Watershed Education Network

Join us on May 13th from 8-10am for one of our American Dipper Surveys!

Did you know that these birds can actually swim under water? They have little nose flaps that close in the water, and tons of feathers for a bird their size, to protect from the chill and currents.

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Did you know that we’ve been a 501(c)3 for 21 years? In fact, the catalyst for WEN was actually in 1996, among three folks who just knew we needed programming around watershed stewardship in #Missoula.

Here’s to many more years! 💧💚

#MTnews #watershed #nature

Join us for the next Science in Action webinar! On May 14th at 2 pm EST, TNC experts and partners will engage in a discussion on climate adaptation in food and water systems. Learn how TNC is innovating to protect communities facing climate risks! Register here 💻 events.zoom.us/ev/Ahwhs2EZi...

Needed a splash of color today. One of my favorite flowers.

#ShootingStar #Flowers #Wildflowers

Advertisement for the webinar Navigating Mentorship in Freshwater Sciences: Building Connections for Career Growth. Friday, May 9, 12 PM EST, Zoom. Join the Early Career Committee in this 90-minute interactive webinar to explore the role of mentorship in career development for studnets and early-career researchers in freshwater science, with a focus on supporting underrepresented groups in the field.

Happening this Friday!

Watershed Education Network 2025 Monthly Speaker Series! What: Join the Watershed Education Network (WEN) and friends as we learn more about our watershed through engaging presentations from local experts! Topics this year are TBD, but past topics have incl...

Come see our LAST Winter Speaker Series talk!

Tuesday April 29th, 5-7 pm: Citizen Science in our Streams, WEN Staff and Interns

At the UC, room 225, at the University of Montana.

RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The secret double life of America’s public lands Public lands are the birthright of every American. One of the great privileges of living in this country is the ability to access hundreds of millions of acres to enjoy the great outdoors — all for fr...

Public lands are the birthplace of rivers and are our largest source of clean, safe, reliable drinking water. We must keep public lands in public hands to protect healthy rivers and our nation's water security. www.americanrivers.org/2025/01/the-...

Neat untidiness: a long-untouched, unmanaged stream channel. With good “woody debris” aiding channel complexity. Features here include pools, riffles, bars. Cascading. Many microhabitats. Birds aplenty — kingfisher, grey wagtail, heron; willow warbler, numerous song thrush & wren.

#rivers #birds

Colorado doesn’t know how much water it has. This CU scientist is kayaking to find out. University of Colorado's Toby Minear captures river flow data with a NASA satellite he helped develop. Then he catches the current to check its work.

How do you measure water when most lakes don’t have gauges? CU hydrologist Toby Minear is kayaking Colorado’s rivers to help validate NASA satellite data that could transform water management.

📰 Tracy Ross for @coloradosun.bsky.social: coloradosun.com/2025/04/04/c...

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓑𝓒 𝓸𝓯 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻 💧

𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞

a source of pollution that cannot be traced to a definable single place but rather is sourced from a number of points that are widespread (e.g., pesticides applied to an agricultural field, salt applied to icy roads, sewage effluent form a developed area).

I have a several shots of Hermit Thrush today. Here is one: #Birds

Wait for her…..

Three pictures starting from the top left corner with people standing around a table looking at aquatic bugs, the top right corner people walking in a River, and the bottom left hand corner a group standing and smiling by a river. A wave of different shades of blue is in the bottom right hand corner.

Join us for groundwater monitoring this month!

🗓️ April 16th, 2025
📍Greenough Park, #Missoula #Montana

Learn more and register at MontanaWatershed.org 💧

Four photos collaged together of high school students hiking, standing in watersheds, and sitting on a rock while doing Backcountry Stream Corps.

Our Backcountry Stream Corps applications are open NOW!🍃

Go to this link to read more about the program and apply:

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Western Monarchs Experience Average Winter Declines at Overwintering Sites Migratory western monarchs experienced a 41% seasonal decrease at California overwintering sites compared to peak November tally.

While this overwintering season is, overall, the second lowest on record for western monarchs, we are glad to see that the butterflies that DID manage to make it to the overwintering sites appear to have survived the winter decently well. 🦋
Learn more 🔗 xerces.org/blog/western...

Person planting a tree

Did you know the One Conservancy Science Program at TNC has a monthly newsletter? Whether you are a part of TNC or not, our newsletter is perfect for you! Hear about science highlights and stay up to date on public events. 📬 Click here to subscribe now nature.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Spring is coming! Electric Peak northwest Yellowstone.

#Yellowstone #NationalParks #Wilderness #ProtectOurParks #Mountains

The FLBS Monitoring Montana Waters program, in partnership with Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Montana State University Extension Water Quality Program, will host a Volunteer Water Monitoring Training 5/14-5/16 at FLBS.

Register at the MMW website: flbs.umt.edu/newflbs/moni...

YouTube video by Watershed Education Network The Watershed Education Network- Introduction Video

Hello BlueSky! We are so excited to be here and share the work we do in #Montana watersheds with you.

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