Appreciating World Mountain Day with Water Engineer...

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Appreciating World Mountain Day with Water Engineer @jack__hogan

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“Mountains provide better flood protection and water storage than any man-made structure,” water engineer and Fulbright fellow Jack Hogan (@jack__hogan) explains. The son of a park ranger in Northern California, Jack grew up on a freshwater lake; he spent his summers fishing and his winters hiking through creeks up in the mountains. Today, most of Jack’s work reverses the negative effects of infrastructure projects from the 20th century to strike a balance between humans and nature.

Jack is naturally drawn to photographing waterscapes. “I especially enjoy capturing the effect that water can have on a landscape,” Jack says. “This is easy to recognize in a place like the Grand Canyon, but you can also see it in a stream no wider than your finger.” He hopes his digital storytelling skills will someday bridge the gap between scientific research and policymaking.

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