The area highlighted in orange represents land now under ownership and management of City of Spokane Parks & Recreation. The Conservation Futures Program, a voter-supported property tax-funded program that facilitated this transfer of “Rimrock to Riverside” into City of Spokane Parks & Recreation ownership and management, has helped preserve almost 9,400 acres in Spokane County since 1994. The land, situated between Palisades City Park and Riverside State Park was protected through purchase and legal agreements by Inland Northwest Land Conservancy who served as a bridge owner until Conservation Futures was able to make the purchase. Spokane County Conservation Futures has purchased the first of its eight ranked properties. Participants at “Spring on the Rim,” a Conservancy at Rimrock to Riverside in Spring, 2022 reflect on their foraging experience and take-home salve-making materials.
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