Blue Waters Exchange Program
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Elementary school teacher Sierra M. Fata, has been selected as the island-wide representative for the Blue Waters Exchange Program, a six-month initiative funded by the U.S. Forest Service aimed at studying the significance of environmental preservation and cultural...

![Sierra M Fata (center) with cohort members Chelsae-Lynn Kobzi (far left) and Wayson Josue (far right) pictured during the opening of Meeks Bay Day activities at Lake Tahoe, where they will be participating in invasive species recognition and coastal restoration. Ms Fata is the first and only representative of American Samoa in the 2024 Blue Waters Exchange cohort. [photo: Keep Tahoe Blue Facebook] Sierra M Fata (center) with cohort members](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/sierra_w_cohort_members.png?itok=XFCZahOe)