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
Is there a Connection – Hurricanes and Climate Change?
November 2, 2012 | Climate Change
As reports of the devastation from Sandy the “Frankenstorm” continue to come in, and the staggeringly expensive recovery gets under way, I find myself thinking about hurricanes and climate change. While we can’t connect one specific event like Hurricane Sandy to climate change, we can connect the dots to climate change by the increased number and severity of hurricanes and other storms. Climate change may not cause any single storm, but it creates the conditions that fuel more frequent and intense storms.
Read more »Climate Change, controversial? I think not.
October 29, 2012 | Climate Change
Last week the Pew Research Center released a poll showing that the number of Americans who believe in climate change, and believe that it is caused by human activity, is growing. Sixty-seven percent of Americans believe climate change has increased over the last few decades. This percentage has been steadily increasing – up 10 percentage points from 2009.
Read more »Have You Carved Your Water Themed Pumpkin Yet?
October 26, 2012
I don’t know about you, but fall is by far my favorite season. From apple picking in the crisp air to hiking along a stretch of river soaking up the array of red, oranges and yellow trees, a perfect fall day is my idea of “having it all.” Fall is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy your local river, lake or stream. However – my absolute favorite thing about the fall is pumpkins. I love pumpkins – pie, cookies, ravioli, beer – you name it I’ve probably tried it.
Read more »The Clean Water Act: Preserving the Past and Improving the Future
October 23, 2012 | Water Pollution
When you’re growing up everything seems bigger. In elementary school I played in the Gulf Branch stream in Arlington, overlooking the Potomac. My younger self treated the largest pool as a veritable lagoon, a place where I could splash, swim, dive, and dam for as long as I wished, or oftentimes as long as my parents would let me. At the edge of the pool is a steep drop that grants a panoramic view of the Potomac and District of Columbia.
Read more »A Tribute To National Parks
October 19, 2012 | Water Pollution
As I trek through the tall grass of the high country, I peer off in the distance to see golden plains filled with bison and mountains of epic proportions in the background. The sweet scent of sage greets me as I meander through the brush. With my first step into the stream, I feel the cold mountain water flush into my leaky waders, and I begin casting to rising trout in the current. It all comes back to me as I recall what it’s like to be in Yellowstone.
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