- 9 AM - 11 AM Highway 21 Wildlife Underpass, Milepost 18.2 (just east of Mores Creek Bridge on left side of highway)
- 9 AM - 2 PM Lowman Fish Pond, Milepost 85.5 (as part of Free Fishing Day)
- 1 PM - 3 PM Stanley Lake Overlook, Milepost 126 (located 3 miles west of Highway 21 at beautiful Stanley Lake)
New Highway 21 Wildlife Viewing Guide Available for National Get Outdoors Day
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game and Boise and Sawtooth National Forests have developed a new Boise-to-Stanley State Highway 21 Wildlife Viewing Guide in time for National Get Outdoors Day - June 14th.
The viewing guide includes 18 locations where a traveler can stop with an opportunity to learn about wildlife, fish, wildflowers and pollinators that inhabit the foothills to high elevation forests.
"The Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway provides the perfect backdrop for this new guide," said Edna Rey-Vizgirdas, Forest Botanist and a guide initiator. "It's exciting because of the diversity of plant communities which provide habitat for hundreds of wildlife species including moose, black bear, elk, snowshoe hare, red fox, songbirds and ospreys."
Vizgirdas added families can use the guide to help plan day trips, short hikes or even extended visits to enjoy the natural world on a deeper level.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has integrated the guide into their Watchable Wildlife program, said Program Coordinator Deniz Aygen.
"This is an opportunity for residents and visitors to take a beautiful drive and potentially see wildlife," Aygen said. "The guide features sites where people can explore unique wildlife habitats, see beautiful country and enrich their appreciation of nature."
The Guide will be available as a printed brochure and at both the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Boise National Forest web sites in the near future.
To help promote the new guide in conjunction with National Get Outdoors Day, biologists will provide information on habitat, ecology, wildflowers, and wildlife at three sites along Highway 21 on Saturday, June 14. Site locations are as follows: