Students step into the Boise River for hands-on science
Collister Elementary students participated in the Boise WaterShed’s 18th annual Watershed Watch, collecting water samples at Westmoreland Park to study the Boise River’s ecosystem under expert guidance. Over 400 students from various grades simultaneously gathered data along the river.
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