Where: Riverglen Jr. High School (6801 N. Gary Lane)

The State Street Alignment Study was initiated to explore roadway alignments that would identify future right-of-way needs on State Street between Glenwood Street and 23rd Street. At this time a “best fit alignment” has been identified using the roadway section from the State Street Transit and Traffic Operational Plan and is available for public review. ACHD representatives will be available to answer your questions about the alignment. The meeting will be an open house format with no formal presentation. If you are unable to attend this meeting, materials from the open house, as well as a short survey, will be available at www.achdidaho.org by close of business on April 27.

Written comments may also be sent to 3775 Adams St., Garden City, ID 83714 or to projects@achdidaho.org by May 10, 1012.

For more information, please contact Shawn Martin, ACHD Assistant Traffic Manager, at 387-6154

The Jordan Street Garden is excited to begin preparing for our 4th gardening year! We’ll be having our work party from 10-2pm on Saturday, April 14th and would love to put a shout out for volunteers. Our focus will be as follows:

• Amend the soil with compost
• Organize compost area
• Pick up trash
• Dig irrigation lines
• Paint Jordan Street Garden sign
• Trim bushes
• Organize storage shed

This is a family friendly event and lunch will be provided. Volunteers are asked to bring any tools they find useful, gloves and to have fun!!! Thank for you for your help in spreading the word and it would be really helpful to collect some type of head count so I can be sure to have enough food and supplies.

To read more about the garden and how you can buy a CSA share of their produce please click here.

With gratitude, Shana

For more information contact: Shana Moore 208.850.7821

When: Wednesday, April 4th at 6:30pm (presentations will last ~45 minutes, research portion will follow)

Where: Downtown Library! in the William F. Hayes Memorial Auditorium. This meeting space is at the southwest corner of the Main Library with an external entrance facing 8th street.

What to bring: Your library card (if you have one)

For more info click here

Part 1 – Student Presentations: This winter the Boise High BAP club has been researching the history and architecture of various properties in the “West End” to help with VPNA’s walking
trail grant. At this event students will present their research on the following properties:

• West End Drive-in                      
• The former Guernsey Dairy     
• 2314 W. Woodlawn                 
• Possibly others as well…

At the VPNA annual meeting students gave us a preview of what to expect including presentations on the United Congregational Church and 2400 W Bannock. Their presentations were excellent.

Part 2 – Discover Your Home’s History: Following the presentations we’ll move up to the 3^rd floor of the library where staff and students will help you discover your own home’s history. In an hour or so you can discover a lot about your home including things like…

• Construction date
• Names and occupations of previous owners
• Number of houses on your block in the 20s, 30s, 40s…
• Possibly much more using Idaho Statesman online database and microfiche

When: Wednesday, April 4^th at 6:30pm (presentations will last 30-45 minutes, research portion will follow)

Where: Downtown Library! in the William F. Hayes Memorial Auditorium. This meeting space is at the southwest corner of the Main Library with an external entrance facing 8th street.

What to bring: Your library card

At BUGS (Boise Urban Garden School), we don’t just want to create gardens; we want to create
communities that garden together. To accomplish this goal community gardens
must develop a plan for success that will maintain a lasting place in our
public spaces. To encourage community garden successes, BUGS is piloting a new
adult community garden education series called Row by Row in 2012.

Series Objectives

Row by Row guides through organic gardening in a communal community garden setting. All students
will work as a group to plan and plant the garden space, tend the garden, and share in the harvest.

Students can expect:

• hands-on experiences with nature and gardening
• soil composition and composting techniques
• seed propagation and planting instruction
• natural weed and pest management tips
• a share in the annual harvest
• information and education to start your own organic community garden
• to participate in approximately 2 hours of garden work outside of the regularly scheduled class time

Who: Open to participants ages 17+

When: May 3rd-November 15th, Thursday evenings

May class time 5:30-dusk, June class time 6:30-dusk

Where: The Salvation Army, 1904 West Bannock Street, Boise, 83702

Cost: $325 (payment plans are available)

Visit www.boiseurbangardenschool.org under the
“Get Your Hands Dirty” tab to learn more about the program and to enroll.