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 […]
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.
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 […]
Volunteers Endure Prickers and Thorns to Enhance Habitat In Eagle and Middleton
Conditions are improving for native birds, wildlife and fish along the Boise River in Eagle and Middleton due to the hard work of BREN volunteers. With the support of GEICO […]
Birding for Citizen Science in Middleton
by Louisa Evers The Boise River Enhancement Network has begun a year-long project to document birds at the site of the future Middleton River Park. The data will be shared […]
Barber Park Habitat Enhancement Project Part 2
In a bold move to improve the ecological health of Barber Park and the Boise River, Ada County Parks and Waterways cut down more than 600 invasive trees February 18-20. […]
The Future of the Boise River GREEN Belt?
by Alan Crockett The Boise River Greenbelt is one of the major attractions in Boise. What other capital city has a river running through where you can fish, raft, bike, […]