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 […]
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? […]
Boogie for the Boise River
Love to paddle, run, drink root beer or beer, listen to live music, and support the Boise River all in the same day? Here is your perfect opportunity. BREN will […]
ACHD Invests to Protect the River
Unbeknownst to most harried commuters, Ada County Highway District (ACHD) is reducing pollution of the Boise River as part of many road improvement projects. ACHD is leading the valley in […]
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 Importance of Soil Health
By Erin Brooks, Natural Resources Conservation Service It would have been hard to find any reference to soil health twenty years ago. Soil was conventionally treated as an inert growing […]
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 […]
E. coli Plagues Local Pond
By Kate Harris, City of Boise You may have seen the “Pond Closed” signs at City of Boise ponds this year or heard about the City’s decision to close Esther […]
Weeds Fall Prey to High Water and Citizens
By Alan Crockett This year, 2017, the big news regarding the Boise River is the high flow. And while that’s challenging news for some homeowners and we who recreate on […]