SEEP, Building Better Watersheds
As part of the Stormwater and Erosion Education Program (SEEP), professionals are learning how to manage the land’s natural movement of water in a way that benefits communities, infrastructure and local ecosystems.
Our Gem Speaker Series: Water Smart Programming
Suzanne Scheidt Chief Operating Officer at North Kootenai Water District presents Water Smart Programming for the Our Gem Speaker Series
Spokane River Forum Conference
The conference is a bi-state regional event focused on the Spokane River watershed, offering unique opportunities to share information and reach out to the public on water quality, water resources, fisheries, river access, and other key issues.
Youth Water Summit
North Idaho high schools gather for a water focused science fair at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
Irrigation Water Optimization, Lessons for the Intermountain West
Dr. Burdette Barker, Ph.D., P.E. presents on Irrigation Water Optimization
in Utah, Lessons for the
Intermountain West
Resolving & Governing the Paradoxes of Irrigation Efficiency
Prof. Bruce Lankford presents on Resolving & Governing the Paradoxes of Irrigation Efficiency
OUR GEM: North Idaho Green Summit
Written by Woody Wood, Outreach and Education Coordinator for Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, lake enthusiast, and Green Summit presenter. Are you ready to Summit? When my youngest was in Scouts, one of our summer adventures was a supported hike of the Seven Summits; We journeyed over 50 miles from Nettleton Gulch, on the east side of Coeur d’Alene, to Farragut State Park on the southern end of Lake Pend Oreille. Along the way, we hiked to the top of…
OUR GEM: Understanding Water Quality Monitoring on Coeur d’Alene Lake
By Meg Wolf, Assistant Director of Idaho Water Resources Research Institute; Craig Cooper, Limnologist with Idaho Department of Environmental Quality; and Dale Chess, Senior Lake Limnologist with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Monitoring the health of Coeur d’Alene Lake is a collaborative effort involving multiple organizations, each contributing important pieces to the bigger picture of the lake’s condition. Four key groups — the United States Geologic Survey (USGS), the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ), the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, and volunteers…
Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration
Phil Blankenau (IDWR) presents on Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration
