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 …
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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 …
Earth Day: An enduring movement
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
In the 1960s and 1970s, political and cultural movements rose up to challenge and change society. These mass movements gave rise to iconic protests and …
From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
By Rose Olson
Reader Staff
The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on …
Celebrate Earth Day by helping clean up City Beach
By Reader Staff
In celebration of Earth Day 2023, the Idaho Conservation League is partnering with the city of Sandpoint to host a clean-up event at City Beach and Lower …
A logger’s daughter’s Earth Day
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When I look at my garden, my mind works in annual cycles. I’ll put tomatoes in this spot, I think, because it gets great afternoon …
Hot take on Earth Day
By Kelsey Maxwell
Reader Contributor
My childhood “wild place” was nowhere near extraordinary by an outdoor enthusiasts’ standard. It was a truly tiny strip of forest between my best friend’s …
A love letter to Mother Earth
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
Dear Mother Earth,
What a year it has been. Last April as the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up, many of us went home in isolation from …
Save those wrapping paper tubes!
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
After Christmas has come and gone and living rooms across town are filled with crumpled ribbons, bows and wrapping paper, the environmentally conscious often try …
Earth Week continues into the future
By Nancy Gerth
Reader Contributor
Rain held off last Saturday until two minutes before 4 p.m., just time enough for the third annual Earth Day in Farmin Park. Less than …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 