Nature-Based Solutions

In this episode of Equity in Every Drop, host Thomas Hynes sits down with Jill Jedlicka, Executive Director of Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper. Since joining the organization in 2003, Jill has helped secure over $150 million in investments to revitalize Western New York’s freshwater coast. Jill shares insights into her team’s nature-based shoreline solutions, the vital role of corporate partnerships like HSBC in engaging community volunteer capital, and the region's transition away from its heavy industrial legacy. From the unique wave energy of Lake Erie to youth education programs that build generational equity, this conversation highlights why Mother Nature remains the ultimate engineer.