Boise - Treasure Valley
Blog Posts
Birds, Drinking water, gardens and daylighting - how else would you want to spend your day!
Carissa Summers • Jul 12, 2017
The history lessons we are learning are amazing! It is amazing what our pioneers figured out and created and now we are experiencing the results of their effects, sometime good and sometimes not so good - still amazing. We started out the day at the Idaho Bird Observatory - Fabiola, we need to... more
Man vs Nature
Jenny Kaylor • Jul 12, 2017
It has been a long informative day and yet I find my list of questions has only grown.
Our first visit of the day was to a research site for the Intermountain Bird Observatory located along the Boise River. It was fascinating to watch them catch, measure, and band various bird species... more
Disrupting Cycles
Justin Frost • Jul 12, 2017
Climate directly influences the actions of various species, Yellow Warblers, Whitetail Deer, humans. We all depend on patterns to influence our behaviors and interactions. Yellow Warblers raise their young during the spring, the climate dictating to them when to mate, lay eggs, find food and... more
Birds as Stakeholders
Allen Dale • Jul 12, 2017
The first place we stopped today was the IBO below Lucky Peak on the Boise River. It was amazing and very heartwarming to see the volunteers and the number of kids that were there helping or just seeing what they do there. As Heidi explained what they were trying to see with their research and... more
Bird Banding
Jenni Lund • Jul 12, 2017
Today was an amazing day! We started off our day with observing and participating in bird banding near Lucky Peak Reservoir. I didn't even know such a program existed that invites the public and informs people about the bird population and migration here in Idaho. This project is done through... more