Elodie Linck

My name is Elodie Linck (she/her) and I am the Jeanne Hutchins Youth Climate Coordinator at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, NY.

I live on Haudenosaunee territory in Saranac Lake, NY in the Adirondacks. I care about rivers because they hold beauty and strength, support human and non-human life, carry stories, and connect people to one another. It is our responsibility to protect natural spaces, including our waterways, for ourselves and for future generations. I love to dance, read, learn, run, cross country ski, hike, canoe, and work to make our world a more just and sustainable place!

Anusha Pahar

School: Saranac Lake Senior High School

Hometown: Saranac Lake

Rivers play a very important role in my daily life ,and they help shape the features of Earth. I care about rivers and their rights in order for future generations to enjoy the wonderful creations that rivers and nature have to offer. 

I enjoy reading books, traveling around the world, playing volleyball with my friends, and spending time with my family.

Lorna Maie Thomas

My name is Lorna Maie Thomas, I'm bear clan from Akwesasne. In my early years I attended the Akwesasne Freedom School, a Mohawk immersion school located in Akwesasne. I graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 2021, where I majored in Women's and Gender Studies, minored in Museum Studies, Anthropology, and Native Studies. I currently work as a Cultural Educator and Museum Tech for the Native North American Travelling College.

Nature, and especially rivers, were a core part of my childhood growing up along the St. Lawrence River. I have so many great memories of hanging out with my family and swimming in the river. Some of my favourite things to do are beading, hanging out with my friends, and paddle boarding (when it's warm).

Tamara Jolly

Organization: Fellow at Adirondack Diversity Initiative; SUNY ESF Ranger School Alumni; High School Science Teacher for Baltimore City Public Schools

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA & Baltimore, MD

Nature is such a precious gift that must be honored and protected. I feel a profound appreciation for our natural resources and a need to advocate for its protection. I personally have been inspired, and my soul rejuvenated, by my time in nature, and I feel that I truly understand its importance both scientifically and emotionally. I have witnessed the gaps of knowledge that must be addressed to fully understand this beauty, and I hope to continue facilitating this work this in my classroom and community.

I am an avid bird watcher that loves to hike and travel. I especially love camping and going on adventures with her partner, while also finding creative ways to incorporate nature education into my classroom.

Tom VandeWater

Hometown: Colton & Canton, NY

Our rivers connect us all.
The quality of our rivers reflects the quality of our lives.

The Grasse River will continue to be my area of study.

Jenna Audlin

School: Saranac Lake High

Hometown: Lake Clear, NY

I want to help protect rivers because of their importance to our communities and the planet as a whole.

Grace A. Romer

School: SUNY Potsdam

Hometown: Garrison, NY

I care about nature and rivers because these ecosystems are essential to the prosperity and survival of beings; without protections and care, present and future generations, human and non-human, will experience environmental degradation, resulting in the degradation of the quality of life.

Dreams: To apply my passion for principle and values towards pursuing a career in environmental policy and law.

Alessandro Marangelli

My name is Alessandro Marangelli. I am a student at St. Lawrence University, but I come from Rome, Italy. I am double majoring in Anthropology and Environmental Studies, and minoring in Global Studies. I am interested in sustainability, specifically the intersection between environmental, cultural, social, physical, and spiritual sustainability.

I have always felt connected to nature because of my grandparents. They are the reason why I fight for its preservation and restoration. We all depend on our Earth and so protecting it means protecting ourselves.

Amanda Barreto Salgueiro

School: St. Lawrence University

Hometown: Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil

I am an international student from Brazil, who has always considered rivers and seas home. From the Paraíba, where I was born, to the Adriatic Sea and currently the St Lawrence Watershed, water has always hosted me.

Protecting waterways and the life that they shelter is a crucial step to change the exploitative and resource oriented system in which we live. In my work as a young activist, I hope to envision ways in which we can localize our environmental actions whilst globalizing our solidarity with peoples around the world opposing climate change and the destruction of ecosystems. In addition to the Voice of Rivers Committee, I am also a part of the Confluence Project (Talking Wings and Weave News) that will highlight the voice of River Guardians around the globe.