Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Free course on pruning methods planned at Finch

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 The Spokane Urban Forestry and the Spokane Conservation District will hold a free course on Friday at Finch Arboretum, 3404 W. Woodland Blvd., from 9 a.m. to noon, teaching the …

• Arboretum is site of Compost Fair

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The 32nd semi-annual Compost Fair, held by the Spokane Master Composters/Recyclers, will be April 28 at Finch Arboretum, beginning at 11 a.m. The event is part of the Arbor Day …

• Volunteer group seeks to enhance arboretum

  January 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 A volunteer group is forming in support of the John A. Finch Arboretum, and it will meet again on Thursday. The group will function much like the Friends of Manito, …

• Volunteer group seeks to enhance arboretum

  January 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 A volunteer group is forming in support of the John A. Finch Arboretum, and it will meet again on Jan. 26. The group will function much like the Friends of …

• Park board approves Merkel complex use fees

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Fees for users of the new Merkel Sports Complex were approved by the Spokane Park Board on Sept. 9. The fee scale came together after a public meeting at the …

• Holiday celebrations run the gamut

  July 4, 2010 in City, Idaho The Fourth of July is more about duty than barbecues and fireworks – at least to many who celebrated on Sunday.

• Healthier habitat

  February 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The meandering stream that spills through Finch Arboretum in west Spokane has been getting a face lift. New trees and shrubs have been planted alongside the Garden Springs Creek to … 4

• Humane society condemns use of deadly Rodenator

  April 15, 2009 in City on Page A1 A plan to blow up squirrels in a Spokane park has raised the ire of the local humane society and the glee of a national conservative talk radio icon. After … 13

• Spokane parks detonating ground squirrels

  April 13, 2009 in City Hundreds of ground squirrels have invaded Finch Arboretum and are turning the grounds into Swiss cheese. Even worse, it’s breeding season. Spokane Parks officials are mounting a counterattack with a … 18