A Floating Wetland On Hayden Lake

Volunteers Todd Wallker, left, Christy Latta, Chris Hardy and Adrienne Cronebaugh dress a floating mat in grasses, sedges, reeds and other vegetation to produce a “floating wetland” Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011 near Hayden Lake. The floating island of vegetation will soak up excess nutrients in this farm pond near Hayden Lake as a proof-of-concept project which Kootenai Environmental Alliance organizers hope will encourage waterfront homeowners to build their own on the shores of Hayden Lake, which has become more turbid and murky over the years. Story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)