Parma Rancher Tackles Water Quality
The Pintail Ranch straddles the Boise River near the Highway 95 bridge by Parma, ID. Doug Bates bought the the beautiful property, in part, to create and improve wildlife habitat […]
Sediment and Phosphorus Begone
by Hal N. Anderson, Manager, Clean Water Partners LLC. Can bio-engineered sediment basins and constructed wetlands improve water quality in the Boise River by reducing levels of phosphorus and sediment? […]
From Weeds to Wetland
By Erin Brooks and Liz Paul Many hands made quick work of planting over 300 trees and shrubs at Jason Cagle’s constructed wetland in Greenleaf on April 20. The work […]
Cooperative Project Will Remove Tons of Sediment
Work Begins on Water Quality Protection Project The Farmers’ Co-operative Ditch Company of Parma is breaking new ground in northwest Canyon County as work gets underway on an 8.8-acre sediment […]
The Power of Cover Crops
By Jessica Harrold, Ada Soil & Water Conservation District Agriculture is big business in the Treasure Valley. Area farmers produce a wide variety of crops including hops, award-winning wines, onions, […]
The Importance of Soil Health
By Erin Brooks, Natural Resources Conservation Service It would have been hard to find any reference to soil health twenty years ago. Soil was conventionally treated as an inert growing […]
Unique Partnership Will Reduce Boise River Pollution
by Dr. Jack Harrison Water in the Boise River will have less sediment and phosphorus because of a new partnership between the City of Middleton and Drainage District No. 2 […]
Monitoring Shows Progress Towards Reducing Boise River Phosphorus Levels
By Lauren Perreault, USGS For decades, the lower Boise River downstream of Lucky Peak Reservoir has been highly enriched with phosphorus. Too much of a good thing, the high concentrations […]
Soil Health Improves Water Quality
Thanks to the Canyon and Owyhee Conservation Districts for hosting a fun and informative tour on Sept. 22, 2016. Meeting land owners who are implementing soil health and water quality […]