Have you ever heard of a beaver with a headache? Probably not. Beavers eat willow plants that contain the active ingredient in aspirin. And they don’t have to worry about child-proof caps. You can learn about the medicinal and traditional uses of many plants that grow at the City of Boise’s Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve… Read more »
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Russian Olive Trees at Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve
By Conner Jackson A walk through the city of Boise’s Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve in the middle of the winter is a great time to see plants in their dormant phase. Especially easy to pick out in the winter at Hyatt is the Russian olive– a non-native small tree or shrub that grows in abundance… Read more »