Forrest Schoessow discusses the coevolution of the Mississippi River and its people, tied in with his canoe journey down the river with few supplies and limited resources. Forrest Schoessow is an explorer in pursuit of knowledge of Earth’s interconnected natural and human systems. His curiosity has led him to serve via Americorps in the Montana wilderness, work as a farmhand in the Bolivian jungle, teach in South Korea, hitch-hike across Eurasia, and ramble about most of the United States. In 2015, Forrest led a crew of three on the Mississippi River Survey Expedition, canoeing ~2350 miles down the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Following this adventure, he completed a Master of Science in geography in the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Forrest is currently pursuing a doctorate in geography at Ohio State and leads the Mountain Drone Team at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. His research leverages technology and engineering advances to transform the way scientists observe the rapid changes affecting alpine water systems. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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