NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS BLOG

The Ridge to Rivers team is working to improve the trail tread along a section of trail located adjacent to the main Camel’s Back chute. This section of Camel’s Back trail is very rocky and steep, leading hikers to widen the trail as they try to find the easiest route.   Beginning in February 2026 and weather permitting, crews plan to add approximately 38 wooden steps to improve the quality of the trail, as well as replace the adjacent rope fence with post and rail fencing. U

North End Turkey Flock - Photo Credit Riley Shoemaker, KIVI Channel 6 As silly as it sounds, the North End is one of several Boise neighborhoods experiencing increased conflicts with wild turkeys in an urban neighborhood. What started as an endearing turkey or two has exploded in just a few years into a much bigger issue, with multiple flocks of turkeys residing full-time in town and numbering dozens of birds per flock. While most of the birds are docile and make an effort to

Starting in February of 2026, the City of Boise will be using heavy machinery to remove invasive roses and other shrubs from Hulls Gulch Reserve to improve ecosystem health and lower fire risk. Native plants will be added to revegetate this site in spring 2026. This project is grant funded and the exact timeline is weather permitting. Questions, comments or concerns? Attend the public meeting on Thursday, February 12th from 6-7pm at the Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center lo

The City of Boise is working to update the Historic Preservation Plan - originally created in 1979 - to make it a relevant guiding document for current and future historic preservation initiatives and practices for the Historic Preservation Commission and City of Boise. The city is working with historic preservation consultant Northwest Vernacular to update the document, which will include reviewing the city's existing program, gathering community input, and making recommenda

As a result of community input, ACHD and the City of Boise announced a new program reducing all speed limits in the North End to 20 miles per hour.  ​ ACHD has posted new signs that reflect the new speed limit of 20 mph on 8th Street, 9th Street, 15th Street, 16th Street, Fort Street, Hays Street, and Harrison Boulevard. To support safer pedestrian crossings, high-vis orange flags have been installed at all marked crosswalks on Harrison. The neighborhood slow zone is a pilot

With more than 50 neighbors in attendance and 33 verified voters, Erik Hagen and Lex Roitman were re-elected to new two-year director...

And like that <snap!> it's Fall A huge shout out to Gruntwerks and the NENA Board for putting on another awesome Hyde Park Street Fair!...

Bordered by 28th to the west, State to the South, Hill to the north and 4th-ish & the foothills to the east, there are roughly 5,000...

You've probably seen one of the City's many public engagement efforts surrounding the Zoning Code Rewrite effort. Or, maybe you haven't -...

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