The University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene’s Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) partnered with North Idaho College (NIC) to celebrate the winners of the 2025 Youth Water Summit. This annual event empowers high school students to investigate and address real-world water issues in their communities through hands-on research, innovation, and public presentation.
The Idaho Legislature has allocated $1 million in funding to the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) to prioritize water research among all of Idaho’s public institutions of higher education. The newly formed IWRRI Executive Board will direct the use of these funds, consistent with the institute’s research priorities to encourage rigorous, actionable water research. This funding will launch IWRRI into a new phase of fostering connections across the water community to facilitate research on Idaho’s most pressing water topics….
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.
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 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…
Students dive into water research with local experts