Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education (SOLE)

📣PSA ===> We want to give a "SOLE-Ful Shout-out" to our friends at the Community Assistance League (CAL) and Bizarre Bazaar - Sandpoint, ID !

CAL has been a long-standing partner and has awarded SOLE a grant for 2026! We sincerely appreciate CAL and all the support they provide for nonprofits in our region.

Check out this great article that captures their work in our community!

Over the last 20 years, there have been 2.5 million reasons to like this North Idaho store • Idaho Capital Sun Bizarre Bazaar, the flagship fund-raiser for the Community Assistance League, is staffed by volunteers and the store items are donated goods.

Do we have enough fresh water for our water resource needs? SOLE participants explore and learn about this and other complex natural resource systems while attending our programs.

We have recently passed Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) peak totals in our region.

The post and graphics shared represent our neighbors to the East in Montana, which captures what we will be up against this summer throughout the Inner-mountain West.

🌱 SPRING HAS SPRUNG!! 🌲

SOLE & our friends at Matchwood Brewing are hosting a Spring Gear Exchange for our community to scoop up and/or sell your used outdoor gear!

From canoes & kayaks to snowshoes, clothing, backpacks, & more this will be an awesome opportunity to buy/sale upcycled outdoor gear and make a difference while doing so!

All proceeds will support SOLE's mission to empower youth to explore, achieve, and lead outdoors!

To learn more and to consign gear please reach out to Sheridan at: [email protected]







A SOLE-Ful Shout-out to our friends and host Matchwood Brewing Company !

What did you think of our winter season? List your thoughts in the comments below 👇🏻

While our 2025-26 SnowSchool Season has come to a close the learning continues!

📸 Captured here: Current map of Idaho's Snow Water Equivalent or as our SnowSchool students say, SWWEEEEEEE!

Keep it coming!

Hold on to your butts!

Inquiry is a noun, which means the act of asking for information or an official investigation - this is exactly what SOLE's , place-based experiential education program known as "SnowSchool" is all about.

📸 Captured here: 5th grade students from Kootenai Elementary participate in an inquiry-based crystallography activity - studying and identifying of snow crystals in our case.






Thankful for the following 2025-2026 SnowSchool Experience Partners:

What are the 'parts & pieces' of the snowshoe?

We love teaching outdoor skills at SOLE, skills that allow youth to explore the outdoors with confidence.

📸 Captured here: Students from Kootenai Elementary learn about the 'parts and pieces' of the snowshoe before heading out to complete their snowpit analysis during their SnowSchool Experience.

A 'SOLE-ful Shout-out' to the following 2025-2026 SnowSchool Partners:
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Drop-by-drop, inch-by-inch.

📸 Captured here: 5th grade students from Kootenai Elementary measure the recent storm event and total snowpack depth during their recent fieldwork portion of their SnowSchool Experience.






Thankful for the following 2025-2026 SnowSchool Experience Partners:

Let's make a hypothesis!

📸 Captured here: Lake Pend Oreille School District 5th Grade students work with SOLE Field Instructor John Hastings to make their snowpack hypotheses before heading out to test them in their winter wildlands during their SnowSchool Experience.






We are grateful for the following 2025-2026 Partners: