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PLANET WATER
What kinds of human interventions can help the health of marine life?

Nancy Knowlton
Sant Chair of Marine Science
National Museum of Natural History

IT’S NOT EASY BEING AMPHIBIAN: THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER
How does water quality and quantity relate to conserving amphibians in captivity and the wild?

Ed Smith & Jennifer Sevin
Biologists
National Zoological Park

LISTENING TO THE WATER NATIONS
How do Indigenous peoples perceive and respond to water issues?

Douglas Herman
Senior Geographer
National Museum of the American Indian

A LOOK BACK AT MUSIC AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY APPROACH
How can music build awareness of environmental issues?

Jeff Place
Archivist
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage/Folkways

LOOKING AT GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES FROM SPACE
What can orbiting satellites tell us about Earth’s greatest resource?

Andrew Johnston
Geographer
National Air and Space Museum

THE NITROGEN PROBLEM: CAUSES AND REMEDIES
How can our actions affect coastal waters and the cycle of an essential element?

Thomas Jordan
Senior Scientist
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

SINK OR FLOAT: WATER AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS
How does design solve problems of individuals and communities around the world in sustainable ways?

Cynthia E. Smith & Caroline Payson
Curator of Socially Responsible Design & Educator
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

THE DEAD ZONE: HYPOXIA IN MARINE SYSTEMS
Are dead zones really dead? Winners, losers and surprises when oxygen levels drop in coastal waters.

Andrew Altieri
Ecologist
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

DESERT TO RAINFOREST: BIODIVERSITY, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, AND THE ROLE OF FRESH WATER.
Whether scarce or abundant, water shapes the biodiversity around us. Are the rules of nature the same in an Arizona desert as in a Panamanian rainforest?

Sharon Ryan
Public Programs Director
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

SCIENCE AND SYMBOL: HOW WATER HAS SHAPED AMERICA
How can art serve as a tool to understand science, history and more?

Suzannah Niepold & Sally Otis
Educators
Smithsonian American Art Museum

INNOVATIONS IN CLEAN WATER
How are inventors and innovators working to improve access to clean water globally?

Tricia Edwards
Education Specialist, Lemelson Center
National Museum of American History

TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE: HOW DOES THE AMOUNT OF WATER AFFECT PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT?
What relationship does the amount of water resources available to a plant have on their ability to flourish? 

Cindy Brown
Horticulturist
Smithsonian Institution Gardens

IS THE FOREST A SPONGE? LESSONS FROM THE PANAMA CANAL WATERSHED
What can the Panama Canal Watershed tell us about ecosystems on a larger scale?

Jefferson Hall
Research Biologist
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY: AN ONGOING TRADITION IN AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
What are the different kinds of reasons why people care about the environment?

Ed Schupman
Educator
National Museum of the American Indian

WATER QUALITY AND INVASIONS: A GLOBAL APPROACH
How do invasive species influence—both positively and negatively—the world’s water systems?

Amy Fowler
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Marine Invasions Lab
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

THE ROLE OF FORESTS ON WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY
Does the health of water depend on the health of land?

Geoffrey “Jess” Parker
Senior Scientist and Forest Ecologist
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND PEOPLE
How can we stop polluting the water with elements essential to our lives?

Donald Weller
Senior Scientist, Ecological Modeling Lab
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

COMBINING REAL AND VIRTUAL WATERSHEDS TO TEACH STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SOUND SCIENCE.
How can we best prepare students for the environmental challenges they will face in the future?

Mark Haddon
Education Director
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

NO NEW WATER
How does your backyard fit into your watershed? 

Gail S. Lowe & Tony Thomas
Senior Historian and Education Program Coordinator
Anacostia Community Museum

MI TIERRA, MI MUNDO—SCIENCE AND CULTURE OF THE WATERSHED
What is the relationship between culture and the environment, and can students learn about it in the virtual world?

Melissa Carrillo & Emily Key
Director of New Media and Technology and Education Programs Manager
Smithsonian Latino Center

THE HISTORY OF WATER PROTECTION LEGISLATION
What has been the impact of legislation on water quality, and what governmental actions are still needed? 

Catherine Christen
Graduate and Professional Training Manager
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute