PNW 144: Switchgrass as an Irrigated Biofuel Source in the West
This update highlights a USDA-CSREES funded national facilitation project which is assessing the potential of growing switchgrass and other grassy plants as biofuels on irrigated agricultural land in the western USA. This project is led by Dr. Steve Fransen at Washington State University. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.
PNW 143: Using Rain Gardens: Reining in the Rain
This update highlights the benefits of rain gardens in the wetter areas west of the Cascades. The update also identifies construction guidebooks produced by WSU that can help homeowners establish their own rain garden. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.
This update highlights a two-day training for Extension faculty that emphasized how NEMO strategies can be used to introduce Low Impact Development (LID) and other infiltrative methods into planning for new development and retrofitting older styles of construction to manage stormwater runoff. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.
PNW 141: The Pacific Northwest: Four States, Three Ecoregions
This update highlights how the four PNW states can be divided into three ecoregions: the wet coastal areas (I), the drier inland Northwest (II), and interior Alaska (III). Programming on an ecoregion basis effectively reaches a larger percentage of the 12 million residents of the region. Find out more by viewing an HTML version of the flyer here or by downloading the PDF flyer here.
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cooperative program consisting of the USDA Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service and
the Land Grant Colleges and Universities.