Floodplain restoration practitioner @River_Partners. Want a resilient and vibrant California Central Valley. Early onset colorectal cancer survivor.
Davis, CA
Joined October 2019
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Was in the audience at WCB meeting today for this and it was really special to be present in person. Not many dry eyes in the crowd after the passionate presentations in support of acquisition funding for CA’s first and only Black-led conservancy. Congrats @40AcreLeague
History was made today! Today, we were approved to receive $3M in funding to support our first land acquisition of 650 acres. As California's first and only Black-led conservancy, we're excited and humbled for what lies ahead. More to come.🖤 #BlackLandMatters
There has never been a more exciting time to join River Partners. If the idea of working for the org with the biggest riparian and floodplain restoration footprint in the West sounds exciting to you, well, it is!
Restoration Ecologist/Project Manager
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‼️Help @AmargosaConserv fight exploratory lithium drilling within feet of one of the most special desert spring ecosystems in the world. You wouldn't want this on your favorite creek/river so let's send a message that better siting of Li extraction by BLM is needed.
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Every presentation that I give starts with my hometown Grayson, California.
A huge thank you to @River_Partners and @WaterFdn for capturing the beauty of our town and the determination of residents to make it a better place to live.
Discover the inspiring story of how the small farming community of Grayson is transforming alongside the revitalized San Joaquin River in the heart of the Central Valley. Featuring @CalNatResources @WadeCrowfoot! riverpartners.org/news/disco…
This is challenging part of my cancer experience & one that can be hard for others to understand. Assuming you're in the clear can be years away. We are lucky to achieve NED but it invites a dark shadow into your mind that's always there, the chance of recurrence.
I feel like I should start prepping people for the reality that I'm not going to have an "I'M CURED" day any time soon...I will likely get to a "No Evidence of Disease" state, which would be extremely good news. Then you actively monitor for relapse for years. If there's a relapse, you build a new treatment plan, and with hodgkin lymphoma, you still have a pretty good chance of getting back to NED.
With HL specifically, five years after NED, they say you can comfortably say you beat it. I will certainly let you know if and when we hit that day, but it will be...more than five years from now.
Currently in Denmark visiting family and surprised to learn of the Danish drought. Funny for this California water observer because apparently it has not rained in....17 days.
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School strike week 251. Today, I graduate from school, which means I’ll no longer be able to school strike for the climate. This is then the last school strike for me, so I guess I have to write something on this day.
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After years of fearing the beginning of smoke season out west I'm a little stunned by this map, which looks completely flipped from normal
Feeling gratitude this morning playing in my home creek. A good reminder that environmental flows 👇 mean clean water for people too. The creek was hopping this morning.
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Love having my Sunday coffee while listening to national NPR cover @River_Partners floodplain restoration and why it works for communities and wildlife.
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One wonders whether they'll allow themselves to consider climate change hydrology when rebuilding the highway that washed out along the Yellowstone River last year.
Montana’s new anti-climate law may be the most aggressive in the nation
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Though not mentioned here, giving rivers more room to accommodate future climate-driven deluges has incredible potential to alleviate some of the challenges described here for reservoir operators. And it will do so with proven benefits for people, communities and nature.
"I expect that in 20 years we’ll still be reminiscing about 2023."
New study paints a bleak picture for California's mountain snowpack: latimes.com/environment/stor… via @ByIanJames
And a very special time in DC visiting my grandparents' grave at Arlington - what a moving place to be able to visit them. My grandfather fought in every major conflict of his generation, and spent six years deployed with his family to West/East Germany border.
