{"id":367,"date":"2026-08-05T21:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T21:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blakelavia.brownrice.website\/index.php\/cv\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:53:45","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, &#8220;Negative,&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/wildroofjournal.com\/issue-34\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Issue-34, Summer 2026, <\/a>The Wild Roof Journal&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, &#8220;Raven,&#8221; This Week&#8217;s Artwork, North Country Public Radio (NCPR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, &#8220;Feather,&#8221;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/inkinthirds.org\/vol-7-i-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vol. 7, Issue 1,<\/a> Ink in Thirds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, &#8220;Monologue,&#8221;&nbsp; Maya&#8217;s Micros, <a href=\"https:\/\/theclosedeyeopen.com\/mayas-micros-ed-37\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 2026 (Batch 099<\/a>), The Closed Eyes Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;Dance With Me,&#8221;&nbsp; Water, Issue #1, Eco-Assembly New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Co-Authored: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/ruso.12560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;The Watersheds Speak: [&#8230;]&#8221;<\/a> Journal of Rural Sociology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Co-Authored: &#8220;Talking Rivers: Rights and Responsibilities,&#8221; Summer 2023 Lakes Letter, IAGLAR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, &#8220;When We Became Trees,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/celdf.org\/2023\/05\/when-we-became-trees-a-short-story-by-blake-lavia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CELDF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Co-Authored: &#8220;The North Country Rights of Rivers Movement,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding.org\/the-north-country-rights-of-rivers-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rewinding Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, Co-Authored: &#8220;When Rivers Speak,&#8221; Weaving Alternatives #07, <a href=\"https:\/\/globaltapestryofalternatives.org\/newsletters:07:index#when_rivers_speaka_storytelling_tapestry_of_a_regions_waterways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Global Tapestry of Alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, &#8220;Grasse and Arno Rivers,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/weavingrivers.com\/blake-lavia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Confluence: A Tapestry of Rivers and their Guardians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Co-Authored: &#8220;Spoken Earth Dances,&#8221; Issue 4, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craigardan.org\/gardan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The GARDAN Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, &#8220;The River Says NO,&#8221; The Guardians of the Watershed Series,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/roarmag.org\/films\/the-river-says-no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ROAR MAGAZINE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, &#8220;Growers and Protectors,&#8221; The Guardians of the Watershed Series,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/roarmag.org\/films\/growers-and-protectors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ROAR MAGAZINE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, &#8220;A Stingless Collaboration&#8221;, The Guardians of the Watershed Series,<a href=\"https:\/\/roarmag.org\/films\/a-stingless-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> ROAR MAGAZINE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, White Privilege, COVID-19 and the End of Capitalism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/stories\/2020\/6\/14\/white-privilege-covid-19-and-the-end-of-capitalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Weave News&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019, In Between&#8230;, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.thesealetter.com\/product\/issue-8-fall-2019\">The Sea Letter<\/a>, ISSN: 2576-5167 (Published as Veronica Lavia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018, Golden Spirals, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverriver.org\/issues\/seven\/prose1-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">River River Journal<\/a> (Published as Veronica Lavia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018, I Opened A Book And Saw The Sky, <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.thesealetter.com\/product\/volume-1-winter-2018\">The Sea Letter<\/a>, ISSN: 2576-5167 (Published as Veronica Lavia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, Shadows on the Concrete, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraryofrejectedbeauty.com\/veronica-lavia\/shadows-on-the-concrete-by-veronica-lavia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Library of Rejected Beauty<\/a> (Published as Veronica Lavia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2016, By Definition, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acentosreview.com\/August_2016\/veronica-lavia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acentos Review<\/a>&nbsp;(Published as Veronica Lavia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:65px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibitions <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, &#8220;Our Neighbors,&#8221; Joint Solo-Exhibit, Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;Cycles,&#8221; Fall&#8217;s Full Display,&nbsp;Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;Through the Puddles,&#8221; Fall&#8217;s Full Display,&nbsp;Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;Horizons,&#8221; Fall&#8217;s Full Display,&nbsp;Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;Through the Puddles,&#8221; Fall&#8217;s Full Display,&nbsp;Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;If I were a chipmunk, what would I see?&#8221; Fall&#8217;s Full Display,&nbsp;Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;The Eyes of Water,&#8221; Nourishing Our Water, James F. Montpelier Gallery,&nbsp;SLC Arts Council, Ogdensburg, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;Silent Wings,&#8221; Sincerely Yours, Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, &#8220;The Heart Of Life,&#8221; Happy Times, Potsdam Town Hall, SLC Arts Council, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, &#8220;Eyes of Water,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listening to Water,<\/a> Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, &#8220;Great River Spirit,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listening to Water,<\/a> Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, &#8220;The Spirit of The River of The Big Fishes,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listening to Water,<\/a> Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 to 2029, &#8220;Reclaiming Agricultural Practices,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildcenter.org\/visit\/inside\/climate-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Solutions Exhibit<\/a>, Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 to 2029, &#8220;Seed Saving for Resilience,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildcenter.org\/visit\/inside\/climate-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Solutions Exhibit,<\/a> Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 to 2029, &#8220;Reuniting People And Plants,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildcenter.org\/visit\/inside\/climate-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Solutions Exhibit<\/a>, Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 to 2029, &#8220;Food Sovereignty As A Climate Solution,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildcenter.org\/visit\/inside\/climate-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate Solutions Exhibit<\/a>, Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, Along the Ahna&#8217;wate River, Chispa, Boston, MA, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019,&nbsp;Blooming, About Futures, LoosenArt, Millepianni Gallery,&nbsp;Rome, Italy&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019,&nbsp;Untitled, All About the Bird, Northampton,&nbsp; MA,&nbsp;USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018, Memory Flow: Water of Boston, XFest 2018, Boston, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theartsalon.com\/2017\/10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Talk, ArtSalon,<\/a> Northampton, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northamptonartscouncil.org\/2017\/10\/2017-visual-arts-and-poetry-biennial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BI-, Western Massachusetts Biennial<\/a>, Forbes Library, Northampton, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, II Degrees, I_and_Place, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kandpgallery.com\/veronica-lavia-and-tzintzun-aguilar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York K&amp;P Gallery<\/a>, New York City, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, II Degrees, In Response, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015, Self-Portrait, SUNY Art Student Exhibition Series (SASES), Albany, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015, Dust, BFA Senior Exhibition, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015, Memor, BFA Senior Exhibition, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015, Mirrors, BFA Senior Exhibition, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015, Change, BFA Senior Exhibition, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015, 59 Springs, BFA Senior Exhibition, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2014, Dust, Lougheed Festival of the Arts, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2014, Dust, Art Attack, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2013, Distance, Art Attack, Gibson Gallery, Potsdam, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:67px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curated Exhibits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/content\/water-and-origin-protecting-and-honoring-first-storyteller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listening to Water,<\/a> Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/content\/water-and-origin-protecting-and-honoring-first-storyteller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Water and Origin<\/a>,&nbsp;TAUNY, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/nocoenvironment.org\/as-the-grasse-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As The&nbsp;Grasse Talks,<\/a>&nbsp;TAUNY, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/content\/water-and-origin-protecting-and-honoring-first-storyteller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Water and Origin<\/a>, Richard f. Brush Art Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingwings.art\/memory-flow-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Memory Flow: Water of Boston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/talking-wings.com\/memory-flow-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">,<\/a> Goddard College, Montpelier, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018, Memory Flow: Water of Boston, Deerfield Business Center, Deerfield, USA&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:76px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curated Events, Conferences &amp; Community Conversations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, Storytelling Circles, Through the Eyes of Rivers,&nbsp;Talking Rivers, Inc., Adirondacks Watersheds, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Voice of Nature Conversation, Talking Rivers, Inc., Adirondack Writing Center, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Science for Nature: Rights of Nature and the Scientific Method, Talking Rivers, Inc., Web, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Voice of Nature Conversations, Talking Rivers, Inc., Web Community Conversation, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/we-love-raquette-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Love Raquette River,<\/a> Talking Rivers, Inc., Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/who-looks-after-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Who Looks After Water<\/a>, Talking Rivers, Inc., Webinar, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/the-spirits-of-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spirits of Nature<\/a>, Talking Rivers, Inc., Webinar, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/de-constructing-ownership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deconstructing Ownership<\/a>, Talking Rivers, Inc., Webinar, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Microplastics Pollution in the Raquette and Grasse Rivers, St. Lawrence Health, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Talk III: <\/a>Learning, Educating and Growing, Listening to Water Art Exhibit, Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Talk II: Environmental Storytelling<\/a>, Listening to Water Art Exhibit, Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/water-has-no-borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Water Has No Borders,<\/a> Listening to Water Symposium, Talking Rivers, Inc., NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-water-exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Talk I: When Water Speaks,<\/a> Listening to Water Art Exhibit, Richard F. Brush Gallery, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/water-guardians-east-to-west\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Water Guardians East to West,<\/a> Listening to Water Symposium, Talking Rivers, Inc., NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/health-of-the-raquette-river\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Health of the Raquette River<\/a>, Listening to Water Symposium,Talking Rivers, Inc., NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/rivers-have-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Rivers Have Rights<\/a>, Talking Rivers, Inc., Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023,&nbsp; Rights and Rites: Our Duties and Obligations to Nature &#8211; A Humanities New York Community Conversation, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/humanitiesny.org\/events\/community-conversation-society-and-nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society and Nature<\/a> &#8211; A Humanities New York Community Conversation, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/nocoenvironment.org\/rights-of-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Country Rights of Nature Symposium,<\/a> NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/nocoenvironment.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Country Art, Land and Environment Summit<\/a>, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingwings.art\/memory-flow-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Memory Flow: Water of Boston<\/a>, Deerfield Business Center, Deerfield, MA, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:79px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event &amp; Conference Presentations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, Kiawer\u00f3n:ko Symposium, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne , DEV Center, Cornwall, ON, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, NASA Earth to Sky: Sharing Our Adirondack Climate Story, Wild Center, VIC, Paul Smith&#8217;s College, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026,Listening to Water Honoring the Rights of Rivers, Connecticut River Museum, Essex, CT, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Kit&nbsp;para escuchar la Naturaleza, Consejo de Guardianes de la Madre Tierra , Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondack.org\/events\/where-rivers-forests-and-voices-meet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where Rivers, Forests, and Voices Meet<\/a>, ADI, Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Listening to Nature Toolkit: Making Decisions as Part of Nature, ADI, Adirondacks, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Making Decisions as a River,&nbsp;Xperience for All Day, Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Local Ecocentric Action, Sustainability Day &amp; Green Living Fair, SUNY Canton, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, What Nature Needs, SUNY Oneanta College Camp, Oneanta, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Speaking Alongside Water, SUNY Oneanta, Oneanta, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Speaking Alongside Water: Honoring the Rights and Voice and Nature, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Ocean Rights: how can the Ocean&#8217;s voice be part of the decision making process, Libelula, San Diego, CA, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, The Lake Speaks: Protecting Water&#8217;s Needs Through Art and Action, World Water Day, Plattsburgh, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Rights of the Great River<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vQmbH3tRCac?si=7JWAK6mu9oYxMW8l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">,<\/a> Great Lake Symposium, GARN North America, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Women of the North Country Speaker Series: Blake Lavia<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vQmbH3tRCac?si=7JWAK6mu9oYxMW8l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">,<\/a> SLC Arts, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vQmbH3tRCac?si=7JWAK6mu9oYxMW8l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We Are Nature: Eco-Centric Narratives,<\/a> TEDX Tupper Lake, The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Honoring the Voice of Water, Adirondack Writing Center, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Stormwater Resilience Listening Session Raquette and Grasse River, ACORN, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qu0Y5UxK8AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honoring Nature and Protecting their Rights<\/a>, A Daily Dose of Nature, Natural Habitat Adventures, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, American Eel, Indian Creek Nature Center Conservation Field Days , Indian Creek Nature Center, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Rights of Nature in Northeastern New York, Lake Champlain Basin Program Citizen Advisory Board, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Climate Rights of the Great Lakes, Climate Governance Variability in the Great Lakes Annual Meeting, Oregon, OH, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Advocating for the Rights of the St. Lawrence River Watershed, State of the River, St. Lawrence Land Trust, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Cultivating Climate Justice, 2023 Social Justice Initiative, Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Rivers Tell Stories, Rivers Have Rights, North Country Arts Festival, Potsdam Public Library, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Art and Climate: A Climate Solution Conversation with Talking Wings, Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, An Introduction to Rights of Nature: Exploring Rights for Great Salt Lake, Save Our Great Salt Lake, UT, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Rights of Nature Panel, Climate Governance Variability in the Great Lakes Annual Meeting, Duluth, MN, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ahihealth.org\/2023fjs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rights of Rivers and Soil<\/a>, Food Justice Summit, Feedback: Food is Health, Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Talking Wings Online Workshop, Towards a Post-Extractive Culture, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveourgreatsaltlake.org\/balancing-the-biome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rights of Nature: Before We Run Dry<\/a>, Balancing the Biome: Rights of Nature, Save The Great Salt Lake, UT, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/impossibleprojects.clarkson.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weaving Rivers: Creating an Online Network of River Guardians<\/a>, Embracing Contradictions, Impossible Projects&#8217; 4th Biannual Symposium, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rm-Iu5JZ0GM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Future of Adirondack Stewardship: Climate, Ecology, and Community, <\/a>Adirondacks for All, Adirondacks, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022,&nbsp;Dia de la Pachamama, Casa Latina, Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, Cuarto Foro Internacional por los Derechos de la Madre Tierra-Naturaleza, Santiago, Chile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/clarkson.edu\/sustainabilityday\/north-country-rights-of-nature-symposium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Day &amp; Green Living Fair<\/a>, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, International Secretariat of Water, Akwesasne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Feed Back Summit, Cragardan,&nbsp;ADK, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, The Doctrine of Discovery, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theartsalon.com\/2017\/10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artist Talk, ArtSalon,<\/a> Northampton, MA, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2014, Learning and Research Fair, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2013, NCUR, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2013, Upstate New York Undergraduate Research Conference, St. Lawrence University, Canton NY, USA&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2013, Learning and Research Fair, SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam,&nbsp; NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:71px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026,<a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/through-the-eyes-of-rivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &#8220;Through the Eyes of Rivers,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a> Talking Rivers, Inc., USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/legal-action-for-bioregions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Legal Action for Bioregions,&#8221;<\/a> Talking Rivers, Inc., USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/listening-to-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Listening to Nature Toolkit,&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp; Talking Rivers, Inc., USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:63px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, Freshwater Future, Great Lakes, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Fund for Wild Nature, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Glenn and Carol Pearlson Adirondack Foundation, ADK, NY,&nbsp; USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Earth Rising Foundation, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, Cloudsplitter Foundation, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025,&nbsp;Freshwater Future, Great Lakes, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, J. M. McDonald Foundation, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Freshwater Future, Great Lakes, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Cloudsplitter Foundation, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Micro-Grant, Norther New York Community Foundation, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Humanities New York Action Grant, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Humanities New York Quick Grant, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Assessing Attitudes towards Rights of Nature (AARoN), Center Of Excellence, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, Humanities New York Action Grant, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, Humanities New York Action Grant, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, Arts Collaborative Grant, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, Humanities New York Vision Grant, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, Swift Foundation, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:-18px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film Festivals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Semi-Finalist, Knot of Silence, Florida Shorts, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, Semi-Finalist, Knot of Silence, Paris International Festival, Paris<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, Nominee, Knot of Silence, Vesuvius International Film Fest, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Award Winner for Best Short Documentary, How to Change, <a href=\"https:\/\/londonindiefestival.com\/winners-july-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Indie Short Fest, London<\/a>, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Nominee for Best Short Documentary, How to Change,&nbsp; San Francisco Indie Short Festival, San Francisco, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Official Selection, How to Change, Vesuvius International Film Fest, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Finalist for Best Short Documentary, How to Change, Toronto Independent&nbsp;Film Festival of Cift, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Finalist for Best Short Documentary, How to Change, Cooper Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Nominee for Best Short Documentary, How to Change, London Shorts , London, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Official Selection, How to Change, Life Screenings International Short Film Festival , Clermont, FL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2017, Official Selection, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centropecci.it\/it\/eventi\/oi-she-n-different-point-of-view-i-ceci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oSHen, TU 35 Expanded<\/a>, Centro per l&#8217;Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2016, Official Selection, Dust, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blowupfilmfest.com\/#!\/2015\/selection-anim.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BLOW UP: Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival,<\/a> Chicago, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2014, Award Winner, 59 Springs, Underground Film Festival, St. Lawrence University, Canton, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:72px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcasts &amp; Radio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, &#8220;Ex Libris #2470,&#8221; Colectivo Art\u00edstico Morelia,&nbsp;Radio y TV Nicolaita Oficial \/ UMSNH, Morealia, Mexico<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greendreamer.com\/podcast\/tzintzun-aguilar-izzo-blake-lavia-talking-wings-collective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Water is Life,&#8221;<\/a> Green Dreamer, Online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/radiokingston.org\/en\/broadcast\/green-radio-hour-w-jon-bowermaster\/episodes\/does-nature-have-rights-a-conversation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Does Nature Have Rights? A Conversation&#8230;&#8221;<\/a> Radio Kingston, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/interweaving\/2020\/5\/15\/interweaving-17-protecting-the-pollinators?fbclid=IwAR2ZnQEXUO3Wl1E4m7szUa9IxYYxK_M3VVTBsvEZYvHzewDVrH6H-42u48w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/podcasts\/interweaving\/2022\/6\/2\/interweaving-25-thinking-beyond-settler-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Interweaving #25, Thinking Beyond Settler Systems&#8221; <\/a>The Weave News, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcountrypublicradio.org\/news\/story\/45590\/20220322\/human-rights-animal-rights-but-what-about-the-rights-of-nature-itself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcountrypublicradio.org\/news\/story\/45590\/20220322\/human-rights-animal-rights-but-what-about-the-rights-of-nature-itself\">Human rights, animal rights, but what about the rights of nature itself?<\/a>&#8220;, North Country Public Radio, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xuLofaX24t4&amp;fbclid=IwAR374Ll0lQT3qIQPXyuThzsuVJaAvc-hw4JH0Wc87xhealNbK-ok1cTuKxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Larger, Freer, More Loving,&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/interweaving\/2020\/4\/24\/interweaving-16-covid-19-diaries-april-24-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Asian-American-Herald-151248688853062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;&#8220;Asian American Herald,&#8221;<\/a> NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcountrypublicradio.org\/news\/story\/42266\/20200907\/north-country-artists-scholars-take-action-to-tackle-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &#8220;North Country artists, scholars take action to tackle climate change,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>North Country Public Radio (NCPR), Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/radiomasrtv\/el-show-de-la-tierra-colectivo-talking-wings?fbclid=IwAR1Irg4SXoJ9-X_LCNE6tGgyyYXZBNjamGtfkeaiuPuf0PTr5cVFWeV4Emo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Show de la Tierra &#8211; Colectivo Talking Wings,&#8221;<\/a> Coatepec, Veracruz, MX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/interweaving\/2020\/4\/24\/interweaving-16-covid-19-diaries-april-24-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &#8220;Interweaving #16: COVID 19 Diaries,&#8221;<\/a> The Weave News, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:48px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/northcountrynow.com\/stories\/river-advocates-ask-village-to-pass-resolution-codifying-rights-for-the-raquette,362497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;River Advocates&#8230;codifying Rights for the Raquette River,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;North Country Now, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ihyhR_e5SVk?si=kcrJacC2LbEfQnnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Protecting the Rights of Nature,&#8221;<\/a> Adirondack Climate Voices, Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/interweaving\/2020\/5\/15\/interweaving-17-protecting-the-pollinators?fbclid=IwAR2ZnQEXUO3Wl1E4m7szUa9IxYYxK_M3VVTBsvEZYvHzewDVrH6H-42u48w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrain.org\/2024\/nonfiction\/yes-and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Talking Wings, Queer Ecologies, and Rights of Rivers,&#8221; <\/a>Terrain. org, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/interweaving\/2020\/5\/15\/interweaving-17-protecting-the-pollinators?fbclid=IwAR2ZnQEXUO3Wl1E4m7szUa9IxYYxK_M3VVTBsvEZYvHzewDVrH6H-42u48w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weavenews.org\/stories\/2023\/4\/24\/were-trying-to-move-a-society-speaking-up-for-the-rights-of-rivers-in-the-north-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;We&#8217;re Trying to Move a Society,&#8221;<\/a> The Weave News, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informnny.com\/abc50-now\/potsdam-passes-resolution-giving-raquette-river-legal-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Potsdam Passes Resolution Giving Raquette River Legal Rights,&#8221;<\/a> InformNNY.com, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"http:\/\/celdf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/EOY-2022-Newsletter-Final-no-printers-marks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Artists Behind CELDF&#8217;s New Rights of Nature Logo,&#8221; <\/a>CELDF, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/stories\/in-defense-of-nature?fbclid=IwAR3jbLlbaCSn9AvHkuknWXJAwFwvsFFi5CRv5_arfkVqn9O9FtvcQVzY06k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;In Defense of Nature,&#8221; <\/a>August 14, 2022, Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, &#8220;Practicing Laws of Nature,&#8221; July &#8211; August 2022, Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/stories\/wild-center-climate-exhibit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Wild Center Highlights Adirondackers Working to Curb Climate Change,&#8221; <\/a>Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informnny.com\/abc50-now\/bill-of-rights-for-north-country-waterways-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Bill of Rights for North Country Waterways,&#8221;<\/a> ABC50 NOW, Watertown, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, &#8220;Rights of Nature Symposium Planned,&#8221; March 5-11, North Country This Week, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nny360.com\/news\/stlawrencecounty\/st-lawrence-university-receives-10-000-grant-to-support-north-country-waterways-project\/article_a41abf11-ba2e-5551-b05c-c9184c207a22.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;St. Lawrence University Receives $10,000 Grant to Support North Country Waterways Project,&#8221; <\/a>Watertown, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/news\/university-receives-10000-grant-support-north-country-waterways-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;University Receives $10,000 Grant to Support North Country Waterways Project<\/a>,&#8221; SLU, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, &#8220;Environmental Storytelling in the St. Lawrence River Watershed,&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/humanitiesny.org\/environmental-storytelling-in-the-st-lawrence-watershed\/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=d3390e2968-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_04_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_4156e3c688-d3390e2968-289294869&amp;mc_cid=d3390e2968&amp;mc_eid=a5c0c187b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Humanities New York<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nny360.com\/communitynews\/education\/art-land-and-environment-summit-underway-in-st-lawrence-county\/article_f0ac6889-dbd9-59d2-9015-37c38756aa99.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Art, Land, and Environment Summit underway in St. Lawrence County,&#8221;<\/a> NNY 360, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nny360.com\/news\/stlawrencecounty\/clarkson-professors-take-roles-in-art-land-environment-summit\/article_745eedf4-2aba-548b-bcff-5876f142de6d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> &#8220;Clarkson Professors Take Roles in Art, Land, Environment Summit,&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a>NNY 360, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informnny.com\/abc50-now\/through-upcoming-environmental-summit-two-north-country-filmmakers-hope-to-spark-local-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Through upcoming Environmental Summit, two North Country filmmakers&#8230;&#8221;,<\/a>&nbsp;ABC 50 Now, Watertown, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:48px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jury &amp; Grant Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022,&nbsp; HNY Action Grant Reviewer, Humanities New York, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021, Juror for Short Documentary Category, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circusinternationalfilmfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Circus International Film Festival<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:48px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory &amp; Board Positions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2024, Board Member at Potsdam Food Coop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023\/2024, NOAA Great Lakes Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, ADK Watershed Institute, Paul Smith College, NY<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023, Founder and President of the Board of Director at <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingrivers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Talking Rivers, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:48px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editorial Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 to Present, <a href=\"https:\/\/weavingrivers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Confluence: A Tapestry of Rivers and their Guardians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-spacer gb-block-spacer gb-divider-solid gb-divider-size-1\" style=\"color:#ddd\"><hr style=\"height:80px\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BFA in Visual Arts, SUNY Potsdam, NY (2011-2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-Major: Visual Arts &#8211; 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