Can you pass a boater inspection on Lake Pend Oreille?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lake Pend Oreille reached summer pool elevation on June 19, which means we have now entered the official “lake days” of summer. With all that fun and sun, though,...
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers treating invasive flowering rush on local waterways
By Reader Staff To selectively manage the invasive weed flowering rush, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albeni Falls Dam staff are performing herbicide treatments at six separate locations on dewatered portions of Lake Pend...
Navigating water quality in Lake Pend Oreille
By Karissa Huntsman Reader Contributor As snow is falling on the mountains and hills around Sandpoint, many are looking ahead to the upcoming winter season. Here at the Idaho Conservation League, we are still...
Accommodating the commode
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials visited the Springy Point Campground in Sagle this past spring to perform a regular facilities check, they came across an unwelcome surprise...
‘A celebration of rowing’
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Patricia Sudick is a longtime rower who noticed that something was missing on the tranquil autumn waters of the Pend Oreille River. When Sudick moved to Priest River and...
An opportunity to give back while getting on the water
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...
Smelter naysayers dominate EIS hearing
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor Hundreds of people turned out to raise heartfelt, serious questions about plans for a silicon smelter in Newport Wednesday evening, challenging Washington State regulators to justify permitting a project...
Bonner County’s choppy wake debate
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Last week marked the latest in Bonner County’s wake saga, as county commissioners voted against extending no-wake zones from the county standard of 200 feet to 300 feet around...
Army Corps shares upcoming lake operations
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers visited North Idaho Wednesday to share lake operation plans and their tentative predictions for what winter will hold. Upper Columbia Senior...
No-wake zone extended due to flood threats
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Bonner County no-wake zone regulation is being extended to 500 feet on all waterways starting now in response to flood threats. The Board of Bonner County Commissioners voted...
