Mad about Science: Leaving the leaves
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist People have a lot of rituals. Among the most bizarre to me is the collection of biodegradable leaves into non-biodegradable plastic bags to be shipped off to a landfill. Many...
Tagged: trees
Slug Tales from Zone 6: Identifying native trees
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Trees far outnumber people here in North Idaho, and that’s the way residents like it. Still, even though they’re our neighbors — while providing heat, building materials, shade and defining...
‘We all took these trees for granted’
By Jane FritzReader Contributor For 48 years, every time I drove east down Oak Street in Sandpoint, I thanked the resplendent heritage Norway maple on the corner of Fourth Avenue for its remarkable beauty...
A few thoughts… On trees, O2, CO2 and basic breathing
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist It’s 4:19 p.m. on the day when “A Few Thoughts” is due, and I’m just getting to it. It’s been on my mind, but my mind has not been coming...
Arbor Day everyday in Sandpoint: A tribute to our urban canopy
By Erik Bush Reader Contributor As spring deepens its hold on Sandpoint and the days stretch longer under the warming sun, Arbor Day reminds us of one of our community’s greatest assets: our trees....
City advances plan to reconstruct downtown parking lot
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm cast a tiebreaking vote at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, advancing the preliminary design for a reconstructed downtown parking lot —...
When heartbreak is a lost trail
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Contributor My favorite trail segment on my favorite trail in my favorite place in the world has been closed. I am heartbroken, despondent even, at what feels like the loss...
IDL specialist to Sandpoint council: spongy moth detection ‘very unlikely to result in any problem’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the detection of spongy moth in Sandpoint recently raised concerns for some, a specialist with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Sandpoint City Council at its Nov....
Travers Park’s next phase of planning
By Rebecca Holland Reader Contributor Elections have consequences or, as some say, deliver results. After former-Mayor Carrie Logan and much of the fire department’s personnel went on record against City Administrator Stapleton’s tight controls,...
Mad About Science: The value of mature trees
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This topic was suggested by community member, Julie Perchynski. Thanks, Julie! It’s hard to throw a stone in Bonner County without hitting a tree. Though they seem overabundant, they...
