The Pend Oreille River Water Trail is an ongoing collaboration among countless community groups, federal, state and local organizations, governmental and tribal authorities, private businesses, engaged citizens and more.
The following organizations and agencies were involved in compiling the August 2011 Concept Plan:
Planning Trail Coordinators
- Pend Oreille County Community Development Department
- Pend Oreille River Tourism Alliance
- Washington State University – Extension Program
Water Trail Committee and Stakeholders
- Bureau of Land Management
- City of Newport
- Cutter Theatre
- Greater Newport Area Chamber of Commerce
- Historical Society
- Kalispel Tribe
- Newport School District
- Map Metrics
- Pend Oreille County Noxious Weed Control Board
- Pend Oreille County Public Utility District
- Pend Oreille County Parks & Recreation Board
- Seattle City Light
- Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club
- Town of Ione
- Town of Cusick
- Town of Metaline
- United States Forest Service
- U.S. Coastguard Auxiliary
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington Department of Natural Resources
Funding Assistance
- Economic Development Council
- Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Department
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Washington Department of Ecology
Planning Assistance
- National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
Organizations and agencies currently involved in the ongoing development of the Pend Oreille River Water Trail include:
- United States Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- City of Newport
- Towns of Cusick, Ione, Metaline & Metaline Falls
- Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
- DNR
- Pend Oreille County Public Utility District
- Pend Oreille County Community Development Department
- WSU Extension Program
- Map Metrics
- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Kalispel Tribe of Indians
- Kalispel Natural Resources Department
- Seattle City Light Boundary Dam Project
- Pend Oreille Microenterprise Development Organization
- Bear Naked Adventures
- Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club
- Pend Oreille River Tourism Alliance
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