Matthee will be a leader for conservation

I’ve gotten to know Karen Matthee primarily through the Bonner County Climate Coalition, which I lead, and she is the candidate I can support for House Seat 1A.

She has been an environmentalist for much of her life, having been raised in an avid fishing family and having spent nearly every weekend on rivers, lakes or the ocean while growing up. That experience led her to volunteer as a river guide for a nonprofit that took influencers on whitewater trips to gain their support for federal protection for a number of rivers. She has attended many Bonner County Climate Coalition meetings and has always shown interest in the respective speakers.

Recently, she was endorsed by Conservation Voters for Idaho. She believes in protecting public access to public lands and that the state has no business trying to reclaim federal lands that it could never afford to manage. I believe that North Idaho’s beautiful environment is essential to protect and I know that Karen Matthee will be the leader to stand for conversation down in Boise.

These are the reasons I  will vote for Karen Matthee on Nov. 5.

MAKAYLA SUNDQUIST

Kootenai