DNA: Tool for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation

By Johanna Mitra, at Stony Brook University.All Photos © Alison M. Jones, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. This NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts student essays; sponsors a forum for our student contributors; and invites upper-level students to propose work focused on …

Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon

A NextGen Blog post by Johanna Mitra, Stonybrook University.All Photos © Alison M. Jones, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. This NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts student essays; sponsors a forum for our student contributors; and invites upper-level students to propose …

Supporting the Return of Columbia River Salmon

A NextGen Blog by Lauren Rose, University of Exeter. Photos © Alison M. Jones. This NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG post focuses on salmon in the Columbia River Basin in the US-Canada Pacific Northwest. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed and hydrology education with internships and blog opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series hosts student essays; sponsors a forum for its …

Pacific Flyway and Riverine Predation

A NextGen Blog post by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University. All Photos © Alison M. Jones, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. This NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts students’ essays; sponsors a forum for our student contributors; and invites upper-level …

PFAS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN: PART 2

A NextGen Blog post by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University, 2019. All Photos © Alison M. Jones, unless otherwise noted. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts only student essays; sponsors a forum for its student contributors; and …

PFAS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER: PART ONE

A NextGen Blog post by Rachel Rebello, Rutgers University, 2019. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts only student essays; sponsors a forum for its student contributors; and invites student proposals to write on watershed values, threats and solutions. ABOUT RACHEL …

Cycles of Dependency: Salmon and Macroinvertebrates in the Columbia River Basin

A NWNL NextGen Blog by Johanna Mitra, Stony Brook University. All Photos © Alison M. Jones. This is the latest post to our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series. Since 2007, NWNL has supported watershed education with college internships and blogging opportunities. Our NWNL NEXTGEN BLOG series posts only student essays; sponsors a forum for its student contributors; and invites student proposals to write on watershed …

Rivers, Estuaries and Oceans

By Alison M. Jones, NWNL Founding Director & Conservation Photographer. This post honors the UN celebration of World Oceans Day (June 8) and The Explorers Club World Oceans Week (June 5-9). All Photos © Alison M. Jones. NWNL focuses on freshwater availability, quality and usage. Oceans are also critical to the hydrologic cycle as rivers flow into oceans via estuaries …

Environmental Justice for Columbia River Tribes at Hanford

Written By Gerry Pollet Photos  © Alison M. Jones Gerry Pollet is a Washington State legislator; faculty member at the University of Washington School of Public Health; and Director of Heart of America Northwest, a leading citizens’ group working for cleanup of Hanford Nuclear Site.[mfn]For Hanford cleanup information: http://www.hanfordcleanup.org[/mfn%5D In monitoring the pernicious legacy of plutonium …

NWNL’s Most Endangered Rivers 2019

Every April, American Rivers releases a list of the top ten most endangered rivers in the United States. America's Most Endangered Rivers Report is one of the best-known and longest-lived annual reports in the environmental movement. Grassroots river conservationists use the report each year to help save their local rivers by scoring policy successes that benefit these rivers …