River Management Roundtable

Do your river visitors speak a primary language other than English? If so, is your online and on-site safety and interpretive information being communicated effectively? Have you incorporated programs and tactics to support a community where two or three languages are commonly spoken?

SHARE the methods you use to communicate advice, rules, event invites, and requests for feedback from your multilingual river visitors in THIS SURVEY.

Then, JOIN us on Sep. 10 to review your examples and discuss how river managers and recreation groups provide multilingual river information, advice, and guidance so that they are understood and utilized before, during, and after a river trip.

Presenter

Jackie Dias is a Community Planner for the National Park Service supporting both the Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers Program and the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program. She joined the team after nearly two years as a Hispanic Access Foundation Fellow for the NPS Partnership Wild & Scenic Rivers Program in Western Massachusetts. Prior to her fellowships, Jackie earned a B.S. in Environmental Science and an M.S. in Environmental Conservation with a concentration in environmental policy and human dimensions both from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. Jackie has a strong passion for community conservation, land access, outdoor equity, and science communication. She is the co-founder and co-Program Coordinator for the Latino Outdoors Western Massachusetts team. Here, Jackie encourages Latine individuals and families to recreate outdoors comfortably and confidently. Outside of her work, you can find Jackie taking walks with her partner and pup, playing video games, baking, or cuddling with her cat, Luna.

Registration

On the second Tuesday of the month, the River Management Society hosts River Management Roundtables (virtual discussions) with professional river, greenway, and water trails leaders, planners, and managers who will benefit from peer-to-peer sharing. Our goal is to facilitate an open forum in which you can ask questions, share solutions and build comradery. There's no fee or membership requirement to attend, but registration is required to help us set expectations and improve our outreach. We will record the discussion and send it out to registrants within the week.

Watch the recording