Fort Spokane Visitor Center to close | Field Reports

A 19th century building at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is getting a facelifft.

The National Park Service announced the Fort Spokane Museum and Visitor Center is closed for a set of structural repairs, including work on the porch, roof, windows, bricks and plaster.

A maintenance action team from the National Park Service will do the repairs, which were funded by the Great American Outdoors Act.

The building on a bluff near where the Spokane River meets Lake Roosevelt dates back to the 1880s. It was originally used as the fort’s guardhouse.

These days, it houses exhibits with information about the area and serves as a hub for visitor information, ranger programs and more.

It is expected to reopen in July.

Audubon to meet next week

A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife official will talk about the state’s wildlife action plan at a meeting of the Spokane Audubon Society next week.

Wendy Connally, WDFW’s State Wildlife Action Plan coordinator, will talk about updates to the plan during the meeting.

It is scheduled for April 8 at 6 p.m. at the Shadle Park Library at 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. It will also be streamed online via a link available at audubonspokane.org.