{"id":566,"date":"2026-08-19T16:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/?page_id=566"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:59:37","slug":"press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/press\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\">\u201cRiver Advocates\u2026codifying Rights for the Raquette River,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0North Country Now, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ihyhR_e5SVk?si=kcrJacC2LbEfQnnz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cProtecting the Rights of Nature,\u201d<\/a> Adirondack Climate Voices, Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cTalking Wings, Queer Ecologies, and Rights of Rivers,\u201d <\/a>Terrain. org, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cWe\u2019re Trying to Move a Society,\u201d<\/a> The Weave News, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.informnny.com\/abc50-now\/potsdam-passes-resolution-giving-raquette-river-legal-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPotsdam Passes Resolution Giving Raquette River Legal Rights,\u201d<\/a> InformNNY.com, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cArtists Behind CELDF\u2019s New Rights of Nature Logo,\u201d <\/a>CELDF, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/stories\/in-defense-of-nature?fbclid=IwAR3jbLlbaCSn9AvHkuknWXJAwFwvsFFi5CRv5_arfkVqn9O9FtvcQVzY06k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cIn Defense of Nature,\u201d <\/a>August 14, 2022, Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022, \u201cPracticing Laws of Nature,\u201d July \u2013 August 2022, Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adirondackexplorer.org\/stories\/wild-center-climate-exhibit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWild Center Highlights Adirondackers Working to Curb Climate Change,\u201d <\/a>Adirondack Explorer, Saranac Lake, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cBill of Rights for North Country Waterways,\u201d<\/a> ABC50 NOW, Watertown, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022, \u201cRights of Nature Symposium Planned,\u201d March 5-11, North Country This Week, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cSt. Lawrence University Receives $10,000 Grant to Support North Country Waterways Project,\u201d <\/a>Watertown, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/news\/university-receives-10000-grant-support-north-country-waterways-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cUniversity Receives $10,000 Grant to Support North Country Waterways Project<\/a>,\u201d SLU, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021, \u201cEnvironmental Storytelling in the St. Lawrence River Watershed,\u201d<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\n\n\n<li>2020, \u00a0<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\">\u201cArt, Land, and Environment Summit underway in St. Lawrence County,\u201d<\/a> NNY 360, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\"> \u201cClarkson Professors Take Roles in Art, Land, Environment Summit,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>NNY 360, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cThrough upcoming Environmental Summit, two North Country filmmakers\u2026\u201d,<\/a>\u00a0ABC 50 Now, Watertown, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\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, \u201cEx Libris #2470,\u201d Colectivo Art\u00edstico Morelia,\u00a0Radio y TV Nicolaita Oficial \/ UMSNH, Morealia, Mexico<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greendreamer.com\/podcast\/tzintzun-aguilar-izzo-blake-lavia-talking-wings-collective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cWater is Life,\u201d<\/a> Green Dreamer, Online<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cDoes Nature Have Rights? A Conversation\u2026\u201d<\/a> Radio Kingston, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201cInterweaving #25, Thinking Beyond Settler Systems\u201d <\/a>The Weave News, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u201c<\/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>\u201c, North Country Public Radio, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xuLofaX24t4&amp;fbclid=IwAR374Ll0lQT3qIQPXyuThzsuVJaAvc-hw4JH0Wc87xhealNbK-ok1cTuKxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cLarger, Freer, More Loving,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\">\u00a0\u201cAsian American Herald,\u201d<\/a> NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\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\"> \u201cNorth Country artists, scholars take action to tackle climate change,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>North Country Public Radio (NCPR), Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020, \u201c<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 \u2013 Colectivo Talking Wings,\u201d<\/a> Coatepec, Veracruz, MX<\/li>\n\n\n\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\"> \u201cInterweaving #16: COVID 19 Diaries,\u201d<\/a> The Weave News, Canton, NY, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Podcasts &amp; Radio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-566","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":567,"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/566\/revisions\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blakelavia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}