Women in the Woods field day planned
By Reader Staff Men in beards and flannel move over, women are headed into the forest for the second annual Women in the Woods Field Day, Friday, May 10 in Sandpoint. While the event...
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ICL appoints Brad Smith as new conservation director
By Reader Staff Longtime Idaho Conservation League North Idaho Director Brad Smith has a new title with the statewide organization: conservation director. Well known for his conservation work throughout the region, Smith began his...
‘This is your sled hill’
By Reader Staff Shortly before the final band took the stage at the inaugural SledFest fundraiser on Aug. 26, Kaniksu Land Trust Executive Director Katie Egland Cox made an important announcement to the community...
Timber Framers Guild comes to Sandpoint for workshop and TimberFest 2023
By Reader Staff Members of the Timber Framers Guild will converge on Sandpoint to participate in a special workshop organized by local craftsman Collin Beggs. Guild members will learn from two master carpenters specializing...
The joy, and the lessons
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Ammi Midstokke isn’t shy about her love for both the outdoors and for learning by doing. Where those two loves collide, a childhood pastime comes to mind: sledding. Midstokke...
A family rooted in forestry preserves land for the future
By Marcy Timblin Reader Contributor Roger Gregory’s heritage is rooted in forestry. His father came to Sandpoint in 1907 at the age of 18 to work in the lumber camps as a horse logger,...
A taste of the future
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Since Kaniksu Land Trust announced in March that friends of the trust were under contract to purchase the long-loved Pine Street Sled Hill — thus giving the nonprofit time...
Mountain lion activity partially closes trails at Pine St. Woods
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kaniksu Land Trust temporarily closed several trails at Pine Street Woods on Aug. 15 after mountain bikers reported seeing a dead deer near the Crooked Tree overlook. The organization...
Community joins forces to feed kids while summer meal program is on hold
By Reader Staff For local children, summer vacation is a time for swimming, biking and playing with friends. For the 40% of children in east Bonner County who depend on free and reduced-cost meals...
Kaniksu Land Trust secures agreement for Pine St. Sledding Hill
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff As the community grapples with unprecedented population growth and a general sense of change around town, it appears that one piece of Old Sandpoint won’t have to: the Pine...
