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 […]
BREN Tackles False Indigo at the Notch
The Notch serves as a pilot project for the Boise River Enhancement Network to study different methods to manage invasive false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) and to enhance overall condition of riparian areas.
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 […]
Winter Birds of Expo Idaho
Officials from Ada County’s Expo Idaho welcomed twelve experienced birds recruited by the Boise River Enhancement Network onto the Les Bois racetrack and infield on February 18, 2020 to count […]
Birders Gather Data for Cottonwood Creek Project
by Heidi Ware Carlisle, BSU Intermountain Bird Observatory The east end of Julia Davis Park in downtown Boise will be transformed over the next year. What’s now a mono-culture of […]
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? […]
IBO’s Boise River Research Station
By Gregory Kaltenecker, IBO Executive Director Most people know about the Intermountain Bird Observatory’s Lucky Peak Station high in the Boise foothills. Volunteers help band hundreds of migratory birds there […]
Yellow Warblers Flock to the Boise River
Used by permission of the Intermountain Bird Observatory For the past few months, Sage International School senior, Zoe Daly has been working on a project using Yellow Warbler data from […]
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, […]
Citizen Science! Boise Watershed Watch
by Kati Carberry, BREN Coordinating Team Chair Hi Fellow Boise River Enthusiasts, The Boise River Watershed Watch Day is coming up on Saturday September 30th from 10:00-12:00. Watershed Watch is […]