Junior SeaKeepers 2025-26 Webinar 9: Kind Designs – 3D Printed Seawalls

On April 14th, The International SeaKeepers Society hosted its ninth webinar experience of the 2025-26 Junior SeaKeepers cohort. For this webinar we are immensely grateful to be joined by Maddie Reiger, head of government partnerships at Kind Designs with a background in ecosystem science and policy. While attending the University of Miami, Maddie witnessed the city’s flooding and sea level rise firsthand and knew she wanted to help. Kind Designs’ mission is to protect and restore ecosystems through innovative 3D-printed solutions that create resilient communities. With ongoing coastal development and the removal of barrier mangroves sea walls are becoming an increased sight along Miami waterways. Our students were fascinated to understand the logistics behind these large scale projects and the benefits returned to the ecosystem.

By attending webinars led by partner research scientists, our Junior SeaKeepers have the opportunity to learn first-hand about the diversity of work that exists in the marine conservation realm. Additionally, students get direct access to accomplished professionals and can see the advancements in the field that are the result of research happening every day all over the world. Through speaking with Maddie about ongoing projects and personal history, we hope that our JSKs were able to collect some inspiration for both their research projects and their professional futures moving forward. We want to give a huge thank you to Maddie for taking the time to share her experience and passions with our JSKs.