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Jennifer Walker

Senior program manager, National Wildlife Federation

Jennifer Walker is the Senior Program Manager for Water Program at National Wildlife Federation and works on the Texas Living Waters Project.

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Environment

Securing Texas’ water future, one lawn at a time

By Jennifer Walker and Ruthie Redmond, April 12, 2018

We need to act now to be prepared for the next drought — starting with putting less water on Texas lawns every day, not just during drought. Broad-scale adoption of outdoor watering ordinances could easily be considered a win-win-win, addressing landscape watering needs, the needs of cities and urban areas and the needs of the natural environment to sustain wildlife.

Environment

Ready, set, SWIFT: Time for water utilities to save

By Kathleen Jackson and Jennifer Walker, Dec. 20, 2017

There are many ways that communities can use water more efficiently and waste less of it. These strategies include repairing or replacing leaky infrastructure and installing meters that transmit real-time data so utilities can share information with consumers to help them track down problems.

Environment

Include needs of wildlife in Texas' water plans

By Jennifer Walker and Tom Spencer, Nov. 2, 2016

With our state's population expected to grow by nearly 10 million people by 2030, now is the time to get our water planning processes right.