As we continue to watch the horrible news from the Middle East, I have been reflecting on my experiences with environmental restoration efforts that have served to unite, rather than divide people in the region. There is a story that I want to share that may provide some hope in this bleakest of times. When I was based in Australia, we created the International RiverFoundation to champion integrated river basin management of the world’s rivers.
Randy Rowel organized the annual C-StREAM Symposium at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center on 4 August 2023. Sixteen student interns presented the results of their projects, following a couple of plenary speakers.
Governor Wes Moore came to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory on 20 July 2023 to speak about the actions he will be taking to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
Science communicators Lili Badri and Joe Edgerton travel to Arlington, Virginia to hear about the latest work and advances in public data usage at an annual conference.
Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen and I had such a great summer with our wonderful Global Sustainability Scholars (GSS) and had a nice goodbye dinner in Annapolis overlooking the Chesapeake Bay during their last week in Maryland.
Classified as “the nation's river”, the Potomac River is a source of history and culture, and is an ecological keystone in the Chesapeake Bay. On June 7th, we embarked on our journey to visit this revered river in person and learn more about the significant impact it has.
Dr. Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Alexandra Fries and I represented UMCES IAN at the third annual Sustainability Research & Innovation (SRI2023) conference in Panama City, Panama.
Before engaging with the community through a listening session in Cumberland, Maryland, we explored Cumberland and Frostburg while learning more about its history and environment.
