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Idaho State Museum to host day camps for kids throughout the summer in Boise
The Idaho State Museum will offer six different Summer Day Camps from June 28-July 14 in Boise for kids between the ages of 6 and 11 years old. The camps provide hands-on learning opportunities that incorporate STEM learning and tie into the state’s K-5 learning curriculum, according to an Idaho State Historical Society press release. […]
‘Finally come home’: Oregon nonprofit works with Idaho vets, historians to solve WWII mysteries
GOODING – Among a box full of American flags tucked away at the Gooding County Historical Museum, a mystery from World War II is unfolding. The 2-foot-by-2-foot piece of cloth is made of silk. Two small leather attachments with string – perhaps used to secure to a flagpole – are stitched to the corners on […]
Public invited to attend Memorial Day ceremony at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise
The Idaho Division of Veterans Services invites the public to attend this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise. The ceremony will be held from 10-11 a.m. to honor those who died serving in defense of the nation, as well those who served and are still serving in the military, […]
Idaho personnel to treat prescribed fire projects in Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
Prescribed burns in several ranger districts in Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests will continue this week as weather and conditions allow. After postponing the projects due to forecasted high winds over Mother’s Day weekend, local fire personnel are preparing to treat multiple prescribed fire projects now that favorable conditions are forecasted this week, according to […]
Next forest supervisor selected for Boise National Forest
Brant Petersen will serve as the next forest supervisor for the Boise National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service announced in a Friday press release. Brant replaces Tawnya Brummett, who left the position in January 2023. “His diverse experience in forest management, recreation, hazardous fuels treatment, wildland fire and leadership will help the Boise National Forest […]
Breaking down barriers to care: Meet the Idaho visionaries competing to find a blood cancer cure.
Since 1949, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has raised more than $1.5 billion to establish effective treatments and find a cure for blood cancers through research. The LLS has helped advance more than 70% of the blood cancer treatment options approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 2017, according to the organization. Those […]
Idaho Capital Sun takes home 13 awards from press club contest
The Idaho Capital Sun took home 13 awards from the Best of 2022 Idaho Press Club Awards at the annual celebration on Saturday at the Boise Centre, including seven first-place finishes and senior investigative reporter Audrey Dutton’s second-place finish in the Reporter of the Year award. Reporter Mia Maldonado, who joined the staff in March, […]
75 sites in Idaho will give away 20,000 free seedlings to celebrate Arbor Day. Here’s how to get yours.
To celebrate Arbor Day, the Idaho Forest Products Commission will give away 20,000 Idaho-native tree seedlings on Friday that were grown at University of Idaho’s Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery, according to a UI press release. Treasure Valley residents are also invited to attend an Arbor Day celebration Friday at the Idaho State Museum. The […]
Hoping to go hunting for morel mushrooms in central Idaho this year? Here’s what to know.
As the area continues to recover from the 2022 Moose Fire, Salmon-Challis National Forest officials are anticipating an increased number of recreationists looking for morel mushrooms, which often fruit prolifically in the years after an area has experienced wildfire. Forest officials are expecting commercial and personal use mushroom pickers alike to scour the area of […]
Boise National Forest’s Emmett Ranger District to hold open house on revised Sage Hen project
The Boise National Forest’s Emmett Ranger District will host an open house to begin its 30-day comment period and inform the public about the Revised Sage Hen Integrated Project, according to a press release from the U.S. Forest Service. The original proposal for the project, which was going to be implemented in Gem and Valley […]
Boise National Forest’s Emmett Ranger District to host open house on fire management
The Boise National Forest’s Emmett Ranger District will hold an open house on prescribed fires for residents within the Crouch/Garden Valley community and surrounding areas, according to a U.S. Forest Service press release. The open house, which will focus on how to reduce the risk of devastating wildfires in the area, will be held from […]
Idaho Gov. Brad Little to host ‘Capital for a Day’ event in Malad
In an effort to connect Idahoans with state government, Gov. Brad Little will hold the next “Capital for a Day” event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27 in Malad, according to a press release. The public is invited to join officials from 10 a.m. to noon at the Oneida County Event Center, 459 […]