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 […]
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 […]
High Flows in Cottonwood Creek
by Kathy Peter and Liz Paul On April 8, 2006, Cottonwood Creek reached its highest flow in the 16 years the current US Geological Survey (USGS) stream gage has been […]
Barber Dam: The Hydropower Project in our Backyard
By Mary Lucachick The Barber Dam Hydroelectric Project is the closest hydroelectric power plant to Idaho’s capitol. It’s located about 1/3 mile above Eckert Road east of downtown Boise. Fulcrum, […]
Plant List for Riparian Enhancement
By Roger Rosentreter PhD, plant ecologist and river lover: High water! Means you have an opportunity to improve your little bit of the Boise River. Control of invasive species to […]
Science Proves Benefits of High Flows
by Rob Tiedemann, Ph.D. “What do we want . . . empirical science. When do we want it . . . after peer review.” (April 22, 2017 Sign displayed at […]
A Place for Floods to Go
BY ROCKY BARKER rbarker@idahostatesman.com The moment of truth for the development of Ada County since 1955 has arrived. For more than 27 days, the flood-swollen Boise River has rolled through […]
Floodplains Are Refuge for Fish in High Water
by Michael K. Homza, PE It’s humbling to stand on the banks of the Boise River as it roars by above its official flood discharge of 7,200 cubic-feet-per-second (cfs). It’s […]