KOOTENAI VALLEY
RESOURCE INITIATIVE
DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES
COLLABORATIVELY
Gary Aitken, Jr.
Ben Robertson
Mayor Rick Alonzo
OUR MISSION
To act as a locally based effort to improve coordination, integration, and implementation of existing local, state and federal programs that can effectively maintain, enhance, and restore the social, cultural, economic, and natural resource bases in our community.
In this fashion, the Initiative intends to work to restore and enhance our resources and foster community involvement and development.
What We Do
Partner
with a collaborative approach
Proactively
create community forums
Provide
a sounding board and table for key players to meet and discuss.
Purposefully
build connectivity and share and exchange information
Forestry Sub-Committee
Addressing forestry resources with our community using a landscape approach.
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Grizzly Bear Sub-Committee
A forum to educate ourselves and our community on Grizzly Bear Management.
TMDL Sub-Committee
Total Maximum Daily Load
A plan for restoring and maintaining waters that identifies the maximum amount of a pollutant that a body of water can receive while still meeting water quality standards.
WAC Sub-Committee
Wildlife Auto Collision
Burbot Sub-Committee
Retired*
Wetland/ Riparian Sub-Committee
Retired*
Consideration of ways to reduce the wildlife conflicts and building support for transportation mitigation efforts.
A pilot project to develop, implement and evaluate an innovative recovery strategy for the lower Kootenai River Burbot.
Development of a reference report for the tribe, agencies and others to use as information in their decision-making process regarding wetlands and riparian areas of the Kootenai Valley.
Upcoming Meetings
Oct 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
Nov 12, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA- Nov 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
Nov 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA- Jan 12, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Feb 09, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Mar 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- May 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Jun 15, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
Jul 09, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA- Jul 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Sep 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Oct 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
- Nov 16, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMBonners Ferry, 6566 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, USA
CONTACT US
PO Box 1269
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Please contact us if you have any questions
kvri1@kootenai.org
(208) 267-3519
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