OUR GEM: Youth Water Summit recognizes 2026 student leaders
Coeur d'Alene High School student Isabella Schmehl presented this winning project at the 2026 Youth Water Summit. Courtesy photo.
The University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene's Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) is proud to recognize the North Idaho winners of the 2026 Youth Water Summit. This annual event empowers high school students to investigate and address real-world water issues in their communities through hands-on research, innovation and public presentation.
Held May 19 at Kootenai County Fairgrounds, the Summit brought together 300 high school students from across North Idaho. The event marked the culmination of The Confluence Project, a yearlong field science program led by experts from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Panhandle Health, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission, Idaho Extension Water Outreach — IdaH2O and Idaho EcosySTEM.
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