The South Fork Boise Watershed Collaborative is a group aimed at identification, prioritization and implementation of improvements to the South Fork Boise Watershed between Anderson Ranch Dam and Arrowrock Reservoir. The Collaborative is funded through a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation with the goal of developing a detailed Watershed Restoration Plan. The group had its Kickoff Meeting on October 19, 2023 and has created sub-committees to investigate topics in the six improvement categories identified by the Collaborative. This website will host meeting announcements, meeting notes, presentation files, meeting recordings/transcripts and other files. The group’s initial list of potential ideas are listed in the document below labeled “Short-desription-of-SFBoise-Watershed-ideas-post-kickoff-2023.” If you would like to provide input or be involved in the process please reach out to Anthony Prisciandaro at Anthony.Prisciandaro@tu.org.

Mission Statement

The South Fork Boise River Watershed Group’s Mission Is To Provide A Collaborative Opportunity For The Community Who Live, Recreate, Work, Or Are Connected To The South Fork Boise River Watershed Between Anderson Ranch Dam and Arrowrock Reservoir To:
• Educate and inspire residents and visitors to appreciate and protect the watershed by building a shared understanding of current conditions and benefits of the watershed.
• With a focus on water quality and water quantity, identify and pursue actions that protect and conserve the watershed by rehabilitating ecological integrity while maintaining or improving beneficial and recreational uses into the future.

Summary Documents and Background Information

StoryMap Draft https://arcg.is/1SCva82

South Fork Boise site visit photos during rain event on 4-4-24

February 22 Quarterly Meeting

Next Full Group Meeting February 22 from 1-4PM at Reclamation’s Snake River Area Office. 230 Collins Rd, Boise ID 83702

1. Brief committee updates
2. Slideshow of December 20 site visit
3. Beaver dam analog presentations and discussion. Location Selection Models, material/tool alternatives based on accessibility, example projects, potential influence on flow and temperature
4. Green River Side Channel work. Model/report overview for Green River site selection, discussion with TU/USFWS Green River staff
5. Wild and Scenic eligibility designation discussion- How does being listed as eligible for wild and scenic designation influence potential projects and how could potential projects influence any potential future design for Wild and Scenic designation? What are the pros/cons of official designation?

Field Site Visit December 20, 2023 Meet at Federal Way Albertsons 8:45AM or Mountain Home Subway 9:30AM

Sub-Committee Meeting Notes

Sub-Committee Meetings

Below is the schedule for the first meetings of each of the 6 sub-committees. You can find a description of the topics expected to be discussed for each committee in the file linked below. Additional ideas are always welcome!

Signage/Outreach and Education November 29, 9:30-11:30 at Reclamation’s Snake River Area Office (230 Collins Rd, Boise, ID 83702)

Irrigation and Agriculture December 5, 1:30 to 3:30 Idaho Department of Fish Game – Headquarters (600 S Walnut St, Boise, ID 83712)

Habitat December 6, 9:30 to 11:30 Idaho Department of Fish Game – Headquarters (600 S Walnut St, Boise, ID 83712)

Recreation December 6, 1:30 to 3:30 Idaho Department of Fish Game – Headquarters (600 S Walnut St, Boise, ID 83712)

Road/Trail Sediment December 12, 1:30 to 3:30 Idaho Department of Fish Game – Headquarters (600 S Walnut St, Boise, ID 83712)

User Survey December, 13 9:30-11:30 Idaho Department of Fish Game – Headquarters (600 S Walnut St, Boise, ID 83712)

Kickoff Meeting October 19, 2023

See the document below for a summary of the different categories and types of ideas being investigated for potential watershed improvement projects.

Sub-Committees

Sub-committees will be developed based off of the categories in the “Short-desription-of-SFBoise-Watershed-ideas-post-kickoff-2023” file above. If you are interested in learning more about specific topics or providing any sort of input, expertise or opinions into the development of improvement projects in the South Fork Boise Watershed Please reach out to Anthony.Prisciandar@tu.org. If you save a copy of the below excel file to your computer, you can add a line with your name and level of interest in each of the sub-committees then email the excel file to Anthony.