Austin Sierra Club March General Meeting -- Water for People and the Environment

Join us at our monthly General Meeting for socializing, networking, and engagement on environmental topics of local interest. This month, we are excited to be in a new venue, the Mosaic Workshop in East Austin. Doors open at 6:30 for light snacks and conversation. Club updates and program starts at 7pm.

Dr. Evgenia Spears, Water Program Coordinator for the Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club, will lead us in a discussion of water issues facing the state of Texas.

Water issues affect all of us — from river flows in Central Texas, to desalination proposals on the Gulf Coast, to aging water infrastructure and groundwater depletion across the state. Evgenia will discuss these problems and address the major policy challenges ahead, including what Sierra Club has done and is doing to protect Texas waters. She will also highlight how you can get involved through the Chapter's Water for People & the Environment Committee, a statewide volunteer initiative dedicated to protecting Texas’ water.

Evgenia Spears leads advocacy efforts to protect Texas’ water resources for the Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter. Through grassroots organizing, water education, and legislative advocacy, she works to ensure that communities across the state have a voice in shaping a sustainable water future. Prior to joining Sierra Club, Evgenia spent several years at Texas A&M University in College Station, where she earned a doctorate with a focus on natural resource management, taught undergraduate courses on natural resource policy, served as a watershed coordinator with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and developed strategic natural resource planning documents for Texas. Having lived in rural Ukraine, suburban Russia, and now in the U.S., Evgenia brings a unique perspective on water management, viewing water not simply as a resource to manage, but as a relationship to nurture. Outside of her work, Evgenia enjoys being with her family, spending time in nature, and traveling.