Avista and Water Resources Program Announce Annual Scholarship Winners
Posted: Thursday, February 21
Written by Alecia Hoene MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Environmental Science and Water Resources Program is proud to announce the recipients of the 2013 Avista-Waters of the West Scholarship. Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, a doctoral student working with Jan Boll and Erin Brooks of the biological and agricultural engineering department will be awarded $3,000. He is researching th...
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Upward Bound and University of Idaho Focus Students on Idaho’s Water July 24-26
Posted: Thursday, July 19 2012
SANDPOINT, Idaho – Interested middle and high school students still have time to register for a free, hands-on summer camp on the future of Idaho’s water resources at the University of Idaho Sandpoint Center. The registration deadline is extended until the first day of camp, which begins July 24 at 9 a.m. The three-day program runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 24 through Thursda...
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Where Will Our Water Take Us?
Posted: Monday, July 2 2012
By Donna Emert SANDPOINT, Idaho – Globally, the health of our water is fast becoming the 21st century’s pivotal scientific and social issue. That also holds true locally and regionally. To explore the future of Idaho’s water, Upward Bound Math Science and the University of Idaho Sandpoint are offering area middle school and high school students a three-day, Science, Technol...
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U-Idaho Extension to Deliver Master Water Steward Training to Sandpoint and Boise
Posted: Monday, July 2 2012
By Donna Emert COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – University of Idaho Extension’s Master Water Steward program, IDAH2O, got a boost in 2012 with a $77,000 EPA Environmental Education grant. The funding will allow the popular citizen-science training to reach more Idahoans. The grant also funds the development of an online web mapping service to host water monitoring da...
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Avista Utilities Establishes University of Idaho Graduate Scholarship for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Program
Posted: Monday, March 28 2011
MOSCOW, Idaho – The importance of water resource issues and the need for environmental stewardship have inspired Avista Corp., a Spokane, Wash.-based energy company, to establish an annual scholarship for graduate students in the pioneering Waters of the West program at the University of Idaho. “Waters of the West is a relatively new program that has already gained some success, promin...
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Water Stewardship Training to be Offered in Northern Idaho
Posted: Friday, March 4 2011
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Due to growing public interest in measuring and maintaining water quality throughout northern Idaho, three workshops teaching water quality monitoring skills and best practices will be offered through University of Idaho Extension this spring. Completion of the training results in certification as Master Water Stewards. Cost is $25 per participant. Workshops providing trai...
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McCall Outdoor Science School Offers Winter Environmental Education to Idaho Teachers
Posted: Wednesday, December 1 2010
By Sue McMurray   MCCALL, Idaho – The McCall Outdoor Science School is offering a winter science institute focusing on climate and water research in Idaho. The institute is open to Idaho teachers and will be held at the University of Idaho McCall Field Campus in McCall Feb. 25-27. Teachers will spend a long weekend on Payette Lake to explore climate and water research topics alongside univer...
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What’s in Your Water?
Posted: Friday, September 3 2010
University of Idaho Extension to Offer Master Water Steward Training COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – University of Idaho Extension and University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene are partnering to offer training in water quality monitoring to citizens across northern Idaho. Those interested in becoming Master Water Stewards are urged to attend an informational meeting Wednesday, Sept. 15, 6:30 ...
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Pursuit of Science Passion: University Board Approves New Professional Science Master's Program
Posted: Thursday, June 24 2010
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Board of Regents/State Board of Education approved the institution’s new instructional program in professional science leading to a master’s degree in natural resources and environmental science. The action came during the board’s June meeting in Idaho Falls. The Professional Science Master’s program is housed in the College of Graduate Studies and is one ...
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Nevada, New Mexico and Idaho Band Together to Battle Effects of Climate Change
Posted: Wednesday, November 11 2009
Written by Ken Kingery MOSCOW, Idaho - Today’s issues related to climate change and water resources require an abundant flow of information between scientists across the country. Because of this fact, the National Science Foundation not only is providing bigger pipes for three states, it also is making sure they fit together. The NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Compe...
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