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Happy Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice was on December 21, 2017. The YMCA wanted to celebrate this day by hosting a party out on in Bonni's Garden. There were...


Birds in the greenhouse
This month the lovely ladies from the Sawtooth Botanical Gardens graciously taught lesson plans for our after school kid's club. This...


All about beetles!
The snow has been falling and Autumn has officially been in the valley for several weeks now. With the outside garden to rest, the inside...


National Monarch Waystation at the Y
The Wood River Community YMCA has become to a certified national monarch waystation. Through collaboration between the GATE students at...


A Y First!
Inside the greenhouse, our AmeriCorps VISTA was pruning some of the dying off vines and much to her surprise... she found a little...


Fall is here!
Winter has hit us pretty quick here in the Wood River Valley. September turn from 80 to 50 degree days in a week, and the lows have...
Volunteer at Bonni's Garden
Interested in gardening? Working with kids? If so, come join us this fall at Bonni's Garden to teach kids about gardening and eating...


Noxious Weeds Guest Speakers in Bonni's Garden
This week Bonni's Garden hosted several guests from the Environmental Resource Center and the National Forest Service. These two...


Best Summer Ever!
We are in our second week of summer camp (Best Summer Ever!) here at the Wood River YMCA. Every Wednesday, the kids in summer camp come...


Field Trip to the Hope Garden
The time has arrived! A few moons ago, Kid's club helped with the planting of vegetable starts for the Hunger Coalition. Finally, this...
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