Boise - Treasure Valley
Blog Posts
Interconnected
Cheryl Werhner Coffman • Jul 12, 2017
Oh the tangled web we weave. Our complicated connection with all the stakeholders of the Boise watershed became even more complicated today when we visited the SUEZ water treatment facility. We were given a great tour of this privately owned water treatment system. So there I started scratching... more
Welcome to Wednesday!
Mary Lugg • Jul 12, 2017
Good morning digital-learners,
Today's theme is Ecosystem Services of Biodiversity. We are starting the morning by banding birds and learning about population monitoring with the Idaho Bird Observatory. We will then take a tour of the Suez drinking water treatment plant.Holly Hovis,... more
To Mine or Not to Mine?
Brian Zuber • Jul 11, 2017
One of the many good questions asked today by our adventure-learners camping in Idaho City, is, "Do you think that new mining operations should be allowed within the Boise River watershed?"
It's a seemingly simple question, but like so much of what we are learning in this workshop, there... more
Managing Our Watershed For Water's Sake.
Ashlee Kolar • Jul 11, 2017
Our watershed is quite complex! I loved learning about it several years ago, and I really enjoyed teaching my students about its complexity. It's crazy to think how many people rely on it, the vast areas it stretches out to sustain, and the affects a tiny human can have upon it. It's crucial... more
Water management
Luke Kolar • Jul 11, 2017
What's interesting is that our current water year we've seen the ability of what the storagesystem of BWS is capable of...we also were able to observe just how lucky those who live near the Boise river were as well as how accurate the instruments and extrapolations the hydrologists at the army... more