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NWNL’s Progress since 2007
as of Oct. 2011


WATERSHED EXPEDITIONS:

Jun ’07: Columbia River Basin, Source to Sea along the Columbia

Sep ’07: Omo River Basin – Flood Season

Oct ’07: Blue Nile River Basin – Ethiopia’s Lake Tana Source

Jan ’08: Omo River Basin – Low-water Season

Feb ’08: Mississippi River Basin – The Yazoo Delta

May ’08: Mississippi River Basin – Missouri River Headwaters

Aug ’08: Columbia River Basin – Canadian wetlands & NWNL exhibit

Feb ’09: Rio Grande River Basin – (modified)

Sep–Oct ’09: Mara River Basin – Kenya and Tanzania, Source to Outlet

Mar ’10: White Nile River Basin – Uganda, Victoria & Albert Nile Rivers

Apr ’10: Mara River Basin – Kenya, Dry Season

Sept ’11: Columbia River Basin – Tributaries/Estuary

Oct–Nov ’11: Mississippi River Basin – Atchafalaya Basin

Ongoing: Raritan River Basin

SIX IN-HOUSE RESEARCH REPORTS: on NWNL’s 6 case-study watersheds (38–90 pp each)

WEBSITE: Photography and Expedition Documentation including research, educational tools, water-related links

NEWSLETTERS: Dozens of newsletters emailed consistently since 2007 to approximately 3000 contacts (See NWNL Newsletters)

SOCIAL MEDIA: NWNL Blogs, as well as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, disseminate global watershed news

NWNL LECTURES:

Nov ’11: Franciscan Oaks, Denville NJ, “No Water No Life”

Nov ’11: Dillon Library, Far Hills NJ, “Managing our Watersheds”

Mar ’11: UN Voices of African Mothers, “Women of Africa”

Sep ’10: St Louis Explorers Club, MO, “NWNL – Managing Watersheds”

Feb ’10: North American Nature Photograpy Association, “Following Water’s Rhythms along the Omo River”

Jan ’10: Explorers Club semiinar, NYC, “Creating an Expedition-Based Project”

Jan ’10: New Canaan Country School, CT, “Managing our Fresh Water Resources”

Jan ’10: North American Nature Photograpy Association, “Following Water’s Rhythms along the Omo River”

Nov ’09: Appalachian Mountain Club, CT, “Managing our Freshwater Resources”

Nov ’09: Banbury Conference, NY, “Managing Watersheds”

Nov ’09: Masters School, NY, “Building No Water No Life”

May ’09: Birch Wathen School, NYC, “Managing Watersheds”

Apr ’09: National Arts Club, WINGS Retreat, NYC, “Discoveries and Challenges”

Apr ’09: Tewksbury Elementary School, NJ, “Trees in our Watersheds”

Apr ’09: Masters School, Dobbs Ferry NY, “Managing Watersheds”

Mar ’09: Darien Community Assoc., CT, “Managing Watersheds”

Nov ’08: Explorers Club, NYC, “Managing Watersheds”

Oct ’08: Explorers Club w/ WINGS, NYC, “Upper Columbia Expedition, 2007”

Aug ’08: Kootenay Gallery, British Columbia, Canada, “Managing Watersheds”

Oct ’07: Explorers Club w/ WINGS, NYC, “Three Expeditions in 2007”

May ’07: Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY, “Conservation Photography”

Apr ’07: SETAC (Soc. of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry), NJ “Conservation Photography”

NWNL EXHIBITS:

Nov ’09: Fundraiser at Gourmet Expressions, Mountainville NJ

Apr ’09: State of New Jersey Arbor Day Reception, Califon NJ

Mar ’09: Darien Nature Center, CT

Nov ’08: Explorers Club, NYC

Aug ’08: Kootenay Gallery, British Columbia, Canada

AWARDS & HONORS: For complete list, see NWNL’s Awards & Honors.

Eagle Conservation Award: from The Raritan River Collaborative, sponsored by Rutgers University, NJ

Scott Pearlman Field Awards in 2007 and 2009

Expedition Flags from the Explorers Club and WINGS WorldQuest from 2007 to 2009

Prix de Photographie, Paris for “Thirst in the Omo Valley,” 2009

The Photography Masters Cup, London: 4 Nominee Awards for Omo River Basin images, 2009

Environmental Photographer of the Year, 2010: “Exceptional Image”

PRESS & ARTICLES: Please see NWNL Press.

ENDORSEMENTS and STEWARDSHIP COLLEAGUES: Please see NWNL Links.