Partners for Clean Water
Event Calendar
May - June |
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May 15, 2008 Boise WaterShed: Grand Opening: Come experience Idaho’s first water based environmental education center. Open to the public from 12:00 to 4:00 on opening day. Contact Cindy Busche at 938-8093 ext.3605 or cbusche@cityofboise.org for more information or volunteer opportunities. |
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May 16-18, 2008 Idaho Green Expo: The 2008 Idaho Green Expo features over 150 exhibitors showcasing their “green” products and services. Come and connect with others, find resources, and get in on the latest green technologies. |
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May 18, 2008 Zoo Daze: 29th annual Zoo Daze! Enjoy special education activities, games, face painting, fun jumps, special entertainment, and, of course, the zoo too. Join Zoo Boise on Sunday, May 18 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. |
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June 7, 2008 |
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June 27, 2008 Main Street Mile: The Main Street Mile, held in Downtown Boise, is a family oriented running and walking event. There are 6 different waves to accommodate all levels and abilities, including the Children's Half miler, where the little ones get to chase an ice cream truck. Bring your friends and family out and join us in going "A Mile for Men's Health". |
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June 25 - 27, 2008 Association of Idaho Cities Annual Conference:“Shaping Communities, Working Together…Finding Solutions” |
On-going events |
| Boise certification training for erosion and sediment control |
| Boise environmental education |
Past events |
| The Bi-Annual Partners for Clean Water
Stormwater Conference took place at BSU on May
15th, 2007. Over 75 architects, engineers, landscape architects, and
stormwater professionals attended to learn about sustainable urban drainage
designs. The featured presenter, Professor Bruce Ferguson of the University
of Georgia, shared his expertise about
integrating stormwater into urban
designs (4.55MB) and held in-depth training sessions on porous paving materials
(Porous
Pavement Part 1, 3.71 MB) (Porous
Pavement Part 2, 8.03 MB).
Local presenters shared their design and maintenance experiences with swales, green roofs, stormwater re-use, and other innovative stormwater solutions in Boise. Local presenters included: Bruce Poe of Modus Architecture, Bill Martin of Metro Car Wash, Pat Beale of Ada County Parks and Waterways, Doug Cooper of McKibben and Cooper, Adam Lyman of American Geotechnics (1.19MB), David Gibney of HDR Inc., Lance Warnick of Treasure Valley Engineers (3.84MB), Marti Miller of Doherty and Associates (3.16MB), and Rex Hansen of American Geotechnics (1.32MB). Note: Some of these presentations are large pdf files, if you have problems opening the files or would like copies of the presentations, feel free to contact Aimee Hughes at 208-388-4903 or ahughes@cityofboise.org. |
