Eighteen lead educators and tour guides representing many local, state and federal agencies, organizations and industries will present the following watershed issues: flood control and protection; sport fisheries/enforcement, best management practices; riparian restoration; endangered/threatened species; water and wastewater treatment; watershed health, issues and concerns; habitat restoration; water use, supply and distribution; industrial water management; riparian land use and point source/nonpoint source pollution issues; environmental water quality assessments; sovereign land management; private land/water management issues and energy development. The environmental investigations will cover the following topics: conducting a macro-invertebrate assessment and bio assessment; conducting a chemical assessment; conducting a wetland assessments; conducting a stream flow and stream life assessment.

Join us in Bismarck for an opportunity to experience current watershed management and water resource issues along the Missouri River. While exploring the issues and identifying solutions, participants will receive real world, user friendly and classroom ready instruction from specially trained Project WET facilitators, resource professionals, and scientists. Participants transfer the institute's field studies to practical classroom applications. Participants will experience hands-on, minds-on learning through a balance of presentations, discussions, activities, field tours, and environmental investigations.