Water

Graduates can connect with Native knowledge holders and western science mentors to support Tribes and understand keystone ecosystems.

See experimental grasses and meet the scientists testing how they stand up to heavy wear, pollution, and extreme conditions.

Researchers test, breed grasses that stay soft and green under hotter climates, minimal water

Researchers found that before the years-long drought in Cape Town, South Africa, wealthier people used more water. The city reduced use during the drought and water distribution became more equal.

WSU scientists and collaborators will survey owners of irrigated farms this winter in the Okanogan, Methow, Walla Walla, and Yakima river basins.

Free guides help farmers, food importers, and metro agricultural stakeholders.

New research shows salvage logging and re-seeding after a wildfire helps reduce flooding and returns water levels to normal faster.

Patricia Townsend, a WSU Extension specialist in renewable energy and green infrastructure, was honored this spring as part of a team of extension agents creating opportunities for sustainability and change. Townsend took part in the eXtension Foundation’s Impact Collaborative Summit this spring, as part of the National Sustainability Summit team, representing Washington State University, the University […]

Residents of Kitsap County can learn how to protect and preserve their streams and waterways at an upcoming Stream Stewards training course from Washington State University Extension experts. Offered annually, the fast-paced, science-based course teaches participants about stream ecology, fish and wildlife, and human interaction with their watersheds. Kitsap County’s Stream Stewards course begins 9 […]

By dryland standards, potato growers in Washington’s rainy Skagit County don’t irrigate much—only about five inches a year. But thanks to conservation efforts, “those five inches mean a lot here,” said Don McMoran, director of Washington State University Skagit County Extension.