Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Big changes for state parks topic of upcoming meetings

  May 16, 2012 in City Washington State Parks officials have set meetings in Spokane to discuss potentially sweeping changes in management of facilities at Riverside and Mount Spokane. 6

• Parks staffing in flux as shortfall forces cuts

  December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 Riverside and Mount Spokane state parks likely will be combined and full-time employees reduced by about 40 percent as Washington State Parks officials scramble to slash the agency’s spending. A … 1

• Riverside, Mount Spokane parks likely to be combined

  December 8, 2011 in Outdoors, City Riverside and Mount Spokane state parks likely will be combined and full-time employees reduced by about 40 percent as Washington State Parks officials scramble to slash the agency’s budget. 2

• Cash-strapped state parks banking on Discover Pass, new approach

  December 4, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 The Washington State Parks system, the fourth oldest in the nation, is at a brink of uncertainty in the state’s lingering budget crisis. After 98 years, officials are looking at … 23

• SpokeFest offers array of bike routes

  September 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 Both experienced and inexperienced bicyclists, young and old, will enjoy a ride around Spokane together today at SpokeFest. The ride isn’t competitive. It’s a way to celebrate cycling and promote … 16

• Wash.’s new Discover Pass slow to be discovered by masses

  July 17, 2011 on Page C10 Despite statewide media reports for the past several months, people are still showing up at Washington state parks with no clue that a Discover Pass has been required for vehicles … 1

• Mountain bikers carve out time to slow down, improve skills

  June 12, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 We learn to ride bicycles as kids. But we never quite finish learning to ride mountain bikes. Fat-tire models are another breed that constantly steer their riders into terrain that … 3

• ‘Round the Clock’ bike race attracts all levels

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 Armed with tents, headlights, sleeping bags, bicycles and maybe even some beer, hundreds of bicycle enthusiasts and their families kicked off a weekend of camping and bicycle riding Saturday at …

• Have trailer, will travel … in grand style

  June 5, 2010 in City The sign on the front of one vintage travel trailer camped out at Riverside State Park Saturday read: “I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara … 1

• Civil War rages again at annual encampment

  May 29, 2010 in City According to historical accounts, the Battle of Chickamauga spelled one of the most significant Union defeats in the American Civil War. Fought in southeastern Tennessee in September 1863, the casualty … 4

• Centennial Trail designated part of National Trails System

  May 25, 2010 in City, Idaho Thirty-seven miles of the Centennial Trail in Spokane County have been designated as part of the National Trails System, the U.S. government announced today. 2

• Riverside State Park projects start

  April 11, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C10 A $20,000 grant is giving new life to trail- building projects in Riverside State Park. Frustrated with the deterioration in portions of the park’s 60-mile trail system, Suzanne Rivers, a … 3

• Second bald eagle found shot dead in Riverside State Park

  March 31, 2010 in City on Page A5 A bald eagle was found shot to death in Riverside State Park last week, the second killed locally this month. The Humane Society of the United States is offering a … 1

• Bald eagle shot to death in Riverside State Park

  March 30, 2010 in Region A bald eagle was found shot to death in Riverside State Park last week - the second bald eagle found killed locally this month. 11

• Searchers credited with finding injured hiker

  November 16, 2009 in City Volunteer searchers are being credited for locating a missing hiker early Sunday after she broke her ankle along a Riverside State Park trail. 3

• Centennial Trail advocate talks about gaps, priorities and funding

    July 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 Two decades after the ground was broken on Spokane’s most popular bike and pedestrian pathway, several stretches of the 37-mile Centennial Trail remain incomplete. The largest gap, between Riverfront Park …

• Riverside ranger leaves for Avista

  June 6, 2009 in City on Page B2 Riverside State Park is looking for a new head ranger to manage a treasure of public land along the Spokane River and the booming visitation and uncertain funding that go …