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The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station be teaching the Spatial-Stream-Network Models training workshopin Boise, Idaho October 23-25.Details regarding the workshop are below & the registration page is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-annual-spatial-statistical-modeling-workshop-tickets-64443874363\
A new class of spatial statistical network model for data on stream networks has recently been developed & free software is available for implementing the models. SSNs account for network topology (i.e., flow direction, stream size, tributary confluences) and offer significant improvements over many traditional statistical techniques that were developed originally for terrestrial applications. The SSNs are applicable to common types of stream data (e.g., water quality attributes, biological surveys, habitat conditions) through application of several distributions (e.g., Gaussian, binomial, Poisson). The models also account for spatial autocorrelation among measurements, which makes them powerful tools for mining information from large datasets aggregated from multiple sources. For additional details, please visit the SSN/STARS website (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/SpatialStreamNetworks.shtml) or the National Stream Internet website (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/NationalStreamInternet.html).
These 3-day workshops will consist of a 1-day short-course & 2 days of working with course instructors to apply SSNs to participant’s datasets. Note that attendance is limited to 20 students to ensure a high-quality experience and sufficient interactions with course instructors. Workshop registration is $470, which does not include lodging or meals.
Columbia River Treaty Negotiations updates are available at:
https://www.state.gov/columbia-river-treaty/
River Restoration Northwest (RRNW) is gearing up for the 19th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson Washington February 4-6, 2020! Have an interesting topic or project to share? We have issued a call for Session Proposals and Oral Presentation/Poster Abstracts. To get all the details and links to submit via our online submission platform, please visit our website at www.rrnw.org. Mark your calendars: Session Proposals are due August 12, 2019. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due September 16, 2019.
The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station be teaching the Spatial-Stream-Network Models training workshopin Boise, Idaho October 23-25.Details regarding the workshop are below & the registration page is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/9th-annual-spatial-statistical-modeling-workshop-tickets-64443874363\
A new class of spatial statistical network model for data on stream networks has recently been developed & free software is available for implementing the models. SSNs account for network topology (i.e., flow direction, stream size, tributary confluences) and offer significant improvements over many traditional statistical techniques that were developed originally for terrestrial applications. The SSNs are applicable to common types of stream data (e.g., water quality attributes, biological surveys, habitat conditions) through application of several distributions (e.g., Gaussian, binomial, Poisson). The models also account for spatial autocorrelation among measurements, which makes them powerful tools for mining information from large datasets aggregated from multiple sources. For additional details, please visit the SSN/STARS website (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/SpatialStreamNetworks.shtml) or the National Stream Internet website (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/boise/AWAE/projects/NationalStreamInternet.html).
These 3-day workshops will consist of a 1-day short-course & 2 days of working with course instructors to apply SSNs to participant’s datasets. Note that attendance is limited to 20 students to ensure a high-quality experience and sufficient interactions with course instructors. Workshop registration is $470, which does not include lodging or meals.
Columbia River Treaty Negotiations updates are available at:
https://www.state.gov/columbia-river-treaty/
River Restoration Northwest (RRNW) is gearing up for the 19th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson Washington February 4-6, 2020! Have an interesting topic or project to share? We have issued a call for Session Proposals and Oral Presentation/Poster Abstracts. To get all the details and links to submit via our online submission platform, please visit our website at www.rrnw.org. Mark your calendars: Session Proposals are due August 12, 2019. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due September 16, 2019.
We have moved announcements to the "Idaho Events Calendar".
Annually Reoccurring Events
January
DEQ: Idaho Water Quality Workshop, 2019 Agenda
NRCS: Water Supply Outlook
Idaho Water Users Association: Annual Convention, 2019 Agenda
April
Spokane River Forum Conference, 2019 Details and Agenda
May
DEQ: Idaho Reuse and Operators Conference, 2019 Details and Agenda
June
Idaho Water Users Association: Water Law and Resource Issues Seminar
July
Idaho State Bar: Annual Meeting, July 24 - 26, 2019 Details
August/September
Idaho Environmental Forum: Annual Boise River Conference and Float Trip
Partners for Clean Water Conference, 2018 Details
Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association, September 24-27, 2019 Details
November
AWRA National Conference
NRCS: Idaho Water Supply Outlook, 2018 Agenda
January
DEQ: Idaho Water Quality Workshop, 2019 Agenda
NRCS: Water Supply Outlook
Idaho Water Users Association: Annual Convention, 2019 Agenda
April
Spokane River Forum Conference, 2019 Details and Agenda
May
DEQ: Idaho Reuse and Operators Conference, 2019 Details and Agenda
June
Idaho Water Users Association: Water Law and Resource Issues Seminar
July
Idaho State Bar: Annual Meeting, July 24 - 26, 2019 Details
August/September
Idaho Environmental Forum: Annual Boise River Conference and Float Trip
Partners for Clean Water Conference, 2018 Details
Northwest Regional Floodplain Management Association, September 24-27, 2019 Details
November
AWRA National Conference
NRCS: Idaho Water Supply Outlook, 2018 Agenda
Friday, April 5
Boise River Enhancement Network presentation: All About Barber Pool
Time: 11:30 - 1:00
Boise Library Hayes Auditorium
Details: A panel of experts will talk about the ecology and management of Barber Pool and the land around it.
Tuesday, April 9
IDAWRA Presentation: Ada County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
Speaker: Crash Marusich, CEM, Emergency Planner, Ada County Emergency Management
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Presentation starts at 11:45 pm)
Location: 2nd floor Conference Room, Banner Bank Building, 950 W Bannock Street, Boise, ID 83702
Friday, April 19, 2019
Boise River Enhancement Network presentation: Historic Boise River
Speaker: David Blew
Time: 11:30 am- 1:00 pm
Location: Boise Library, Hayes Auditorium
Details: Take a step into the past with this eye-opening presentation about pre-development Boise River.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Geoscience Department Seminar: Quantifying the role that terrestrial ecosystems play in Earth's climate
Speaker: Dr. Abigail Swann.
Time: 3:00pm, preceded at 2:30pm by cookies and coffee in the lobby of the Environmental Research Building.
Location: Engineering Building, room 103,
Abstract: Biologists have widely documented how the local environment influences plants. Recent findings suggest, surprisingly, that the reverse is also true: plant distribution and functioning control the local energy balance at Earth’s surface and directly modify regional and global scale climate. In this talk I will discuss how plants modify the climate system and its response to external forcing. We will investigate the sensitivity of the atmosphere to changes in plant cover, in particular the location of plant cover change. We will also explore the role that plant responses to a changing climate can further modify climate. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that ecosystems and climate must be considered together as a coupled system, particularly when assessing the response of the climate system to change.
Dr. Swann holds joint appointments in the Departments of Atmospheric Science and Biology at the University of Washington. She received the PhD degree in Atmospheric Science from UC Berkeley in 2010, was awarded an NSF CAREER award in 2016, and was just named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America earlier this month.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Andrus Center Environmental Conference: Energy, Salmon, Agriculture, and Community: Can We Come Together?
Boise State University, SUB, Jordan Ballroom
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Idaho River Talks: water quality, mercury in Hells Canyon and Dry Creek redband trout survival
Speakers: Austin Baldwin from the U.S Geological Survey and Chris Walser, Biology Professor at College of Idaho
Time: 6:00 PM 7:30 PM
Location: Idaho River Sports. 601 North Whitewater Park Boulevard Boise, ID, 83702 United States (map)
Idaho Environmental Forum Trading Pollution for Cleaner Water: A Boise River Water Quality Forum
July 30, 2019, 11:45 am - 1:15 pm
The Crystal Ballroom, Hoff Building, 802 W. Bannock, Boise, ID
IDAWRA Dixie Drain Phosphorus Removal Facility Site Visit
Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 9 AM – 11AM at the site. Approximately 45 minute presentation and 1 hour tour.
Speakers: Kate Harris, City of Boise Environmental Coordinator
Steven Beberness, Operator
Jason Yeaman, Operator
The Dixie Drain Phosphorus Removal Facility is a precedent-setting and innovative project that is greatly enhancing water quality of the Boise and Snake Rivers by removing up to 140 pounds of phosphorus per day from water flowing downstream. Bring closed toe shoes. We recommend bringing insect repellent, sunblock, and water.
We invite you to car pool from 2 locations: Albertson's at State Street and 16th St in Boise or Chevron Station near NW corner of Eagle Road and I-84 in Meridian.
IDAWRA Boise River Bank Stabilization, Post-Construction/First Growing Season Site Visit
Monday, August 19, 2019, 3:30-5:00 pm
Speakers: Rich Wiebe, PE, Project Manager – City of Boise
Josh Butler, PE, Geotechnical Engineer – Jacobs
Steve Clayton, PhD, PE, Project Manager – Jacobs
Meet at Heron Park in Garden City (3858 Reed St, Garden City; off of Adams St)
The City of Boise owns and operates a 48-inch sanitary sewer interceptor under the Greenbelt along the west (Garden City) bank of the Boise River. Prior to construction of this bank stabilization project, segments of the pavement and shoulder of the Greenbelt were failing, and the river bank vegetation consisted of invasive black locust and false indigo (and broken concrete riprap) as well as some native cottonwood and willow. To protect the integrity of the sewer interceptor and Greenbelt and improve existing riparian conditions, the City hired Jacobs to develop a design, support permitting, and observe construction of the project using a method incorporating fabric-encapsulated soil lifts (FESL) and native willow cuttings. Constructed from January to March 2019 (timed in coordination with Garden City’s improvements to Heron Park), the project performed well during spring high flows, and the vegetation is establishing. Please join us at the project site to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with the design, construction, and maintenance associated with this approach to river bank stabilization.
IDAWRA BYO Lunch & Learn: Improving River Management Through a Geomorphic Perspective
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Speaker: Dr. Andy Tranmer, Assistant Research Professor, University of Idaho Ecohydraulics Research Center
11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Presentation starts at 11:45pm)
Location: 2nd floor Conference Room, Banner Bank Building, 950 W Bannock Street, Boise, ID 83702
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) Lecture series:
Adrienne Marshal, University of Idaho
Climate change impacts on snow in the western US: towards synthesis
Tuesday Sept. 10, 2019
11:30-12:20 MT (10:30-11:20 Pacific)
Locations: UI-Moscow @ CNR 14, UI-Boise @ Water Center 250, ISU-Pocatello @ Physical Sciences Room 23
AWRA WEBINAR: Science and Policy-making: Where Rubber Meets the Road
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 11:00 - 1:00 MT
IDAWRA in support of the Treasure Valley Engineers Without Borders presents
the Maranon Waterkeeper Award-Winning Film
"Confluir"
Thursday, September 12, 2019, 6 PM members reception, 7 PM film
Flicks Movie theater, 646 W Fulton Ave, Boise, Idaho
An enviro-adventure documentary of the Grand Canyon of the Amazon
Tickets: $12
Boise River Enhancement Network Boogie
September 15 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Esther Simplot Park, 625 N Whitewater Park Blvd, Boise, Idaho 83702
Boise, ID
IDAWRA members get a registration discount.
Boise River Enhancement Network:
September. 20 @ 11:45 - 1:00:
Boise Main Library
Boise River Enhancement Success Stories with 4 presenters.
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) Lecture series:
9/17/2019, 11:30-12:20 MT (10:30-11:20 Pacific)
Trina Running: Farmer Responses and Reactions to Recent Agricultural Water Restrictions in Idaho's Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA)
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) Lecture series:
9/24/2019, 11:30-12:20 MT (10:30-11:20 Pacific)
Katherine Lee, University of Idaho: “Least cost provision of water-derived ecosystem services: when where and how?"
Chasing Helium: Mantle-to-Surface Connections to Water Quality and Geomicrobiology
Speaker: Professor Laura Crossey with the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico
Boise State University, RUCH Building, Room 103
When: Monday, September 30, 2019
Time: 3:00pm
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) Lecture series:
10/1/2019, 11:30-12:20 MT (10:30-11:20 Pacific)
David Tuthill: The Role of Incentivized Managed Aquifer Recharge in the Western United States and Internationally
Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) Lecture series:
10/8/2019, 11:30-12:20 MT (10:30-11:20 Pacific)
Flint Hall: Regional Ground Water Quality Monitoring, Eastern Idaho; Cluster Analysis to Distinguish Anthropogenic Sources of Nitrates to Ground Water.
Northwest Climate Conference
October 8-10, 2019
Portland, Oregon
2019 Palouse Basin Water Summit
Thursday, October 10th from 4:30 – 8:30pm
SEL Event Center in Pullman, WA.