Inland Northwest Wildlife Council

INWC September General Meeting
2026-09-01 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Join us for our September general meeting featuring guest speaker Danny Garrett, WDFW Region 1 Warm Water Fish Biologist.
Danny will be presenting the results of the 2025 Fall Walleye Index Netting surveys, the annual process WDFW uses to monitor walleye population health across major eastern Washington fisheries including Lake Roosevelt, Moses Lake, and Banks Lake. If you fish any of these waters, this is information you will want to hear straight from the source.
Open to the public. All are welcome.

Route Patrol - Betty Cr & Boulder Mtn
2026-06-25 - 2026-06-26 | WA
Feel free to join us for our annual volunteer work party to assist the Forest Service with keeping disabled hunter routes accessible.

We will meet at the open meadow near the gate to the 810 road up on Betty Cr. This is a two-mountain project. We will patrol the two routes with UTV’s/Quads on Betty Creek first – both the 810 and 830 Routes. We will return to the staging area and establish a primitive camp for the night.

The next morning, we will load up and head further up the road to a staging area on the Little Boulder Cr Rd. Then will overland with our UTV’s and Quads over Togo Mtn to the gate on Boundary Mtn. From there we will patrol, have lunch at a site with an overlook of Grand Forks, BC, then return to the staging area and head home.

Clothing appropriate for the work and expected weather is required. Also: water/snacks for the patrol, as well as loppers, chainsaw, gloves, bug repellant, etc.

Location:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GfgYkPKmATqHgNA98

Route Patrol - Aladdin Mtn & Squirrel Mdws - Father's Day Special!
2026-06-19 - 2026-06-21 | WA
Pack up the family and get them into the mountains for the weekend! In addition to clearing trail for disabled hunters, you get to spend some quality time with your family and other families – compete in a chili cook-off, play some cornhole, and learn some valuable outdoor skills like starting a fire, using a compass, and building an emergency shelter for survival.

This is an all-family event. After we complete our route patrol for the day, be prepared to stay the night at camp where we will have a cornhole tourney and Chili Cook-Off, and learn some outdoor skills!
We will meet at “Tiger Meadows” just off of SR 20, W of Ione. This is a two-mountain project. If we have enough volunteers (yes, that means you!), we will send one team up Aladdin Mtn, and the other team backtrack to Blueslide and work Squirrel Meadows, off of the Ruby Cr Rd. Both teams will rendezvous back at Tiger Meadows, just W of the Hanks Butte Rd for the above-mentioned festivities.

An advance crew will arrive at Tiger Meadows either late Thursday or early Friday to scout the two routes and determine how much work/clearing is needed.

Clothing appropriate for the work and expected weather is required. Also: water/snacks for the patrol, as well as loppers, chainsaw, gloves, bug repellant, etc. If you’re staying Saturday night with us, bring a set of Cornhole boards!

Come on! Join the crew! Fun, Forest, Food, and Fellowship! Let’s get outside!

Please RSVP with Lauren at the Office: 509-487-8552 or email the team at: access@inwc.org

Location:https://maps.app.goo.gl/F2HgAyEh3MeCg3J46

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Route Patrol - Brewer and Mitchell Mtns
2026-05-16 | WA
Feel free to join us for our annual volunteer work party to assist the Forest Service with keeping disabled hunter routes accessible. We will meet at “The Meadows” on Sand Canyon Rd, NW of Chewelah. This is a two-mountain project. If we have enough volunteers (yes, that means you!), we will send one team up Brewer Mtn, and the other team up Mitchell Mtn. Historically, there has not been a whole lot of work required on Brewer. If that team wraps their patrol early, they will meet up with the team on Mitchell and assist in completing that route before returning to camp.

An advance crew will arrive at The Meadows either late Thursday or early Friday to scout the two routes and determine how much work/clearing is needed. Feel free to join us Friday night and spend the weekend.

Clothing appropriate for the work and expected weather is required. Also: water/snacks for the patrol, as well as loppers, chainsaw, gloves, bug repellant, etc.

Location: The Meadows
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/47.650347,-117.2528421/48.383154,-117.636812/@48.0168306,-117.4982831,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m11!1m5!3m4!2zNDjCsDIyJzU5LjQiTiAxMTfCsDM4JzEyLjUiVw!8m2!3d48.383154!4d-117.636812!4m4!1m1!4e1!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu

Kids Fishing Day!
2026-05-09 08:00 - 16:00 | WA
Yayyyyy! It’s finally here. Kids Fishing Day!
Bring your kids, your grandkids, your neighbors’ kids to our Annual Kids Fishing Day at Clear Lake, May 9th. First wave of kids starts at 8am. Register your kids by downloading the sign-up form and mail it in today!
wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/fishing/youth/2026/2026-clear-lake-kids-fishing-event-registration-form.pdf
Every child registered will upon arrival receive a commemorative t-shirt for the event, a bottle of water, a bag to carry their fish in, and a fishing rod that they get to keep. I know, sounds incredible, right? Download the form, write the check, mail it in today. Let’s get some kids off the x-box and hooked on fishing!!

Kids Fishing - Rod Assembly Night
2026-04-30 17:30 - 20:30 | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
It’s that time of the year again when we begin to look forward to the annual Kids Fishing Day event at Clear Lake. The biggest hurdle to getting ready for that day is assembling all the rods we will be handing to every kid that comes to the event. So, grab your needle nose pliers, multi-tool, etc and join the INWC, Fish & Wildlife, and other non-profits and gather at the INWC on April 30th, 5:30pm to 8:30pm.

Many hands make light work! Isn’t that what they say? It’s true!

ADA Open House
2026-04-18 09:30 - 16:00 | WA
Know someone who is mobility challenged with a disability and doesn’t know what resources are availble to get out in the woods for hunting or wildlife viewing? Then they need to be at the INWC on Saturday, April 18th, for the Annual ADA Open House.
There will be representatives from several agencies and non-profits sharing info that every outdoorsman with disabilities needs to have.
Doors open at 9:30am and then it all gets started at 10am. Lunch provided!
RSVP with our Disabled Access Committee chair, Z Zubrick, at access@inwc.org.

Meet us at the Flagpole!
2025-07-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Clear Lake Resort, 14824 S Clear Lake Rd, Cheney, WA, Cheney, WA, 99004, United States
Family Picnic! Call the Office and RSVP, Now!
It’s that time of year again, and as we do not have a General Meeting in July, we will gather with our friends and families at Clear Lake, on Saturday, July 26th …… at the Flag Pole!
As always, the INWC will provide hotdogs and hamburgers as well as tableware. Please bring your favorite side dish to share. Gee, I wonder who will win the cornhole title this year?
If you plan on fishing the day of the picnic, the resort gate will be open at 8am. If you want to fish earlier, you must use the public launch next door, unless you have a military ID.

Route Patrol - Boundary Mountain
2025-07-09 07:00 - 15:00 | Colville National Forest, 48.916699, -118.344682
Route Patrol – Event Update
The Route Patrol event scheduled at Boundary Mountain has been cancelled. We’re currently working on a new schedule for all our routes and will share updates as soon as possible — so stay tuned!
If you’re interested in volunteering or want to stay involved, please email us at access@inwc.org. Thank you for your continued support and dedication to improving public access!

**Rescheduled** Route Patrol - Betty Cr (Alligator Ridge)
2025-06-27 17:00 - 2025-06-29 14:00 | Camp Betty (That’s what we call it!) 48.71138, -118.32157
**Due to a conflict with Spokane Hoopfest, this event will be rescheduled for a later date. Please stay tuned!!** Looking for a way to give back? Looking for a community service project?
Join us as we patrol two routes in the Colville National Forest (the 810 and the 830 Rds) that have been gated off for Disabled Access Only. We will patrol each of the routes, cutting away deadfall, ensuring that sportsmen, women, and youth with disabilities have access to the entirety of each route. In addition – we will be installing a wheelchair hunting platform on the 830 Rd.
Any work that does not get completed on Saturday, we will wrap up on Sunday. We will be camping overnight to make that easier, and usually share a group dinner around the campfire. Team leaders for the project will arrive on Friday to secure a camp area, feel free to join them!
Bring the kids, the ATV/UTV, and the dog. Let’s make this a family friendly event, with some outdoor learning in camp: how to establish emergency shelter, knots for the outdoors, and ways to start a campfire.
Chain saws, loppers are needed, as well as clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions, gloves, bottled water, etc.Contact the Disabled Access Team for more info: access@inwc.org

Install Wood Duck Boxes - POSTPONED due to lack of manpower.
2025-06-18 07:00 - 14:00 | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Meet at the INWC Warehouse at 7am, get the wood duck boxes loaded, and then convoy north to Cusick and meet up with the Kalispel Wildlife Crew at the Camas Center on N LeClerc Rd at 8am. From there, we will disperse to several locations to get the wood duck boxes installed, for completion of an Eagle Scout project. Our Eagle Scout Candidate, and his troop mates will be take point, as expected for an Eagle Scout, and we will provide support.
Tools needed: Impact driver with a T30 torx bit. The INWC will provide the required hardware.
PPE: gloves, sunglasses/safety glasses, long sleeve shirts, hat, sunscreen
Other: bottled water

Route Patrol - Aladdin Mtn & Squirrel Meadows
2025-06-06 17:00 - 2025-06-08 14:00 | Tiger Meadows, https://maps.app.goo.gl/hafEXfA8Xip1GXv76
Join us for a project that pays it forward! We will be patrolling four routes in total, at two different locales within the eastside of the Colville Natl Forest: Aladdin Mountain and Squirrel Meadows. We will muster at the location linked below, just off of Hwy 20, and East of Hanks Butte Rd, about a 1/4 mile up Rocky Cr Rd.
Our route patrol will include traversing each of the three routes on Aladdin, clearing them of winter blowdown, cutting all the fallen trees clear of the route, ensuring it is free and accessible for the entirety of each of those routes (the 330, 350, and 360 Roads). In addition, we will also inspect the two wheelchair platforms on the 360 Rd. If we have enough volunteers, we will send a team over to Squirrel Meadows at the same time to patrol that route and inspect the two platforms there. An advance team will head up to Tiger Meadows and establish a base camp for those who would like to stay overnight either Fri or Sat nights, or both. Whatever does not get completed on Saturday, we can finish on Sunday morning.
Bring the kids, the ATV/UTV, and the dog. Let’s make this a family friendly event, with some outdoor learning in camp: how to establish emergency shelter, knots for the outdoors, and ways to start a campfire.
Have questions? Contact the Disabled Access Team at:access@inwc.org

Route Patrol - Brewer & Mitchell Mtns
2025-05-15 | WA
**This event has bee postponed due to lack of volunteers. A new date will be posted soon. Stay tuned for updates. If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to the Disable Access Team. **
Join us a fun-filled day of serving together for a great cause: Clearing dead-fall from Forest Service routes reserved for hunters with disabilities. We’ll rendezvous at the INWC parking lot at 0730 hrs then convoy up to “The Meadows” outside Chewelah on the Sand Canyon Rd. Groups will head out and take care of the routes on both Brewer Mtn and Mitchell Mtn. This is a GROUP activity. ATV’s & UTV’s are welcome. Chainsaws, loppers, and gloves needed.Mark your calendars. Call Z Zubrick if you have any questions.

Kids Fishing Day
2025-05-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Clear Lake, 14824 S Clear Lake Rd, Cheney, WA, 99004, United States
Do you have kids you want to introduce to the fabulous sport of fishing? Look no further. Kids Fishing Day is for kids ages 5 to 13. The event will be held at the Clear Lake Resort on May 10th, and the cost of registration includes a rod & reel for your child, as well as an event t-shirt, bottled water, and up to 3 fish which will be cleaned for you to take home, or you can opt to donate it to the foodbank. Life jackets are required, and provided for each participant.
Volunteers accepted!
Registration will be available soon!

Kids Fishing Day - Rod Prep!
2025-05-01 18:00 - 21:00 | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Hey! It’s time to prep all the rods for Kids Fishing Day again. The event will be held on May 10, once again at the Clear Lake Resort. On the Thursday scheduled, May 1st, we will prep all the rods needed for this years event with help from several of the sponsoring organizations: INWC, Operation Sasquatch, Spokane Walleye Club, Spokane Fly Fishers, Les Schwab, and more.

ADA Open House!
2025-04-12 09:30 - 16:00 | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Come join us for the 4th annual ADA Open House at the INWC, hosted by the Disabled Access Team.
All the nuts and bolts of access and opportunity will be presented to include:– gaining your disability endorsement thru WDFW– access and opportunity provided by federal, state agencies as well as those available through many non-profits.
Lunch and refreshments provided. Call to RSVP at 509-487-8552
Have questions – contact the Disabled Access Team: access@inwc.org

This just in! John Sowell of Fishin’4All has just provided a 3-day fishing trip for four people at Brewster for Sockeye and Chinook. Exact date to be determined between the winner and the guide. We will be raffling this trip off at the Open House with tickets at $10 each. You must be present to win, and all proceeds will benefit the Disabled Access Team and all they do to provide access and opportunity for those with disabilities.

Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show
2025-03-20 12:00 - 2025-03-23 16:00 | Sokane Interstate Fairgrounds, 404 N Havana St, Spokane Valley, WA
GEAR UP and GO!
The ultimate event for outdoor lovers—gear, exhibitors, demos, and family fun! Produced by the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council. Experience the adventure🌲, explore the possibilities🔥!
Attractions and events for the whole family! Daily specials, vendors galore! Kids Fishing World, Kids BB gun range, climbing wall, seminars for hunting and fishing, Trophy Territory, and so much more!
Don’t forget: Hero Day concert Thursday night featuring Dave Bray USA. Dinner and Live Auction Friday Night,

Hero Day at the Big Horn Show
2025-03-20 12:00 - 21:00 | Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds, 404 N Havana St, Spokane Valley, WA
Are you active duty, retired or a veteran of the U.S. Military? Are you active, retired or a veteran First Responder (LE, FIRE or EMS)? Come to the 2025 Big Horn Show and enjoy your discounted entry. Enjoy our featured performer: Dave Bray, a U.S. Navy veteran turned Patriotic Entertainer.
From Festivals to Black tie events, Dave Bray USA delivers a full spectrum of energy and emotion. As a United States Navy Veteran and National Recording Artist, Dave considers his music to be a “Continuation of Service” and has dedicated much of his career to honoring our Veterans, Active-Duty Military, Fire, Police and First Responders.
He served as an FMF Corpsman for the USMC Sniper Teams and following his service went on to lead the Patriotic Rock band “Madison Rising” to national success with his rock rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.”
Dave’s solo career took off with his album “Music On A Mission” which debuted at #6 on the iTunes rock charts. Since then he’s charted numerous singles including “Last Call” a tribute to fallen Police, and his music videos have been viewed millions of times.
Dave’s latest album, Too Far Gone, released at #1 with the help of his dedicated supporters!

Wheelchair Platform Install
2024-10-05 07:30 - 12:00 | WA
ADA hunting opportunity on private land near Usk, WA. We will be installing a wheelchair platform/ramp to assist hunters with disabilities. It will be in a prime location in a small grove of cedars with multiple shooting lanes.
We will muster at the INWC Warehouse at 7:30am, get the platform loaded on the flatbed, and head out by 8am. Dress appropriate for the expected weather, bring gloves and water. Let’s do this!!!
Please contact the Disabled Access Team with any questions: access@inwc.org

ADA Route Patrol - Boundary Mtn
2024-10-02 | WA
Join us as we patrol Boundary Mountain in the Colville National Forest that has been gated off for Disabled Access Only. We will patrol each of the spurs along this route, cutting away deadfall, ensuring that sportsmen, women, and youth with disabilities have access to the entirety of each route.
ATV’s and SxS’s are welcome and encouraged. Chain saws, loppers are needed, as well as clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions, gloves, bottled water, etc.

Staging Area Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ePSBv2puC3Ko2Vsg7

Contact the Disabled Access Team for more info: access@inwc.org

ADA Duck Blind Install
2024-09-28 08:00 - 13:00 | Clayton, WA, https://maps.app.goo.gl/PkzPr33Gfr6CFWRz9
Join us as we conduct a 1st for the INWC: Not only have we built an ADA duck blind for the 1st time, now we are installing it on private land that is part of WDFW’s Hunt by Reservation program. We will muster at the INWC Warehouse at 8am, and head north to the location near Clayton. This project will need many hands as the blind will be transported in sections and many are too awkward for just two people to handle.
You were looking for something to do that Saturday anyways … so come be part of something bigger, and pay it forward for those with mobility challenges.
Contact the Disabled Access Team with any questions: access@inwc.org
Install location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/PkzPr33Gfr6CFWRz9

ADA Route Patrols: Betty Creek
2024-09-20 | Camp Betty
Looking for a way to give back? Looking for a community service project?

Join us as we patrol two routes on Betty Creek in the Colville National Forest that have been gated off for Disabled Access Only. We will patrol both of the routes: the 810 and the 830, including their respective spurs, cutting away deadfall, ensuring that sportsmen, women, and youth with disabilities have access to the entirety of each route.

ATV’s and SxS’s are welcome and encouraged. Chain saws, loppers are needed, as well as clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions, gloves, bottled water, etc.

Staging Area Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ByjgyqbFbTm8b4MJ9
(aka “Camp Betty”)

Contact the Disabled Access Team for more info: access@inwc.org

ADA Route Patrols: Boundary Mtn - RESCHEDULED!
2024-08-02 08:00 - 2024-08-04 17:00 | WA
Rescheduled from Jul 13-14 to Jul 25th due to high heat.
Join us as we patrol Boundary Mountain in the Colville National Forest that has been gated off for Disabled Access Only. We will patrol each of the spurs along this route, cutting away deadfall, ensuring that sportsmen, women, and youth with disabilities have access to the entirety of each route. Any work that does not get completed on Saturday; we will wrap up on Sunday. We will be camping overnight to make that easier, and usually share a group dinner around the campfire. Team leaders for the project will arrive on Friday to secure a camp area, feel free to join them!
ATV’s and SxS’s are welcome, and encouraged. Chain saws, loppers are needed, as well as clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions, gloves, bottled water, etc.

Base Camp Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ePSBv2puC3Ko2Vsg7

Contact the Disabled Access Team for more info: access@inwc.org

INWC Family Picnic
2024-07-28 11:00 - 16:00 | Clear Lake Resort, 14824 S Clear Lake Rd, Cheney, WA, Cheney, WA, 99004, United States
Sunday, July 28th – Save the Date! Clear Lake Resort
Burgers and Brats are on us!
Bring a favorite side dish, a camp chair and beverage of your choice. Don’t forget the kids!
Buns, condiments, plates, silverware are provided. Feel free to bring your boat, fishing gear, and a smile!

ADA Route Patrols: Aladdin Mtn & Squirrel Meadows
2024-09-07 - 2024-09-08 | Tiger Meadows, https://maps.app.goo.gl/hafEXfA8Xip1GXv76
Looking for a way to give back? Looking for a community service project?
Join us as we patrol two routes in the Colville National Forest that have been gated off for Disabled Access Only. With enough volunteers, we will send 1/2 up Aladdin Mtn and the other 1/2 out to Squirrel Meadows. We will patrol each of the routes, cutting away deadfall, ensuring that sportsmen, women, and youth with disabilities have access to the entirety of each route. Any work that does not get completed on Saturday, we will wrap up on Sunday. We will be camping overnight to make that easier, and usually share a group dinner around the campfire. Team leaders for the project will arrive on Friday to secure a camp area, feel free to join them!
ATV’s and SxS’s are welcome and encouraged. Chain saws, loppers are needed, as well as clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions, gloves, bottled water, etc.

Base Camp Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QHSxVNSxhfzUqVGb9

Contact the Disabled Access Team for more info: access@inwc.org

ADA Route Patrols: Brewer Mtn & Mitchell Mtn
2024-08-24 - 2024-08-25 | WA
Looking for a way to give back? Looking for a community service project?
Join us as we patrol two routes in the Colville National Forest that have been gated off for Disabled Access Only. We will patrol each of the routes, Brewer Mtn and Mitchell Mtn, cutting away deadfall, ensuring that sportsmen, women, and youth with disabilities have access to the entirety of each route. Any work that does not get completed on Saturday, we will wrap up on Sunday. We will be camping overnight to make that easier, and usually share a group dinner around the campfire. Team leaders for the project will arrive on Friday to secure a camp area, feel free to join them!
ATV’s and SxS’s are welcome and encouraged. Chain saws, loppers are needed, as well as clothing appropriate for expected weather conditions, gloves, bottled water, etc.

Base Camp Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XnjmDtfHsthLaHnP9

Contact the Disabled Access Team for more info: access@inwc.org

Kids Fishing Day
2024-05-11 08:00 - 16:00 | Clear Lake, 14824 S Clear Lake Rd, Cheney, WA, 99004, United States
The Annual Kids Fishing Day event is coming up fast, May 11th, at Clear Lake Resort. Bring two or more canned goods and be entered to win a prize from one of our sponsors.

May - General Meeting
2024-05-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Inland Northwest Wildlife Council, 6116 N Market Street, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Don’t forget Tuesday, May 7th is our monthly General Meeting.
Our guest speaker is Jim Billman, retired Spokane Firefighter/EMT, former USAF survival instructor, scuba instructor, lifeguard who will cover the Every Day Carry (EDC) first aid items you need to carry for yourself or others each time you’re out on the water, or in the woods whether you’re on foot hiking, or motoring in your car/truck, ATV, SxS, etc. He is an avid outdoorsman/bush crafter, who spends a lot of time backpacking, camping, mountain biking, kayaking, and backcountry motorcycling.
Remember: Proper Prior Preparation Prevents Pitiful Poor Performance!
In addition, Dan Dzieken, Water Access Mgr for WDFW will share a volunteer project that we can assist with at a number of public launches this season.
Refreshments at 6:30, see you there!

Rod Building Night
2024-04-23 17:00 - 21:00 | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Come join us as we assemble and rig fishing rods for the Kids Fishing Day event coming up on May 11th. Bring a pair of needle nose pliers and jump in and join the fun!

ADA Open House
2024-04-06 09:30 - 16:00 | 6116 N Market, Spokane, WA, 99208, United States
Join us as we unlock Access and Opportunities throughout NE Washington:
Gaining a Disabled Endorsement from WDFW
Reduced Rates
The role of the “companion Hunter”
Private Lands
State Wildlife Areas
Behind the gates in the Colville Nat’l Forest
Non-Profit programs and more
Refreshments and Lunch Provided!
RSVP Now: access@inwc.org
