Pacific Northwest Regional
Products
Riparian Bulletins
 Cooperative
Extension faculty and staff work with landowners every day on issues
affecting their lives and livelihoods. This provides many opportunities
for educating landowners about the role of riparian areas to protect
streams.
A 2-page brochure summarizing this information was published in
Autumn 2002. Download
the informational PDF flyer here.
Another part of this program has been the development of educational
riparian publications with the theme of "taking care of streams."
Specific publications are targeted at suburban homeowners, rural
landowners, recreationists, farmers, land developers, and foresters.
You can download copies of all available flyers by following the
links below:
PNW 557 A Homeowner's
Guide to Riparian Areas in Eastern WA, Eastern OR, and Idaho- (good
information for Alaskans as well)
PNW 558 A Landowner's
Guide to Riparian Areas in Western WA, Western OR, and Coastal AK
PNW 560 A Guide to
Riparian Areas in Rangelands in WA, OR, ID, and AK
PNW 561 A Recreationist's
Guide to Riparian Areas in WA, OR, ID, and AK
PNW 562 A Developer's
Guide to Riparian Areas in WA, OR, ID, and AK
Focus on Partners:
Alaska’s WERC
The mission of the University of Alaska Fairbanks is to serve as
the premier university in arctic and subarctic research and teaching.
Alaska’s Water and Environmental Research Center (WERC) fills
that role in scientific and engineering studies related to water
resources and environmental quality. WERC’s mission is to
perform basic and applied research related to water and environmental
resources, to train graduate students at master’s and PhD
levels in this field and to disseminate pertinent research information
to the public. WERC’s research budget currently runs around
$1.2 million per year; graduate education is acquired through student
participation in various research projects. Funding is obtained
from state and federal agencies as well as from private companies
and foundations. Faculty, staff and students at WERC are working
to develop a better understanding of the arctic and subarctic environments.Research
disciplines at WERC include environmental, civil and mechanical
engineering; oceanography; limnology; hydrology; microbiology; geochemistry;
and hydraulics. WERC scientists are conducting cutting-edge research
to help improve the quality of life for arctic inhabitants while
supporting careful and sustainable development of Alaska’s
bountiful natural resources, protecting fragile ecosystems and seeking
to better understand the role of the arctic and subarctic in the
global system.
Regional TMDL
Conference is a Huge Success!!
Highlights from the research and extension water quality conference
on TMDLs held at Stevensen, Washington in October 2003 are featured
in this flyer. This conference was jointly developed and sponsored
by Washington State University, the University of Idaho, Oregon
State University, the University of Alaska, EPA Region 10, USDA-CSREES
and the Washington Department of Ecology 
Volunteer
Monitoring Regional Workshop
This flyer highlights our first annual Voluntary Monitoring Regional
Workshop. This workshop was designed for educators that plan to
be involved in local citizen-based voluntary water quality monitoring
efforts..
The Land Grant–EPA
Partnership
This flyer highlights the Land Grant–EPA Partnership in the
Pacific Northwest. Our partnership dates back to 1989. Collectively
we have collaborated on many water-based programs during the last
14 years.
 Water
Issues in the Pacific Northwest
The Project is conducting a major survey to establish information
about water literacy, views, and needs in the Pacific Northwest.
As regional baseline information, it will be used to judge the success
of our future water quality programs. It will also guide some of
our future programming efforts. The survey covers the following
topic areas:
1. How do you feel about the environment?
2. Personal habits
3. Specific water issues such as drinking water; pollution assessment/prevention;
nutrients/pesticides in water; water quantity
4. Your actions/reactions
5. Demographic information
Domestic
Water Use
Pacific Northwest educators and Extension personnel are frequently
called upon to answer questions or concerns regarding drinking water.
In an effort to meet the needs of our districts and to assist Extension
personnel in the ease of finding information, the  Pacific
Northwest Region, Extension Water Quality Coordination 406 Grant
has produced Domestic Water Use: A Resource Guide for Extension.
This resource will enable Extension offices across the Pacific Northwest
region to effectively answer public inquiries about drinking water
quality and water systems using state-of-the-art information. The
Domestic Water Use Resource Guide contains over 70 current
publications and will be housed in all county and regional Extension
offices. The guide will be updated on a regular basis. The University
of Alaska spearheaded the development of this product.
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