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<p>INBRE interns, KEA and UI Harbor Center volunteers planted 150 different types of plants on Tuesday, including these common rush and water sedges shown.</p>

<p>INBRE interns, KEA and UI Harbor Center volunteers planted 150 different types of plants on Tuesday, including these common rush and water sedges shown.</p>

May 31, 2016

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New plants at Fernan Lake to help with excess phosphorus
May 31, 2016 7:31 p.m.

New plants at Fernan Lake to help with excess phosphorus

Volunteers from North Idaho College and the Kootenai Environmental Alliance donned bright orange work vests Tuesday morning as they set out to restore the natural vegetation buffer along Fernan Lake’s shoreline. The group planted 150 plants along 150 feet of shoreline.