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Things you can do NOW to advocate for historic preservation issues in Spokane
Jensen Byrd Building
 SPA Advocacy Committee recently ran an ad in the Spokesman Review about the 1909 Jensen-Byrd Building, applauding WSU's efforts to rehabilitate the building and offering our assistance. You can contact WSU to show your support for this property and view the Request for Proposals for rehabilitation. Members have received good publicity about saving this historic warehouse in East Downtown. Check out this earlier Inlander article that gives the full story.
Endangered Street Trees
As part of the Street Tree Preservation campaign, that SPA committee will run a series of ads in an effort to bring attention to the importance of large canopy street trees and the very real possibility that they may be disappearing from our city. This first ad ran on Sunday, October 19th, in the Spokesman Review.
SPA is devoting $12,000 this year for education and advocacy on street trees; contact ad hoc committee chair Susan Traver by email if you would like to help. SPA's concerns started with the removal of old street trees along Bernard Street when it was reconstructed, setting a dangerous precedent affecting the character of historic neighborhoods city-wide. The trees were removed despite strong neighborhood opposition. The City's own Comprehensive Plan calls for streetscapes that include trees. The Cliff-Cannon Neighborhood web site has background of the issue. See Scenic America's explanation of why street trees are important cultural resources.
Volunteer for an SPA Committee
SPA always needs volunteers for its committees, especially those who would like to eventually take up leadership positions. Contact a Board Member if you are interested in helping out on the committees for Advocacy, Communications, Development, Doing It, Events, and Heritage Fund. There are ad hoc and adjunct committees for the Olmsted Celebration and for Street Trees (Susan Traver, by email).
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