Let’s Make It Clear: Clean Drinking Water Is A Community Responsibility

Let’s Make It Clear: Clean Drinking Water Is A Community Responsibility

This story was written by the Our Gem Collaborative team for the CDA Press on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Read the original article. Most people take clean drinking water for granted. We assume the water coming out of the faucet is safe. If you live in a community with a public water system, the water is tested regularly for contamination. However, if you use a private well or pump surface water for use in your home, it is your responsibility to…

Heavy Metals In Our Watershed

Heavy Metals In Our Watershed

This story was written by the Our Gem Collaborative team for the CDA Press on Sunday, June 21, 2020. Read the original article. The headwaters of the Coeur d’Alene Basin are essential to the success of mining, timber, agriculture and hydropower industries. Mining activities along the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River have a significant influence on basin watershed conditions and on the welfare of its inhabitants. From the 1880s to the early 1980s, the Silver Valley was the nation’s…

Great Lake Debate

The Great Lake Debate

Shoreline concerns are among many threats to the health of Coeur d’Alene Lake. This article was written by Jennifer Passaro and published in the CDA Press on Friday, April 3, 2020. Read the original article. In a packed room at the Iron Horse Restaurant in downtown Coeur d’Alene shortly before the coronavirus hit, the Four County Natural Resources Committee met over lunch.Federal and state resource managers, scientists, concerned citizens and a handful of local elected officials including Kootenai County Commissioner Chris…

Coming Together for Our Gem

Coming Together for Our Gem

The Our Gem Coeur d’Alene Lake Collaborative is a team of committed and passionate professionals working to protect our local water resources. Participating entities include the University of Idaho Community Water Resource Center, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Lake Management Department, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Kootenai Environmental Alliance and CDA 2030. This story was written by the Our Gem Collaborative team for the CDA Press on Friday, April 3, 2020. Read the original article. Discussions about the health of Coeur d’Alene Lake…