbia River Water Quality Framework
  • EPA Conducts Voluntary Soil Sampling Within Northport
  • Ecology Continues to Make Progress on Northport Waterfront Cleanup
  • Midnite Mine Superfund Site Cleanup on the Spokane Indian Reservation Continues to Progress
  • EPA Releases Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
  • Reclamation Provides Lease of Power Privilege to Two Lake Roosevelt Projects
  • Lake Roosevelt Water Rights Begin Adjudication
  • Developing the Upper Columbia RI/FS Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment and Remedial Investigation Report
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Summer 2021 Issue

In This Issue

  • 2021 Tips for Enjoying Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
  • 30 Years Later, McBride Drops the Mic
  • Ecology Identifies Cleanup Options for Northport Waterfront
  • 2021 Lake Roosevelt Fishery Highlights
  • Salmon Reintroduction Webinar Attracts Broad Audience
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
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Winter 2020 Issue

In This Issue

  • Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction Continues to Gain Momentum
  • Carry on, Lynne Brougher
  • The River Mile Receives $100,000 EPA Education Grant
  • Columbia River System Operations Joint Record of Decision Released
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Focusing on Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment
  • Soil Cleanup of Residential and Common-Use Areas in Northport
  • Lake Roosevelt Continues to Support Odessa Water Needs
  • Aquatic Invasive Species Defenses Holding
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
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Spring 2020 Issue

In This Issue

  • Draft Human Health Risk Assessment Expected in May
  • RI/FS HHRA Perspectives
  • EPA Planning to Clean Up Soil within Northport
  • Ecology Completing Assessment at Northport City Park
  • 2020 State of the Fishery Report
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
  • 2020 Lake Level Forecast
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • Student Discovery Days Postponed
  • Draft Columbia River EIS Released
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Fall 2019 Issue

In This Issue

  • LRF Conference Agenda
  • Getting to Know Reardan High School Students
  • Communications & Water Resource Governance
  • Lake Roosevelt Water Festival
  • National Park Service Updates
  • Grand Coulee Third Power Plant Overhaul Update
  • The Fight Against Invasive Species
  • Fish, Mussel and Crayfish Advisories
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • Draft Human Health Risk Assessment
  • Can Lake Roosevelt and Banks Lake Make New Contributions to a Carbon Free Future?
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Spring 2019 Issue

In This Issue

  • Ecology Investigating Contamination Cleanup of Northport Waterfront
  • Getting to Know John Roland
  • Fishery Updates
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • 2019 Phase 3 Sediment Sampling
  • Real-time Access to Lake Roosevelt Fish Catch Data
  • 2019 Columbia Basin Transboundary Conference
  • Lake Updates
  • WDFW Introduces Free ‘Fish Washington’ Mobile App
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Summer 2018 Issue

In This Issue

  • The Migratory Path for Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction
  • Getting to Know Dr. B
  • Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Begin
  • 2018 LRF Conference a Huge Success
  • RI/FS Will Not Support Additional Air Monitoring in Northport Area
  • National Park Service Soliciting Concession Proposals to Operate Kettle Falls Marina
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • Soil Amendments Being Tested to Reduce Human Exposure to Lead
  • Student Discovery Days Ring in Spring
  • Conference Columbia River Treaty Opinion Poll Results
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Winter 2018 Issue

In This Issue

  • Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Set to Begin
  • Getting to Know Janice Elvidge
  • The River Mile Network Turns 10
  • Community Takes Tour of Spokane Indian Reservation and Lake Roosevelt
  • Midnite Mine Cleanup Begins
  • Discovery Days
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • Additional Upper Columbia Residential Property Cleanup
  • Lake Roosevelt Updates
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Summer 2017 Issue

In This Issue

  • White Sturgeon Fishery Reopens
  • Getting to Know Elliott Kittrel
  • Lake Roosevelt Recreational Fishery Continues to Excel
  • The Hunt for Northern Pike Continues
  • National Park Service Updates
  • Interim Mosquito Measures in Place for Kettle Falls Area
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • Ecology Recommends Additional Air Quality Monitoring in the Upper Columbia River Valley
  • Spokane Tribe Teams up Spokane Indians Baseball to Rally for Redband
  • Student Discovery Week
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Winter 2017 Issue

In This Issue

  • Forum Conference Looks Toward Future
  • Recreation Economy Takes Center Stage
  • Lincoln County Opens New Vistas for Promoting Lake
  • National Park Service Updates
  • WDFW Redband Trout Fishing Rule Changes
  • EPA Remedial Investigation Updates
  • Invasive Mussel Scare Prompts Calls for Heightened Vigilance
  • Students & Teachers Enjoy Lake Roosevelt Water Festival
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Summer 2016 Issue

In This Issue

  • Spokane Tribal Hatchery Celebrates 25-year Anniversary
  • Getting to Know the Reardan High School Ag Leadership Class
  • Lake Roosevelt Rainbow and Kokanee Trout Recreational Fishery Continues to Excel
  • Going Whooshh!
  • Long-range Interpretive Plan for Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Complete
  • National Park Service Centennial Celebration
  • EPA Remedial Investigation 2016 Sampling and Report Status
  • Additional Residential Soil Sampling Taking Place in Upper Columbia Valley
  • Seven Bays and Keller Ferry Marinas Under New Ownership
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Winter 2015 Issue

In This Issue

  • Additional Soil Sampling to be Offered to Upper Columbia Valley Property Owners
  • Getting to Know Coleman Smith
  • Spokane Tribe Readies Habitat Assessment Proposal to Evaluate Reintroduction of Salmon Above Grand Coulee Dam
  • Conor Giorgi joins Spokane Tribe as Anadromous Program Manager
  • Upper Columbia Valley Residential Properties Receiving Cleanup
  • EPA Remedial Investigation 2015 Sampling and Report Status
  • Transboundary Cooperation in the International Columbia River Basin
  • BC Local Government and U.S. Columbia River County Commissioners discuss Columbia River Treaty
  • Lake Roosevelt Water Festival
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Summer 2015 Issue

In This Issue

  • LRF Conference Bigger, Better Than Ever
  • Salmon Above Grand Coulee Dam
  • Drought Year Has Everyone’s Attention
  • Lake Roosevelt Joins the Aquatic Invasive Species Fight
  • Residential Soil Sampling Leads toTime Critical Removal Action in Upper Columbia Valley
  • Citizens for a Clean Columbia Perspective on 2014 Residential Soil Study
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Fall 2014 Issue

In This Issue

  • Residential and Upland Soil Sampling Nears Completion 
  • Proposed Fee Increase at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
  • Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Begins to Take Shape
  • Marina Enhancements Help Improve Recreational Experience
  • New Laser Light Show Graces Face of Grand Coulee Dam
  • RI/FS 2014 Sampling and Report Status
  • Student Discovery Week and Lake Roosevelt Water Festival keep Lake Roosevelt a Destination Attraction for Education
  • LRF Bus Tour Rolls Through Upper Columbia
  • Council Fish and Wildlife Program Explores Reintroduction of Salmon and Steelhead Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams
  • Tribes Propose Restoring Anadromous Salmon Runs past Grand Coulee
  • The New and Old of Grand Coulee Dam Captured in Video
  • Spokane Hosts Transboundary Conference
  • Cell Towers, Service and View Sheds
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Winter 2014 Issue

In This Issue

  • Barnaby Creek Recovers Spawning Ground
  • Getting to Know: Dan Foster
  • 2014 Lake Level Forecast
  • EPA Sampling Soil at Homes Near U.S. Canadian Border
  • Research in Action, Sediment Sampling
  • RI/FS 2014 Sampling and Report Status
  • 2013 LRF Conference has Record Turnout
  • Fish Advisory Signs a Joint Effort Fish Advisory
  • Educational Opportunities for Kids Plentiful
  • County Commissioners Speak Out on Columbia River Treaty
  • Spokane Tribe Seeking Compensation for Effects of Grand Coulee Dam
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Winter 2013 Issue

In This Issue

  • Profiling Recreation on Lake Roosevelt
  • Sport Fishing
  • New Walleye Regulation to Increase Fishing Season and Catch
  • Stevens County Buying Colville Fish Hatchery from State
  • Contamination at Bossburg Flat to Receive More Investigation
  • U.S. District Court Finds Teck Liable for Contamination in Columbia River
  • RI/FS 2013 Sampling and Report Status
  • Young America Mill Site Cleanup Complete
  • 2013 Lake Level Forecast Beginning to Take Shape
  • Checking in on Black Sand Beach
  • Two Vacation Cabin Permits not Renewed near Sherman Creek
  • New Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Superintendent
  • New Transmission Lines Grace the Front of Grand Coulee Dam
  • Keller and Seven Bays Concession Contracts Out to Bid, Daisy Fueling Expected to Continue
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Summer 2012 Issue

In This Issue

  • Debbie Bird, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Superintendent, Retires
  • EPA Announces New Project Managers for the Upper Columbia River RI/FS Project
  • Student Discovery Week
  • Asian Clams Now Found in Lake Roosevelt
  • New Floating Restrooms
  • RI/FS 2012 Sampling and Report Status
  • Fish Consumption Advisory
  • Columbia River Treaty Review: First Round of Modeling Complete
  • Lake Roosevelt Forum Conference Draws Over 200 Participants
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Winter 2012 Issue

In This Issue

  • Grand Coulee Pumped Storage Due for Modernization…What’s Wind Got to Do With It?
  • Lake Roosevelt Forum 2012 Conference
  • Young America Mine and Mill Leads to Additional Contamination Concerns
  • Lake Roosevelt Natural Recreation Area Updates
  • Agreement Reached on Midnite Mine Superfund Cleanup
  • RI/FS 2011 Sampling and Report Status
  • Lake Roosevelt Water Starts Heading Toward Thirsty Interests
  • New Transmission Lines Will Grace the Face of Grand Coulee in 2012
  • Teck Funds Technical Assistance Grant for CCC
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