News & Events at Newman Lake
contact us at info@NewmanLakeWA.com to post news & events on this pageIn hopes of reducing phosphorous in Newman Lake, Gonzaga students, Lands Council install beaver dam analogs
By Eli Francovich Spokesman Review November 11, 2021 On an overcast afternoon, 20 Gonzaga University seniors garbed in waders did what they could to mimic beavers. The students, all seniors in civil engineering, wove pine boughs between poles driven into the bed of...
Beaver Dam Analogs Installation Begins
Exciting things happening at NL to assist reducing phosphorus entering the lake. The Lands Council, USFWS, and Gonzaga University are excited to announce that they've just finished pounding over 400 wood posts in an effort to build 18 beaver dam analogs (BDAs) along...
NL Board of Appraisers Initial Meeting Sept 15, 10AM
NL Board of Appraisers Initial Meeting September 15, 10AM Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89091454844 Phone: 1-877-853-5257 (toll-free) Meeting ID: 890-9145-4844 This is primarily an administrative start up meeting to introduce everyone, familiarize them with the open...
Newman Lake Flood Control Zone District 2021 Fall Open House – Sept 15, 5-7PM
Newman Lake Flood Control Zone District 2021 Fall Open House September 15, 5-7PM Where: Virtual Conference via Zoom; Click Link to Join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85674845677
Newman Lake Traffic Concerns
Starr & Trent Intersection David and Krista Schreiber recently (2021) purchased property north of Trent Avenue overlooking Newman Lake and access their property via Starr Road. They love their new location and living in Spokane County. However, they have some...
Good News for Newman Lake!
The “Fair and Equitable Assessment” petition, brought forth by community members in 2016 is being acted on by the Spokane County Board of Commissioners. Three appraisers are being hired to start the process of reassessing NLFCZD parcels! Many thanks goes to community...
Harmful algae blooms found in Washington lakes and rivers
For immediate release: August 7, 2021 Contact: Teresa McCallion, Communications, 360-701-7991 Harmful algae blooms found in Washington lakes and rivers Blooms can be toxic to humans, pets, and wildlife OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health is advising the...
Information from Spokane County on the water quality this summer:
Information from Spokane County on the water quality this summer: Happy Friday, Newman Lake Community! We have been getting quite a wide variety of questions on various observations at the lake this summer, so rather than reply individually, we put together an...
Milfoil Treatment 2021
Update on the Milfoil Treatment happening this year at NL. It is not occurring during August!! Good Morning Newman Lake Community, The Newman Lake Flood Control Zone District (NLFCZD) has scheduled an approximately 60-acre herbicide treatment to control Eurasian...
What Is Forest Land Designation?
If you own five acres or more of forested property in Washington, you might want to know about something called “designated forest land”. The State of Washington encourages you to be a responsible citizen with property by providing a tax assessment option for forest...
