5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (1075+ words) The Highlands Golf Course in Post Falls waters the lawn in front of the Highlands Grill and Taphouse around 8 a.m. on Friday, August 21. JACK DeWITT/Press No need for waterworks or worry over the health of the Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, yet....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (742+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press OPINION: Water is a missing element in the grand plan to build up the INL The recently announced proposal to greatly expand the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is exciting. In order to become a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (818+ words) I’ve spent the majority of my career managing water on the Snake River in Idaho, and I can tell you plainly: This year is different. According to the most recent calculations by the Idaho Department of Water Resources, the amount…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (735+ words) Every generation leaves its mark on Coeur d'Alene Lake. Long before roads circled its shoreline, the lake sustained the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and shaped the culture and identity of the region. Later came mining, logging, railroads, recreation, tourism and lakeside…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (615+ words) Hayden Lake Watershed Association President Jan Wilkins gives a presentation at the association's annual meeting on Wednesday. David Bernauer/Press Hayden Lake Watershed Association President Jan Wilkins speaks to around 100 people in attendance for their annual meeting. David Bernauer/Press…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (424+ words) People stand along the banks of the swollen Flathead River at the Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access in Evergreen on Tuesday, June 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (183+ words) Coeur d'Alene Press THE DIRT: Innovative wastewater project blends infrastructure upgrades with environmental benefits Work is still being completed at the future site of the Kingston-Cataldo Sewer District's new treatment facility. The Kingston-Cataldo Sewer District is redefining what infrastructure can…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (350+ words) A barrier constructed to prevent illegal use of Hayden Lake Watershed lands. Courtesy of Goeff Harvey HAYDEN — Geoff Harvey calls Hayden Lake “a tale of two lakes.” The southern end of the lake is deep, cold and healthy, but the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (730+ words) Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is one of the biggest ongoing threats to water quality in North Idaho, especially in the Coeur d’Alene Lake watershed. Unlike pollution that comes from a single pipe or discharge, NPS pollution is spread out across…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (288+ words) Lake City graduate Lucy Mendez, now an environmental science student at Boise State, demonstrates water acidification as a service-learning project. Kuna TCP students sample for macroinvertebrates along the Boise River at Barber Park. Presenting to North Idaho community members during…...