Earth Day reminds us that we’re a part of nature
By Isabelle Manning Reader Contributor Growing up in the Bay Area, nature came with a schedule and a set of keys. For my family, it always took planning, packing and driving. Nature was weekends...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Celebrating Earth Day in Sandpoint
By Reader Staff In celebration of Earth Day 2025, the Idaho Conservation League is partnering with the city of Sandpoint and Forrest M. Bird Charter Schools to host a cleanup along the shores of...
Three Sandpoint women vie for spots on Freeride World Tour
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint has churned out an uncanny number of talented snowsports athletes over the years, and it’s always thrilling to watch skiers and snowboarders raised on the slopes of Schweitzer...
Army Corps announces upcoming public meetings
By Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public informational meeting Thursday, May 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the Ponderay Events Center (401 Bonner Mall Way). Representatives will share updates...
Winter paddleboarding
By Ed Ohlweiler Reader Contributor When winter temperatures get into the 40s, I find myself excitedly wiggling into a wetsuit; which, despite being thin (the wetsuit, not me), proves surprisingly arduous. I only have...
Slug Tales from Zone 6: Starting a vegetable garden
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff As the stress of modern life increases and the cost of groceries continues to rise, more and more people are turning to the peace and self-sufficiency that home gardens...
Double whammy
By Brendan Kelty Naples Reader Contributor I was dismayed reading in the March 13 edition the Reader about the current financial troubles at the James E. Russell Sports Center at Travers Park due to...
KLT welcomes volunteers for Sled Hill gardening work
By Reader Staff Kaniksu Land Trust welcomed volunteers from Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. and Gardens For Health Collaborative into the garden space at the historic Sled Hill this week to begin breathing new life...
Army Corps announces spring refill, shares gate replacement progress
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began the gradual spring refill of Lake Pend Oreille on April 1 and plan to manage the 2025 summer lake levels within the...
Casting for a cause
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes, inspiration comes from unexpected places. When Jess Westbrook had the idea to use fly fishing as a tool to support children in foster care, it came from how...
