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 begin on Sept. 20...
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. She glanced out the...
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 hot summer day may...
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 may be asking yourself,...
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 milestone like the data-driven...
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 away something was wrong....
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 Junction Connector project. Contrary...
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 going to spend my...
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 don’t mean to be...
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 is a fundamental human need. Each...
