• Adult and youth educational programming
• Community learning and social resiliency
• Water quality and stormwater solutions
• Watershed science and wise water use
• Wetland restoration for watersheds

• Ekins, J. 2015, “Waterways Connect Us”: Water Education Resources in States along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. In CHiXapkaid (D. Pavel), E. Inglebret, & S. Wood (Eds.),Volume II — Guide to Designing Curriculum, Honoring Tribal Legacies: An Epic Journey of Healing. P. 168-178. Eugene, OR: College of Education, University of Oregon and the National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
• Ekins, J.E. 2016. Water and Rural Living: What Idaho Homeowners Need to Know. University of Idaho. Bulletin 905.

Videos

• Ekins, J.E. (2017a, Dec. 29). Introduction to clean water video series. EEV 001. [Video File]. URL.
• Ekins, J.E. (2017b, Dec. 29). Riparian vegetated buffers protect land and streams. EEV 002. In Clean Water Video Series.  [Video File]. URL. 
• Ekins, J.E. (2017c, Dec. 29). Wastewater treatment plants removing phosphorous. EEV 003. In Clean Water Video Series. [Video File]. URL. 
• Ekins, J.E. (2017d, Dec. 29). Urban farming (gardening) for healthy water.  EEV 004.  In Clean Water Video Series. [Video File]. URL. 
• Ekins, J.E. (2017e, Dec. 29). Urban forests and protecting lakes and streams. EEV 005.  In Clean Water Video Series. [Video File]. URL. 
• Ekins, J.E. (2017g, Dec. 29). Bio-swales for natural stormwater treatment. EEV 007. In Clean Water Video Series. [Video File]. URL.

Jim Ekins is the area water educator for University of Idaho Extension. His faculty role is to develop and deliver nonformal educational programs based on the best science to all parts of the community. Jim runs the IDAH2O Master Water Stewards citizen science volunteer water quality monitoring program, and leads the Cleaner Water Faster bi-state educational project related to stormwater pollution. He has worked with the University of Idaho since fall 2007.

He earned a bachelor's in natural resource management from Western Carolina University and a master's in natural resource planning from University of Oregon. He worked in three national parks, in Colorado and Oregon’s resort industry, on a research base in Antarctica and in wetland restoration for watershed councils in Oregon and Idaho. Before moving to Coeur d’Alene, he was the director for Service-Learning and Internships for over five years. In his spare time, he is pursuing a doctorate in conservation social sciences in social-ecological systems resilience and decision science; he also canoes, skis, runs and backpacks with his dogs.

• Coeur d'Alene Business Hall of Fame, Colleges & Universities category, 2017
• Best of Coeur d'Alene Award, Colleges & Universities category, 2017
• Best of Coeur d'Alene Award, Colleges & Universities category, 2016
• Advanced to Candidacy: Ph.D. Candidate, College of Natural Resources/Conservation Social Sciences, 2016.
• National Diversity Multicultural Award for the Western Region, Epsilon Sigma Phi, 2016
• Distinguished Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2011