Revised PVHA Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws are presented to the Members for Review and VOTE. Please vote YES 👍 to Approve or NO 👎 to Not Approve. These revisions require a 2/3 majority vote of PVHA Members in order to be approved.
We are testing this online voting system to make things easier for everyone. Please vote with the block above. If you would like to confirm your vote, please email your vote to sauerlife@gmail.com by July 12, 2025.
Dear Trestle Creek advocates –
Thank you again for speaking up for the bull trout and other critters that live at Trestle Creek! More than 830 people came together to speak out against The Idaho Club’s most recent effort to build luxury housing and a large commercial marina in the most important bull trout habitat in the Pend Oreille basin. We appreciate every one of you, and by speaking up in concert, we have the best chance of saving this special place.
The Idaho Department of Lands will issue their decision about the aspects of the development that are under their jurisdiction by November 18th. We’ll be sure to keep you informed about that decision and any next steps. No matter what decision the Department of Lands makes, it’s important to keep in mind that the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Idaho Department of Water Resources must also approve the plans. The Corps process must adhere to requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, which also gives opportunity for the public to weigh in. Keep an eye out for another call to action from us over the coming months!
We will keep you informed and look forward to continuing to work together to save Trestle Creek and all the life that it supports. We must not let this priceless community asset be degraded by the pollution, invasive weeds, garbage and noise that would come along with a huge misplaced marina and luxury houses.
For Trestle Creek!
Jennifer Ekstrom, North Idaho Director
Development for development’s sake seems to be on the rise around the world. There’s nothing wrong with wanting people to have homes or land needing to be farmed for food. But sometimes, the cost to the natural surroundings is too great.
There is a difference between need and want. People need homes. Do people need a luxury home and private marina that will further endanger an already threatened habitat for nature lovers and wildlife? Is the overall benefit for the general public, or just a few people and land developers?
Northern Idaho Wildlife and Habitat Only Temporarily Safe From Developers
It has been a year since the Army Corps of Engineers withdrew a permit regarding a development on Lake Pend Oreille. The original plan was to build two marinas and single-family estates on both the north and south sides of Trestle Creek. The plans would have included 124 boat slips, a sewage pump, and a parking lot.
It was found that this construction would have directly endangered Trestle Creek and its protected residents – bull trout. The trout, the wetlands surrounding the creek, and the changing of the whole shoreline around the area were of great concern to conservationists. The creek is a vital spawning site for bull trout, providing over half of the bull trout in the Pend Oreille Basin.
Now, new plans have been submitted for five single-family estates and one marina by the Idaho Club. The Center for Biological Diversity argues that five luxury homes and a marina that drastically impact Trestle Creek are not in the interest of the general public. The costs to the environment of the area greatly outweigh the benefits to a developer and a few potential luxury homeowners.
Read more: https://newsradio1310.com/ixp/94/p/arguement-over-development-lake-pend-oreille/.
Welcome to the new HOA website for the PVHA! This website is for the exclusive use of our Eagen Mountain homeowners. We are currently developing this to be a 24/7 resource, so that members may have access to documents, messages, and information about living on Hope’s prettiest mountain. Much of the information will be available only to members, so a login will be required to access some data.
If there is something you would like to see available here, please let us know.
Thank you!