Our Gem Partners
Mike "Woody" Wood
U of I Coeur d鈥橝lene
Title: Operations & Outreach Coordinator Statement: "Growing up fishing and hunting in the Pacific Northwest endowed in me a desire to protect nature, which we get so much from. Our Gem informs the community about how to be good stewards of this amazing treasure we all share in Lake Coeur d’Alene."
Jamie Brunner
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
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."
David Callahan
Kootenai County
Title: Community Development Director Statement: 鈥淔undamental to the notion of good land use planning is the inclusion of community values and aspirations into the planning process. As Kootenai County鈥檚 most identifiable and value laden natural resource, the protection of Coeur d鈥橝lene Lake鈥檚 water quality and environs should take center stage in our planning efforts.鈥�
Rebecca Stevens
Coeur d'Alene Tribe
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."