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Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center

Mailing Address
11818 West Joplin Road
Boise, ID 83714

Street Address
11818 West Joplin Road
Boise, ID 83714
  • Phone: (208) 489-1284
www.BoiseEnvironmentalEducation.org
Nearest City: Garden City
Location: 11818 West Joplin Road Boise, ID 83714
Directions: The Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center is down the hill from Hewlett Packard. Take Chinden Blvd. until you get to the street where Cloverdale turns into Joplin Road. Turn onto West Joplin Road and go down the hill until you see the Boise WaterShed sign at Ancill Drive. Turn left onto Ancill Drive and follow the road until you see the Boise WaterShed facility straight ahead. There are several places to park and all parking is free.
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The Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center opened May 2008 and has become a regional destination for environmental education. The mission of the Boise WaterShed is to promote water stewardship by teaching people of all ages to protect and conserve our precious resource for future generations. The building features high-tech exhibits that use humor to entertain, science to amaze and visuals to personalize exhibits. The messages of conservation and stewardship are emulated through captivating works of art in and around the center. Through the Boise City Percent for Arts ordinance, local and regional artists have captured iconic and symbolic messages about our watershed. The Boise WaterShed provides expectional opportunities for introducing pre-K-12 students to water and its many roles, human impacts to the watershed and the meaning of environmental stewardship. Take your students beyond the classroom for a memorable fieldtrip filled with discovery and fun. Students will engage in hand-on activities, demonstrations, applied science, experiments, walking tours of the wastewater treatment plant and water quality lab, and hikes to the nearby Boise River. Each lesson and tour aligns with the Idaho State Standards and builds upon concepts presented in the interactive exhibhit hall tour at the beginning of their visit to the Boise WaterShed. For a FREE lesson or tour, groups of 10 or more people must sign up two weeks in advance. To make a reservation, please call (208) 489-1284. Go with the flow to the Boise WaterShed every third Saturday of each month for fun and activities the whole family can enjoy! The exhibit hall, theater, and library are open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with special programs from 10:00 – 12:00, and a wastewater treatment plant tour at 1:00. FREE admission! No pre-registration required unless indicated. Please call (208)489-1284 for more information.

Season: All Year
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:30-4:30 Closed Major Holidays Every Third Saturday of the Month 10-2

Fees: FREE

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