Citizens held with Shady Lane reforestation efforts

PALOUSE — Residents have come to the rescue of Shady Lane trees on Shady Lane being attacked by an infestation of Western Pine Beetles.

Palouse City Administrator Misty La Follett said a couple of residents applied for a grant from the Department of Natural Resources to fight the pine beetles.

Local residents, husband and wife, Al Pancoast and Kayla Johnston noticed Shady Lane trees were starting to die and contacted the city.

Pancoast said the grant came out to just over $100,000 to restore the forest.

“It’s a grant for the removal of dead and dying trees,” he said, noting they would also ens...