New Eagle Park Site Flourishes
Native vegetation flourishes at Charlie Wood Park site in Eagle Native willows planted by Boise River Enhancement Network volunteers at the Charlie Wood Park site in Eagle flourished during the […]
Volunteers Grow Cottonwoods for Restoration Projects
by Kim Chmura “From little seeds grow mighty trees.” Aeschylus For the past 3 years, the Boise River Enhancement Network (BREN) has led a team of volunteers to grow black […]
Ada County Considers New Future for Expo Idaho
by Louisa Evers What is Expo Idaho? For many, it’s the fairgrounds because Ada County has held the Western Idaho Fair on the site since 1967. However, the 240-acre Expo […]
Managing Mosquitos for Bigger Fish
Cover up or spray yourself and not the insects for a better environment and for better fishing
Foothills Fires Impact the Boise River
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 […]
Plan for A Healthy River
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 […]
Local Fishing Club Enhances Fish Spawning Habitat
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. […]
Boise River Island Provides Prime Bird Habitat
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 […]
Why We Need to Restore Floodplains
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 […]
Birds of Expo Idaho
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 […]