Beautiful Backyards

Now thru April 4- Arbor Day Photo Contest sponsored by the Idaho Forest Products Commission. This contest is for Idaho 5th – 12th grade students with the theme “Look to the Forest.” Students are asked to show in their photograph what they see when the “Look to the Forest”. Students may enter up to two images which much be submitted electronically by April 4. Entries will be judged by three grade categories; 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. A $50 cash prize will be awarded to each category winner along with a tree provided by the Idaho Nursery & Landscape Association to plant at their school or public area. One GRAND PRIZE winner will receive a digital camera worth $150 AND will be honored at the state Arbor Day Celebration at the Idaho Capitol on Friday, April 29, 2011. For more information about the contest or to enter visit http://www.idahoforests.org/photocontest.htm or call IFPC’s education coordinator, Michelle Youngquist at 208/334-4061.

March 25 thru 27 - 15th Annual Boise Flower and Garden Show at the Boise Centre on the Grove in Boise, Idaho. The Centre on the Grove will spring to life with everything you need to make your garden beautiful at the 15th annual Boise Flower & Garden Show, March 25-27, 2011. Find out more.

April 22- PLANET Day of Service join companies across the US in giving back to their communities. Plan your own project today to serve your community, register it with PLANET, and be prepared when the day arrives. For more information please visit PLANET Day of Service.

April 29- Arbor Day Celebrations taking place across the state.

May 14 and 15 - Idaho Green Expo at the Boise Centre on the Grove in Boise, Idaho. Visit this free event to learn all about how to be 'Green'. Two days full of seminars, exhibit booths, ideas and products on how to live a more sustainable life.