Basia Irland – National Geographic Society Newsroom

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Basia Irland – National Geographic Society Newsroom

Profile: Fulbright Scholar, Basia Irland is an author, poet, sculptor, installation artist, and activist who creates global water projects. She is Professor Emerita, Department of Art and Art History, University of New Mexico, where she established the Arts and Ecology Program. Irland works with scholars from diverse disciplines building rainwater harvesting systems; connecting communities and fostering dialogue along the entire length of rivers; filming and producing water documentaries; and creating waterborne disease projects around the world. She lectures and exhibits internationally and is regularly commissioned to do artistic river restoration projects. Check out her work at basiairland.com

Posts

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: Chaobai River, 潮白河, Beijing, China, November 13, 2017 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Saskatchewan Delta at Cumberland House, Canada., July 1, 2017 in Changing Planet
WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: Narmadā River, India, February 1, 2017 in Changing Planet
WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: French Broad River, Asheville, North Carolina, January 1, 2017 in Changing Planet
WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: Deckers Creek, West Virginia, December 1, 2016 in Changing Planet
WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: Great Miami River, Five Rivers Fountain of Lights, Dayton Ohio, November 1, 2016 in Changing Planet
WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS: Nisqually River, Washington State, October 1, 2016 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Amstel River at Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 1, 2016 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Nisqually River, Washington State, August 1, 2016 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Portneuf River, Pocatello, Idaho, July 17, 2016 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Bagmati River, Nepal, August 1, 2015 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Virgin River, Utah, July 1, 2015 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Yaqui River, Sonora, Mexico, June 1, 2015 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Eagle River, Colorado, May 1, 2015 in Changing Planet
What the River Knows: Kamo River, Japan, April 1, 2015 in Changing Planet