By Julie Scanlin and Cindy Busche Drip. Drop. Sploosh! Like raindrops dropping one by one on pavement, gathering together and gaining momentum as they flow to the river, the creative ideas of artists, engineers, educators, landscapers and exhibit designers flow together to form a confluence on the new River Campus at the Boise WaterShed Environmental […]
By Charlie Woodruff, Building A Greener Idaho Our theme of From Snow to Flow continues this week with a conversation about the Boise River with Idaho Fish and Game Regional Fisheries Manager Joe Kozfkay and Freshwater Trust Idaho Program Manager Christy Meyer. Our beloved Boise River brings life to the high desert and flows through […]
by Steve Sweet, PE, Quadrant Consulting Good news, as of March 11, 2017, according to data provided by the NRCS SNOTEL sites, the Boise basin snow-water equivalent moved up 7 percentage points since earlier in the week to 152% of normal. You can see in the Boise System Storage graph below, that as of March […]
A dozen hard working volunteers pitched in on February 22 to install coconut fiber erosion control mat over topsoil at a new habitat enhancement project on the Boise River by Eckert Bridge. The $45,000 aquatic habitat enhancement project was finished late last year, but there hadn’t been time to replant vegetation and stabilize the soil […]
The Boise River will have better habitat for fish and wildlife and cleaner water and more community members, including refugees, will participate in stewardship activities if funding is awarded to two BREN-facilitated collaborative enhancement projects. Cottonwood Creek Daylighting Project BREN partnered with the Ted Trueblood Chapter of Trout Unlimited, City of Boise, Idaho Department of Fish […]
The Ada County Environmental Advisory Board’s aquatic habitat enhancement project in the Boise River near Barber Park and the Eckert Bridge was completed in early December. Boise River Enhancement Network members were a driving force to advance this first-of-its-kind project. The project addresses the lack of instream cover, habitat complexity and low-velocity resting areas identified […]
If you travel on State Street or Capitol Blvd. or frequent Traders Joes, Boise Brewery or other businesses on Broad Street, it’s been a season of lane closures, traffic delays and annoying inconvenience. You can take heart in your suffering – the Boise River will benefit from new stormwater management practices installed as part of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate McGwire November 15, 2016 […]
Dear Mr. President and Parks and Recreation Commissioners, I am writing on behalf of the Boise River Enhancement Network (BREN.) BREN is a local network of over 200 members whose primary goal is connecting people and projects in support of ecological enhancement of the Boise River. Our members represent diverse interests, including agriculture, economic development, […]
Thousands of people enjoy floating on the Boise River or a bike ride or walk along its shady shores. But just how healthy is the Boise River and its shady shore? An examination of the plant communities along the river is one way to measure river health and sustainability. We can look at a recent […]