Voices of the River
Watershed Interviews
Watershed Interviews
NWNL has recorded over 900 interviews and lectures. About half were taped and are already transcribed. Transcribed interviews that have been edited are online and listed below. (NB: Many interviews still formatted in our earlier website style. Updates are ongoing).
(listed in chronological order)
John Ruskey A Mississippi River Guide, 2008
Dr. Bryan Piazza Atchafalaya Basin, 2011
Paul Kemp Mississippi Flyway & Delta, 2011
Pat Landry Life on Grand Isle, LA, 2011
Jim Fruge Gaspergou, Etouffée and Fais Do-Do, 2011
Madeleine Cenac The Creole Culture, 2011
Larry Esteche & Adam Guidry BP Oil Spill Impacts, 2011
Dr. Laura Jackson Row Crops on the Prairie, 2013
Morgan Turner TVA in Mississippi, 2013
Daryl Smith Reconstructing Prairies, 2013
TVA Representatives Coal Fly Ash Spill, 2013
John Ruskey A Paddler’s Perspective, 2014
Paul Kemp Saving New Orleans, 2014
Amanda Moore A Delta Restoration, 2014
Jamie Dardar Isle de Jean Charles, 2014
Andrew Caven Regal Fritillaries/Platte River Prairies, 2017
Emma Buckley Platte River Timelapse, 2017
George Archibald Cranes, 2017
Brice Krohn Central Platte River Basin, 2017
Sarah Sortum Sandhills Species in Nebraska, 2017
Bruce Switzer Sandhills Farming in Nebraska, 2017
Karen Baker Port of Natchez during the Spring 2019 Flood, 2019
Richard Hess Local Backroads Knowledge, 2019
Randy Tillman Planning a Helicopter Tour of a Flooded Mississippi River, 2019
Jamie Dardar Hurricane Ida Hits Isle de Jean Charles, 2021
Kootenay Stewards Cranbrook Stewardship, 2007
John Bergenske Conservation in Canada, 2007
Robert Sanford/Shawn Marshall Glacial Melt & Climate Change, 2007
Polly Birge/Alexa Pengelly A Green Portland, 2007
Ray Gardner Chinook Leadership, 2007
Jim Fisher Gillnetting or LNG Terminal?, 2007
Gerry Pollet A Hanford Nuclear Site Watchdog, 2007
Condit Dam Stewards White Salmon River, 2007
Greg Strom A Tribal Fish Hatchery, 2007
Walter Volovsek Castlegar’s Columbia River Story, 2009
Yvon Chouinard Elwha Dam & Salmon, 2011
Gary Braasch Climate Change Impacts, 2011
Bryan Jones Farming & Dams, 2014
Linwood Laughy Snake River Dams, 2014
Pat Schweiger Snake River/Hells Canyon, 2014
Cindy Busche A Watershed Center in Boise, 2014
Spokane Conference Transboundary Issues, 2014
Dr. Judith Shaw Creating a Watershed Web, 2009
Cindy Ehrenclou Upstream-Downstream Differences, 2009
Rutgers University Stewardship 2018
Dr. Sandra Goodrow PFAS in New Jersey, 2018
Heather Fenyk New Jersey’s Lower Raritan, 2019
Cindy Ehrenclou A Confluence of Upstream Stewardship, 2019
Semu Moges Moges Blue Nile Watershed Challenges, 2008
Dereje Tesfahune Malaria, Mosquitos, Water, 2008
Fikre Assefa Sanitation in Ethiopia, 2008
Semu Moges Moges Transboundary Issues on the Nile, 2008
Negash Amensho A Professor on Water Management, 2008
Halewijn Scheuerman Cradle of Humankind, 2007
Thomas Mattanovich European in Ethiopia, 2007
Dereje Tesfahune Malaria, Mosquitos, Water, 2008
Abebe Sine and Semu Moges Moges Gibe Dam in the Omo, 2008
Fikre Assefa Sanitation in Ethiopia, 2008
Negash Amensho A Professor on Water Management, 2008
Ian Stevenson Managing Omo National Park, 2008
Rea Tschopp Tuberculosis in the Omo, 2008
Dr. Dino Martins Lake Turkana’s Values, 2012
Ikal Angelei Turkana – A Desert Lake Under Threat, 2013
Joyce Chianda At Lobolo on Lake Turkana, 2018
Joseph Terer Transboundary Management, 2009
Christian Lambrechts Saving the Mau Forest, 2009
Jacob Mwanduka Value of the Mau Forest, 2012
Wilson Naitoi A Maasai Guide’s Conservation Views, 2009 & 2015
Mike Prettejohn Bongo Save Forests, 2018
Malte Sommerlatte Bongo Habitat at Ragati Conservancy, 2018
Meyasi Mollel A Maasai for Serengeti NP, 2018
Greg Morris Folsom Lake Impacts, 2014
Vaibhar Patel Drought Awareness, 2014
Robert Silva Mendota’s Mayor, 2014
Suzie Dawley Colusa County Farmers, 2014
Kelley Dyer Desalination & Drought, 2019
Annette Alexander Santa Barbara Oil Spill, 2019
Jeremy Goss Water – Crops – Wildlife, 2014
THE BIRTH OF VOICES OF THE RIVER On our first expedition, we tested our new NWNL Expedition Methodology as we met with Columbia River scientists and stewards for advice on photographing local issues they deemed significant. We immediately realized these contacts wanted to share more knowledge than we’d expected.
On a Canadian bluff above the Columbia River, we couldn’t take notes fast enough while listening to John Bergenske, Director of Wildsight and our 3rd NWNL interviewee. We put down our pens, grateful for expedition guest ‘s videocam that captured all 2 hours of his insights. Grasping the value of a compendium of such in-depth interviews, we’ve taped all expedition interviews. It’s clear these Voices of the River amplify our photo archive.
CONTENT OF VOICES OF THE RIVER Since 2007, NWNL has conducted over 900 interviews with Ph.D. academics, farmers, sign-makers, fishermen, flood victims, geo-morphologists, Maasai elders, coal mine owners, photographers, Native American chiefs, historians and potamologists (those who study rivers). Taken together, these Voices of the River from over 60 expeditions, seminars and lectures form a unique archive of past, current and predicted challenges, data and solutions to help ensure available clean water for all humans, species, and ecosystems.
VALUE OF VOICES OF THE RIVER Cumulatively, our interviews address most of the global threats to our freshwater resources. Mostly from within our six NWNL watersheds, these voices represent widely-differing economies, cultures and stages of development – on two very different continents. Their watershed management approaches include solutions for efficient water usage, environmental restoration, community-based environmental education and transboundary settlements. This archive is for historians, stewards everywhere facing similar issues and those who are curious, concerned and committed to a healthier planet.
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