Our Gem Partners

Title: Coeur d'Alene Lake Management Supervisor

Statement: "I support Our Gem as a community-based approach to preserving our shared natural resources and our quality of life."

Title: Associate Vice President and Executive Officer

Statement: “Preserving and improving our waterways and natural environment are crucial for the community and economic development.”

Title: Community Development Director

Statement: “Fundamental to the notion of good land use planning is the inclusion of community values and aspirations into the planning process. As Kootenai County’s most identifiable and value laden natural resource, the protection of Coeur d’Alene Lake’s water quality and environs should take center stage in our planning efforts.”

Title: Executive Director

Statement: “I support Our Gem because it is a community priority to protect our lakes and rivers as our city grows.”

Title: Community Water Resource Center Outreach Specialist

Statement: “I support Our Gem because Coeur d’Alene Lake is the heart of this community, and we share a responsibility to keep it healthy and clean.”

Title: Lake Management Restoration Coordinator

Statement: "Coeur d'Alene Lake lies within the heart and cultural epicenter of the Coeur d'Alene people, and it brings me great honor to work with a collective group of multi-jurisdictional professionals to ensure water quality concerns are being addressed for not only the tribe but the Coeur d'Alene basin community as a whole."