Preserving the Rathdrum Prairie: Past, Present and Future
Sunrise at the Rathdrum Prairie Wednesday morning.
Photo by RACHAEL FETTER
Photo courtesy Kootenai County Community Development Director David Callahan.
The city limits of Post Falls, green, Coeur d'Alene, yellow and Hayden have grown dramatically over the last two decades. Photo courtesy Kootenai County Community Development Director David Callahan.
The number of building permits issued by Kootenai County has increased by nearly 2,000 in the last decade. Photo courtesy Kootenai County Community Development Director David Callahan.
The Kootenai County Department of Community Development approved 1,920 acres of subdivisions lots in 2020. Photo courtesy David Callahan.
An image of the Rathdrum Prairie at the turn of the century shows a higher prevalence of agriculture land uses. Photo courtesy Kootenai County.
An image of the Rathdrum Prairie at the turn of the century shows a higher prevalence of agriculture land uses. Photo courtesy Kootenai County.
A 2002 Green Space Design on the Rathdrum Prairie was created with primary conservation areas, darkest green, secondary areas, slightly lighter, and aquifer protection areas on all undeveloped land. Photo courtesy Kootenai County.
First of three parts
A new initiative hopes to pick up where decades-old studies left off — preserving the Rathdrum Prairie before it's all gone. ...
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