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Stewardship
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Stewardship is one of the most important parts of INLT’s land protection work. Once INLT accepts a conservation easement, our stewardship responsibilities begin. INLT visits each easement at least annually, and sometimes more often, to ensure that the conservation values of the property remain intact according to the terms of the conservation agreement.
You can leave a legacy to the land by giving to INLT's endowment fund at the Inland Northwest Community Foundation to help sustain INLT over time and ensure that conserved lands will be stewarded perpetually. Click here for more information on the Inland Northwest Community Foundation.
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A special day for volunteers
Stewardship Corner (Fall 2010) |
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INLT staff and its volunteers lucked out again this year with another wonderful day for the 3rd Annual Volunteer Appreciation Canoe Trip. It was INLT’s hope that moving the event to a Sunday afternoon would accommodate a few more volunteers' schedules. We were delighted with the turnout and glad we could fill each canoe.
As in past years, the trip was a three-hour float down the meandering Little Spokane River. Seventeen of us met at the take-out and piled into a large passenger van with nine canoes loaded on a trailer behind us. It didn’t take long until we arrived at the put-in. In no time, our life jackets were tightened and our canoes were launched
My canoeing partner for the day was a man named Joe. It was not long into our voyage before Joe began to comment on how great the trip was. We were both so impressed by the serenity this rich riparian corridor provided. It is hard to believe that it weaves through the sprawling neighborhoods of northwest Spokane.
As we paddled around each bend, varieties of waterfowl lined the shoreline while cedar waxwings and other song birds swooped back and forth across the river catching insects. Everything seemed to pay little attention to us. I was even able to spot a few trout swimming below us as we floated on by. I had temptations to bring my fly rod earlier that day but figured Joe wouldn’t appreciate a caddis fly looped in his ear.
It was another afternoon to remember. We hope that all of the volunteers enjoyed the event as much as we did. Hopefully, next year, interest can remain strong for the outing so others can personally witness this little paradise.
INLT is continuing to work hard to protect more land within this watershed and others. INLT has protected 3,676 acres within the Little Spokane watershed through partner projects and conservation easements.
Drew Reinke
Land Steward
dreinke@inlandnwlandtrust.org
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Stewardship
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Sandwiches and GIS data
Stewardship Corner (Summer 2010)
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Looking forward to spring and 2,400 additional acres to monitor
Stewardship Corner (Spring 2010)
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Volunteers plant trees to improve wildlife habitat
Chambers wetland restoration project (Winter 2009)
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An Alternative Approach to Weed Management
Stewardship Corner (Fall 2009)
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Volunteers restore the Pack River Delta
Stewardship Corner (Summer 2009)
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