“I adore nature and it is my happy place, but I didn’t have the opportunity to explore it much when I was growing up,” Edgar said. Each day was different.”Įdgar and Mafanta were motivated to apply for the AWE fellowship because they wanted to deepen their connection with nature beyond Trenton city’s small parks and occasional trips to Mercer County’s parks. “It isn’t a cookie-cutter experience – we were knee-deep in the water at the floating wetlands one day or catching frogs in the butterfly house the next. “I knew I would be exploring science, but I didn’t know it was going to be so much fun,” Mafanta said. They were introduced to AWE by their science and school mentors at Trenton Central High School and were eager to work at the Watershed. The centers share a mission to collectively increase and enhance appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of the Delaware River watershed.įor 12 weeks, Mafanta and Edgar were ambassadors who reached new audiences and shared information on how to help restore and protect local watersheds. The Watershed is one of the 23 environmental education centers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware that comprise AWE.
Mafanta Swaray, 19, and Edgar Rivera, 18, both Watershed Institute summer fellows funded by the Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River (AWE), wanted to replicate the wonders of nature for residents of their hometown of Trenton.
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