• Royce Fellowship
Rowan
Sharp

Concentration 

Environmental Studies

Award Year 

2013
From the Brink: The Future of Louisiana’s Drowning Coast

Faculty Sponsor: Tracy Breton

Rowan spent the summer in coastal Louisiana, where rapid land loss caused by rising sea levels, industrial degradation, and human engineering have brought the region to a state of crisis. Through interviews with tribal leaders, fishermen, scientists, and policymakers, Rowan gathered material for a linked series of nonfiction writing pieces that investigate the causes of land loss, its human and ecological toll, and the future of coastal restoration.