COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho —

From the docks at Mowry State Park, a spot accessible by boat within the boundaries of the Coeur d’Alene Reservation, one can look out on Cave Bay and see dozens of structures on the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

It’s a good place to get perspective on the impact of development, deforestation, rising temperatures and historic mining activities on the health of Lake Coeur d’Alene.

“The lake is at a precipice,” said Laura Laumatia, environmental programs manager for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. “It may look blue and wonderful, but there’s a lot of concern for its future health. That future health affects all of us in economic, environmental and cultural ways.”

Laumatia was one of a dozen experts and community stakeholders who sailed Lake Coeur d’Alene on Monday to disc

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