Date: Saturday, Sept 19

Time: 10:00 am (socializing at 9:30)

Location: Sandpoint Community Hall
Saturday, September 19th, 10:00 a.m. in the Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. 1st. Socializing with coffee, tea and treats starts at 9:30. KNPS Programs are free, open to the public and are co-sponsored by Sandpoint Parks and Recreation with support from the East Bonner Library District.

Speaker Bio: Educated to be a Fisheries Biologist, Phillip Cernera has worked as an environmental advocate in Indian Country for over 45 years. His last full-time job was the Director of the Lake Management Department for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. In that capacity he managed the Tribe's efforts to reaffirm the Tribe's ownership of the Lake, to bring a natural resource damage lawsuit against the mining companies in the Silver Valley, to litigate Tribal water rights, and, among other efforts, to mitigation injuries due to Post Falls dam operations. After retiring from the Tribe, and moving to Costa Rica, Mr. Cernera worked as a private contractor for the 7 Tribes of the tri-state mining district of Tar Creek. Now, after moving back home to north Idaho, his work has included the development and teaching of a one-month curriculum that aims to teach Tribal youth (17-21 years old) how to reconnect to the natural environment and the cultural services provided by healthy natural resources.  Ultimately this program provides Tribal youth with a path forward to work in the field of natural resources restoration.     

Tentatively set for Sept. 27. Stay tuned for details.