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Boise officials prepare Float the Boise season as partners track river flows and safety
Summary
City staff and partner agencies reported this week on Float the Boise outreach, safety assets and monitoring as they await river conditions to stabilize for an opening date; officials emphasized life-jacket messaging and interagency coordination.
Boise City staff and partner agencies provided a season update on Float the Boise on the council dais, outlining outreach, monitoring and safety-planning as they await a decision on the float season opening.
The update came from Bonnie Shelton, representing the city partnership that coordinates Ada County Parks and Waterways, Boise Parks and Recreation and Boise Fire. Shelton said partners receive weekly river-release information from the Bureau of Reclamation, the Idaho Department of Water Resources and the Army Corps of Engineers, which helps the group determine when it is safe to open the float season.
Shelton summarized last year’s usage and operations: an estimated 150,000 people floated the six-mile stretch from Barber Park to Anne Morrison Park, the partnership provided more than 47,000…
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