Boise - Treasure Valley
Blog Posts
Water managment
Kristine Kempthorne • Jul 11, 2017
I have not been in the area long. I have always come up here in the summers and I have never seen anything like the high water levels. from my understanding the flooding this year has been soemthing that this area has never encountered. What kind of things are being done to prevent this from... more
Watershed Management
Jenny Kaylor • Jul 11, 2017
TThe Boise River Watershed (and other watersheds) have existed before us and would continue to exist without us. The city of Boise and surrounding cities however would not exist without the Boise River and the irrigation engineering that enabled so many to develop agricultural land within the... more
Lessons from the Past. All the stakeholders of our water
Carissa Summers • Jul 11, 2017
We were visited by "Mary Hallock Foote" played by Janet Worthington, to give a bio of her and her husband's life. Arthur Dewitt Foote was credited with creating the New York Canal enabling the Treasure Valley to irrigate. Wow, creating the lush valley we have today. Living in this... more
How does our water management affect our watershed and the availability of water?
Stephanie Chamberlin • Jul 11, 2017
The management of our watershed is critical to availability of water and to the basic quality of our lives. I had no clue as to the complexity of getting water out to farmers cities, towns and just everyone. I did not realize just how many stake holders their are involved in the process of... more
How does our water management affect our watershed and the availability of water?
Stephanie Chamberlin • Jul 11, 2017
The management of our watershed is critical to availability of water and to the basic quality of our lives. I had no clue as to the complexity of getting water out to farmers cities, towns and just everyone. I did not realize just how many stake holders their are involved in the process of... more