The program’s final year

Future Rivers is a National Science Foundation program funded through a five-year grant. Since the start, program leadership has been pursuing various paths for sustainable funding to allow the program to continue beyond the grant period, with an ultimate goal of creating a Center for Freshwater Science at the University of Washington. 

Congratulations Athena Bertolino, UW College of Environment 2024 Awardee for Outstanding Community Impact

The Awards Committee was impressed with the breadth and depth of Athena’s work and the impact that she has, which was highlighted in her nomination letters. Her nominators note that she is absolutely essential to the success and impact of Future Rivers; she is completely dedicated to making the UW and College of the Environment a world leader in transdisciplinary environmental science research and education; and her extraordinary commitment to excellence.

Elwha Summer Institute Product

Year 3 cohort students attending last year’s Summer Institute studying the Elwha River in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula recently completed their joint project. If you are on campus this summer or fall, stop by the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences building on Boat Street along the waterfront to check it out.