Land use--Planning
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:
Pam Conley collection on Hulls Gulch
Collection
Identifier: MS 077
Content Description
This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, "Hulls Angels" activism documentation from junior high and high school groups, signatures gathered in relation to the Hulls Gulch Reserve Master Plan Addendum, records relating to Hulls Gulch Nature Preserve Trust Advisory Committee, master plans, and maps.
Dates:
1990s-2000s
Found in:
Collections
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Pam Conley collection on Hulls Gulch
Paul Woods , August 23, 2011
File
Abstract
In his interview with Stephanie Milne, Director of Public Works at Boise City, Paul Woods, offered his recollections of the serial foothills levy campaign from the spring of 2001. Woods described the meeting where he first became involved in the campaign. He elaborated that he could not sleep the night Justice Chuck McDevitt appointed him as Chair of the fundraising committee. He also described how vital volunteers were to the foothills grassroots effort. Woods recalled the opposition the...
Dates:
August 23, 2011
Richard Twight , November 9, 2013
File
Abstract
Robert Stockton conducted this interview on November 9th, 2013, with Richard Twight in the Foothills Learning Center in Boise, Idaho as part of the 20th anniversary of the Hulls Gulch preservation project. Twight, who served as the director of finance for the Wetlands Coalition, offers his memories of the Hulls Gulch preservation efforts of the Wetland Coalition. The Hulls Gulch Preservation project is a conservation initiative aimed at protecting and restoring the natural ecosystem of Hulls...
Dates:
November 9, 2013
Robert "Bob" Day, July 31, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 31, 1998, Bob Day discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He explains how he became aware of the Greenbelt during his time as Mayor of Boise from 1959-1961, his efforts working on the project as a member of the Capital City Kiwanis Club, and how he maintained involvement after leaving city politics as a property developer and committee member in the early 1970s. He also notes how his appointment of people like Earl...
Dates:
July 31, 1998
Robert Stolz , June 9, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on June 9, 1998, Robert Stolz discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1992-1996. He describes how his service on the Park Board from 1989-1991 led to his involvement with the Greenbelt Project. He notes that he left the committee after serving one term due to his frustration with the Park Board believing the committee’s work was redundant to what the Board’s mission was. He discusses the accomplishment of the commission being...
Dates:
June 9, 1998
Stanley Burns, July 7, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 7, 1998, Stanley Burns discusses his involvement in creating the Greenbelt Committee. He begins by explaining how he inadvertently became active in Boise’s land conservation movement by joining the Ada County Fish and Game League to discover the best fishing spots in town. He describes how he put his efforts into advocating for a greenbelt after discovering the Atkinson Report of 1964 that recommended the construction of a pathway along the Boise...
Dates:
July 7, 1998
Suki Molina, June 10, 2011
File
Abstract
In her interview with Stephanie Milne on June 10, 2011, Suki Molina of the Idaho Conservation League, offered her memories of the serial foothills levy campaign and her ten plus years serving on the Foothills Conservation Advisory Committee. Molina spoke of the campaign which took place between 2000-2001 as well as how the campaign was organized and the obstacles it faced. She also reflected on the atmosphere of the Boise community leading up to the foothills campaign election day in May of...
Dates:
June 10, 2011
Terence O'Rouark, August 5, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on August 5, 1998, Terence O’Rouark discusses his time as a member of the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee from 1989-1992. He explains that he became involved as a concerned citizen living in the East End Neighborhood. He describes his impression of the committee, their achievements in resisting development encroachment onto the pathway and wildlife habitats, his concern about the current state of the greenbelt, and where he thinks it will go in the future....
Dates:
August 5, 1998
Thomas Corn , June 1, 2010
File
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.
Dates:
June 1, 2010
Tom Baskin , July 16, 1998
File
Abstract
In an interview with Troy Reeves on July 16, 1998, Tom Baskin discusses his involvement with the Greenbelt and Pathways Committee. He describes how his frequent use of the Greenbelt for cycling and running led to his interest in applying for an open position on the committee in 1996. Tom describes his viewpoint on the disbanding of the committee as well as their accomplishment to ensure that new developments, specifically Harris Ranch, met the requirements of the ongoing expansion of the...
Dates:
July 16, 1998