How the River Flows
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow the River Flows explores the relationship between healthy forests and clean drinking water. You’ll hear from entrepreneurs and experts who will share their best ideas and use cases about conserving local forests while ensuring a lasting, clean supply of drinking water downstream.
In every episode, we’ll bring you a new take on how landowners are financially compensated for the tremendous environmental value that their family-owned forests provide to everyone.
How the River Flows is produced by Keeping Forests with Lee Schneider and supported by the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities. The Endowment works collaboratively with partners in the public and private sectors to identify innovative and transformative ways to support the health and vitality of our forests and the communities that rely on them. Music by Chuck Leavell. Producer: Red Cup Agency. Executive Producer: Judy A. Takats
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Episodes
Building Sustainably: Ask for Wood
July 22, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThis episode features a conversation with Pat Layton, director of Clemson Wood Utilization + Design Institute, Bruce Lindsey, Regional Director - Southeast US, Wood Products Council, and Scott Davis, Partnership Coordinator of Keeping Forests. Co-host Sam Cook is the Executive Director of Forest Assets for North Carolina State University in the College of Natural Resources, and he also serves as the Vice President of the Natural Resources Foundation. Sam, Pat, and Bruce discuss the evolving...
To Save a Forest, Use it: A Conversation with Dr. Jennie Stevens, Yvonne Knight Carter, and Brian Brashaw
July 08, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this episode, John Mulcahy, Vice President of Sustainability at Georgia-Pacific, speaks with Dr. Jennie Stephens, CEO of the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation, and Yvonne Knight Carter, a landowner and Board Chair of the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation. John also speaks with Brian Brashaw, Assistant Director for the Wood Innovations Program at the USDA Forest Service. Dr. Stevens heads the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation, which helps ensure low wealth landowners h...
the politics of collaboration
June 24, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis episode features an entertaining conversation with Vicki Taylor, Executive Coordinator of the Catawba Wateree Initiative, and Tracy Freeman, Director of Government Relations for the Ohio chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Judy A. Takats facilitates. Vicki helps businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders improve their leadership and strategic planning, while Tracy develops and implements policy strategies with government decision-makers to protect our lands and waters. They discuss th...
State and Federal Funding Sources for Water Protection
June 10, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, Holly Welch speaks with Kara Goodwin and James Kilgo about innovative funding options available for Source Water Protection, a proactive approach to safeguard drinking water quality, and the areas through which water travels. Goodwin works with regional, state, and local partners at the EPA to integrate Source Water Protection across environmental programs. Kilgo is a water protection specialist with the South Carolina Rural Water Association, with experience working with wa...
Economics of Source Water Protection
May 27, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDoctors Travis Warziniack and Justin Baker discuss the economics of payment for ecosystem services with host Leo Viana of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. Their conversation highlights how ecosystem services support local economies and positively connect the built environment and nature. Dr. Warziniack’s work has entailed the valuation of ecosystem services related to water resources and watershed health. Dr. Baker’s work focuses on economic modeling and policy analysis of forest land us...
The Triple-Bottom Line - Making a Case for Local Investment in Source Water Protection: A conversation with Dr. Bob Morgan and Dr. James McCarty
May 13, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode, Andres Villegas talks with Dr. Bob Morgan and Dr. James McCarty about source water protection and the benefits of local investment. Both have extensive experience in Source Water Protection at the Beaver Water District, a water utility in northwest Arkansas serving over 350,000 people. They discuss the problem with development and urbanization regarding water filtration and the importance of our forests in naturally filtering the water supply and keeping water treatment cost...
Can Water Fees Save Forests? Raven Lawson thinks so.
April 29, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode, Robert Farris talks to Raven Lawson about establishing watershed protection fees and the interconnectedness of forest management in keeping water supplies safe and thriving. Raven Lawson is the Watershed Protection Manager at Central Arkansas Water and is responsible for protecting and managing nearly 25,000 acres of watershed land and water resources owned by the utility. She offers her insight into watershed protection, the value of linking up with local citizenry and civi...
Easing into Watershed Protection with Taxes and Bonds featuring Lon Shell, Frank Davis, and Phillip Covington
April 15, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBIn this episode, Leslie Bobby of Southern Regional Extension Forestry talks to Frank Davis and Commissioner Lon Shell, important water management players in the Hill Country region of Texas, an area marked by considerable growth and development in recent years. They discuss how communities around San Antonio are using taxes and those around Austin are using bonds to ensure they have clean water for generations to come. Frank Davis is the Chief Conservation Officer at Hill Country Conserva...
Keeping Forests - Audacious Goals Require Different Thinking
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBHow the River Flows highlights how our region’s communities are banding together to conserve the 245 million acres of existing forests. Each episode will take a close look at the relationship between healthy forests and clean drinking water. We talk to the experts on the ground who share their best ideas for conserving local forests to ensure a lasting, clean supply of drinking water for future generations. Included in these discussions will be issues surrounding taxes and compensation, infr...
What We've Learned About Long-Term Investments in Water: A Conversation with Margaret Walls
March 16, 2021 02:47 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBKevin McIntyre speaks with Dr. Margaret A. Walls, an economist and a senior fellow at Resources for the Future and a specialist in conservation and ecosystem services. Her research is rooted in finding cost-effective remedies and building resilience in the aftermath of natural disasters like floods and wildfires. She explains the meaning behind ecosystem services and the specific societal values we get from nature, such as how forests naturally reduce flooding and how responsibly managed for...