PROGRESS REPORTS

The Progress Reports is a digital publication dedicated to documenting the work that strengthens our community and helps progress take root.

OUR MISSION is to publish stories that deepen public understanding of our region; reporting on the people, land, systems, and cultures shaping community progress in Southwest Idaho.

OUR EDITORIAL VALUES

• Honesty & Accuracy
• Progress Through Understanding
• People & Place Centered
• Respect for Work & Workers
• Nonpartisan, Public-Interest Storytelling

WHAT WE COVER

People & Work

Farmers, makers, cooks, artists, immigrants, community builders

Ecology

Soil, canopy, rivers, climate, biodiversity, wildlife, stewardship

Food & Agriculture

Farmers markets, local farms, culinary traditions, grain, land use

Culture & Belonging

festivals, oral histories, immigrant heritage, folklore, neighborhoods, inclusion

Systems & Infrastructure

Pathways & transit, waste, water, energy, public spaces, built environment

Special Progress Reports

• Boise Farmers Market Permanent Home
• Tree Planting & Urban Canopy
• Dandelion Festival
• Food system developments
• Public Space Initiatives

Our Roots

The Progress Reports is inspired by the legacy of the WPA Federal Writers’ Project (1935–1943), a cultural effort that documented American life during a moment of profound change. We carry forward the spirit of that work at a local scale in southwest Idaho, telling the stories of our home and the people shaping our future.

Who We Are Part Of

The Progress Reports is a publication of the Works Progress Administration, a project of many members of our community dedicated to community work, food-system progress, ecological stewardship, and public-interest storytelling.

We are not affiliated with the U.S. Government.

Join Us

If you have a story idea, a local project worth highlighting, or a perspective rooted in this place, we’d love to hear from you.

Have a story tip? Want to collaborate? Contact us.

Want to support our work? Visit our Support page.