Selkirk Conservation Alliance Fall 2023 Sightlines Newsletter Sightlines is a publication of the Selkirk Conservation Alliance. In this issue, there are articles that you will find interesting and informative. For example,…
On March 21, 2023, Governor Brad Little signed into law Senate Bill 1021 (Protecting Priest Lake), a law which now requires that any alteration to the outlet control structure at…
From wbur.orgOctober 3, 2022 Dr. Bob Bond grew up going to Priest Lake, the remote Idaho wetlands at center of Supreme Court case On Monday, the first day of its…
Annual Meeting - August 6, 2022 - 9:00 AM The Inn at Priest Lake (accross from Mooseknuckle Please plan to attend to learn what your board has been working on…
Priest Lake Spring Festival Saturday, May 28th9:00 A.M to 3:00 P.M. Stop by our booth at the Spring Festival. Members of the committee will be present to answer your questions…
Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, presented Senate Bill 1021, which would amend that law to stipulate the existing dam is the only structure authorized to release water from the lake, and that no siphon, gravity bypass, or other bypass device may be constructed without prior approval from the legislature and the governor.
March 21, 2023 Update:
Governor Brad Little signed into law Senate Bill 1021 (Protecting Priest Lake), a law which now requires that any alteration to the outlet control structure at Priest Lake be authorized by the Idaho state legislature and governor.
February 13, 2023 Update:
S1021 passed in the Senate 27 to 7 with 1 absent. It now moves to the House’s Resources & Conservation Committee. It will be considered there on March 9th.
There are 3 steps, out of 5, remaining in our efforts to preserve the lake:
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