This update discusses how recreationists can protect and enhance riparian areas throughout the PNW. Although designated access points are provided throughout the Northwest, many people access the water from public or private properties that lack proper access facilities. In these places, proper care of the riparian area will ensure a more pleasant experience for all users, as well as better conditions for fish and wildlife. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.

Protection of our groundwater from nitrate contamination is important for citizens in our region. In both agricultural and urban areas nitrogen materials are abundant and thus the potential for groundwater contamination is high. Nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture, lawns, gardens, and golf courses are leachable and when used improperly can contaminate groundwater. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.

Pesticides can enter water by 1) drift, 2) runoff, and 3) leaching. Once in water, pesticides affect endangered salmonids two ways. First by direct effects – impacting the organism's psysiological and nervous systems, which can be lethal. Second, by indirect effects – impacting the organism's food supply and habitat. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.

The biennial PNW Research and Extension Water Resources Conference will return in 2011 to the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA. Scheduled for November 3-4, 2011, with two pre-conference workshops on November 2, the conference will focus on sharing our limited water resources within the Columbia Basin Watershed. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.

This update highlights our water conservation and management efforts over the last 10 years. A regional website developed for growers in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is widely used and very successful. Farmers in the rain fed agricultural areas of the PNW have made soil erosion control and water quality high priorities. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.