By Louisa Evers, BREN Coordinating Team Each summer, the wildfire risks in the Boise Foothills rises to worrisome levels. Our summers are hot and dry and the foothills have an abundance of fine fuels in the form of grass. Due to these fine fuels, their continuity, and the steepness of the hills, wildfires can spread […]
We are proud to present the Boise River Enhancement Network Strategic Plan that will guide BREN’s activities over the next five years! Dozens of volunteers helped write the Strategic Plan based on information collected from BREN members and partners. SPiN PROCESS To develop the Strategic Plan, the Boise River Enhancement Network (BREN) engaged in a […]
Boise River Enhancement Network Strategic Plan A Healthy River for the Future The Boise River Enhancement Network (BREN) envisions a healthy Boise River that enriches the quality of life in the Treasure Valley. A healthy Boise River has clean water for swimming and fishing, meets our desire for outdoor recreation and economic vitality, flows through […]
By Ben Everson The Boise Valley Fly Fishers (BVFF) recently completed a project that adds critical spawning habitat to the Boise River that will aid in reproduction of wild trout. The Boise River New Dry Creek South Channel Gravel Augmentation Project was completed on January 23, 2021 in the Garden City stretch of river. Wild […]
By Louisa Evers Editor’s Note: Not long ago news broke that The River Club (formerly the Plantation Golf Course) was considering leasing portions of an unnamed island managed by the Idaho Department of Lands for use as part of their golf course. The island is in the Boise River just upstream from the Glenwood Bridge […]
Reposted from American Rivers. Photos provided by BREN. Floods can be inconvenient. Large floods can be downright disastrous. Small, regular floods that inundate riverside floodplains are essential to a river’s health, and provide a wide variety of benefits to wildlife, fish and people. When we manage rivers wisely, we can keep communities safe and enjoy […]
Story and photos by Louisa Evers As Ada County’s Expo Idaho Citizens Advisory Committee wrestles with what should be next for the 240-acre site in Garden City, the Boise River Enhancement Network (BREN) has been enlisting birders to visit the Les Bois racetrack site to gather information about what birds use the area. The information […]
BREN volunteers took to the Boise River to tackle the trash and they made quite the haul. The adventurous crews launched kayaks, rafts, SUPs, canoes, IKs, float tubes and a catamaran armed with indestructible orange bags donated by Brady Industries. They stuffed cans, glass and plastic bottles, t-shirts, underware, cups, wrappers, lighters, balls, butts, fishing […]
Conditions are improving for native birds, wildlife and fish along the Boise River in Eagle and Middleton due to the hard work of BREN volunteers. With the support of GEICO Treasure Valley, a crew tackled weeds at Woods Park in Eagle on July 25, and employees from Ridgeline Insights worked with BREN at Middleton River […]
Text and photos by Louisa Evers except as noted. Please see Birding for Citizen Science in Middleton River Park, and Songbirds of the Boise River Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for introductory information, directions and lots of song birds. Bird safely. In this blog I will introduce you to some of the birds […]