Aquatic invasive weed control in Lake Pend Oreille
By Jennifer Ekstrom
Reader Contributor
When I started working to protect water quality in Lake Pend Oreille in 2009, our community was highly concerned about chemical herbicides being sprayed in …
Tagged: Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper
Waterkeeper and Idaho Conservation League joining forces
By Steve Holt
Reader Contributor
As you may know, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, its staff, board of directors, along with a dedicated crew of citizen scientist volunteers have all …
Waterkeeper: Strengthening stormwater protections
By Steve Holt and Dan Haley
Reader Contributors
Stormwater is one of the most significant threats to water quality across the globe. Simply put, stormwater is just what it sounds …
Waterkeeper: Trestle Creek Marina project will do irreparable damage
By Steve Holt
Reader Contributor
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper is not against development or growth per se; however, if you are going to …
Meet the Waterkeeper and celebrate 50 years of the Clean Water Act
By Carolyn Knaack
Reader Contributor
Forty-three miles long, 144 miles of shoreline, 92,000 acres, depths of more than 1,150 feet with 23 different species of fish and only one Waterkeeper. …
County shoreline code changes on ‘back burner’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Since the Bonner County Planning Department solicited comments on the county’s shoreline code in November 2020, the issue had seemingly disappeared from the larger local …
Springy Point peninsula toilet to be eliminated
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The vault toilet located on the Springy Point peninsula will soon be decommissioned, after the contents of the facility were found during routine spring maintenance …
On the lake: a column about lake issues by the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper
By Travis Dickson
Reader Contributor
Hello Sandpoint! My name is Travis Dickson and I am proud to be the new associate director with Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper.
Right now you …
RFK, Jr. to speak at Water Summit
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Ask anyone who lives in North Idaho what the most important environmental asset is and nine out of 10 will likely say Lake Pend Oreille. …
On the Lake: Lake patrol fOILed!
By Chantilly Higbee
Reader Columnist
In early July, our team was getting ready to patrol Lake Pend Oreille from our pontoon boat. As I started the motor, I knew right …
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