The Valley Fire east of Boise sparked earlier this month, burning nearly 10,000 acres.  The Intermountain Bird Observatory does a lot of work in the area around Lucky Peak. During the fire, it lost the hawk trapping blind where researchers catch and band raptors each fall. The fire also destroyed crew tents where volunteers were living for the fall.  . #BoiseStatePublicRadio #IntermountainBirdObservatory #Boise #Idaho #ValleyFire #LuckyPeak