“Dams are part of our textile and manufacturing history...But the storms they were built for are not the storms we’re seeing now. Our economy depends on healthy rivers...Letting rivers run free again makes communities safer.” -Erin McCombs, American Rivers www.wral.com/news/local/h...
Noted the receding and rising levels of water in Great Lakes are under appreciated by biologists on impact to species
Dr. Dave Strayer kicking off concurrent sessions at #FMCS2025 highlighting Great Lakes context of this meeting in Ypsilanti and challenges
…so that when we walk through the world we don’t have to avert our eyes with shame, so that we can hold our heads up high and receive the respectful acknowledgment of the rest of the earth’s beings.” #FMCS2025 #freshwatermussels
Ms. Phyllis Davis opens the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society conference with Robin Wall Kimmerer quote: “We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live…
A beautiful day on the Swannanoa!