Lake Coeur d’Alene has long been one of Idaho’s most beautiful natural areas; from resorts and golf courses to watersports and wildlife viewing, Coeur d’Alene offers all manor of recreation. Additionally, the lake is also the headwaters for the Spokane River. Although the lake is regarded as a jewel of Idaho now, it hasn’t always been well treated.
Excitement and chaos filled the air in the hills surrounding Marshall Creek on October 25 as 130 Cheney Middle School seventh graders gathered to plant trees in support of wetland restoration. This event was part of The Lands Council’s Project SUSTAIN, which is an outdoor environmental education program designed to restore the connection between youth and nature.
Please join us in welcoming the newest additions to our team!
Recently, we added 5 new board members at TLC - Ben Goldfarb, Krista Larsen, Viki Leuba, Julie Neff, and Toni Sharkey.
After serving as our 2019 Auction Intern and volunteer, Maggie Gates joined us on staff last fall!
Maggie Gates, Community Outreach Coordinator
Maggie grew up in Denver, Colorado, and moved to Spokane to go to school at Gonzaga, where she studied Political Science and Women & Gender Studies. In addition to working at The Lands Council, she is a leader in the Sunrise Movement in Spokane - a movement of young people working to address the climate crisis & pass a Green New Deal. Reach out to her at mgates@landscouncil.org if you would like to connect or learn more about her work at The Lands Council.
For 36 years, The Lands Council has worked diligently to protect and revitalize our Inland Northwest forests, water, and wildlife through community engagement, education, and action - and we remain committed to this mission now more than ever.
Like many of you, we have been closely monitoring the developments of coronavirus (COVID-19) and we are taking appropriate preventive and precautionary measures for our staff, donors, and community at large.
As part of its work to create a Spokane Climate Action Plan, SAS is administering a survey to learn more about citizens’ views on climate change. If you care about this issue, please take 4 minutes to fill out the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spokane-sas-survey.
