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Upcoming INLT events in 2012
More updates to come!
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Geologic Turmoil in the Inland Northwest presented by Dr. Gene Kiver
Learn about the evolution of the eastern Washington region including the mountains, the huge flows of basalt lava about 15 million years ago, and the effects of the Ice Age with an emphasis on the world-famous Missoula Floods.
Tuesday, March 13 at 7 PM
Community Building lobby
35 W Main Ave
Spokane, WA
Free to the public
 Short biography about Dr. Gene Kiver
Dr. Kiver graduated from Case University in Cleveland and later from the University of Wyoming where he received his PhD in Geology. He taught Geology for over 32 years at Eastern Washington University and conducted an active research career that emphasized landforms and surficial processes. Glacial geology of the western United States, geothermal ice caves on Mts. Rainier and Baker, national park geology, speleology, and the Missoula Floods are his main professional interests. He has over 100 professional papers including technical papers, guide books, consulting reports, and a textbook on the “Geologic Story of the National Parks”. Books in preparation include “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods, Volume 2” (with Bruce Bjornstad) and “Washington Rocks” with Richard Orndorff.
Ants in the Pacfic Northwest presented by Dr. Laurel Hansen
Learn about the role of ants in the Pacific Northwest including their behavior, life cycle, and role in our local ecosystem. Also, identify and manage pest ants on your property.
Tuesday, April 10 at 7 PM
Community Building lobby
35 W Main Ave
Spokane, WA
Free to the public
Native plants tour: The role of native plants in our region and in your landscaping with Diane Stutzman, owner of Desert Jewels Nursery and Sylvia Eberspecher, member of WNPS.
Saturday, June 9 at 8 AM
Desert Jewels Nursery
9809 E. Upriver Dr.
Spokane, WA 99206
Limited space. Please email outreach@inlandnwlandtrust.org to sign up or call the INLT office at (509)328-2939.
Watch our calendar for more information about upcoming activities!
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Continuing to conserve Cougar Bay: Keeping Idaho beautiful
Landowners and partners working with INLT since 2003
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The 119-acre Heine conservation easement continues our efforts to protect Cougar Bay. To date 413 acres have been conserved since 2003.
Cougar Bay is located along the northwestern shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene and is a significant part of the landscape in northern Idaho. Forests and wetlands surround the bay which is an inlet for lake from the east and Cougar Creek from the south and west.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has documented rare or sensitive wildlife species in the Cougar Bay area, including Pygmy Nuthatches and nesting bald eagles, and considers the general periphery of Lake Coeur d'Alene to be important bald eagle wintering habitat. Red-tailed hawks, Bohemian Waxwings, and Pileated woodpeckers have all been seen on the Cougar Bay easement, as well as plentiful signs of use by deer, coyote, and other native wildlife.
Because of the bay’s scenic and ecological significance, over the past decade hundreds of acres of prime wildlife habitat, open space and wetlands in and near Cougar Bay have been protected by the Bureau of Land Management, Kootenai County, The Nature Conservancy of Idaho, and Inland Northwest Land Trust.
We appreciate the efforts of landowners and partners to preserve Coeur d’Alene’s natural landscapes.
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Call in your credit card number. Call the office during business hours and give us your credit card information and the amount you would like to give. We can accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. (For your safety, please do not email credit card information to us. | Monthly or quarterly gifts - sustaining membership. Have your gift withdrawn monthly or quarterly directly from your checking account or authorize INLT to charge your credit card. Click here for more information. | Gifts of Stocks or Securities. A charitable gift of appreciated stock provides an opportunity for tax savings while generously supporting Inland Northwest Land Trust. Click here for more information about making a gift of stock. | Workplace Giving. Workplace giving programs allow you to designate an amount to be deducted from your paycheck for INLT. You can also write "Inland Northwest Land Trust" in the United Way Donor Option Space. We are also listed in the Washington State Combined Fund Drive catalog of charities - our charity code is 0456464. | Leaving a Legacy for the Land. If you are thinking about the long term, please consider remembering Inland Northwest Land Trust in your will or other estate plans. Click here for more information. | |
What Can I Give to?
Membership: INLT relies on continuing memberships to fund year to year. INLT has several membership levels to choose from. Click here for more information.
Gift Memberships: Introduce someone you know to INLT. Gift memberships allow INLT to be introduced to new people and expand our membership base for the future.
Special Gifts: In addition to your membership, you can make a special gift to INLT anytime during the year. The gift can be made to support the endowment, stewardship, or special projects funds.
Endowment Fund: INLT has an endowment fund at the Inland Northwest Community Foundation. Gifts may be made to INLT or directly to INWCF with "Inland Northwest Land Trust Fund" specified as the recipient.
If you have questions about membership or donations to Inland Northwest Land Trust, please contact Vicki Egesdal at vegesdal@inlandnwlandtrust.org or 509-328-2939.
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Honoring parents and place: Heine conservation easement continues Cougar Bay preservation efforts
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Not only do trees grow roots, but families do too. Joyce Randall attests to this by conserving 119 acres with Inland Northwest Land Trust in  memory of her parents, John and Betty Heine. The Heine conservation easement is located six miles from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho amid the panoramic mountain area above Cougar Bay.
New horizons called to John and Betty. After their wedding in 1941, they travelled across the western states to see the landscape they had only heard about during their Chicago upbringing. Their wanderlust dissolved when they reached northern Idaho. Their daughter Joyce recalls, “They simply loved Coeur d’Alene and decided to stay.” In 1946, John and Betty purchased a half section of the Wolski Homestead and decided to plant their roots.
The family settled into the area and began raising dairy cattle which eventually became a family-run, small Grade-A dairy farm. Joyce described her chores as milking cows, clearing the land, preparing the hay, and breaking calves to feed from buckets.
Her mother covered her chores during the school year and her father divided his time between Kaiser Aluminum for over a decade and full-time farming. “It was definitely a “family” operation,” laughs Joyce.
As for Joyce, being a part of her family’s property is “on a cellular level.” The land stayed with Joyce even after she moved away. “Growing up, I protected a field of oats from the cattle while sitting atop my horse. For hours, I stayed out in the field reading. Maybe that’s why I chose my profession,” she says with a laugh. She spent 40 years as an educator with an emphasis on student reading instruction.
To Joyce a conservation easement to protect the land was vital since it was her parents’ wish to conserve the land. “They loved the land and they wanted to see a healthy forest and wildlife habitat that survived for the future. A Native American proverb I enjoy is: ‘We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.’”
Animals, both wild and domestic, are a part of the family’s collective memories. Joyce grew up among wildlife such as black bear, elk, badgers, and porcupine. Many birds such as Pileated woodpecker, Junco, quail, Northern Flicker and Swainson’s Thrush reside on the property. To honor the domestic animals, Joyce remembers how her family referred to the property as two woods. One was named Rusty’s Woods after her sorrel horse and the other was named the Cows’ Woods for her family’s dairy cows.
John passed 23 years ago and Betty passed three years ago, but the parents’ legacy lives on. Joyce remembers her parents’ fondness for their land, “Pa had a love for the forest. When he attended university in Champagne, Illinois, his interest was in forestry. He just had such a huge love and respect for the woods. I remember him picking up plants after a washout and marveling at the leaves and roots.” Joyce notes the plant and tree life on the Heine conservation easement  is rich with ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, shooting stars, glacier lilies, and spring beauties.
Betty stayed on the property until mere weeks before she passed. Joyce notes, “My mother loved being in the woods. She enjoyed the trees and changing seasons. She loved the beauty of the place.” The legacy of the Heine conservation easement is a testament to a couple’s regard for Idaho’s enduring beauty.
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Cougar Bay to Turnbull
This Wild Lifeline is an important wildlife migration corridor that stretches from Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, through the Dishman Hills, across Mica and Blossom Peaks and down to the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene at Cougar Bay. INLT has helped protect nearly 2,500 acres in this Wild Lifeline corridor.
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