There are lots of factors in how quickly organic material decomposes into compost, including creatures called decomposers. Find out what kind of things are part of nature’s clean-up crew.
When do different creatures sleep and why? Visit ZooBoise and find out!
Humans have found different ways to deal with sewage through time. Romans had sewers. In the Dark Ages, we tossed human waste into pits or even the street. Find out when we started treating sewage and why. And find out what you should not put down your drains.
Sewage or wastewater treatment systems have made all the difference to our life spans. But how do they work? Follow what happens after you flush.
Humans aren’t the only creatures with skin. Mammals, amphibians and birds have skin too. Animal skin does much of what human skin does, but some animal skins have amazing properties. Join us on a tour of animal skin at ZooBoise.
Everyone should spend time in Nature. It’s healthy and you can learn a lot. But you don’t have to travel far to find a natural setting. Most urban environments have kept a piece of the wild. Take a tour of one small section of Boise’s Greenbelt with conservationist Steve Burns and see what urban wildlife you can find.
Arrowrock Dam was built in 1915, and, at the time, was the tallest concrete dam in the world. The dam was raised five feet in 1935-37 and now has a storage capacity of 272,200 feet. Take a tour inside this amazing structure and learn how dams work.
Simply, a dam is a structure that blocks a waterway and allows the water to be used differently. There are natural and human-made dam. Learn how people use dams in their everyday lives and find out how scientists once airdropped beavers to improve back country habitat.