Army Corps announces LPO drawdown schedule
By Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials have announced Lake Pend Oreille elevation targets for the upcoming fall draft at Albeni Falls Dam.
Winter drawdown is scheduled to …
Category: On The Lake
Mysteries of the Deep: Part 3
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
Her speech well rehearsed, she had just settled into a light doze when a touch of turbulence brought her back to attention. …
Boater safety on Lake Pend Oreille
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the heat of July and August comes an increase in boater traffic on Lake Pend Oreille. While boating with family and friends on a …
On the lake: a column about lake issues by the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper
By Travis Dickson
Reader Contributor
Hello Sandpoint! My name is Travis Dickson and I am proud to be the new associate director with Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper.
Right now you …
On The Lake: We’re 10 years old; that’s 1 million in Waterkeeper years
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper turned 10 this past January and we didn’t even get to go to Triple Play. Instead, we’re going to memorialize this …
On the Lake: Lake patrol fOILed!
By Chantilly Higbee
Reader Columnist
In early July, our team was getting ready to patrol Lake Pend Oreille from our pontoon boat. As I started the motor, I knew right …
On The Lake: A response to Mr. Bordenave
By Steve Holt
Reader Contributor
As the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, we are unapologetic in our call for a thorough and independent Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed BNSF Sandpoint …
On The Lake: Why BNSF rail infrastructure expansion demands the highest level of environmental review
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
I am writing in response to Matt Morrison’s article titled “Rail investments provide access to foreign markets and job growth for Idaho.” I am not …
On The Lake: Remember the most polluted site in Sandpoint? It’s still a thing
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Columnist
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air! More importantly, pentachlorophenol is still flowing into Sand Creek, and we think that sucks. I …
On The Lake: Introducing Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper’s new communications associate
By Sharon Bosley
Reader Columnist
Water is life. Water is important to all living things; in some organisms, up to 90 percent of their body weight comes from water. Water …
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