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CONSERVE, Tribal Communities Work to Preserve Oklahoma Rivercane Ecosystems

A team from The University of Alabama and Alabama Water Institute’s CONSERVE research group recently spent a productive week working with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Their goal was to observe and understand native rivercane populations — a plant species that is important to the watersheds and cultural lifeways of…


Data Storyteller Joins CONSERVE Research Group

The Alabama Water Institute’s Community Orientated Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering, or CONSERVE, Research Group welcomes Parker King as a graduate research assistant. In his role, King will engage with texts through platforms such as ArcGIS and ESRI StoryMaps, exploring innovative ways to present data in a more accessible format. “I hope…


AWI’s CONSERVE Research Group Awarded $250,000

The Alabama Water Institute’s Community-Oriented Nature-based Science for Ecosystem Restoration and Versatile Engineering, or CONSERVE, research group was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the United States Army Corps of Engineers Engineering with Nature Program for its Acequia Science and Tribal Engagement Support project. The multi-year project will take place in Arizona and New Mexico,…


AWI Partners with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Youth Corps Program

The Alabama Water Institute recently became a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Youth Corps Program. This program enables USFWS to fund work on public lands through student internships. AWI CONSERVE interns who complete a minimum of 640 hours of work benefitting public lands are eligible to receive a two-year Public Lands Corps…


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