Katie Clower
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Former Program Assistant / Youth Educator
Member of FMR staff since: March 2012
Duties: Coordinating youth programming at FMR (storm drain stenciling, water quality education, Cedar-Riverside Youth Stewardship Program, and other service learning opportunities); register volunteers for the Mississippi River Challenge and other FMR events.
Born: Santa Monica, CA
Hobbies: Dancing, hiking, baking, swimming in creeks, crosswords, and taking naps in the sun.
Favorite book: Evidence of Things Unseen by Maryanne Wiggins
Favorite music/bands: Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch, Michael Franti, J. S. Bach
Favorite location on the river: Crosby Regional Park, especially for early-morning birding.
Last big vacation: Home-stay and language study in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 2011. Unforgettable!
Conservation/environmental hero: Joanna Macy