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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Lucian Davis The Idaho Young Birders Club is a project of the Golden Eagle Audubon Society. It’s aimed at getting young people interested in birds and conservation, and raising awareness about opportunities to participate in and aid conservation. The Club is led by high school and college students who want to give young people […]
Text and photos by Louisa Evers Please see Part 1 and Part 2 for introductory information and lots of song birds. Bird safely. Contribute to citizen science. Finches Finches are small to medium-sized birds with conical bill, sparrow-like bills, and usually short, notched tails. They constantly give distinctive calls in undulating flight and often perch […]
Text and photos by Louisa Evers Please see Part 1 for introductory information and more song birds too. Bird safely. Contribute to citizen science. Swallows Swallows are aerial songbirds with very short legs and bills and relatively long pointed wings. They feed almost exclusively on flying insects captured in graceful swooping flights. Tree swallows will […]
text and photos by Louisa Evers Editor’s note – Learn more about the Middleton River Park and its birds here. Access to the undeveloped park is from adjacent neighborhoods. Bird safely and respectfully. Welcome to the second in a series of blogs about the birds of Middleton River Park. In this and the next two […]