Priest Lake 2025: Proactive Planning in Action

In June, the Inland Empire Section held their annual Priest Lake Conference at the beautiful Elkins Resort in Nordman, Idaho. The theme for this year’s conference was “Proactive Planning: How not to end up like the dinosaurs.” Sessions included education about the climate element, climate resilience and sustainability, disaster planning such as wildfire mitigation, and community need such as housing, affordability, zoning reform and water infrastructure. As far as fun activities, there was an early morning plant walk hosted by Bridget Ray with the Department of Commerce and the section held its first cornhole tournament! The section also hosted an auction and trivia where it raised over $600 toward its scholarship fund.