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: Gardening
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...
Celebrate local pollinators at the Monarch and Friends Festival
By Reader Staff Sandpoint will be all aflutter Saturday, Aug. 29, in honor of the Monarch and Friends Festival, celebrating the vital local pollinators that fill our world with color. Hosted by Idaho Conservation...
Pine Street Farm to Table Dinner returns July 18
By Reader Staff Pine Street Farm to Table — once a simple farm stand turned market and bakery — will welcome guests to its second annual community dinner celebrating locally grown food at the...
Slug Tales From Zone 6: Common noxious weeds
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff When you start to identify the plants growing wild around the yard, garden or alongside roads, you may begin to notice a worrying trend: many of those pretty flowers are...
A few thoughts… On $1.8 billion dollars and lilacs
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist “The Trump administration announced on Monday the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department and Democrats, forging a...
Slug Tales from Zone 6: Identifying native trees
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Trees far outnumber people here in North Idaho, and that’s the way residents like it. Still, even though they’re our neighbors — while providing heat, building materials, shade and defining...
Dear Earth
By Savannah WillisonReader Contributor Dear Earth, I’m writing to you today to express my gratitude toward you. How you’re always changing, adapting, demanding. Thank you for the sunshine, it’s been needed. Thank you for...
Protecting the Kootenai River from mountaintop removal coal mining
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor Pollution from five mountaintop removal coal mines in the Canadian Rockies is flowing downstream through British Columbia, and into the Kootenai River of Idaho, Montana and beyond. Selenium and other...
Slug Tales from Zone 6: Identifying native spring flowers
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Tulips, daffodils and crocuses may get all the attention in spring for their early, colorful blooms, but they’re nowhere near as sweet-smelling, beneficial or long-lasting as Idaho’s native flowers. April...
