Boise - Treasure Valley
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Perspective of a Stakeholder & 4 Tours
Allie Floyd • Jul 12, 2017
What another great, adventure packed day! Throughout the day, we ended up doing 4 different tours and I am exhausted, so I am sorry if my thoughts are a bit more scrambled then normal. Today we started off at the bird observatory, then went to the Suez clean drinking water plant, then over to... more
Water Purifying in the Parking Lots
Duane Shreve • Jul 12, 2017
I learned today that every new development, commercial or residential, has to create a collection method for the surface water. This means that surface water can't go into the water drains without having gone through a cleaning process. We toured SUEZ drinking water plant today and Cindy... more
It's Not Me, It's You
Jason DuBose • Jul 12, 2017
We spent our morning at the Suez water treatment facility. I learned that its a privately owned water distribution facility that not only incorporates the treatment facility but also a number of wells around Boise that provide water for nearly the entirety of Boise. I learned about the complex... more
Yellow Warbler Habitats
Jenny Kaylor • Jul 12, 2017
Today we visited a location along the Boise river where Intermountain Bird Observatory is conducting various ornithology research projects. Talking with a past participant who worked specifically with yellow warblers he mentioned that the birds who nested near the river had greater fat content... more
Citizen Science on the River
Steve DeMers • Jul 12, 2017
IBO (Intermountain Bird Observatory) is mostly known for their Lucky Peak Observatory on top of Lucky Peak. However many of you may not be aware that two seasons ago they opened another location that is more accessible on the Boise River. Just past the highway 21 bridge off to the right you... more