Who Is Waterkeeper?
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Daru Setyorini, Brantas River Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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Daru Setyorini is the Brantas River Waterkeeper in Indonesia. She grew up near the river and has many happy childhood memories of swimming and playing...
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Who Is Waterkeeper: Gordon Rogers, Flint Riverkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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The Flint River originates in the Upper Piedmont region of Georgia near the outskirts of Atlanta Metro and runs nearly 350 miles downstream — and downstate...
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Who is Waterkeeper: Alberto Guillén, La Paz Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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The Bay of La Paz in Baja California, Mexico is a stunningly biodiverse body of water situated within the Gulf of California at the southern end of the...
![Jeff Currie the Lumber Riverkeeper is pointing his finger. He is wearing a red shirt and there are green trees behind him.](https://waterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jeff-Currie-Credit_-The-Assembly--350x233.jpeg)
Who is Waterkeeper: Jefferson Currie II, Lumber Riverkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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Jeff Currie had only been on the job as Lumber Riverkeeper for a few weeks in 2018 when Hurricane Florence came barreling through North Carolina. The devastating...
![Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Guy Alsentzer stands in knee deep water in a river with trees in the background.](https://waterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_8994-285x350.jpg)
Who is Waterkeeper: Guy Alsentzer, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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There’s an old expression in Montana: “Whiskey’s for drinking, and water’s for fighting.” Leading that fight as Upper Missouri Waterkeeper is...
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Who is Waterkeeper: Ivy Frignoca, Casco Baykeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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When the Casco Baykeeper position opened up six years ago, Ivy Frignoca jumped at the opportunity. Frignoca is a lawyer and environmental advocate, whose...
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Who is Waterkeeper: John Forrester, Werribee Riverkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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John Forrester has been the Werribee Riverkeeper in Australia since 2014. His love of the river, however, goes back much further than that. Forrester has...
![The East Kali River Waterkeeper, Sonal Bhushan, stands next to a river with green trees along the riverbanks.](https://waterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/East-Kali-River-Waterkeeper-Sonal-Bhushan-with-the-Riverbody-305x350.jpg)
Who is Waterkeeper: Sonal Bhushan, East Kali River Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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The East Kali River in India runs for 300 miles, through eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state located in the northern end of...
![Sandy Bihn walks on a rocky beach near the water.](https://waterkeeper.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/bihn-sandy-water-picpic-1-350x239.jpg)
Who is Waterkeeper: Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie Waterkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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Sandy Bihn has been Lake Erie Waterkeeper since 2004, though she says she has had an inherent love of water her entire life, something that has always...
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Who is Waterkeeper: Kathy Phillips, Assateague Coastkeeper
- By: Thomas Hynes
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Kathy Phillips has been the Assateague Coastkeeper in the coastal watersheds of Maryland and Virginia’s Coastal Bays watershed for going on 14 years....