From time to time we're fortunate enough to have too much going on around us or have too much to write about or catch up on here in our community.  And believe us when we say that we'll be the last to complain about that.  We love when our Google Readers are full of local blog posts, and we're honored to have it take us several hours to get through a few days worth of emails.  That's the sign of a vibrant community, and it's a testament to the dedication of countless people here in Spokane and the Inland Northwest who are doing their part to create a better place that we all call home.
So that said, here are some items that have come across our radar recently:

Spokane City Council candidate Jon Snyder recently posted on his Out There Monthly blog about a talk that is TODAY -  "Advocating for the Preservation of Large Species Street Trees in Spokane".  Dr. Mike Kuhns, Extension Forester at Utah State University will be at the Interplayers Theatre at 174 S. Howard St, Spokane TODAY at 7 p.m. for a free lecture about how large trees belong in urban landscapes.  For more information, click HERE.

John Speare at Cycling Spokane recently wrote about the new Bike/Pedestrian Coordinator for the city of Spokane.  The post was mostly a summary of the recent Spokane Bicycle Advisory Board meeting, but he does lay out Grant's (the new coordinator) goals over the next couple of years.  Read John's post HERE.  

Though a new Inlander might already be in your hands, it's never too late to bring attention to an article that appeared in there last week.  Paul Haeder wrote about a ridiculous city policy of not allowing neighbors or landscapers to share yard wastes by sharing a story of a South Hill couple who had to jump through an array of hoops in an attempt to amend their soil the natural, sustainable way.  Maybe it's because we know Paul well enough, or maybe we're just assuming he's thinking the same way on this, but it's awful hard to take serious our city's attempt at sustainability efforts when something like this crops up.  Are there any city council candidates out there who'd like to address that?  Read Paul's story HERE. 

And finally, if you've been dying to be able to get your DTE fix on your Kindle, the wait is over.  We passed Amazon's approval process, and a DTE subscription is only $1.99 away.  If that last sentence sounded foreign to you, we're sorry, but in less than a year it will be as normal as hearing about iTunes.  That's right readers, the Kindle is about to blow up, and DTE is in on the ground floor.  At last search, there were less than 25 environmental blogs offered as Kindle blog subscriptions.  So what does this mean in a larger sense, well it means that our local issues of sustainability, conservation, activism, etc could possibly reach a global audience.  If you're interested, learn more about Kindle blogs HERE and see our site HERE. 

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