River Resources
These resources are provided for your benefit to learn about the Spokane River, its ecology, history, and how to protect it.
The Spokane Riverkeeper
Spokane Riverkeeper is a vigilant guardian and advocate for the Spokane River and its watershed. The mission of the Spokane Riverkeeper is to protect the river’s ecological health, vibrancy, and aesthetic integrity, as well as the healthy connections that communities have to the river now and into the future.
Waterkeeper Alliance Member, 2023.
The Spokane River Book
The contributors to this collection profile this living river through personal reflection, history, science, and poetry. They bring a keen environmental awareness of resource scarcity, climate change, and cultural survival tied to the river’s fate.
Edited by Paul Lindholdt. Published in 2018.
Environmental History of the Spokane River Website
Looking to learn more about the environmental history of the Spokane River, and in turn, Spokane itself? This website compiles a plethora of valuable information on Indigenous Peoples, the Spokane Aquifer, Expo ’74, The Long Lake Dam (left), microplastics, and more.
Developed by the Environmental History students of Gonzaga University and Dr. Gregory Gordon. Published in 2019.
Watch and Learn
Spoken River 2022
Join the Spokane Riverkeeper’s annual event highlighting community connections with the Spokane River
Spokane River Salmon Restoration
Learn about tribal efforts to restore salmon runs for the Spokane River.
More Ways to Connect to the River
Explore Craig Goodwin’s award-winning photography of the Spokane River.
Listen to the diverse ways in which our communities experience the Spokane River.
Experience a 111 mile decent of the Spokane River with the Spokane Riverkeeper and the Spokane Tribe.
Spokane River Vision 