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Comments to the City of Sandpoint RE: Title 9, Zone Change
TO: Sandpoint City Council: Kate McAlister, Deb Ruehle, Joel Aispuro, Andy Groat, Jason Welker, Justin Dick City of Sandpoint Staff: Jennifer Stapleton, Amanda Wilson City of Sandpoint Mayor: Shelby Rognstad RE: Amendment to Sandpoint City Code...
Final thank you to our volunteers
Since 2012, LPOW’s Water Quality Monitoring program has collected important data from all over Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend Oreille River in an effort to keep our watershed clean for years to come. When reflecting on this program’s success, our...
Saying farewell to LPOW
As you may know, Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper (LPOW), its staff, board of directors, along with a dedicated crew of citizen scientist volunteers have all worked diligently for over a decade to protect one of Bonner County’s greatest natural...
The value of snow in our watershed
Living in a mountain town, snow plays a major role in our lives. Winter in north Idaho brings a large shift to our community as we all turn our attention to the snow-covered mountains surrounding our town. However, as we begin to witness how...
Keeping an eye on stormwater pollution
Stormwater is one of the most significant threats to water quality across the globe. Simply put, stormwater is just what it sounds like: water created by a storm which sheets and/or travels to the nearest large body of water, typically a stream,...
Thank you to LPOW volunteers!
As the year comes to an end, we tend to reflect on all that has happened in the past 12 months. For us at Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper (LPOW), what really stood out was how supportive our community has been throughout the entire year. LPOW is a...
Celebrating 10 years of water quality monitoring
For ten years, local volunteer citizen scientists have been leaning over the sides of their kayaks, canoes, or boats to either look at a black and white secchi disk or to haul up a clear tube full of lake water. Curious passersby might wonder what...
Fall/Winter 2021 Semi-Annual Report
As 2021 comes to a close, we are happy to announce that our Fall/Winter Semi-Annual Report is finally here! This edition includes information about volunteer programs, what happened around our watershed this year, a wrap-up of this year's programs,...
Don’t swim in the green water!
We can all agree that this has been an unusual year. This summer, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper (LPOW) office received calls about multiple shoreline development violations, people using soap in the lake, swimmers itch reports, and, most...
Recently Published Articles, Radio Interviews, and More
Bonner County Daily Bee
Sandpoint Reader
Springy Point peninsula toilet to be eliminated (10/8/20)
Groups urge reconsideration of Trestle Creek development (3/10/21)
Lawsuit threatened over Trestle Creek marina project (5/13/21)
As if Boyer Slough hasn’t had enough (6/16/21)
County shoreline code changes on ‘back burner’ (6/16/21)
Reconsideration on the table for Idaho Club marina project (7/15/21)
Meet the Waterkeeper and celebrate 50 years of the Clean Water Act (7/29/21)
Radio Interviews, Podcasts, & Recorded Presentations
KRFY Community Conversations – Welcoming Carolyn Knaack to the Waterkeeper (4/20/21)
KSPT North Idaho Thursday – Upcoming LPOW events with Carolyn (4/22/21)
Pend Oreille Master Naturalists – Presentation about LPOW from Steve Holt (7/7/21)
The Voice North Idaho – Interview with Steve Holt and Susan Drumheller about waterfront development (7/16/21)
KRFY Community Conversations – Interview with Carolyn Knaack about current issues around Lake Pend Oreille (8/24/21)
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