Idaho Harvester

Posted on December 17, 2020

Today’s post will focus on the Douglas fir tussock moth, a defoliating moth. [Read More]

Posted on December 16, 2020

The Boise National Forest is about 2.6 million acres and is one of the largest national forests in the country.1 “History of the Boise National Forest, 1905-1976,” Boise State Historical Society, Boise, 1983 ↩ [Read More]

Posted on December 15, 2020

According to this illustration in a collection of research materials about WWII, there are three kinds of people… [Read More]

Posted on December 15, 2020

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Posted on December 10, 2020

The first appearance of an all-girl band took place in 1943 at a send-off rally for the U of I men in the Enlisted Reserve Corps. Directed by Music Professor Edmund J. Marty, their goal was to amount to ‘99 Gals and a Guy.’ By 1945 an All-Girl Singing Orchestra... [Read More]

Posted on December 10, 2020

2nd Street, looking East from Main Street, Moscow, Idaho, 1896 and today. The prominent building on the corner is part of what was originally known as the Browne Block. Built by Robert S. Browne, this was comprised of two buildings on the Southern half of the block on Main Street... [Read More]

Posted on December 9, 2020

The Bitterroot National Forest covers 1.6 million acres of forest in Idaho and southwest Montana.1 The area is markedly characterized by the Bitteroot Mountain Range, which is a “segment of the northern Rocky mountains” and 300 miles long along the border of Idaho and Montana.2 The highest peak is 11,394... [Read More]

Posted on December 8, 2020

There are, it turns out, several University of Idaho seals. The first to be documented was unanimously adopted by the Board of Regents on April 9, 1908: “In the matter of adopting a design for a new seal for the University, Mr. Vaughn appeared before the board and presented a design... [Read More]

Posted on December 7, 2020

Early-day Boise’s transportation problems were to be solved by extending a branch line to Nampa to meet the transcontinental main line in 1887 after a five-year delay. By 1891, electric trolleys were seen as necessary and added to the mix. By 1902, both Nampa and Caldwell attempted to displace Boise as... [Read More]