VOICES OF THE FUTURE
101 NextGen Blog Posts
Publishing students’ watershed research, especially during Covid, has supported our future scientists and stewarts, revealed their concerns and opinions– and helped NWNL meet its educational goals.
Since 2007, NWNL has offered internships and research opportunities. Our 101 NextGen Blog Posts underline the potential of our youth in finding solutions for the future- from the possible to the extraordinary.
Meet our NextGen Team!
NextGen Blog posts since 2015
2022
Climate Change in Small Island Developing Countries by Samantha Singh, Ryerson University – August 11, 2022
Conservation Artwork by Michelle O’Brien, University of North Carolina, Wilmington – March 15, 2022
Unsustainable Fishing in Canada by Gabrielle Wilson, Ryerson University – February 3, 2022
2021
To Flush or Not to Flush? by Samantha Houck, Radford University – December 2, 2021
Pathfinders: Women of the Explorers Club Symposium by NWNL – November 18, 2021
Tri-State Water Wars: A Conflict Between Alabama, Florida and Georgia by Michelle O’Brien University of North Carolina, Wilmington – November 11, 2021
Our Water Footprint- Can We Make a Difference? by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter – November 4, 2021
An Update on PFAs by Rachel Rebello, Boston College- October 28, 2021
Harvard Came to Arganil to Think About the Resilience of Rural Communities to Fire by Carla Tomás, Portugal – October 21, 2021
Prescribed Fires in Wetland Habitats by Samantha Houck, Radford University – October 14, 2021
Privatized and Aging US Water Infrastructure by Michelle O’Brien, University of North Carolina, Wilmington – Sep 30, 2021
Imagining an Entire River System by NWNL – Sep 23, 2021
A California Water Crisis by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter – Sep 16, 2021
DNA: Tool for Freshwater Biodiversity by Johanna Mitra, at Stony Brook University – Aug 18, 2021
Our Frozen Cryosphere is Melting by Michelle O’Brien, University of North Carolina Wilmington- Aug 12, 2021
Desertification and Global Drought by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – July 28, 2021
Hurricanes and Climate Change by Meghan Dareus, Northwest Missouri State University – July 21, 2021
Sea Level Rise in Egypt by Gabrielle Wilson, Ryerson University – July 14, 2021
Climate Change v. Botswana’s Economy by John Olson, Michigan State University – July 8, 2021
Lawn Culture in the United States by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – June 30, 2021
Designing Landscapes that Work with Natural Processes by Michelle O’Brien, University of North Carolina Wilmington – June 24, 2021
Solving Canada’s Water Advisories to it’s First Nations by Gabrielle Wilson, Ryerson University – June 16, 2021
Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon by Johanna Mitra, Stonybrook University – June 9, 2021
Saving 2021’s Most Endangered River by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter – June 3, 2021
Solving Water Security and Sustainability in Eritrea by John Olson, Michigan State University – May 26, 2021
PFAS Contamination: One River Among Many by Michelle O’Brien, University of North Carolina Wilmington – May 13, 2021
Climate Change in the Ganges by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Apr 28, 2021
Factory Farms and Foul Waters by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Apr 21, 2021
Supporting the Return of Columbia River Salmon by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter – Apr 7, 2021
Gold Mining and Environmental Degradation in Tanzania by Jacqueline Jobin, University of Minnesota – Mar 31, 2021
Novel Freshwater Ecosystems by Becca Jordan, University of Nottingham – Mar 24, 2021
Women in Freshwater Management by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Mar 17, 2021
A New Wave of Water Protections by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Mar 10, 2021
Climate Change in Africa’s Mara and Omo Basins by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter – Feb 24, 2021
Mass Migration in the Central Flyway by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Feb 17, 2021
Hydrodam Threats to Omo & Turkana Tribes by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Feb 10, 2021
Pacific Flyway and Riverine Predation by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Feb 3, 2021
The Mississippi Flyway by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Jan 27, 2021
My Journey to Environmental Law by Rachel Rebello, Boston College – Jan 20, 2021
The Raritan River and the Atlantic Flyway by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Jan 13, 2021
2020
Wildfires and Water by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Dec 30, 2020
Invasive Species in Lake Champlain by Paige Aldenberg, University of Vermont – Dec 16, 2020
Straining the Mara River by Jacqueline Jobin, University of Minnesota – Dec 9, 2020
The Impact of Aging Water Infrastructure by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter – Dec 2, 2020
Water, Climate Change and the 2020 Election by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Oct 18, 2020
Riverine Megafauna by Becca Jordan, University of Nottingham – Oct 28, 2020
New York’s Onondaga Lake by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Oct 28, 2020
The Coronavirus helps India’s Ganges by June Noyes, DePaul University – Oct 7, 2020
Environmental Personhood by Marianne Swan, State University of New York, Oneonta – Sep 30, 2020
Freshwater-friendly Fashion by Becca Jordan, University of Nottingham – Sep 24, 2020
Lost Footprints in the Sand by Paige Aldenberg, University of Vermont – Sep 17, 2020
A Flood of Climate Injustice by Julia Campbell, UCLA – Aug 27, 2020
Big Fight for Clean Water by June Noyes, DePaul University – Aug 26, 2020
Citizen Science in the Raritan River Basin by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Aug 19, 2020
Lifeblood and Sovereignty by Anna Canny, Cornell University – Aug 13, 2020
Water Use: The Ogallala Aquifer by Marianne Swan, State University of New York College at Oneonta – Jul 29, 2020
Water Poverty in America by Ruby O’Connor, University College Dublin – Jul 16, 2020
Cycles of Dependency by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Jul 9, 2020
The Plastic Watershed by Jacqueline Jobin, University of Minnesota – Jul 1, 2020
Macroinvertebrates in the Mississippi River Basin by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – Jun 16, 2020
Photography in the American Conservation Movement by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University – May 27, 2020
In Somalia – No Water No Peace by Ruby O’Connor, University College Dublin – May 13, 2020
A Look at PFAS in the Mississippi River Basin by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University – Apr 10, 2020
The Menaces of the Mau Forest by Jacqueline Jobin, University of Minnesota – Mar 18, 2020
Policy and Politics in the CA Drought by Ruby O’Connor, University College of Dublin – Jan 23, 2020
2019
Who Owns the Raritan River? by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University – Dec 21, 2019
Portland Harbor’s Superfund Story by Brynn O’Donnell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute – Feb 19, 2019
Clark County Wetlands Park by Michael McGuire, University of Vermont – Apr 9, 2019
2018
Nile River Flora by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Jan 10, 2018
The Forgotten Forest of Egypt by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Jan 16, 2018
Egypt Irrigation Technology Through the Ages by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Feb 27, 2018
Water Issues Along Egypt’s Nile by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Mar 6, 2018
The Great Giver: The Nile River by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Mar 13, 2018
50 Years of the Wild research by Jenna Petrone, Parsons School of Art – Apr 17, 2015
Soil and Water: An Intro by Jillian Madocs, Siena College – May 30, 2018
Cape Buffalo, Bison and Water by Bianca T. Esposito, Syracuse University – Jul 10, 2018
Hatcheries: Helpful or Harmful? by Bianca T. Esposito, Syracuse University – Jul 19, 2018
Glossaries: A Tool for Understanding by Lucy Briody, Colgate University – Jul 31, 2018
Papyrus and Phragmites: Invasive Species by Bianca T. Esposito, Syracuse University – Aug 7, 2018
Surprisingly Similar: Elephant and Deer by Bianca T. Esposito, Syracuse University – Aug 28, 2018
In Puerto Rico: Water Recovery by Marielena Alcaraz, Columbia University – Sep 18, 2018
Species Invasions by Bianca T. Esposito, Syracuse University – Sep 25, 2018
Anadromous Fish and Dams in NJ’s Raritan River by Bianca T. Esposito, Syracuse University – Oct 23, 2018
The Clean Water Act by Isabelle Bienen, Northwestern University – Dec 18, 2018
2017
A Green Education for the Younger Generation by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Oct 3, 2017
Show Them the River by Josephine Purdy, McGill University – Oct 10, 2017
Chasing Environmental Change by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Oct 18, 2017
Finding Hapi-ness on the Nile by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Oct 24, 2017
Aswan High Dam Leaves an Environmental Legacy by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Nov 7, 2017
Seeking Nile River Origins by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Nov 21, 2017
Hippos, Crocodiles and Snakes – Oh My! by Joannah Otis, Georgetown University – Dec 12, 2017
2015
We Have the Power to Protect Lake Turkana by Jenna Petrone, Parsons School of Art – Jun 25, 2015
Climate Change by Jenna Petrone, Parsons School of Art – Oct 29, 2015
Fresh Water Supports All Terrestrial Biodiversity by Jenna Petrone, Parsons School of Art – Aug 7, 2015
Earlier NWNL NextGen Interns
(NWNL Blog contributors and Watershed Report researchers)
Mariah Beck – Brandeis University, working for NWNL in Summer 2014
Kalista Pruden – Lethbridge College, working for NWNL in 2008
Melaina Macone – Sweet Briar College, working for NWNL in Summer 2008
Sarah Doyle – Sweet Briar College, working for NWNL in Summer 2008
Megan Behrle – Sweet Briar College, working for NWNL in Summer 2008
Carina K. Finn – Sweet Briar College, working for NWNL in Summer 2008
Ariel Zucker – Columbia University, working for NWNL in Summer 2007
Erin Vintenner – Columbia University, working for NWNL 2007-2008