Advocacy
Under the Advocacy pillar program we have boots on the ground projects such as clean-ups & restoration work as well as watchdogging federal, state and local government agencies for plans, projects, & development that would negatively impact our regional environment. SCA regularly challenges local governments and agencies through direct public engagement and grassroots education and direct actions.
Education
SCA seeks to cultivate an environmentally conscious public that are empowered to be active stewards of our local and regional natural resources, including land, air, wildlife and water resources. SCA’s Environmental Education program has projects that seek to provide environmental education to our local community
Scientific Research
As an organization, SCA is taking a strategic approach to using participatory science projects to strengthen environmental protection. To that end we have worked to build capacity for community-based participatory science by establishing two robust citizen science water quality monitoring programs in the Priest Lake & Priest River Watersheds.
Discover how SCA spearheads annual water‐quality monitoring across Priest Basin’s lakes and tributaries to keep our waterways healthy.
See how SCA’s free “Living Classroom” field trips bring hands‐on environmental education to underserved youth and adults throughout north Idaho and eastern Washington.
Learn how SCA’s Advocacy Program rallied the community to block a proposed resort development and protect sensitive shorelines.
Join SCA’s June 7 Highway 57 cleanup—doubling last year’s miles—to remove trash and safeguard Priest Lake’s shorelines.
Explore SCA’s role as the “Wetlands Watchdog,” defending the region’s dwindling wetlands through vigilant oversight and public records advocacy.