Thinking Like Water

Renea Roberts — Filmmaker, Thinking Like Water

Renea Roberts is a documentary storyteller working at the intersection of practical and philosophical meaning—exploring cultural and physical landscapes, civic relationships, and empowerment. Her work observes complex social issues and elevates community knowledge through an emotive, accessible style.  Read more about Renea in this interview by Jessica Rath in Abiquiu News – Who Produced Thinking Like Water ?

Jeffrey Boland-Prom — Beaver Habitat Specialist, Watershed Advocate, Conservation Leader

Jeff Boland-Prom is Vice President and Founding Member of Illinois Beaver Alliance.  Jeff is a graduate of the Beaver Institute’s BeaverCorps training program, where he learned state-of-the-art techniques for managing beaver conflicts. He brings together his love of nature with his education in applied mathematics and previous teaching experience. His efforts on behalf of the Illinois Beaver Alliance include watershed outreach, research, regenerative agriculture, and agroforestry. He is currently working on wetland restoration with Wonderland Community Project in McHenry County. He can be reached at jeff.boland-prom@illinoisbeaveralliance.org

Learn more about Jeffrey’s work.

January 27 — 7:30 PM ET

Kathryn Alexander — Chief Strategist, Regenerative Systems Thinker, Educator

Kathryn Alexander, MA is Chief Strategist for SoilSmart–SoilWise.org, one of the first organizations to assemble regenerative architects and ecological planners. A consultant, author, and educator, she specializes in ethics, systems thinking, and regenerative change, grounding her work in learning from nature as the ultimate expert. Her focus includes the biotic pump, planetary cooling systems, and applying the Living Systems Framework™ to resilient building and development. Learn more about Kathryn’s work.

January 27 — 7:30 PM ET

Lia Griesser — Wildlife Conservationist, Restoration Coordinator, Landscape Designer

Lia Griesser serves on the board of Albuquerque Wildlife Federation and works for Bat Conservation International, coordinating stream and spring restoration from design to field implementation. With a Master of Landscape Architecture and a background in cultural and natural resource management, Lia applies process-based restoration techniques to help landscapes regenerate. She combines artful design, watershed science, and community engagement to promote resilient ecosystems. Learn more about Lia’s work.

February 3 — 7:30 PM ET

Cameron Weber — Habitat Conservation Director, Rio Grande Return, Riverscape Restoration Practitioner, Conservation Planner 


Cameron Weber is the Habitat Conservation Program Director for Rio Grande Return, where she leads conservation planning, agriculture-to-nature land use transitions, native plant and seed development, and riverscape and ecosystem restoration in the arid Southwest using low-tech, process-based methods. She holds a Master’s in Community and Regional Planning from the University of New Mexico. Cameron brings over 18 years of experience in ecological farming and habitat restoration, and serves on the boards of the Albuquerque Wildlife Federation and the Southwest Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration. Learn more about Cameron’s work.


February 3 — 7:30 PM ET

Brad Lancaster — Rainwater Harvester, Permaculture Instructor, Author

Brad Lancaster is an expert in rainwater harvesting, passive solar design, permaculture, and community-driven native food forestry. His books on Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and his bold, innovative strategies help communities restore ecosystems, grow food, and manage water in dry regions using practical, low-cost, nature-based solutions. Learn more about Brad’s work.

February 10 — 7:00 PM ET

Zuzka Mulkerin — Program Director, Nature-Based Solutions Advocate, Educator

Zuzka Mulkerin is the volunteer Program Director of the Voices of Water program at Biodiversity for a Livable Climate in Massachusetts. She collaborates with European partners including People and Water Slovakia, Water Holistic, and the Slovak University of Agriculture through Horizon Europe projects such as SystR and WaterGrid, focused on nature-based solutions for climate resilience and sustainable water management. Originally from Czechoslovakia and now based in New Jersey, Zuzka integrates her background in finance operations management at Pepsi Slovakia with ecology, education, and community-based water restoration.

February 10 — 7:00 PM ET

John Lambert — Water Retention Educator, Project Coordinator

John Lambert has lived his entire life in rural New Hampshire. In 1976, he and his wife Janice built an off-grid homestead on 30 acres, where they raised their two daughters without electricity for ten years. With a background in engine repair from the US Army, John went on to become an instructor, car dealer, and bicycle dealer. His auto dealership received national recognition for energy efficiency, including a Fiat Chrysler environmental award and an EPA Energy Star award. Today, John continues Janice’s legacy as project coordinator for Voices of Water, leading water retention education and hands-on projects, while still living at their off-grid home with modest solar power.

February 10 — 7:00 PM ET

Bill Zeedyk — Ecological Restoration Pioneer, Biologist, Author, Let the Water Do the Work, Featured Expert in Thinking Like Water, a Five-part Documentary Series

Bill Zeedyk is a living legend. After 34 years as a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service, he launched a second career restoring degraded streams, wetlands, and floodplains using low-tech, low-cost, and low-risk methods that work with nature. Over seven decades, Bill has helped heal hundreds of miles of waterways in the desert southwest and beyond, mentored thousands of practitioners and volunteers, and taught people across the world to read the land, slow water, and trust natural processes. He is the author of Let the Water Do the Work and the featured expert throughout the Thinking Like Water five-part docuseries. Learn more about Bill’s work.

February 17 — 7:30 PM ET

Shantini Ramakrishnan — Conservation Scientist, Educator, Community Restoration Leader

Shantini Ramakrishnan builds capacity for local leadership in landscape conservation through the Conservation Science Center at Highlands University, based at the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute. An educator and practitioner, she develops place-based outdoor learning programs that create pathways into STEM disciplines. Her work focuses on habitat restoration, water and soil capture, and community-led restoration in northern New Mexico, including post-fire landscapes following the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. Learn more about Shantini’s work.

February 17 — 7:30 PM ET

Dr. Katie Ross  —  Bio4Climate Facilitator

Katie Ross is an independent writer and researcher with a background spanning ecology, renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, transdisciplinary research, and transformative sustainability learning. Her work connects restoration, water cycles, biodiversity, and climate resilience through story and practice.  Read more about Katie.