Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways with Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker, the Deputy Director for the National Wildlife Federation’s Texas Coast and Water Program, provides a terrific discussion about urban water planning through a One Water lens and focuses on the connection between One Water and healthy waterways. It’s a great listen for those interested in their community’s water resources!

In this session, you’ll learn about: 

• Why urban water planning is important to protecting fish and wildlife habitat
• How a drought caused Jennifer to turn to urban water planning and One Water
• What healthy waterways are
• Why healthy waterways are important
• The four steps of a healthy waterways plan
• Samples of Healthy Waterways / One Water plans from around the country
• Jennifer’s thoughts on ensuring plans move from paper to implementation
• Why water planning is so important for communities and fish & wildlife habitat

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include: 

• Jennifer’s LinkedIn Page
• National Wildlife Federation’s website
• Article on the Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways report
• The Ensuring One Water Delivers for Healthy Waterways report
• TWV #152: Urban Water Systems and Sustainable Water Management with Newsha Ajami
• TWV #142: Los Angeles’ Approach to Infrastructure with Adel Hagekhalil

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