Outdoor Boise

03/15/2025

Join SWIMBA at the Idaho Rally for Public Lands on March 22nd at the Idaho State Capitol Building!

02/27/2025

02/24/2025

This week's events are posted! Go to our website to see what's going on in SW Idaho this week!

Outdoor Boise is here to provide a central location for all local outdoor related entities and events. We want to make it as easy as one click to get outside for all levels of experience.

02/21/2025

Who wants to help shape the future!

02/21/2025

This weekend!!

Don’t be late for the very important dates of Winter Carnival! See you all soon!

02/20/2025

Make sure to get your tickets to support an AMAZING local group!

02/20/2025

Quick stop at Mace Parking lot this morning with the little one.

A newer parking lot right of SH-55 in Eagle and a great protected lot to park and enjoy the Boise River!

City of Eagle, Idaho

https://www.cityofeagle.org/2099/Mace-Parking-Lot

02/19/2025

Dear ITA members and supporters,

Idaho Trails Association was saddened to learn that over 3,400 Forest Service employees nationwide were fired last week, many of whom were in Idaho. As a partner in public land trail stewardship, we value our dedicated land manager partners. We are a force multiplier, adding to what Forest Service trail crews accomplish on the ground each season. We feel for Forest Service employees that have, over the years, become friends in addition to partners whose dedication to public lands is deep and inspiring.

Public lands will see the effects of a 10% reduction in work force. The immediate effect may be amplified by the fact that most of these employees were field-going, on-the-ground workers, people tasked with clearing trails, cleaning campgrounds and outhouses, spraying noxious weeds, maintaining range fences, and marking timber sales. Many were also part of their forest’s “surge capacity” for wildfire suppression, certified to fight fire and called up to leave their regular duties and be part of fire crews when the season got busy.

Most of these gaps ITA can’t help with, but we can continue to step up for trails. Through thick and thin, and as much as it pains us to see our Forest Service partners going through this hard time, ITA is committed to keeping Idaho’s hiking trails open for all. We are in it for the long haul and focused on being part of the solution. We will step up to work on as many trails as possible and to encourage our members to do what they can for public lands, be it on a trail project, volunteering with another organization to plant trees or treat noxious weeds or cleaning up trash at a local campground on their own.

Our 2025 volunteer project schedule release date is still March 1; we have over 85 diverse projects planned and are excited to get to work. We hope you will join us in showing up for public lands this season by volunteering to keep Idaho’s beautiful trails open for all!

Respectfully,

Melanie Vining
Executive Director

ITA Board of Directors
Tim Martin- President
Mark Sugden- Vice President
Lilly Ragan- Treasurer
Pam Bond- Secretary
Tom Dabrowski
Tobey Jinkins
Herbert Klein

02/18/2025

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🤙 See you out there, Boise!

02/15/2025

Join us On The Water With BVFF!

Our first fly fishing outing of the year began on February 1st, and runs through February 28th at sundown. Open to BVFF members and their guests, this event begins our monthly series of fly fishing outings that run through October.

For information about the Virtual White Fish Derby V, go to:

https://bvff.com/event-6035657

To learn more about our planned outings go to:

https://bvff.com/event-6033717

If you would like to join us On The Water With BVFF, join our organization at:

https://bvff.com/Join-BVFF

Membership is inexpensive and you join other individuals passionate about fly fishing. Our organization exists to promote fly fishing through education, resource conservation, and access to public waters in the Treasure Valley and nearby areas. Take a look and join us!

02/15/2025

Idaho Power is working on a powerline undergrounding project in Hulls Gulch Reserve (starting from Camel’s Back Trail through the Grove Trailhead, up to the Foothills Learning Center). The project entails removing the overhead powerline and replacing it with an underground line along Sunset Peak Road. The purpose of undergrounding powerlines is to reduce wildfire risk and improve safety.

Initial sitework and construction started this week, and the project is anticipated to wrap up in May. Idaho Power will have signage on site, but all trail and Foothills Learning Center access will remain open. Please adhere to signage and drive with caution during construction on the road.

Learn more about the project on Idaho Power's website: https://www.idahopower.com/energy-environment/energy/planning-and-electrical-projects/current-projects/hulls-gulch-undergrounding/

Photo courtesy of Idaho Power.