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Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Volume 15, Issue 1 (20th Anniversary Issue, Summer 2019)

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Mobile’s Steel Magnolia Turns Red to Green | Casi Callaway, Mobile Baykeeper

  • By: Ellen Simon
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

“You go big or go home. We went big.” By Ellen Simon. Photos by ©Andy Levin, courtesy of Culture Trip. 用中文阅读 / Read in Chinese...

Native Son | Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper

  • By: Tom Quinn
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Fred Tutman returned to his “home river” to fight environmental and social injustice. By Tom Quinn. Photos by ©Nigel Parry, courtesy of...

Letter from the President, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  • By: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

My impossible choice: 20 years, 20 Waterkeepers. Deciding on 20 Waterkeepers to highlight for our 20th anniversary was a daunting task. How could we...

Tomorrow is Today | Hao Xin, Qiantang River Waterkeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Hao Xin is using grassroots activism to forge innovative solutions to securing the future of China’s water resources. By Eugene K. Chow. Photos...

The Death & Life of Tar Creek | Rebecca Jim, Tar Creekkeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

At one of America’s worst Superfund sites, Rebecca Jim keeps the faith. By Robin Meadows. Photos by ©Ian Maule, courtesy of Culture Trip. Tar...

Her Way of Life | Liliana Guerrero, Bocas de Ceniza Waterkeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Colombia’s magnificent Magdalena River has found its fiercest advocate and defender in Liliana Geurrero. By Andres Bermudez. Photos by ©Stephen...

Missionary for Chile’s Wild Central Coast | Rodrigo de la O, Maule Itata Coastkeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Oversized coffins, massive rallies, big wins. By Rocío Muñoz. Photos by ©Tamara Merino, courtesy of Culture Trip. At 3:34 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2010,...

The Doc of the Bay | Sejal Choksi-Chugh, San Francisco Baykeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Sejal Choksi-Chugh is leading the fight to restore San Francisco Bay to health. By Robin Meadows. Photos by ©Chloe Aftel, courtesy of Culture Trip....

Enlightened, Green, and Fearless | Senglong Youk, Tonle Sap Lake Waterkeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Long a Buddhist monk, now a Waterkeeper, he’s the champion of millions of Cambodia’s poorest citizens. By Lauren Evans. Photos by ©Erika...

Louisiana Purpose | Dean Wilson, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper

  • By: ajcarapella
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

On his way to the Amazon, Dean Wilson stopped in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. He never left and has devoted his life to saving it. By Michael...

Battling for Bangladesh’s Waters and its People | Sharif Jamil, Buriganga Riverkeeper

  • By: Ellen Simon
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Sharif Jamil leads with “a level of irrational fearlessness that comes from doing the right thing.” By Ellen Simon. Photos by ©Farhad Rahman,...

Culture Trip Presents: Waterkeeper Warriors Across the World

  • By: Waterkeeper Alliance
  • Waterkeeper Warriors, Part 1 of 2

Culture Trip is a travel site and app that celebrates what’s special and unique about places, people, and cultures across the globe. With an international...

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