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A Look at the Montana Groundwater Investigation Program
Q&A with Jenna Dohman, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Hydrogeologist Jenna Dohman’s work with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology’s Montana Ground Water Investigation Program includes a groundwater monitoring project on the Big Hole River, where most private land agricultural irrigation involves flood-irrigating grass hay. Dohman is measuring surface water at 16 sites…
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Learning more about how irrigation intensification impacts sustainability of streamflow in the Western United States
A Q&A with David Ketchum, USGS remote sensing and geospatial information specialist David Ketchum’s research with the University of Montana, Irrigation intensification impacts sustainability of streamflow in the Western United States, looks into the relationship between irrigation intensification and in-stream flows in watersheds across the western United States. As climate-change-induced drought impacts water availability for…
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Wetland Benefits of Flood-Irrigated Grass Hay
SUPPORTING SCIENCE & RESOURCES Wetland Evaluation Tool This spatial wetland analysis product enables users to track changes in surface water over space and time. Download the Data Access the data behind the Working Wetlands Explorer. Contact Teagan Hayes for more information. Read the Insights The Intermountain Insights provides an overview of the science and its…
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IWJV Science: Flood-Irrigated Grass Hay Sustains Western Wetlands
Flood irrigating grass hay meadows is a practice that has long enabled ranchers in the snowmelt-driven systems of the western United States to produce forage for livestock and sustain their operations. But as water scarcity increases throughout this semi-arid region, conversion to irrigation practices like center-pivot or other sprinkler systems, these irrigation systems are threatened—along…
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One-Stop-Shop for Zeedyk Resources
As wet meadows restoration efforts grow, managers and implementers need to access the top resources. In our Zeedyk One-Stop Shop, we’ve collected those important materials on this page. This includes factsheets, videos and online training modules, technical documents, research publications, planning and permitting examples, stories of success, and spatial data tools. Our resources focus on…
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One-Stop-Shop for Zeedyk Resources – Research
Peer-reviewed research on Zeedyks, their construction, and the context for mesic restoration. The Need for Mesic Restoration Donnelly, J. P., Allred, B. W., Perret, D., Silverman, N. L., Tack, J. D., Dreitz, V. J., Maestas, J. D., & Naugle, D. E. (2018). Seasonal drought in North America’s sagebrush biome structures dynamic mesic resources for sage-grouse.…
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Greater Sandhill Cranes
Greater sandhill cranes are among the most iconic migratory waterbirds of western North America. Commonly considered seasonal harbingers, their movements throughout the predominantly rural landscapes of the Intermountain West are often celebrated with festivals and are timed with seasonal cycles important to agricultural communities. Sandhill cranes are inextricably linked to ranching and working lands. Their…
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Intermountain West Shorebird Surveys Pinpoint Key Stopover Sites
Words by Shaela Adams Communications Manager, Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust & Saline Lakes Program Max Malmquist stares into the southern edge of Great Salt Lake, his dad at his side, eyes drawn in the same direction. That’s when they spot it: a Snowy Plover. Small and as sandy in color as the dry…
