On Tuesday, April 9th STA is hosting an Open House where additional information about the Division Street BRT project will be shared and STA team members will be available to answer questions from the community.
From our friends, and Emerson-Garfield Farmer’s Market vendors, Growing Neighbors:
Howdy Neighbors! Our good buddies at Shadle Park Presbyterian Church need to sell the house next to their church building and that means we need to move out all the stuff we’re storing on that property! We would love your help with that including ideas about how to move an 8×12′ shed and 8×8′ greenhouse. Here are some additional items that we need to find homes for, and your home could be an option if you need any of these materials to help you grow and share healthy food and relationships with your neighbors!
Bikes and bike trailers for making food deliveries
Little free pantries
Wood for building raised beds, compost bins, and yard signs
Pots, trays, and other plant start materials – Now is a great time for you to start some plants in your places (home, work, church, etc.)
Buckets for community compost collection & garden work
Garden tools including wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, hoes, etc.
Cardboard for weed suppression
Sticks for building a natural-looking trellis
Blocks for building a small bed or border
Fencing for trellising
Ice chests for hauling your fresh produce to local neighbors and/or the GN booth at your local farmers’ market
Tomato Cages
50 gallon compost tea brewer
Large commercial sink for an outdoor produce wash station
Posts/stakes for holding trellis fencing or for pole beans
Booth supplies for your local GN farmers’ market team
Other odds and ends related to gardening 🙂
I’d love to have you over anytime next week to pick up what you need for your local garden and/or to help me organize and move things around!
The Lands Council is planting 500 trees to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Expo ’74. They will plant free trees in low canopy neighborhoods to provide those residents with the benefits of an urban canopy. Please join them – they will teach you how to plant trees correctly, provide all necessary gear and equipment, and you can join them afterwards for a free meal from local food trucks! This is a family friendly event, and all ages are welcome. Thank you for supporting our urban canopy!
Emerson-Garfield folks are welcome to request a tree, as well as volunteer at the plantings!
How to sign up – More information can be found here.
Cost – FREE to attend and volunteer and FREE to sign up and receive a tree!
SpoCanopy is a program of City of Spokane Urban Forestry, in collaboration with The Lands Council. We want to ensure every person in every neighborhood in Spokane has access to trees and green space. That’s why we work with residents and volunteers to plant trees and beautify our city. Our goal is for every neighborhood in Spokane to have 30% canopy cover by 2030. Learn more about SpoCanopy here.
A representative from Spokane Public Schools (SPS) attended our December 2023 EGNC meeting to present information about the replacement levy and bonds which were on the February special election ballot. SPS is now requesting levy and bond feedback.
From SPS:
Thank you for hosting a presentation on the bond and levy in the leadup to the Feb., 13 special election. Spokane Public Schools is grateful for your time, and we appreciate the insights you shared.
We’re also grateful to voters for approving the Educational Programs and Operation Levy. While the school facility bond initiative received 55.9% approval, it did not meet the 60% threshold to pass.
Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) is looking for feedback for their Regional Safety Action Plan.
You can help contribute to this work by sharing your safety concerns with them here. That page is an interactive story map, where you can learn more about the Regional Safety Action Plan, answer survey questions, and pinpoint specific locations on a map where you feel unsafe. The page will be open until March 15th, 2024. You can learn more about the Regional Safety Action Plan here.