Idaho Conservation Corps celebrated Earth Day weekend with a community service event on April 25th, focused on improving local green spaces and connecting with the Boise community.

The event brought together current Urban and Community Forestry crew members, project partners, alumni, and community volunteers. Participants spent the day working together along the greenbelt, where lawn signs also helped draw attention from people walking by.

Over the course of the event, volunteers caged about 50 cottonwood trees, removed old cages from roughly 100 trees, picked up half a cubic yard of trash, and removed 2 cubic yards of ivy from a half-acre area.

After the service project, participants gathered at Mother Earth Brewing to continue the Earth Day celebration. Several parents took flyers to learn more about youth opportunities, and ICC staff connected with the Idaho Trails Association and the Idaho Nonprofit Center to discuss potential future collaborations.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support Idaho Conservation Corps and spend Earth Day caring for the places we share. Events like this help strengthen community connections while supporting the hands-on conservation work that ICC crews do across Idaho throughout the year.