BREN Cleanup Flotillas Tackle the Trash
BREN volunteers took to the Boise River to tackle the trash and they made quite the haul. The adventurous crews launched kayaks, rafts, SUPs, canoes, IKs, float tubes and a […]
Nampa Residents Improve Water Quality
by Emiline Hogg, Nampa Public Outreach Coordinator What’s in the schools, in the parks, at the library, along the pathways, and in your pocket and makes the Boise River cleaner? […]
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, […]
We Have Liftoff for Cottonwood Creek Project
The collaborative Cottonwood Creek Daylighting project is picking up momentum. The creek design shaping up and a new generation of Black Cottonwood trees are growing.This ambitious project will move Cottonwood […]
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 […]
Cottonwood Creek: “It Will Cost a Pretty Penny”
It must have been a dry July when the City of Boise founders platted the first streets in 1863. They established the city in the channel of Cottonwood Creek. Although […]
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 […]
Cottonwood Creek: “A Great Source of Trouble and Expense”
A deep freeze had clenched the Boise valley for weeks and snow lay thick on the foothills. In mid-January the temperature shot up to a balmy 50 degrees and rain […]
Boise River Water Quality Just Got Better
After what seemed like an eternity of disrupted traffic for State St. commuters, the new State St. and Veterans Memorial Parkway intersection is finished. Congratulate yourself if you’ve figured out […]
Urban Reserve Feels the Love
120 youth and adults took to the hillsides at the City of Boise’s Hyatt Hidden Lake Reserve in October to create healthier habitat for birds and reduce fire risk. Armed […]