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Category: For Teachers

Friday April 11, 2025

Traducción completa del libro “Wilma en la Ala”

Thanks to the hard work of Vertically Integrated Project student, Kaitlin Herres, our original book,…

Sunday March 3, 2024

Student Art Submissions Requested

Attention Students! The Intermountain Bird Observatory is working to develop the Diane Moore Nature Center…

Wednesday November 1, 2023

Tweet Dreams: A Night of Learning and Fun at Lucky Peak

I gaze across our camping area full of 5th graders attempting to assemble their sleeping structure for the night. Poles and tent parts are strewn everywhere, rainflies are tangled, and stakes are haphazardly hammered in awaiting a large gust of wind. Although many might see unorganized chaos, I see nearly 30 students working as a team, communicating…

Wednesday November 1, 2023

Undergraduate VIPs at the Diane Moore Nature Center

Over the past 3 semesters, blending our existing undergraduate opportunities with the Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) program has really allowed us to take our undergraduate involvement to the next level. Not only do students get valuable experience that we hope they take to their future careers or schooling…

Tuesday November 1, 2022

One Volunteer’s Inspiration Leads to a “Lucky” Experience

Without my knowing, at the beginning of the summer my mom filled out a form notifying the Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO) of our desire to volunteer. A couple of months later, IBO sent out an email, asking for volunteers that would be willing to…

Tuesday November 1, 2022

Suspense in the Monarch Meadow

Perhaps our most exciting (and nerve wracking!) sighting at the Diane Moore Nature Center happened this fall when we discovered a late season Monarch caterpillar. We figured the season had come to a close, but then…

Tuesday November 1, 2022

Not just “for the birds”: Side channel success at the Diane Moore Nature Center

As biologists, listening to bulldozer and dump truck engines rumble through the Diane Moore Nature Center in Fall 2021 was an exercise in trust. We’d carefully selected our project team, and consulted with experts on this kind of restoration. But still, it felt strange to watch as the side channel was carved through the dry soil where we knew the Boise River had once flowed.
We wondered how quickly the rich riparian habitat we were hoping for would begin to take root, and what it would be like.

Tuesday November 16, 2021