Read more and see photos in Part 2. Feb. 18 Media Release – Ada County Invasive Trees Being Removed from Barber Park Russian Olive, Siberian Elms and Callery Pear targeted for removal BOISE – Russian Olives, Siberian Elms and Callery Pear trees sound beautiful and exotic but they can wreak havoc on important ecosystems along the […]
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 […]
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 […]