By NWNL Director, Alison Jones As NWNL plans its website redo (to launch this fall), we envision “Buzz Numbers” on the home page. What? Well, “Buzz Numbers,” are our Project Manager Sarah’s take-off on “buzz words.” Just another great tool to quickly project complex concepts. So, while in that mode, here’s a NWNL BLOG with … Continue reading Buzz Numbers
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On Combating Drought and Desertification
Today is "World Day for Combating Drought and Desertification." Ironically, today I am on a NWNL expedition in Nebraska atop the northeastern edge of the Ogallala Aquifer, which spans and supplies water to 8 states, all the way down to Texas. The farmers I've talked to here are all aware of this observance. After all, … Continue reading On Combating Drought and Desertification
Freshwater supports all terrestrial biodiversity
NWNL Hydro-graphics are created by Jenna Petrone.
United Nations Commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Today NWNL and NYC welcomes the arrival of Native Americans and Allies paddling from Albany to NYC along the Hudson River in the spirit of environmental responsibility. The Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign is a partnership between six Native American Haudenosaunee Nations (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora) and the Neighbors of the Onondaga … Continue reading United Nations Commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples