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
IWRRI Director and Assistant Director Attend NIWR
IWRRI Director and Assistant Director Attend NIWR Director Kendra Kaiser and Assistant Director Meg Wolf traveled to Washington, D.C., in February to attend the National Institute for Water Resources (NIWR) annual meeting. This meeting, which brought together water research institutes from across every state and territory, provided an opportunity to hear about water research and engagement activities across the country and allowed IWRRI to connect and collaborate on regional hydrology-related research activities, especially with colleagues in Washington, Oregon, Alaska and…
IWRRI Holds Water Research Workshop
IWRRI Holds Water Research Workshop In February, 36 water professionals gathered for the first IWRRI Idaho Water Research Workshop. The workshop focused on irrigation challenges and research needs in southern Idaho, bringing together experts from universities, state agencies, local non-profits, research organizations and statewide water consultants. Participants included representatives from the University of Idaho, Boise State University, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the Idaho Department of Water Resources, among others. The workshop featured 16 speakers who presented…
OUR GEM: What’s Not So Obvious?
By Dave Muise, Vice President of the Board, Kootenai Environmental Alliance. I was standing by Coeur d’Alene Lake on a fall day taking in the beautiful view when a woman passing by asked me “Has the lake turned over yet?”. I gave her a vacant look, smiled and said “no”, having no idea what I was saying “no” to. “Turn over” was what you did to pancakes, and no spatula I’ve ever seen could turn over a lake! A little…