Emily Articulated: Honorable Harvest
By Emily EricksonReader Staff There’s a cherry tree at the far end of my neighbor’s yard. It stands proudly between the vast lawn and the road, in clear view on my daily drive to...
Category: Conservation Corner
The Coolin wetlands on Priest Lake must be saved
By Ford ElsaesserReader Contributor The lakes, rivers and tributaries of Lake Pend Oreille and Priest Lake are magnificent resources, and many in Idaho consider Priest Lake to be Idaho’s “Crown Jewel.” Priest Lake is...
Idaho’s data center debate raises questions about lobbying and tax breaks
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor Idaho deserves leaders who study the bills instead of simply deferring to the lobbyists pushing them. The debate over data centers shows why that matters. The 2020 legislative session was...
Native Plant Society announces kickoff to 2026-’27 public programs
By Reader Staff Wrapping up a busy summer in the Native Plant Arboretum, members of the Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society will hold the first of their 2026-’27 public programs on Saturday, Sept. 19, with...
Corps announces fall drawdown for Lake Pend Oreille
By Reader Staff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at Albeni Falls Dam recently announced dates for the fall drawdown of Lake Pend Oreille. The Corps will begin the gradual fall drawdown on Monday,...
Almost at the tipping point
By K.L. HuntleyReader Contributor My much-loved sister and I grew up sharing everything from clothes to friends and faith philosophies. What we did not share in our adult lives was our political views. She...
Monarch and Friends Festival organizers thanks supporters
By Reader Staff Organizers of the Monarch and Friends Festival, which took place Aug. 29 in Sandpoint’s Granary District, extended a lengthy thank-you to all those who made the gathering a success. “The Monarch...
True public wildlands protection is urgently needed. IPPLI falls far short
By Groups concerned about the IPPLIReader Contributors The Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative (IPPLI) presented in the Sandpoint Reader guest editorial [Perspectives, “Idaho Panhandle Public Lands Initiative reaches landmark agreement,” July 23, 2026], would...
Shared Waters: A film for a defining moment for the Kootenai River
Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Pollution from five mountaintop removal coal mines in the Canadian Rocky Mountains is flowing downstream through the Elk River Valley of British Columbia; into the transboundary Koocanusa Reservoir; and then into...
A Few Thoughts … On bad roads, mining and wilderness
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist Cliff Lake lies in a stone basin at the base of St. Paul Peak near the south end of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (CWM). St. Paul towers over the tarn,...
