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.
Foothills Fires Impact the Boise River
By Louisa Evers, BREN Coordinating Team Each summer, the wildfire risks in the Boise Foothills rises to worrisome levels. Our summers are hot and dry and the foothills have an […]
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, […]
Volunteers Enhance Habitat in New Eagle Park
The Boise River Enhancement Network teamed up with Eagle Parks and Recreation to enhance riparian habitat at a new park site along the Boise River in 2019. The project doubled [...]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 […]
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 […]
Sagebrush is the Smell of Home
By Kali Nelson, US Fish and Wildlife Service The Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve in Boise, Idaho is a 44-acre urban reserve. It provides habitat for a multitude of species such […]
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 […]
More Than Waterfowl at Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve
By Heidi Ware, Education and Outreach Director for the Intermountain Bird Observatory Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve teems with birds. Birders come to Hyatt in droves for the excellent views of charismatic […]