Spokane Indians Redband Rally

Join the Redband Rally!

During the 2017 season, the Spokane Indians Baseball team, together with the Spokane Tribe of Indians and City of Spokane introduced the Redband Rally Campaign in honor of Spokane's signature fish, the native Redband Trout. This campaign is designed to bring awareness to the Redband trout and the Spokane River and rally the community to protect and keep the river clean. The Redband Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii) is a beautiful, unique and important species of fish in the Spokane region, and was one of the first foods of the Spokane Tribe of Indians. To create a visible presence and to honor the native Redband trout, the baseball team introduced a new logo that is featured on apparel, signage, headbands and artwork. We believe that the Redband trout embodies the ideals of our team and its players: hard-fighting, resilient and adaptive under ever-changing circumstances.

City of Spokane

The Redband Rally campaign is one of the City of Spokane's educational elements to create awareness about efforts to manage stormwater and protect the Spokane River and aquifer. In recent years, the City of Spokane installed combined sewer overflow (CSO) tanks city wide to reduce the amount of untreated water (from combined sewage and stormwater) that discharges into the Spokane River. These tanks help collect overflow from stormwater and the City's sewer system and send it to Water Reclamation Facility for treatment. CLICK HERE for information about stormwater in Spokane and learn how you can help!

Redband Rally Merchandise

Spokane Indians players do their part to support the campaign by wearing Redband Rally uniforms on every Wednesday home game throughout the season. These jerseys are auctioned off at the end of each season with proceeds benefiting the Redband Rally Campaign.

Fans can also support the campaign by purchasing Redband Rally merchandise at the Spokane Indians Team Store, with a portion of each sale being donated to the Redband Rally fund.

Community Fund

To take action and extend the campaign beyond Avista Stadium, the Indians established the Redband Rally Fund with our community partner, the Innovia Foundation. This fund is managed by members from the Spokane River Forum, the Spokane River Keeper, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Spokane Tribal Fisheries Department, Trout Unlimited Spokane Falls Chapter, and the Spokane Indians Baseball team.

The fund collects money which is distributed annually towards projects that support the Spokane River. In-kind community efforts are also led by the Indians.

Redband Rally in Action!

2017

In conjunction with Mark Peterson and the 4 News Now Extreme Team, Spokane Indians staff and the Spokane Tribe of Indians rehabilitate the baseball field at Glover Park. This abandoned baseball field project included new dugout benches, infield dirt and overall grooming. Now playable, this field is open to baseball, softball and kickball enthusiasts.
Spokane Indians front office staff spent the day on Lake Roosevelt and its tributaries with biologists from the Spokane Tribal Fisheries Department to learn more about protecting the native Redband Trout. Four fisheries research vessels spent the day gill netting and electrofishing Northern Pike, an invasive species and the primary threat to the area's Redband Trout.

2018

On July 6, the Spokane Park Board renamed Glover Field to Redband Park. The Park Board voted unanimously to rename Glover Field and Peaceful Valley Riverwalk to Redband Park, in honor of the Redband Rainbow Trout that spawn in the area and the Redband Rally campaign.
Posted a $1,000 reward for the conviction of the person who illegally killed Redband trout caught in the Spokane River. Pledged $500 to more signs on the Spokane River for Redband habitat/rules/ identity to help prevent further poaching.
Established a $1,000 annual scholarship for local elementary school science teacher to use for a Redband education day on the Spokane River. This money can be used to take students on a field trip to Redband Park and be used for transportation and guest speakers.

2019

The Spokane Indians installed an educational marker in the Hall of Fame Plaza to explain the Redband Rally Campaign elements and educate fans.
The fund made a $5,000 contribution to the Spokane River Forum to establish a sculpture at the entrance to Redband Park in partnership with the City of Spokane's efforts to revitalize the area.
In-kind donations to the establishment of the new Raft & Paddle launch located at Redband Park.
The Spokane River Forum partnered with the City of Spokane Parks and Recreation to create Redband Plaza with the Redband Rising sculpture as the centerpiece. The sculpture, park and plaza area is a tribute to Redband trout.
This builds upon efforts to reclaim and revitalize Redband Park, previously called Glover Field. Last spring, the Forum partnered with the WA Department of Commerce and city to build a $250,000 non-motorized boat launch that was an instant success.
In partnership with the Spokane River Forum, the Redband Rally Fund contributed to help pave the Aubrey White takeout, making it safer for raft and paddle users to exit the river.

2020

The campaign partnered with the Spokane River Forum to supply trash bags for the Get Up, Get Out River Cleanup project.
The Spokane Indians Baseball Organization and Redband Rally Campaign announce debut of the Spokane Riverkeeper Redband Raft. The new Redband Raft, which was purchased with funds from the Redband Rally Campaign, will be used for donor, partner, and supporter float tours of the river as well as river habitat research trips. In addition, the raft will be used as a second boat for river litter cleanup, and shuttling Spokane Riverkeeper staff, interns and volunteers to assist with homeless outreach efforts on the river. An existing Riverkeeper raft will be reassigned for river litter cleanup only.

2021

The campaign partnered with Spokane Falls Trout Unlimited (SFTU) to plant new trees along California Creek, just south of Spokane. California Creek is vital to the Hangman Creek watershed and supplies fresh, clean, cold water into the entire system. New trees provide shade during the hot summer months to keep water temperatures down. Thanks SFTU for letting us be involved!
The Redband Rally Campaign committed $1,500 to being a supporting sponsor of the Spokane Tribal Fishing Derby for the next three years (2021, 2022, 2023). In addition, the Spokane Indians Baseball Club donated a variety of hats, t-shirts, baseballs, and ticket vouchers for fishing derby prizes. The overall goal of the hatchery is to aid in the restoration and enhancement of the Spokane River fisheries. The primary objective is to create and sustain harvestable fisheries in this project area.

2022

The Redband Rally campaign contributed to the purchase of a real time water temperature logger to be installed in the Spokane River. In total four loggers will record, transmit, and display real time water temperature data available to river users via the Spokane Falls Trout Unlimited website. This will aid in decision making regarding fishing and recreation, as well as monitoring water temperatures in a changing climate. Anglers can use this data to avoid fishing during high water temperatures, when fish are already stressed, ultimately protecting native Redband Trout. Prior to the installation of these temperature loggers, the Spokane River had no real time temperature monitoring locations despite very high summer water temperature, a clear impairment to native Redband Trout.
The Redband Rally Campaign was a sponsor of the 2022 Clear Lake Kids Fishing Event. This annual event, put on by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, allows for kids in Spokane County the opportunity to learn how to fish. The purpose of the event is to help promote healthy use of Spokane's rivers and lakes and inspire life-long stewards of our natural resources.
The Redband Rally campaign funded the creation of informational brochures and signs used to educate the community and individuals enjoying the Spokane River about native trout protection and poaching. The purpose of these brochures is to protect and restore the health of the Spokane River watershed and to defend the access and opportunity for all citizens to enjoy the benefits of a clean and healthy Spokane River.

2023

2024

The Spokane Indians front office, game day employees, and volunteers from the City of Spokane, Hatch Advertising, Measure Meant, Spokane Tribe Casino, STCU, TDS Fiber, and Windermere Spokane spent Wednesday, August 7th cleaning up the Spokane River at Redband Park and Islands Trailhead as part of the 2024 Redband Rally River Cleanup sponsored by the Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino.

2025

Donated $23,000 to the Spokane Riverkeeper, allowing for the purchase of a 14-foot raft and trailer to be used for on-the-water litter removal and a pair of inflatable kayaks for on-water outreach in the Spokane Valley during low flows. The donation also funded the organization's Redband Rally intern, Hannah Howard, who was responsible for collecting over 4,600 pounds of trash from the Spokane River.
On Wednesday, August 6^th, the Spokane Indians front office, game day employees, and local volunteers spent the day cleaning up the Spokane River at Redband Park and Islands Trailhead as part of the 2025 Redband Rally River Cleanup sponsored by the Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino. The two groups of volunteers—with a little moral support provided by RIBBY the Redband Trout—collected hundreds of pounds of trash and debris in an effort to protect the health and vibrancy of the Spokane River.

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