News

Jan 29, 2016

USGS Announces FY 2016 WRRI Request for 104g Applications

The U.S. Geological Survey has published the fiscal year 2016 request for National Competitive Grants (104g) applications for the State Water Resources Research Institute Program. Download the full FY2016 announcement for additional details.

Jan 27, 2016

NC Watershed Stewardship Network’s Online Interactive Web Tool

The NC Watershed Network’s interactive web tool allows users to learn about the state’s watersheds and the organizations protecting them.

Nov 12, 2015

Harnessing Fun: Get To Know Haywood County Watersheds

“Friend-raiser” trips have successfully connected people to local waterways, increasing interest in protecting local resources.

Nov 9, 2015

WRRI and NC Sea Grant Moving Offices at NC State University

The headquarters offices for the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina System and North Carolina Sea Grant will move to a new location at NC State University during the week of Nov. 9. During the move process, the Raleigh-based staff members of both programs may have some delays in replying to…

Aug 21, 2015

Six Lessons for Engaging Communities With Few Water Protection Resources

Hear the story of Partners for Environmental Justice and how they and NCWSN have approached community engagement in Raleigh.

Aug 20, 2015

Friends of Bolin Creek: Building Community While Building Rain Gardens

Are you looking for a fun community building activity to help your watershed? Friends of Bolin Creek (FOBC), a small nonprofit in Orange County, North Carolina, brought together homeowners in a neighborhood along Bolin Creek to build rain gardens. In a three-part workshop series, neighbors learned how to design a rain garden for their yard,…

Aug 20, 2015

WRRI Engages with Network to Promote Interdisciplinary Water Research

The 2015 WRRI annual conference featured a participatory session entitled “Prob­lems to Solutions: Linking Research to Stakeholders’ Needs Through a Research Network on Water Solutions (ReNeWS).” In the session moderated by Laura Taylor of NC State University’s Center for Environmental and Resource Economic Policy, panelists and audience members worked to identify collabora­tions that can address pressing water resource issues in North Carolina.

Aug 20, 2015

NC WRRI’s new website showcases Institute contributions to the state

To enhance the NC Water Resources Research Institute’s service to our state and following suit with campus-wide rebranding efforts at NC State University, WRRI has launched its new website. The new site facilitates the overall mission of WRRI to make water science readily available to end users and highlights the value of the program to…

Aug 12, 2015

New WRRI Research Reports Published

We are happy to announce the release of several new research reports from recently-funded projects supported through WRRI. Publications include… Aligning Revenue Stability and Water Conservation Goals with New Business Models in Four North Carolina Water Utilities by PI Jeff Hughes, UNC-CH Why and How to Better Understand Non-Residential Water Customers by PI Jeff Hughes,…

Aug 8, 2015

WRRI, Stormwater Group and NSF funding lead to new insights into aquatic insects that have significant implications for managing NC’s freshwater streams

Freshwater ecosystems support a disproportionate percentage of Earth’s biodiversity and are among the most threatened by human activities. North Carolina’s freshwater streams are no exception, and the quality of these streams and the health of the aquatic insects that inhabit them are used by resource agencies and local governments to assess the efficacy of environmental…