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• Walk in the Woods on a Wednesday 5/21/25

  • When
    21 May 2025
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Wilson Conservation Area 6712 E. Willow Springs, Spokane WA 99223
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  Walk in the Woods on a Wednesday

  with Executive Director, Ruth Gifford

  Join Executive Director, Ruth Gifford as she leads this hike.  Enjoy being out in nature and visiting Wilson Conservation Area. We will explore what is changing with the season and look at the signs of wildlife on the property, and what's going on for DHC.  

  
  

  Where: 6712 E. Willow Springs, Spokane WA 99223 (directions below)

  When: Wednesday, May 21st at 2 PM

  Why: Get outside and enjoy the benefits of being in nature.   

  Hike Description: This hike is easy to moderate for most with an elevation gain of about 300 feet. It's like a going up many flights of stairs that are spread out. 

  Length: 2 miles.

  Time: About 2 hours depending upon stops and the number of attendees.

  Because we are hiking in a sensitive ecosystem, please no dogs on this hike.
  

  We will walk in rain, shine, so please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes or boots. Bring water and a snack. 

  Directions: From the intersection of 57th and Palouse Highway, drive south on the Palouse Highway for 2.4 miles.  Turn left on Rural Rte. 3/E. Willow Springs Rd.  Continue for 2 miles up the hill (keep right) and through the metal gate.  If you are on a rough gravel road you are on the right track and you will arrive at our gravel parking lot and a little house in the woods. 

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  I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. 

  
  

  Best,

  Ruth Gifford

  If you are still experiencing difficulty registering, contact Finola at events@dishmanhills.org.
  

  
  

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• FULL - "Washington Rocks!" Geology Hike with Chad Pritchard

  • When
    24 May 2025
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    8602 E Appleway, dirt parking lot
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    Guided Hike at Dishman Hills Natural Area with Geologist Chad Pritchard

  Please consider becoming a member and supporting the mission of DHC to connect and protect the Dishman Hills.  Your support helps us provide events such as this hike.

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  This is a 20 person hike and requires registration in advance. Please email Ruth Gifford at events@dishmanhills.org if you are having any difficulties with registration.
  

            
  

  Take a hike with Chad Pritchard, EWU geology professor and co-author of the book “Washington Rocks!” to chat about the forces that fractured the 100 to 50 million year old granitic rocks of the Deep Ravine area at Dishman Hills.  Then continue up to the ponds to talk about surface and groundwater. All along the way we can use geology to discuss how these amazing outcroppings of rocks formed in the earth’s crust, rapidly (in a geologic sense) brought to the Earth’s surface, and then scoured by Ice Age mega floods.

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  We will meet at 8602 E Appleway Ave at the dirt parking lot. This hike is easy for most and includes  a distance of 2.5 miles, going up and down steep rock steps, and up long gradual slopes with about 300 feet elevation gain.  Please bring water and sturdy shoes, and consider wearing long pants as poison ivy is present along this trail. Please pre-register for this hike. 

  
  

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• The Forest and the Trees

  • When
    29 May 2025
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    9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Glenrose Trailhead 3700 S. Thierman Road
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  The Forest and the Trees

  
  

  Forests are more than just a bunch of trees; they are complex ecosystems that embrace many different organisms including people. Trees are also complex organisms with tiny little communities of birds, bugs, lichens, fungi and mosses that live in and on them.  There has been some tree thinning work out in the Glenrose unit that has changed the look and feel of the landscape. Let’s take a look and see what we can find. 

  Join DHC for this guided hike led by Washington State Naturalist Marya Nowakowski on May 29, starting at 9:30am and ending before 12:00 pm from the Glenrose Trailhead. We will hike the Glenrose trail out to the western junction with the Phillips Creek trail and then return, for a hike that is about 2 miles roundtrip. Marya will share about the individual flowers, trees and shrubs and other organisms in the area and how they form an ecosystem community. 

   Please no dogs for this hike except for service animals.  Please let us know if a service animal is coming.

  Hike Description: This hike is easy to moderate for most with an overall elevation gain of about 300 feet. The trail has some steep inclines up and down, but is generally smooth and not rocky.

  Length: 2 miles.

  Time: About 2 hours depending upon stops and the number of attendees.

  The hike will be canceled if there is heavy rain. Please register so you can be notified of cancellation.

  We look forward to seeing you there! 

  If you have trouble registering, please email Finola at events@dishmanhills.org.

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• Take a Hike with DHC on National-Trails-Day

  • When
    07 Jun 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Camp Caro, 8603 E Appleway Blvd, Spokane Valley, WA 99212

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  Join DHC on June 7th to celebrate National Trails Day!

  This year, WA Naturalists will lead hikes through Camp Caro and stop along the way to teach about plants, ecology, and natural phenomena. Hikes will begin every 30 minutes from 11am - 2pm. So, grab you and your family and come any time to join the next hike!

  Free goodies will be passed out as you arrive!

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• Exploring Microscopy with Kids in the Lab

  • When
    26 Jun 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Camp Caro Lodge
  • Spaces left
    10

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  Kids in the Lab: Exploring Microscopy 

  Get ready for an adventure into the microscopic world! Join us for a morning or afternoon of fun at our Microscopic Plant and Animal Lab Event, designed just for 4^th and 5^th grade kids. 

  Learn about microscopes and cells, make your own slides, and observe the natural world up close. This two-hour workshop is a hands-on opportunity to look and Register now to secure your spot for this exciting journey!

  Spaces are limited so register now. Don’t miss out on the fun! Your microscope is waiting.

  Date: Thursday, June 26th 

  Place: Camp Caro Lodge, 698 S. Sargent Road, Spokane Valley, WA

  Times: Session 1 9:30-11:30 am OR Session 2 1:00-3:00 pm

  This event will be held at the Camp Caro Lodge. It is designed to provide kids a hands-on experience in learning how microscopes work, what can be seen in plant and animal cells with light microscopes, and how to make their own slides. They will view a variety of plant and animal parts on prepared slides, fresh pond water slides of their own making, and live specimens of larger size under a stereoscope.

  There is a limit of 10 students for this event, so we ask that you must register for one of the two sessions to attend. Now, open to members and non-members for registration. Adults are not required to stay, but we would like to limit it to one adult per child.  

  Please register by June 24. If having trouble, email Finola at events@dishmanhills.org

  Maureen Miller and Lisa Klapp (Certified Washington Naturalist 2022) will be hosting a workshop for their Kids in the Lab on Thursday, June 26 from 9:30 to 11:30 or 1:00 to 3:00. As a professional cytotechnologist, Maureen used microscopes extensively to identify cancerous cells. Lisa worked in hospital labs as a medical technologist, then in high schools as a science teacher. Their professional work with microscopes makes this a professionally led event.

  
  

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• Health and Wellness Resource Fair

  • When
    03 Oct 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Southside Community Center 3151 East 27th Spokane, WA, 99223

  The DHC will be tabling at the Health and Wellness event at the Southside Community Center on Friday, October 3rd from 9am to 1pm. 

  
  

  So come on out and visit our booth, learn about new developments in the Dishman Hills, and enjoy the event!

  
  

  Hope to see you there!

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