2025 FLSRV Dinner & Auction

Please purchase your tickets using the form below. If you have items you would like to contribute to the auction please call: Harla Jean at 509-993-4775

Tickets for this fundraiser go directly to Friends of the Little Spokane River Valley (FLSRV), a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving and improving our community. Last year's event was sold out and was a great opportunity to socialize and support a great cause. Get your tickets early, and consider donating extra to raise funds for our trails (e.g. https://www.flsrv.org/post/nov-2024-trail-update). Lastly, a BIG thank you to Herb Brown for welcoming us year after year to the Wandermere clubhouse at no charge.

Join us!

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Featured guest speaker: Chris DeForest, Senior Conservationist at the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy

A Seattle native, Chris often traveled east to the Inland Northwest to spend much-needed time in nature at his family’s cabin on Lake Pend Oreille. Bird watching at the cabin, family camping trips, and 50-mile hikes as a Boy Scout birthed his lifelong love of nature.  

In June 1997, Chris became the conservancy’s first staff member, serving as the first Executive Director and then moving into his current role as Senior Conservationist in 2014. At the Conservancy office, you may hear Chris before you see him, whistling and belting out campfire songs as he bustles around the Community Building. 

After almost three decades and 125 conservation deals, Chris is still motivated to save the best of the Inland Northwest and nurture conservation-minded landowners to “give their land a seat at the table” and ensure its permanent protection.  

Chris still spends time at his great-grandfather Henry Hart’s log cabin with his wife and two sons. They enjoy cross-country skiing on Mt. Spokane, the South Perry Farmers Market, and time with family members on the East and West Coasts.