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The Bureau of Land Management Idaho State Office will release a new vintage-style poster and postcards of the Bruneau Wild and Scenic River for Earth Day 2016. The posters and postcards will be available at the Boise Greenfest on April 23 and Marsing Art in the Park event on May 7. Posters were also distributed to teachers and students at the Live Raptor Session at the Boise City Library on April 7 and at the Sage International School Early Earth Day on April 14. A limited number of vintage posters and postcards will be available to the public at no cost at the following BLM offices: 1387 South Vinnell Way (Boise); 3948 Development Ave (Boise) and 2878 Addison Avenue East (Twin Falls). Additional requests for paper posters can also be sent to gfuhs@blm.gov. Please include the word POSTER in the subject line and provide your name, mailing address, and the number and type of poster. Requests are limited to five posters per recipient. “We invite the public to celebrate Earth Day by joining us at Boise Greenfest and Art in the Park and by finding out more about Idaho National Conservation Lands at Bruneau Wild and Scenic River, said BLM Recreation Planner Elliot Traher. one of the country most special and spectacular places and we look forward to sharing more information with the public about it. The Bruneau Wild and Scenic River flows north through the deep, rocky canyons of southwestern Idaho Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area. The West Fork of the Bruneau joins the Jarbidge River to form the main Bruneau River--a unique web of remote and rugged waterways. From placid pools to turbulent whitewater, from vertical cliffs to steep, grassy slopes, the rivers and their canyons challenge visitors with the extraordinary. Here, one can experience unsurpassed solitude and beauty, or discover the thrill of an unrivaled rafting adventure along the ever-changing rapids. Visitors may glimpse elusive California bighorn sheep climbing the canyon walls. Pronghorn, deer, elk, sage-grouse, eagles, and chukar all thrive in the sagebrush habitat, while the water is home to river otters, beaver, and redband trout. The rare wildflower Bruneau River phlox is a river canyon beauty that is found nowhere else. Twelve million years ago, volcanism in the Bruneau-Jarbidge area formed an oval basin 60 miles long and 30 miles wide. Multiple lava flows and explosive eruptions occurred as the Earth's crust slowly migrated and melted over an intense hotspot. About two million years ago, rivers slowly began to carve out the extraordinary canyons visible today, brilliantly showcasing pages in Earth history. Nearly 40 floatable miles of the Bruneau River and portions of the West Fork Bruneau River and Jarbidge River were designated as Wild and Scenic Rivers in March 2009. The same designation created the Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area from the surrounding uplands. Today, this 90,000-acre area and the wild and scenic river segments are managed as part of the Bureau of Land Management National Landscape Conservation System (also known as National Conservation Lands). The BLM National Conservation Lands encompass some of the most scenic, culturally rich and scientifically important public land in America. These lands include approximately 875 areas (more than 32 million acres) of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wilderness Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and other federally-designated special places. The vintage poster and postcard series is being produced to raise awareness and encourage greater stewardship of our National Conservation Lands. Since 2014, the BLM has published 13 vintage posters. All the posters can be viewed here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/sets/72157644226090865.