Billy Longfellow
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TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Passamaquoddy
PANEL: Water is Life
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Jennifer Neptune
/TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Penobscot
PANEL: Water is Life
Sam St. John
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TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Maliseet
PANEL: Water is Life
BIOGRAPHY
As a Maliseet tribal member, Sam has had a lifelong relationship with the environment on both a personal and professional level. Since 2016, he has worked as a Natural Resources Technician, mainly in the Meduxnekeag River, an international branch of the greater Wolastoq (St. John River) watershed. Projects include:
Meduxnekeag River water quality monitoring and river restoration
Atlantic salmon conservation efforts in Maine and New Brunswick, Canada in conjunction with First Nation and Canadian government entities
Climate change adaptation methods and action plan writing
Implementing methods of controlling invasive plants and animals
Wabanaki Youth in Science
Contributor to salmonid research in Mongolia through Rutgers University
