Sustainable Idaho: From Research to Riverbanks, Idaho Water Management

On today’s episode, Madison talks with Kendra Kaiser, the Director of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) and Associate Research Professor in the Department of Soil and Water Systems at the University of Idaho. They discuss IWRRI’s exciting data program, the Big Wood River Dashboard, an interactive tool that will aid farmers and ranchers in the Big Wood River basin, Camas Creek, and Silver Creek areas. The dashboard gives real-time forecasts of streamflow volumes, can show stream patterns, and can forecast when curtailment will occur. Kaiser shares that the dashboard is meant to assist these farmers in making decisions about water usage and crop choice early in the irrigation season. Check out the new dashboard and its tools here: https://iwrri.uidaho.edu/big-wood-river-tools/.