Fellows at Work: Saltwater, Indigenous Conservation, Wildfire Smoke and More

Fellows + Grantees at Work

New Orleans declares emergency over saltwater intrusion in drinking water Sara Sneath, The Guardian (2019 Lower Mississippi River Institute)

We answer your questions about the saltwater wedge in the Mississippi River Halle Parker, WWNO (2021 Environmental Racism Workshop)

An end to plunder and pillage: how a First Nations nature reserve became a model for the world Leyland Cecco, The Guardian (Supported by 2020 Indigenous Protected & Conserved Areas grant)

Careful about making wildfire smoke a villain Camille von Kaenel, POLITICO (2023 Klamath Institute)

In warming Great Lakes, climate triage means some cold waters won’t be saved Kelly House, Bridge Michigan (2023 Lake Superior Institute)

How Indigenous Sea Gardens Produced Massive Amounts of Food for Millennia Ashley Braun, Hakai Magazine (2017 Great Bear Institute)

Opportunities + Announcements

The Science Journalism Forum is happening October 23-26; use promo code SEJ50 for 50% off tickets

The Science Media Centre of Canada, in partnership with the Sitka Foundation, is offering grants to support reporting and writing or broadcast stories about biodiversity issues in British Columbia.