Boise - Treasure Valley
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Acid Mine Drainage
Steve DeMers • Jul 11, 2017
Surface area is sometimes a difficult process to understand. Today we measured the surface area of some sponges and we then made cuts to them and measured the increase. It was difficult for some as it was pretty early in the morning. We weren't quite sure where this activity was going. ... more
So Many Management Systems, So Little Time to Learn!!
Allie Floyd • Jul 11, 2017
Hello everyone! What an incredible, knowledge filled few days! We have learned SO much it's hard to know where to begin, but in this post, I want to talk about a variety of management systems we learned about outside of just water while we were in Idaho City and at... more
Arthur De Wint Foote & Mary Hallock Foote
Jenni Lund • Jul 11, 2017
Have you ever heard of these two impactful people who spent time in Idaho and helped shape the Boise River irrigation plan? I got The amazing opportunity to meet Mary Hallock Foote at the Idaho Outdoor School in Idaho City yesterday. Coming in full costume and telling her story of how ... more
The Boise Project
Cheryl Werhner Coffman • Jul 11, 2017
Who knew?
Being new to the Boise area, I just learned about the New York canal. Arthur Dewint Foote initiated the idea of building an irrigation system from the Boise River to the farm lands below. The Boise Project extended the canal to carry water from the Boise River from Diversion Dam... more
How has our water management history effected our watershed?
Duane Shreve • Jul 11, 2017
We had a very good look into the history of our watershed and the end results of our attempts and successes of controlling it. The original person to consider harnessing the Boise River was Arthur Foote and it was in the 1800's that he undertook this goal. He had the vision of supplyiing... more