Kootenai Environmental Alliance
KEA's mission is to conserve, protect and restore the environment with particular emphasis on the Idaho Panhandle and the Coeur d'Alene Basin.
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Founded:
1972
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Wall PhotosCreated last Wednesday
Fall Colors Hike--Blue CreekCreated about a month ago
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Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance
KEA Book Club meeting this morning facilitated by Polli Hamlin, KEA Member and Educator. The first book: "Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Loev (on the nature deficit disorder). Suggestions for others such as "Let My People Go Surfing" by Yvon Choinard, founder of Patagonia, "The Big Burn--Teddy Roosevelt and the Fi...re That Saved America" by Timothy Egan, were discussed. Next meeting is Saturday, Dec 5th. Read the first half of "Last Child in the Woods" and join us.Read More

Source: richardlouv.com
Official website for Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, and co-founder of the Children & Nature Network
Kootenai Environmental Alliance
Kootenai Environmental Alliance
Or, drop us an email or give us a call in the office and we'll help make it happen.
Sat at 7:25pm
Matthew J Behringer
Matthew J Behringer
Ok,Thanks I guess I should have thought of going there first oops:)
Yesterday at 1:14am
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Welcome to KEA fan number 300! Thanks for the support! (Now, if everybody just suggested to one more friend ... )

Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Congratulations and thanks to all our Community Roots volunteers. More than 9000 lbs. of fresh produce collected and delivered to food assistance facilities this season.

Kelli Cooksey

Kelli Cooksey Is anyone doing anything about the Canadian side or do we just care about the states??

November 4 at 10:08am · Report
Kootenai Environmental Alliance
Kootenai Environmental Alliance
At KEA, we've been mainly focused on the States. (Well, North Idaho, to be specific.) But we're involved in some new corridor projects in the Selkirks and some new wilderness ideas which will extend our interests and involvement in that general direction...
November 4 at 10:30am
Kelli Cooksey
Kelli Cooksey
Thank you.
November 4 at 10:35am
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance KEA's complicated comments on the complicated Spokane River cleanup. (Big thank you to the Gonzaga Law School Environmental Law Clinic for all the hard work putting them together!)

Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Frustrated with anti-science climate change skeptics? (We are!) Here's everything you need.

Source: scienceblogs.com
How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic(A comprehesive set of rebuttals to common "climate skeptic" talking points vetted and endorsed by the professionals at Real Climate)
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Former KEA Executive Director Barry Rosenberg to be honored with Macfarlane Award at this event in Moscow, Nov. 7th.

Source: www.friendsoftheclearwater.org
Join us for our big annual party. This is a great chance to get to know FOC if you don't already and a chance to see old friends. We will be having a potluck style dinner, silent auction, live music, and awards ceremony. ...
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Some incredible photographs here, reminding us why we do what we do to protect places like these.

Source: www.idahostatesman.com
Grand Prize Winner: Jerry W. Britton -- Easley Creek First Snow. Odd numbers have been good to Jerry Britton of Antioch, Calif. He picked up his third grand prize in the Idaho Outdoors photo contest in 2009, and his previous wins came in 2007 and 2005. ...
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance This would certainly be the least popular of all the alternative "biomass" fuels.

Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com
The scientific community and political realm have kicked around the possibilities of solar, wind, wave, nuclear and a smattering of other abundant resources as alternatives to fossil fuels. But here's one that must have slipped their minds: bunnies. Sweden was...
Trisha Harris McCombs
October 21 at 10:11am
Michael Torgerson
Michael Torgerson
LOL, its messed up, but ironic.
October 21 at 12:41pm
Lisa
Lisa
That bunny hanging out in my yard is lucky to be an American
October 21 at 4:54pm
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Who really represents business interests when if comes to global warming? Not the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, according to more and more member businesses. See how the U.S. Chamber got punked today with a fake news conference.

More on our blog http://kealliance.wordpress.com

Source: www.youtube.com
Eric Wohlschlegel confronts Hingo Sembra. Which one legitimately represents the right way for American business? Oct. 19, 11:15am, Washington, D.C. Press Club.
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance You're all still voting for us, right? Once a day for the next two weeks. Meanwhile, send us your questions for the Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate forum on Thursday.

Source: www.tomsofmaine.com
Small differences in a community can make a large difference in the world. In November we’ll award five nonprofit organizations with $20,000. Take action by letting others know!
Lee Flinn
Lee Flinn
I just voted AGAIN. Wish I could do this in real life....*sigh*
October 19 at 11:43am
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Our river-keeping friends at Center for Justice with some excellent advice on why water conservation matters and what you can do about it.

Source: cforjustice.org
Riverkeeper Rick explains the problems with low river flows, Post Falls dam, and (with special guest Steve Llewellyn) what you can do at home to help.
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance Mayors Forum at the the Iron Horse at noon today. We're still taking questions for the candidates. We've got some good ones so far: aquifer protection, open space, water quality, growth, parks... What else?

October 15 at 9:39am
Kootenai Environmental Alliance

Kootenai Environmental Alliance
The Junk2Funk Fashion Show was incredible! The artists, models, fashionistas all gave their time and creative energies on recycling some pretty amazing trash & junk and brought us the most amazing fashions. Many thanks to O'Shays Irish Bar & Eatery, Crosberry Design, DOMA Coffee Roasting Co., the CdA Arts & Culture A...lliance, our funk production team, the trailer folks, the lighting "specialists", Dave Walker our MC, our great Board of Directors, Ben Tobin for this incredible photography (!) and so many more. We could not have done this without the generous community support. Enjoy the photos!Read More

Source: www.bentography.com
Taryn Nichols
Taryn Nichols
Those outfits were amazing! Way cool :)
October 13 at 9:22am
Carol Muzik
Carol Muzik
How fun is that?! Really creative.
October 13 at 11:34am
Kootenai Environmental Alliance
Source: www.spokesman.com
Spokesman.com: The outfit Rebecca Patano designed is a testament to two of her loves: roasting coffee beans and working with metal. The hoop skirt frame evolved from an upside-down tomato cage and is adorned with grinder burrs from a commercial espresso machine. ...
Lynn Walters
Lynn Walters
Please send out more photos of the artwork if possible. Sounds like a remarkable auction.
October 8 at 4:50pm