Rebecca Power

learner ❧ educator ❧ artist ❧ scientist ❧ engaged citizen

[1 Mississippi @1_Mississippi]

Our thoughts are with our friends in Louisiana and throughout the South as you contend with and/or prepare for the impact of Hurricane/Tropical Depression Francine. Learn how you can help with long-term solutions for flooding in the #MississippiRiver Basin https://t.co/0EcTHSqvpl

[The TRCP @TheTRCP]

TRCP's Chris Macaluso recently joined pal @tmassonFISH to bass fish the swamp-fringed Lac Des Allemands in Louisiana, and saw ominous signs that the wetland is slowly dying.

Watch the video of their excursion below.

https://t.co/z5E61WLqzp

[The TRCP @TheTRCP]

Make your voice heard on Mississippi River restoration work! The Army Corps of Engineers will host public scoping meetings in 7 states through March 11 for a $25 million study to examine river management. Attend in-person or virtually:
https://t.co/VhY0Xyw1Ee

[Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute @UWMadisonExtNRI]

The State Revolving Fund programs were created by the EPA to further the goals of the Clean Water Act. SRFs have the potential to be the largest impact investor on the planet for nature-based solutions!
Learn more here: https://t.co/eQJTidXUyE

[One Good Idea @GoodIdeaFarm]

Dear caretakers of this land, Happy Earth Day. We love sharing how you tend the earth. We are seeing more and more farmers #plantinggreen this year. If you’re one of them, show us! Send a photo or video to [email protected]. We appreciate you. #Plant2023 #WhatsYourGoodIdea

[One Good Idea @GoodIdeaFarm]

“We’ve got to have more of these on the landscape,” says IA farmer Heath Stolee of his constructed wetland, which filters excess nutrients. “We’re putting it on [N&P]; we need to do more to take it back out.” 🎥 @ialearningfarms #WhatsYourGoodIdea
https://t.co/qW48KbO1yx

[Walton Foundation @WaltonFamilyFdn]

This #WorldWaterDay, we asked Environment Program Director Moira Mcdonald for her thoughts on the connection between water and climate change, and what gives her hope.

[Shelby Shelton @ShelbShelt]

#Naturalinfrastructure is part of @EnvDefenseFund's solution to flooding & water quality risks in the Mississippi River Basin - our new spatial mapping helps us get there. This roadmap can help guide decision-makers in sustaining priority watersheds: https://t.co/UwtqTW19Qx

[National Wildlife Federation @NWF]

Announcing a new searchable database for communities interested in funding nature-based infrastructure solutions. The site allows users to search and sort the more than 70 types of federal grants that fund nature-based restoration solutions.

https://t.co/nTNvDABorO

[Shelby Shelton @ShelbShelt]

Despite natural infrastructure's demonstrated economic and environmental benefits, financing these projects has been challenging. @EnvDefenseFund's new report highlights 5 ways communities can finance natural infrastructure projects: https://t.co/MkzEPU5smS

[Caroline Gottschalk @creekthinker]

Water@UW is hiring! Full-time staff Research Program Coordinator housed in the Aquatic Sciences Center to support a water-centric community of practice, professional development opportunities, & research administration. Minimum pay is $58K/yr. Due 9/18. Link below. Pls. share!

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

@Pranay_Ranjan @nau_ses @lprokopy Congratulations, Pranay! Look forward to more of your great work from a new perch!

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

@thoughtsofaphd @LynnSosnoskie @readwise save thread

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

A Farmer Holds On, a Fraying Lifeline for a Besieged Corner of Ukraine https://t.co/s1ilY75M21

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

Inspiring work by @JennyMSeifert @northcentralh2o and many others on The Confluence for Watershed Leaders. Thanks @sandcountyfdn for hosting another great LMW. Join us! https://t.co/S7KtEsrDMN

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

Thanks @vgauthier96 and @MaggieMonast for your great work and your partnership! @JennyMSeifert @annlewandow @DavidLeZaks @UWMadisonExt @UMNExt

[Vincent Gauthier @vgauthier96]

Extension educators can play an important role in informaient growers on financial impacts of climate smart agriculture. @MaggieMonast provided great insight this morning at the National Extension Risk Management Education Conference. @GrowingReturns @EnvDefenseFund

[Vincent Gauthier @vgauthier96]

Fresh off the physical press and going live tomorrow. Get excited for @ncatcaes and EDF climate resilience case studies!

[Vincent Gauthier @vgauthier96]

.@RaboFoodAgri is one of the first banks to share how it estimated GHG emissions from the agriculture it finances. My most recent blog shares three key insights that banks can learn from their approach: https://t.co/P1fONASwns

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

@lprokopy So sorry, Linda. Sending love to you, your family, and your pup.

[Rebecca Power @RebeccaLPower]

@creekthinker I’m just south of Kenosha (WI) now and walkers/runners are are much friendlier here than they were when I lived in Madison. Interesting to hear all these perspective!