By Chantilly Higbee Reader Contributor A team of dedicated water stewards wrapped up training sessions in April and May, and will now be kicking off their 8th season monitoring water quality on Lake Pend...
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 Chantilly Higbee Reader Columnist Citizen science-driven monitoring programs are rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after ways to answer water quality-related questions at local, regional, and national levels. They empower communities by enabling...
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 Chantilly Higbee Reader Contributor Optimization is important to the sustainability of any industry. Transportation by rail is no exception. However, the benefits gained by working efficiently should be balanced against the costs and...
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...
By Chantilly Higbee Reader Contributor Hi, my name is Chantilly Higbee, and I recently joined the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper team as the organization’s Waterkeeper. I’ve always had an inherent drive to study and...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Though Earth Day brings to mind the daunting challenges our planet is currently facing, making an impact on the Earth — specifically in Sandpoint — is made possible this...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Love your home planet? Yeah, me too. If you’d like to show some love back to this rock we call home, local nonprofit 350Sandpoint.org will be hosting an event...
By Shannon Williamson Reader Columnist I’m going to be straight up with you – this article is about the proposed BNSF rail bridge expansion. Again. This is a BIG deal, so you’re probably going...
