BLM recreation sites in northern Idaho impacted by windstorm
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – Recreation managers for the Bureau of Land Management’s Coeur d’Alene Field Office are assessing damage left by the intense windstorm that swept through northern Idaho on Jan. 13. Downed trees are littering recreation sites and causing impediments to trail use.
The following BLM sites were significantly impacted from the storm: the Mineral Ridge recreation area and trail; the John C. Pointer Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary trail at Cougar Bay; the Gamlin Lake recreation area and trail system; the Beauty Bay picnic area and loop trail; and trails at the Blue Creek Bay recreation area.