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I was recently reminded of something. I’ve mentioned before the importance of voting because our ancestors fought for our right to do so, but we have to remember that those ancestors are still alive with us today. My great grandmother is 102, born in 1922. She was 42 when the

Erica Gies / SlowWater.World Thank you. Here are links to the two pieces for those who wish to read them: The context piece with the rich, at times brutal history of how so few ended up with so much is here: desertsun.com/story/news/env…

When people ask me, what's the harm of one more housing development, one more mountain biking trail, one more parking area in Yosemite--read this article. There is great harm, and not only are we imperiling wildlife, we are threatening our own existence. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Our engineering approach to water management has harmed ecosystems, wildlife, & human communities that depend on them-especially in an era of climate change. Journalist Erica Gies Erica Gies / SlowWater.World has more on the Slow Water movement to honor water's natural rhythms ow.ly/Sx1M50TThGj

'A sin on our soul': Biden delivers formal apology for Native boarding school abuses azcentral.com/story/news/loc… via azcentral

This long thread by @leeinthelakes is absolutely fascinating. It reveals the extent to which humans have drained the land here, that it’s a cause of current downstream flooding, and that people need to restore #slowwater. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

Today is the 50th anniversary of women gaining the right to have mortgages, business loans and credit cards in their own names. WE ARE NOT GOING BACK. #HarrisWalz #WeAreNotGoingBack

Hundreds of salmon are now spawning in Klamath River tributaries above the 4 recently dismantled dams for the first time 60 & 112 years. It is exciting and bodes well for the future. Still, it will take several years for fish runs to recover & there is still much more work to do.

Water has memory. And we've taken so much of its space. The global #slowwater movement is making people safer by returning floodplains (which exist to absorb floods), wetlands, meadows and forests to a more natural water cycle. Stories in my book press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

Read four leading experts' convo on how nature-based solutions can bridge the gap between human needs & ecological health & restore humanity’s place amongst the natural world: buff.ly/4fuqGmF Felicia Marcus Stanford Water in the West Erica Gies / SlowWater.World @DrSuzanneSimard Laura Tam ResourcesLegacyFund

“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” -Ruth Bader Ginsburg arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court, quoting abolitionist Sarah Grimké. VOTE.

Thanks for sharing that bit, Robert Smith. And thanks for reading!

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If this isn't the nail in the coffin than I really don't know what is. Systematic review finds carbon offsets don't work. nature.com/articles/s4146…

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Last week in Montrey, CA, we spotted sea otters in the wild! At Monterey Bay Aquarium, we were entranced by the giant kelp forest tank and spotted Whale Fall in the gift shop. So glad Peter Fairley & Erica Gies / SlowWater.World invited us to visit for a week of fun, adventure, and reconnecting.

Water is essential, but access to clean water remains a global challenge. This #WorldWaterDay, discover how engineering is shaping the future of water by listening to our podcast episode with Roma Agrawal 🔩, Erica Gies / SlowWater.World and Yewande Akinola MBE. 💧 🎧 qeprize.org/podcasts/the-f… UN-Water

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