Fay Augustyn
Conservation Associate
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Fay provides support to conservation staff, specifically working on coordinating our climate change work to protect and restore America's rivers. Healthy rivers boost community safety and security and build resilience in the face of a changing climate.
Background: Fay joined American Rivers in 2010. Prior to that she interned with Wisconsin State Representative Cory Mason, and was the Economic Research Assistant for Clean Wisconsin's water program.
Education: B.S. in Agriculture and Applied Economics and Environmental Studies from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Favorite River: Kickapoo River
Blog Posts By This Author
It's Time To Act, Mr. President
February 1, 2013 | Climate Change
As I noted in my blog earlier this week, both the Obama Administration and Members of Congress have been paying more attention to climate change since the Inauguration and the start of the 113th Congress, and it only took a few billion-dollar events to get their full attention. Finally, the federal government is putting two and two together –extreme weather, as well as the increases in both in heavy precipitation and extreme drought we’ve been experiencing, are connected to climate change!
Read more »Climate – Back in the Conversation?
January 29, 2013 | Climate Change
Is climate change finally back in the conversation? Last week climate was a key theme in many political conversations within the Administration and on the Hill. In President Obama’s inauguration speech, climate was front and center.
Read more »River Conservation Fellowship: Accepting Applications
January 14, 2013 | Climate Change, Floods & Floodplains, Water Supply
For anyone interested in engaging communities, preserving our water resources, and becoming a leader in the world of river conservation, the Anthony A. Lapham River Conservation Fellowship is the opportunity of a lifetime.
Read more »Continuing on the Path to Climate Resiliency
January 11, 2013 | Floods & Floodplains, Climate Change, Stormwater & Sewage
On January 1, 2013, Maryland’s Governor O’Malley signed an executive order requiring new and rebuilt state structures to consider climate change and rising sea levels in a state with the fourth-longest tidal coastline in the continental United States. This is a significant stride to keep Maryland’s coastal region resilient in the face of uncertainty.
Read more »No Time for Superglue
November 19, 2012 | Water Supply
An article in New York Times the other day really got me thinking. As winter is approaching many western states in the United States, are prepping for their traditional epic mountain snow season, which is not only the basis for their winter tourism, but is also the source of drinking water for most of the western United States. Unfortunately, as the climate continues to shift, it is likely that the western mountain ranges are likely to see smaller snowpack in the future.
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