Fire victims in Spokane can now receive free materials to bring their burned properties back to life. The Spokane Conservation District is offering ponderosa pine saplings, mulch, hay and grass seed at no cost to people affected by recent fires.

Organizers reported about 60 sign-ups and gave away more than 1,000 trees. The mulch helps prevent ground erosion, while the tree saplings and grass seed help bring new growth to burned areas.

Dan Ross, water resources program manager with the Spokane Conservation District, said nature can repair burned land on its own, but it needs support. “Mother Nature is resilient and it will do the restoration work on its own, but it helps to give it a little bit of help, so that’s really what we’re trying to do,” Ross said.

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A high school northwest of Spokane is finding a reason to cheer three months after the Spokane Complex Fires. Lakeside High School of the Nine Mile Falls School District is a finalist for a $1 million football field renovation, part of a “Friday Night 5G Lights” T-Mobile competition. The school already received about $255,00 in cash prizes and an additional weight room makeover as the West Division champions; now winning the grand prize could be a light at the end of the tunnel.

“We feel the love, support, and generosity from people all across our state,” Principal Mike McCune told KIRO Newsradio. “I think it just means so, so much to community members here; in the face of tragedy, we can have a reason to celebrate.”

Students learned on the morning of Oct. 29 that Lakeside High School became a top four finalist for the new football field award. The high school held a surprise assembly in its gym, inviting staff from across the district to celebrate.

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