Leda Cunningham

Love coasts and collaboration, diversity, data and democracy, kids and underdogs. Started Wild East Strategies to help enviro leaders connect people with place.

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

🎣So cool! Nice work @NCCatch and esp Dr. Barbara Garrity-Blake @DukeMarineLab!

[CoastalReview.org @Coastal_Review]

NC Catch is spearheading a collaboration of Black seafood business owners and historians to roll out the N.C. Black Seafood Trail that will share the story of Black North Carolinians’ contributions to the state’s fisheries.
https://t.co/UFJm7LO0Ms

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Register now! This covers all the "C" sciences - contributory, collaborative, co-created - and is the only US-based conference for accessing ideas and inspiration from the many disciplines, places, and practices where this work happens.

[Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences @AAPSciences]

If you work with members of the community to collect data for your research, consider joining us at #CSci2023 this May. Find ideas & inspiration and connect with people across all disciplines, places, & perspectives.
Registration is now open: https://t.co/tmQGieU9eu

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Terrific story! Proud to live on the same coast as this Wonder Woman entrepreneur, oyster grower, and conservationist. @NCCoastalFed @pewenvironment @NCDEQ @CPublicPress @NCConservation @naturalsciences @WRAL
She Harvests Shellfish and Helps Protect Them https://t.co/zSo2PEDytg

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Best #citizenscience article I've read in a while. Thanks @amy_harmon! Can Humans Find Common Ground? Sure. Just Start With Sea Slugs. https://t.co/Qn37pgdxO6

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Thanks @pewtrusts for a rewarding 14 years working in #conservation! Excited to start the next chapter by launching Wild East Strategies, consulting for enviro leaders who want to deepen connections btw people and place: https://t.co/GaZorpndSR.

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Clarity is key!💦🌱Seagrass and other underwater plants need clear — not just clean — water to thrive in coastal waters. And North Carolina is well positioned to take meaningful action, with benefits for wildlife and communities alike. https://t.co/QP5rvD3VND

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Great to have @NCFarmBureau and Keith Larick speak on stakeholder collaboration at NC Coastal Water Quality Summit in New Bern today.

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Great to have @SecretaryBiser join 100+ North Carolina stakeholders to "roll up our sleeves" for actionable solutions that improve coastal water quality. @pewenvironment @NCCoastalFed @NCDEQ

[Secretary Elizabeth Biser @SecretaryBiser]

Spoke at the NC Coastal Water Quality Summit this morning — it’s great to see so many stakeholders coming together to work toward the shared goals of keeping our coastal waters healthy while supporting our coastal economy #ncdeq

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

"Beauty can be at risk." - Beaufort, NC Mayor Sharon Harker on the importance of water quality and coastal resiliency at NC Coastal Water Quality Summit in New Bern today.

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

"The Power of Partnership is here in this room"- @NCDEQ Secretary @ElizabethBiser on North Carolina's Coastal Water Quality Summit in New Bern this morning.

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Critical indeed!! 🌊🌱🙌‘Really critical to save’: Experts voice concerns over protecting salt marshes as sea levels rise https://t.co/B5OfaaBEMD @NCCoastalFed @pewenvironment @NCReserve @NCDEQ @NCConservation @SeaGrantNC @NCSeafoodFest @newstimesonline

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

One more reason to love Latin America and the Caribbean!❤️🌱🌊

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

🙌❤️🌱🌊 Great work @StacyScientist and all involved in this terrific #seagrass work in #Seychelles!!

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

#seagrass and #citizenscience - 2 of my favorite things!! Terrific work organizing #isbw14 @MarylandDNR, esp Brooke Landry, great to leave on a high note following Crowdsourcing Environmental Data session. So much potential for @NCDEQ and others!

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

Mapping and monitoring seagrass is a critical part of conserving the valuable habitat. Our Aaron Kornbluth is at @ISBW14 today working to find the right approach for global seagrass assessments. https://t.co/D0aE1xPXEY

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

" #seagrass conservation needs actionable science and partnerships built on trust" - terrific panel discussion @ISBW14 in Annapolis, MD today with @JustinGrubich @StacyScientist @NCDEQ @seagrads

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Great to be here! @NCDEQ @NCCoastalFed @APSounds #isbw14 @pewenvironment

[Justin Grubich, PhD @JustinGrubich]

Sediment tubes can restore seagrass prop scars in the #NatureCoast without needing expensive planting or caging! Ask Dr. Savanna Barry how at #isbw14 @seagrads @pewenvironment

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

50 miles off Florida’s Atlantic coast is an old-growth forest of deep-sea corals found nowhere else on Earth.

But @NOAAFisheries is considering allowing bottom trawling in the area, which would destroy this irreplaceable habitat. https://t.co/8GxKo7s2MT

[Leda Cunningham @LedaSea123]

Great to see this progress in US Caribbean! Thanks @OTzadik and @yasmin6, lucky to know and work with you!

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

Experts and stakeholders agree: Changing ocean conditions and poor water quality in the U.S. Caribbean put fish and corals at risk, posing threats to businesses, tourism, and the ecosystem. https://t.co/ulerkIKOqx