Low Impact Development

Public Invited to Preview WSU Puyallup Center LID Transformation

PUYALLUP, Wash. – Construction is underway to transform the Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center into a full-scale research lab and demonstration facility on the application of low impact development techniques. The phase 1 retrofit of the 114-year old facility will control stormwater runoff that can carry pollutants into nearby waterways, and measure […]

WSU Ag Research Center, WSU Extension Break Record for Grant Awards

PULLMAN, Wash. – Fiscal 2009 was a record-breaking year in terms of grant awards to faculty members in the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension. The WSU Agricultural Research Center, housed in CAHNRS, topped its fiscal 2008 total for grant awards by nearly $6 million, jumping from […]

Interest Runs High for Low Impact Development Certification and Research

TACOMA, Wash. – A series of Washington State University Extension workshops on low impact development techniques for professionals in the development and construction industries has proven so popular that there are waiting lists for the final workshops. The series is the first LID training program offering certification from WSU Extension for those attending the workshops […]