A splash of safety
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As North Idahoans prepare for a summer on the water by dewinterizing their boats and stocking up on sunscreen and snacks, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division has...
Category: On The Lake
Zebra mussels found living in aquarium products
By Reader Staff The U.S. Geological Survey’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species program recently issued a national alert, making consumers aware that aquarium products known as “moss balls,” sold for betta and shrimp habitat, were discovered...
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 begin on Sept. 20...
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. She glanced out the...
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 hot summer day may...
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 may be asking yourself,...
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 milestone like the data-driven...
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 away something was wrong....
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 Junction Connector project. Contrary...
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 going to spend my...
