Earth Month Hike Register

Date and Time:
Thu, Apr 24, 2025; 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM  (Pacific)
Time is tentative.

Organized By: Upper Columbia River Group

Location: Suspension Bridge, Bowl & Pitcher Suspension Bridge, Spokane, WA 99205, USA

Map | Directions

Event Organizers:
Carolyn Leon
   lonestar4@aol.com
   (509) 230-2116
Erin D Dascher
   erindascher@gmail.com
   (267) 242-4627

We will meet at the Suspension Bridge at the Bowl & Pitcher in Riverside State Park and hike approximately 2.5 miles. There are a couple of rocky spots but the majority of the hike is flat and easy to walk. During the hike we will pass an overlook of the Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility, where we will stop and Dr. Erin Dorothea Dascher, an Urban Planning and Geography professor at EWU will discuss the history of water treatment in Spokane, WA and the role water treatment plays in our watershed. We will touch on topics related to toxics particularly PCBs and PFAS and how we are working to make our river water safe; combined sewer overflows (CFOs) and the city’s work to install overflow treatment tanks; and the work of local nonprofits to help protect our river.

 

Level: Easy

Bring: Water & a Discover Pass. Dogs are also welcome and must be on a leash. **If you do not have a Discover Pass let the event organizers know and we can try and put you in contact with someone you could carpool with.