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Posted in: Water
Tuesday
3rd
Jan
2012

In Wetlands Case, Sacketts Oppose Conservation Groups’ Supreme Court Brief

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Priest Lake residents Mike and Chantell Sackett.  We’ve written about this complicated wetlands case before. The Sacketts are suing the EPA over a wetland determination on their property, and that a compliance order issued by EPA in the case should be immediately reviewable in a Court. In support of the Sacketts’ more »

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Ten Things To Watch in 2012
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Posted in: Dike Road Trees, Forests, Hayden Lake, KEA
Sunday
1st
Jan
2012

Ten Things To Watch in 2012

If there’s one thing we notice in the KEA office, it is that the days on the calendar keep flying at us. Every day is a new challenge.  In the brief respite afforded by a slightly less frantic holiday week, here is a compilation of things we’ll be watching as the new year unfolds. 1. Dike Road Trees — At some point in 2012, we’re more »

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Happy New Year!
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Posted in: KEA
Saturday
31st
Dec
2011

Happy New Year!

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Posted in: blog, KEA
Tuesday
27th
Dec
2011

KEA Index* for 2011

*Apologies to Harper’s. 157 – Number of meetings, hearings, or events attended by Terry for KEA in 2011 163 – number Adrienne attended 40 – number of 2011 public events KEA hosted, sponsored or participated in 5 – number of predominantly fundraising events 1 – number of floating treatment wetlands launched in a pond above Hayden Lake 101 – KEA blog postings in 2011 186 – more »

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Posted in: blog, KEA
Monday
26th
Dec
2011

Top Ten Posts of 2011

It’s the end of 2011 and so we take quantitative stock of what we’ve accomplished in the last 52 weeks. The following are the most-viewed blog posts of 2011, which are actually quite representative of the issue work we’ve done over the last year. When it comes to North Idaho conservation controversies, from Bonner County craziness to messes in the Coeur d’Alene basin, from Tubbs more »

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Merry Christmas from KEA
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Posted in: blog
Saturday
24th
Dec
2011

Merry Christmas from KEA

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Posted in: blog, KEA
Friday
23rd
Dec
2011

Top Ten Reasons to Donate to KEA

A generous member has offered to match end-of-year contributions to KEA, dollar for dollar, up to $5000. For the next week, your donation goes twice as far. So here are the top ten reasons why you should click our nice new donate button. 1. Tubbs Hill and Cougar Bay.  KEA is the leading defender of our local jewels. This past year we defended Tubbs Hill from unnecessary more »

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Posted in: blog, Land Use, Wildlife
Saturday
17th
Dec
2011

Christmas Week in Bonner County Brings Challenges to Drinking Water Protection and Caribou Habitat

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through Bonner County, a lot of creatures were stirring… because, well, both the Bonner County Commissioners and the Property Rights Council were both still holding meetings. Indeed, this week, the Bonner County Commissioners have an attack on caribou habitat scheduled, and the Property Rights Council will be discussing how to eliminate drinking water protections for county water supplies. more »

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Posted in: blog, Save Cougar Bay
Thursday
15th
Dec
2011

BLM and Nature Conservancy Working on Cougar Bay Trail

BLM is sponsoring a public meeting tonight on a proposed trail for Cougar Bay. The trail will be located in a portion of the public preserve known as the John C. Pointner Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary. The Nature Conservancy and BLM are co-managing Cougar Bay lands for hiking, recreation and wildlife habitat. There are a number of improvements in the works, but for this meeting, the BLM more »

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Posted in: blog, KEA
Monday
12th
Dec
2011

Popular and Unpopular Lawsuits

The lawsuit we filed against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the Rosenberry Drive trees has been almost universally well-received. Other than a few crazed online comments from the anonymously insane, we’ve received nothing but well-wishing for our effort. Even the Coeur d’Alene Press — no fan of environmental litigation — came out in favor of our lawsuit. Despite what some people might think, more »

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