Lakes Commission meeting slated for Feb. 11
By Reader Staff
The Lakes Commission, an advisory board to the state of Idaho advocating for the preservation of water quality in the Pend Oreille Basin, is holding its next …
Tagged: Lake Pend Oreille
LPO to see flexible winter operations
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began Flexible Winter Pool Operations (FWPO) on Lake Pend Oreille Jan. 1 at the request of the Bonneville Power …
Mont. high court: Hecla must seek new permits for Montanore mine near Rock Creek
By Reader Staff
The proposed Montanore mine near Rock Creek, which feeds into the Pend Oreille watershed from western Montana, hit a major roadblock Nov. 19 when the Montana Supreme …
Bonner County to reconsider uses along area shorelines
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Bonner County Planning and Zoning is asking stakeholders to weigh in on updating the county’s shoreline setback code, which restricts certain uses within 40 feet …
Another day at the office
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Last weekend, this humble reporter and lifetime Hope resident experienced Lake Pend Oreille as it’s meant to be
experienced: seated on the bow of a …
Agencies approve EIS for Columbia River System Operations
By Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration signed a joint Record of Decision on Sept. 28, committing the agencies to ongoing …
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 …
High Labor Day winds fuel area fires
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Area fire crews continue to battle a trio of blazes in or very near Bonner County — two fanned by high winds that ripped through …
Army Corps announces LPO drawdown schedule
By Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials have announced Lake Pend Oreille elevation targets for the upcoming fall draft at Albeni Falls Dam.
Winter drawdown is scheduled to …
Mysteries of the deep
By Hannah Combs
Reader Contributor
In this three-part series, we explore the formation of Lake Pend Oreille and the things that may lurk in its unknown depths.
In August 1866, …
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