August 2011

Bruce Gordon, 49, of Denver, Col., is a long-distance swimmer looking to do what has been done just 19 times before: cross the 26-mile Kaiwi Channel connecting the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Molokai. To prepare for his historic crossing, he swam 18.5 miles in Lake Coeur d’Alene, Id., starting at Harrison and landing at

The Faith and Environment Network & The Center for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP) present SOURCE TO THE SEA: THE COLUMBIA RIVER SWIM Wednesday, August 17 ~ 6:30 start time The Commons (home of Indaba Coffe and The Book Parlor) 1425 W Broadway Avenue (2.5 blocks west of the County Courthouse)   On July 1,

The Faith and Environment Network presents The Story of Stuff & The Story of Bottled Water Wednesday, August 10, 2011 6:30 pm The Commons, 1425 W Broadway Avenue (2.5 blocks west of the County Courthouse) We invite you to attend and as you are able to stay for conversation after the films.  The program will

Celebrate Everything Huckleberry This Sunday at Schweitzer Mountain Resort Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer’s 5th annual Huckleberry Festival takes place August 7, 2011. From 8am -4pm tongues will be dyed purple and finger tips stained violet as festival goers devour huckleberry pancakes and embark on huckleberry hikes. Sunday’s festival will also debut the grand opening of

The natural beauty and sense of adventure found at Red Rock Canyon, outside of Las Vegas, NV, is in danger of forever being diminished by the “Gypsum Reclamation Concept Plan,” (GRCP) a development plan atop a former 2,500 acre gypsum mine known as Blue Diamond Hill. Act now to conserve the climbing environment at Red Rocks!

Blake Sommers may only be 19 years old, but he’s already becoming a semi-advanced rock climber after two and a half years, since a buddy introduced him to the sport. His secret: time. Time to go climbing two to three times a week, either at Deep Creek in Riverside State Park or Dishman Hills during