Native Waters in the News

Fronteras/KJZZ. July 13, 2020.
A news story on a hay delivery organized by members of the NWAL project’s COVID19 response team and partners from the Hopi Tribal Extension/Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, University of Nevada, Reno, and Hopi Department of Natural Resources.

The Journal. June 3, 2020.
Article on a new program that will provide free firewood to members of the Hopi and Navajo tribes, organized by NWAL team member Trent Teegerstrom (University of Arizona Cooperative Extension) and partners from the US Forest Service, the National Forest Foundation, and other organizations.

Mrs. Green’s World. December 3, 2019.
An interview with Joe Seidenberg, Executive Director of Red Feather Development Group on establishing safe and healthy homes for American Indian Nations. Joe discusses Red Feather’s work to repair and improve homes on the Hopi and Navajo reservations of Arizona.

KUNR/Mountain West News Bureau. November 4, 2019.
A news story on the 2019 NWAL Tribal Summit and some of the issues and perspectives behind the NWAL project.

This Is Reno. October 25, 2019.
A news story about the Fifth Annual NWAL Tribal Summit held in Reno, Nevada Oct. 23 & 24, 2019.

California Adaptation Forum blog. June 6, 2018.
A guest post for the California Adaptation Forum blog about the NWAL Youth Day event held at Salish Kootenai College in Montana on May 3, 2018 and the importance of youth engagement in our work.

Scientia. March 28, 2018.
Native Waters on Arid Lands program director Maureen McCarthy discusses the importance of the NWAL project and efforts to enhance tribal agricultural resilience by integrating native wisdom with western science.

Science Friday. January 12, 2018.
Native Waters on Arid Lands team member Karlatta Chief discusses her work monitoring waterways of the Navajo Nation after the Gold King Mine spill.

National Geographic Voices, Nexus Media News. May 1, 2017.
Michael Kotutwa Johnson from the University of Arizona shares Hopi dryland farming methods.

KNPR. April 10, 2017.
Native Waters program director Dr. Maureen McCarthy talks with KNPR about climate change in Nevada.

New York Times. March 23, 2017.

The Desert Sun. March 9, 2017.

EOS. February 28, 2017.
Co-authored by Native Waters researcher Dr. Michael Dettinger.

National Geographic. Sept. 16, 2016.

Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (FRTEP). August 10, 2016.
A video on the Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Program (FRTEP)’s work with the Navajo Beef Program and the Farm to School Program, featuring Native Waters team member Trent Teegerstrom.

Thriving Earth Exchange, American Geophysical Union. June 2016.
A story about the Native Waters on Arid Lands project.

MyNews4.com & KRVN. February 13, 2016.

AAAS News Briefing, February 13, 2016. A panel news briefing with Maureen McCarthy, Loretta Singletary, Karletta Chief and Derek Kauneckis during the 2016 AAAS annual meeting.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science. February 13, 2016.
A short documentary film highlighting the importance of water resources to members of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the Fallon-Shoshone Paiute Tribe, and the effects of water scarcity.