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Boise, Idaho. By Ja’Darius Witcher. State Bird . Mountain Bird. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the state of Idaho : Section 1. That the Mountain Bluebird ( Sialia A rctcia ) is hereby designated and declared to the state bird of the State of Idaho.". Mountain Bird Nest. Nest:
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Boise, Idaho By Ja’Darius Witcher
Mountain Bird • Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the state of Idaho: • Section 1. That the Mountain Bluebird (Sialia Arctcia) is hereby designated and declared to the state bird of the State of Idaho."
Mountain Bird Nest • Nest: • The mountain bluebird usually nests in natural cavities or in old woodpecker holes but will also use man-made structures. Nests have been reported in fir and pinyon snags and aspen trees (Burleigh 1972, Bent 1949). We recorded six nests in the White Mountains of Arizona ranging from 12 to 35 feet above ground in ponderosa pine snags. Five of these were in abandoned woodpecker holes and one was in a natural cavity. Nest boxes should be similar to those for other bluebirds.
Mountain Birds Food • Food: • This is probably the most insectivorous of the bluebirds. Studies indicate that nearly 92 percent of the diet is animal material, including miscellaneous beetles, weevils, ants, bees, wasps, cicadas, stinkbugs, negro bugs, assassin bugs, jassids, flies, caterpillars, grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets (Bent 1949). Vegetable items include currants, grapes, elderberries, sumac seeds, mistletoe berries, hackberry seeds, Virginia creeper seeds, and cedar berries.
Mountain Birds Habitat • Habitat: • The mountain bluebird nests in nearly all timber types of the Rocky Mountain region, and is reported from 800 to 11,000 feet elevation in Idaho (Burleigh 1972). However, this species usually ranges from 7,000 to 11,000 feet in open forests or near forest edges.
Broncos Info. • ADA Information • Americans with Disablities Act (ADA) Overview • The Denver Broncos, The Stadium Management Company LLC, The Metropolitan Football Stadium District, HNTB Sports Architecture and the Disabled Access Advisory Committee (DAAC) have jointly developed the following information, policies and procedures for ADA seating to assure that facilities, services and accommodations at INVESCO Field at Mile High are fully accessible and available to every guest. The DAAC includes a cross-section of the disabled community from the Metro Denver area. Groups represented in the Committee membership are the City and County of Denver Commission for People with Disabilities; the Paralyzed Veterans of America; the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition; the National Spinal Cord Injury Association; Craig Rehabilitation Hospital and three unaffiliated individuals.
Broncos Info. • The objective of this joint effort was to create a stadium and game-day experience that not only complies with the ADA, but which allows patrons with disabilities, along with their families and friends, to enjoy equal access to and the comforts of INVESCO Field at Mile High. Stadium access, parking, seating, signage, concessions, services, restrooms, concourses and other amenities have been constructed to follow the requirements and guidelines of the ADA as well as state and local laws and regulations relating to patrons with disabilities. The DAAC committee provided substantial input during the design process as to the special issues of the local disabled community.
Broncos Info. • INVESCO Field at Mile High includes approximately 3% of the stadium seating capacity as ADA compliant seating. At least 1% of the seating accommodates wheelchairs with another 1% fixed companion seating adjacent to each wheelchair position. Additionally, 1% of the aisle seating has fold up armrests to accommodate semi-ambulant patrons. Therefore, approximately 2,250 seats accommodate patrons with a mobility impairment and their companions. ADA seating is available on all levels and in every price range in INVESCO Field at Mile High for Suites, United Club Level and Reserved Seating. Patrons with disabilities and their guests are allowed access to escalators or elevators located within the United Club Level and Suite lobbies at stadium gates 2 and 7. The media level and media workrooms are also accessible to guests with disabilities who have appropriate media credentials
Broncos Info. • All ADA wheelchair spaces in INVESCO Field at Mile High are accessible by elevator, escalator or ramps. In addition to seating, all entrances, offices, museum and the Broncos Team Store at INVESCO Field at Mile High are accessible for patrons with disabilities
State Flag Info. • After a declaration of War against Spain by the United States Congress on April 19, 1898, the Secretary of War sent telegrams off to each state "advising them of the allotment of troops under the President's call for volunteers.” Idaho’s contribution was defined as two battalions of infantry composed of four companies each. Governor Frank Steunenberg issued orders for the Idaho National Guard companies composing the First Regiment to report to Boise. These companies were mustered into the service of the United States as the First Idaho Volunteer Infantry in May of 1898 for deployment to the Philippines to fight in the Spanish-American War.
State Flag Info. • Just before the regiment left for the front, it was presented with a handsome flag of military blue silk, upon which was embroidered in richly colored silks the Great Seal of the State of Idaho. This flag was presented by the women of the state and was carried by the regiment during its entire service. Col. Charles H. Irvin, of Boise, suggested the material and design for the flag, and through the courtesy of Mrs. J. B. Lyon, of Chicago, mother of Mrs. Calvin Cobb, of Boise, the flag was made in Chicago by skilled needle-workers. After the war the legislature directed to collect all flags belonging to the state of Idaho and carried by troops in the Spanish-American war and preserve them in the capitol building, and $100 were appropriated for the purpose. The flag presented to the boys of the First Idaho is now preserved under that order and can be seen by visitors to the capitol."
Western White Pine Tree Info. • Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) is a large tree, regularly growing to 30-50 m and exceptionally up to 70 m tall. It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, with a deciduous sheath. The needles are finely serrated, and 5-13 cm long. The cones are long and slender, 12-32 cm long and 3-4 cm broad (closed), opening to 5-8 cm broad; the scales are thin and flexible. The seeds are small, 4-7 mm long, and have a long slender wing 15-22 mm long.
Western White Pine Tree Info. • Threats • Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) has been seriously affected by the White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola), a fungus that was accidentally introduced from Europe in 1909. The United States Forest Service estimates that 90% of the Western White Pines have been killed by the blister rust west of the Cascades. Large stands have been succeeded by other pines or non-pine species. The rust has also killed much of the Whitebark Pine outside of California. Blister rust is less severe in California, and western white and whitebark pines have survived there in great numbers.
Western White Pine Tree Info. • Description • Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) is a large tree, regularly growing to 30-50 m and exceptionally up to 70 m tall. It is a member of the white pine group, Pinus subgenus Strobus, and like all members of that group, the leaves ('needles') are in fascicles (bundles) of five, with a deciduous sheath. The needles are finely serrated, and 5-13 cm long. The cones are long and slender, 12-32 cm long and 3-4 cm broad (closed), opening to 5-8 cm broad; the scales are thin and flexible. The seeds are small, 4-7 mm long, and have a long slender wing 15-22 mm long.
Broncos Mascot Info. • Miles the Mascot • Not too long ago, high in the Rocky Mountains, an amazing thing occurred in the great history of Broncos football. It was a snowy Sunday evening -- January 31, 1999, to be exact -- when a big flash of lightning split the blue and orange sunset sky. Thunder rolled all across the foothills of Colorado…but went all but unnoticed. For that night, Broncos fans all across the world were too busy cheering on the best team in the nation to their second consecutive Super Bowl title in Miami, Florida
Broncos Mascot • What happened that was so amazing, you ask? Well, in that great flash of heat and electricity was born the most amazing and dedicated Broncos fan ever, Miles. Only Miles didn't know the great things that were in store for him at this point. It would be almost two years later before Denver fans would be able to see this amazing creation.
Broncos Mascot Info. • For the next year, Miles lived high in the Rockies with all of the other wild animals. He was raised by a herd of wild horses and taught how to survive the cold climate and high altitude. The horses were, not surprisingly, huge Broncos fans. They taught Miles all about the great Broncos traditions and the great players who had carried the team to numerous wins and two world championships.
Broncos Mascot Info. • After two years, Miles felt his place wasn't in the mountains any longer. He longed for greener pastures; in fact, Miles wanted the greenest turf he could find. From high in the mountains he dreamed of a place to graze where the grass stayed green year round. Then one day he spotted such a field from high in the mountains, way down in the city of Denver. He decided that was where he needed to be. When he arrived, he was shocked and delighted to find that the grass he had seen was that of the greatest stadium in the world and the home of his beloved Broncos, INVESCO Field at Mile High!