Partners for Clean Water

Event Calendar

June 7, 2008
 St. Al’s Classic Children’s Race: State Capitol. This annual 2k race begins at the Boise Depot at 11:00am and ends at Capitol Park near the Statehouse with food and prizes for all the participants. 367-6994.
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".
June 25 - 27, 2008
 Association of Idaho Cities Annual Conference:“Shaping Communities, Working Together…Finding Solutions”

September 13, 2008
Boise RiverSweep: Keeping the Boise River Clean is everyone's responsibility. It is the Boise Riversweep's mission to do just that by picking up debris from the Boise River's banks and the channel. If you love the Boise River and would like to see it safe for future generations to enjoy, please join in on this wonderful cause.

 

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 208-388-4703 or ahughes@cityofboise.org.
ACHD Boise Public Works Department Boise State University Garden City Idaho Transportation Department