Join us for a night of fun: wine, dine, and connect with others in the Conservancy to celebrate DHC's 49 years of conservation achievements and the newest acquisitions - Cliffs Trail Area, Birch Hollow Addition and Lost Ponds Addition.

The 2015 Celebration Dinner is on Friday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m at the Women's Club, 1428 W 9th Ave. on the South Hill. Tickets are $22 before Feb. 3 and $27 after. You may purchase your tickets online.

5:30 pm Social Hour and Silent Auction;

6:45 pm Dinner; 7:30 pm Program.

For a mere $22, you get the whole shebang: dinner, dessert, and wine or beer. Can't go wrong with that!  There will be a vegetarian option.

We'll have great silent auction items-art, hike with famous mountaineer, and more. Our program will include a short documentary The History and Future of the Dishman Hills, slideshow, awards, and 2015 plans.

Celebration Dinner
Dishman Hills Conservancy
3415 S. Lincoln
Spokane, WA 99203

The DHC membership elected new Trustees Sam Joseph, Guy Gifford, Marlee Griffith and Marcus Ourada along with re-electing Andrew Ashmore, Suzy Dix and Michael Hamilton (Term Expires 2017 Annual Meeting). Continuing Trustees are Dave Schaub, Chris Kopcyznski, Mary Weathers, Bea Lackaff, Chris Polito, Steve Trefts, Brian McGinn, Norma Myers and Fred Oberdorfer (Term Expires 2016 Annual Meeting).

The new President is Dave Schaub, Vice President Chris Kopczynski, Treasurer Fred Oberdorfer and Secretary Brian McGinn. If you see these great volunteers, give them your congratulations and thanks for serving.

At the January 20, 2015 Annual Meeting, the members will elect board members. The Committee Chairs will give reports on their work in 2014. We hope you can come to the DHC Annual Meeting at the Moran Prairie Library on January 20, 2015 at 7 pm. 

The Moran Prairie Library is located at 6004 South Regal Street, Spokane, WA 99223

Movie Preview

Spokesman Review Article leading up to movie premier  

Please remember that fires are not allowed in the Dishman Hills. If you smoke, please also consider NOT tossing that used smoke aside as even that with the current condition can spark what turns into a wildfire.

Jeff Lambert, Chris Polito and Garth Davis reviewing damage from July 23rd fire in the Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area. Thankfully only a small area burned due to a quick response from SVFD, but one of the many reasons we are working on management plans that include fuel reduction for our properties.

The DHC will host a Natural Area open house on Saturday, July 26th, at Camp Caro at southern end of Sargent Rd., off Appleway in the Spokane Valley. Stop in between 12 and 5pm to see what's up with the DHC, take a guided hike, or become part of a film we are making about the DHC. Bring a picnic, we will have drinks and chips. Call 747-8147 for more details.
 

The DHC brings local 

kids to the Hills!

                            Department of Natural Resources forester and DHC member, 

Guy Gifford, talks to a local class of 5th graders about forest 

health in the Dishman Hills.     

Taking advantage of the shade before heading up into the Hills to discuss Wildlife Biology.

Children listening to geologist Art Bookstrom as he discusses the unique geology of the Dishman Hills. 

 New DHNRCA Kiosk Signs

Last Saturday we had the 48th-annual Buttercup Hike. With some 130 hikers, the event was one of the largest hikes we have ever had! Thank you to all those who attended, making it a memorable event for everyone there.

For all of you who may not be members, if you think that open spaces are worth protecting, please join us in our work by going to www.dishmanhills.org

For just a few dollars a month, you can help us we make sure that the Dishman Hills remain available for future generations.

Also, thanks to David Adams for sharing some of his photos of the event. If you took any photos you would like to share, with us, email Eric Robison at ed@dishmanhills.org, and he will share your photos on the DHC's website and Facebook page.

This nearly 20-acre property sits between the Dishman Hills Natural Area and the Glenrose Conservation Area, adding another crucial link to the Dream Trail Corridor! 

Thanks to the generous support of our members and partners, we were able to raise nearly $41,000 dollars through our year-end fundraising campaign! With these donations we were able to put a down payment on The Cliffs property, and now have until March 4 to raise the other half. 

With your help, we are working together to realize the dream of a single, unbroken corridor stretching the entire length of the Dishman Hills. So thank you!