A cooperative project at the Sandpoint Fish Hatchery on Lakeshore Drive
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Pledge Your Support Today
Please choose from the following
tax–deductible donation levels:
- Bald Eagle ($5000+)
- Great Blue Heron ($2500)
- River Otter ($1000)
- Merganser ($500)
- Mountain Whitefish ($100)
- Dragonfly ($50)
- Mayfly ($25)
Please mail donations to:
WaterLife Discovery Center
c/o Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation
PO Box 2254
Boise, ID 83701-2254
www.ifwf.org
a 501(c)3 organization
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WaterLife Discovery Center
On the Pend Oreille River
Sandpoint, Idaho
The WaterLife Discovery Center is a proposed habitat education and interpretive area on the shores of the Pend Oreille River near Sandpoint, Idaho. It will be a self guided educational center that combines a fish hatchery, nature trails, overlook bridges, wildlife watching platforms, interpretive signs, and underwater viewing opportunities along a stream and a pond. It is a unique grassroots project that has taken many years of planning and development. As the physical improvements take shape on the river’s waterfront, we invite you to take a closer look and become part of the development team.
The property consists of 3.5 acres of developed interpretive exhibits and a 6.5 acre forested wetland with trails and interpretive signs. This area is home to white-tailed deer, moose, muskrat, mink, and river otters. Birds are found in abundance. Bald
eagles, osprey and waterfowl grace the river while woodpeckers and songbirds prefer the wetland forest.
Plans include:
Watch the action at the fish ladder from a viewing platform. |
- A living stream with native trout species
- A riparian trail with interpretive information
- Exhibits about "bugs" as indicators of stream health
- Fish identification information
- Endangered species displays highlighting Bull Trout
- Identification of plant species
- Landscaping for wildlife
For more information, please contact:
Mark Taylor
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
2750 Kathleen Avenue
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
(208) 769-1414