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In 2017, I joined the Narrow River Preservation Association (NRPA) as a board member. As a board member, I contribute to strategic planning, watershed stewardship, and the planning and execution of fundraising and outreach events. I also participate as a water quality monitor for the River Watch program, and coordinator of the NRPA Bi-annual River Clean Up and River Watch Data Accessibility projects.
In Spring of 2019 I became a certified diver in underwater photography, specializing in videography. Sharing the alien underwater world through video has become one of my passions. See some of my projects below:
Featured on the URI Diving Safety and Research website:
<iframe width="729" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r6-x8TiTK08" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Featured on the Narrow River Preservation Association website:
<iframe width="729" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aExRCdO9KAk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>In these hubs of aquatic information, I was able to introduce visitors to local and exotic marine life through feeding demonstrations, touch tanks, short speeches, and one-on-one dialogue. I felt that by sharing with others my knowledge of, and wonder for the marine world that they might become more conscious of their environmental footprint.
For my Girl Scout Gold Award project, “Something Fishy at the Market," I worked closely with the director of Biomes Marine Biology Center, to develop a curriculum as a guide for educators to address sustainable seafood in the classroom. In addition to this curriculum, I also created a blog that covered topics such as bioaccumulation, mercury poisoning, and apps to help people identify sustainable seafood, and developed media for Biomes Marine Biology Center centered around fishery sustainability.