Annabel Cowan is a proud Canadian who comes from a long line of St. Lawrence ‘River Rats’. A sixth-generation member of the St. Lawrence River community, she has been on the water since she was a month old and has been hooked on river life ever since. She completed her B.A in Environment and Health at McGill University in Montreal where she explored the intersections of environmental sustainability, public health, and social equity. Currently completing a Master’s in Environment and Society at the Rachel Carson Centre at LMU Munich, Annabel is a passionate environmentalist with a background in non-profit work and climate communication. She works to promote water health and highlight the importance of our water bodies for the many human and non-human communities that rely on them. Her goal is to ensure that another six generations may continue to live, work, and play along the river, as she has.