On Our Watch
On Our Watch is a podcast that examines Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis and the ways in which it impacts our communities, industries and culture. This podcast will explore issues facing the Louisiana coast through conversations with local residents, community leaders, and experts.
Episodes
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Jacqueline Richard is the Director of Coastal Studies & GIS Technologies at Nunez Community College, where she has led the program since 2022. She has decades of experience in the field and the classroom studying Louisiana’s disappearing coast. Jacqueline was also recently named among the winners of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s (CRCL) 2024 Coastal Stewardship Awards.
Nunez Community College Coastal Studies Program - https://catalog.nunez.edu/programs/coastal-studies-gis-technology/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YDXaBN8Ca7U
Wednesday May 01, 2024
#34 - Jessica Dandridge-Smith of The Water Collaborative
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Jessica Dandridge-Smith is the Executive Director for The Water Collaborative, an organization dedicated to urban water management in the Greater New Orleans region. As Executive Director, Jessica focuses on community led adaptation and mitigation as the core to water justice and climate resiliency strategies. Today The Water Collaborative focuses on water management, hazard mitigation, water justice through access, affordability, and quality, and equitable community transformation through blue/green jobs and the renewable economy.
The Water Collaborative - https://www.nolawater.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uXC7zGDGeIY
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
#33 - Peter Waggonner of GNO Inc.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Peter Waggonner is the Public Policy Director for Greater New Orleans, Inc., Southeast Louisiana’s regional economic development organization. His portfolio encompasses infrastructure, insurance, and the environment at local, state, and federal levels. He also manages the Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance (CSFI) and GNO, Inc.’s resilience work.
Greater New Orleans, Inc. - https://gnoinc.org/
Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance - https://csfi.info/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hXV41XhlWws
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
#32 - Halle Parker of WWNO
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Halle Parker is the Coastal Desk Reporter for WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio. She reports on a wide range of environmental topics including Louisiana’s coastal landloss crisis, the energy sector, environmental justice issues, and much more. She is also the co-host of WWNO’s Sea Change podcast.
WWNO’s Coastal Desk - https://www.wwno.org/coastal-desk
Sea Change Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1172193717/sea-change
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NDgDHKIrkFo
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
#31 - Dan Favre of Greater New Orleans Foundation
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Dan Favre is the Director of Environmental Programs at the Greater New Orleans Foundation, an institution dedicated to driving positive impact through philanthropy, leadership, and action in the Greater New Orleans Region. Dan has spent many years working in environmental advocacy. In this position, Dan works to ensure equitable climate change adaptation and mitigation in the region.
Greater New Orleans Foundation: https://www.gnof.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4zbNSIAsTg8
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
#30 - Scott Ancar of Jennie V’s Seafood
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Scott Ancar is the Owner and Manager of Jennie V’s Seafood, an oyster distributor based in Houma, Louisiana. Scott is a pillar in the oyster industry, bringing over 35 years of oyster harvesting and farming experience. He runs Jennie V’s Seafood together with his wife, Jennie V Ancar.
Jennie V’s Seafood: https://www.jennievsseafood.com/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zQYkL3K-neU
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
#29 - Renee Collini of The Water Institute
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Renee Collini, Ph.D., Director of the Gulf Center for Equitable Climate Resilience at The Water Institute, brings years of experience in providing tools and support to federal, state, and local entities pursuing adaptation and resilience strategies. In her position, Renee draws from on-the-ground experience working in underserved communities and navigating federal, state, and local governmental processes and systems to help support effective and equitable climate resilience planning and action in communities across the Gulf Coast.
The Water Institute: https://thewaterinstitute.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Oicg7tzAiCQ
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
#28 - Erik Johnson of Audubon Delta
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Erik Johnson is the Director of Conservation Science for the Audubon Delta office of the National Audubon Society. Audubon Delta works across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and their habitats. Erik joined Audubon in April 2011 as a Conservation Biologist for the Mississippi Flyway and Gulf Coast Initiative, and since then has helped develop many bird monitoring initiatives including Audubon’s Coastal Bird Survey.
Audubon Delta - https://delta.audubon.org/
Urban Native Greens community science nest monitoring initiative -
https://delta.audubon.org/urbannativegreens
https://urbannativegreens.fieldscope.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Qn_APSDNK0Y
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
#27 - Jessica Henkel of The Water Institute
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Jessica Henkel is the Deputy Director to the Chief Scientist at the Water Institute as well as the Director of the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana. Jessica brings 15 years of research, collaborative science and planning to her role coordinating technical teams at The Water Institute. Her areas of expertise include science advising and coordination, structured decision making, large-scale restoration planning, and avian ecology.
The Water Institute: https://thewaterinstitute.org/
To watch our feature length documentary, On Our Watch, visit: https://youtu.be/hTOl5tMKjZw
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pGciHQ_jxkg
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
#26 - Dean Wilson of the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Dean Wilson is the Executive Director and Founder of Atchafalaya Basinkeeper. A member organization of Waterkeeper Alliance, Atchafalaya Basinkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the swamps, lakes, rivers, streams and bayous of the Atchafalaya Basin for future generations. Dean is deeply passionate about the Atchafalaya Basin. When he is not out patrolling or educating communities about the Basin and its many threats and treasures, he works with his family-owned and operated swamp tour business, Last Wilderness Swamp Tours.
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper: https://www.basinkeeper.org/
For more information and past episodes, visit: https://onourwatch.podbean.com/
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TWkgMvugoP0