April Meeting Cancelled
The April Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting has been cancelled. We are looking into online options for a May meeting.
Neighborhood Tree Care Workshop – April 18, 2020
This event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule.
The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood in conjunction with Spokane Urban Forestry will be holding a 3-hour workshop on a variety of topics related to neighborhood trees and care.
WHEN: Saturday, April 18, 2020 from 11am-2pm
WHERE: Alter Church, 2803 N Lincoln St (map)
Workshop Agenda
- Intro to Spokane Urban Forestry (15 mins)
- City Tree Permit Processes (15 mins)
- Homeowner Assisted Street Tree Planting Information (15 mins)
- Recommended Tree Species + Importance of Species Diversity (15 mins)
- Break + Prize Drawings (15 mins)
- Pollinators – WSU Master Gardener, Eva Lusk (1 hr)
- Proper Tree Planting and Tree Care Tips (30 mins)
- Prize Drawings + Questions (15 mins)
City Council Climate Survey
The Spokane Community is Invited to Participate!
A group of Spokane experts and volunteers are working to study local impacts of climate change on the city of Spokane, and they want to hear from you. The volunteers are part of the Sustainability Action Subcommittee, or SAS.
Spokane City Council created the SAS in 2019 and asked the group to draft a Climate Action Plan. The goal of the plan is to help the City, businesses, organizations and residents respond effectively to the growing impacts of climate change. As a first step to engage wider participation, The City Council is inviting everyone to take a brief, anonymous survey.
City Council President, Breean Beggs says, “The City of Spokane wants to hear from all community members to learn how they think we should respond to current climate challenges. We can only move forward if we listen to everybody.” You can take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spokane-sas-survey
Responses to the survey will be used to build content for further interactive community involvement and for developing Spokane’s Climate Action Plan.
The Spokane Climate Action Survey takes about five minutes to complete. If you would like your voice heard on the topic of climate change, please visit the survey website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spokane-sas-survey. Paper surveys will also be made available at city libraries.
To learn more, visit the SAS webpage: https://my.spokanecity.org/sas
Walk Bike Bus is hiring
Walk Bike Bus is beginning planning for their new summer season in the Logan Neighborhood. They are hiring 2 ambassadors this summer to help lead the outreach for the program.
WSDOT seeks public input for I-90 safety improvements along 15-mile stretch west of Spokane
Online survey offers opportunity to help identify potential safety improvements
People are invited to provide feedback on options to improve safety while considering conservation of basalt rock along a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 90, just west of Spokane in the Four Lakes and Tyler area. The Washington State Department of Transportation invites everyone who relies on this section of I-90, including residents, businesses, commuters and organizations that support the Spokane region, to participate in an online survey.
To improve safety, WSDOT plans to regrade the median along I-90 between mileposts 255 and 270. Ten segments have been identified where basalt rock and tree removal could affect views along the highway.
WSDOT is seeking input on two options to improve safety in these locations: installing barriers with guardrail or removing the rock and trees. Each option has an assigned cost, safety and environmental factor to take into consideration. Adding barrier requires additional funding. Please visit the online open house to learn more and take the survey.
The online open house will run Feb. 10-27.