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River Trip + Art Project = Amazing -

Jul 8, 2024 | americanrivers.org | Alice Broderick

One Friday in May, I got up from my desk and went over to a municipal golf course in south Atlanta for a very special event. The event had nothing to do with golf, and everything to do with rivers. This was the launch of Atlanta to the Atlantic—a collaborative and experiential act of art-making […]
National Rivers Month: Reflections on Progress and Challenges Ahead

Jun 21, 2024 | americanrivers.org | Alice Broderick

June is National Rivers Month! Summer is upon us and long days on the river have begun. Whether you walk a local riverwalk, fish, kayak, canoe, swim, or even just float, this is the time of year to get out on your favorite river! There’s a lot to celebrate about rivers this month. Here are […]
An Unforgettable Trip Down One of Montana’s Most Threatened Rivers

Jun 12, 2024 | americanrivers.org

Guest blogger Tess McEnroe is a river conservationist with Idaho Rivers United and shares her recent experiences on Montana’s Smith River. Taking a Smith River trip in early April is a rite of passage for river runners in Big Sky Country. Our recent trip was just the ninth launch of 2024, kicking off the season […]
Celebrating the Chattooga’s 50th Anniversary as a Wild and Scenic River

May 10, 2024 | americanrivers.org

The Chattooga River has acquired a number of distinctions and nicknames over the years, including the honor of being considered by many as “The Crown Jewel of the Southeast.” In South Carolina, the Chattooga is considered one of the state’s “Seven Natural Wonders” and is featured prominently during the annual SC-7 Expedition. It begins as […]
Flooding and River Conservation

May 7, 2024 | americanrivers.org

This is a guest blog by Tim Palmer. In river conservation we strive to make our work and stories known, and we sometimes succeed. But when rivers flood, they always make it into the news. In what has become a milestone in the history of American flooding, and of our responses to it, a deluge […]
America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2024 Spotlights Threats to Your Clean Water

Apr 16, 2024 | americanrivers.org | Alice Broderick

“Without this river, we would not be able to survive,” says Vicente Fernandez, acequia mayordomo and community leader in New Mexico. New Mexico is the state hardest hit by a recent Supreme Court ruling that left virtually all of the state’s streams and wetlands vulnerable to pollution. This federal action opens the door to potential […]
Women’s History Month – Where We Find Motivation

Mar 26, 2024 | americanrivers.org

For Women’s History Month, Katie Schmidt, Associate Director of the National Dam Removal Program at American Rivers, reflected on what motivates her to continue advocating for healthy, free-flowing rivers nationwide. I want my grandchildren’s grandchildren to be able to enjoy clean, free-flowing rivers. I want a world where they hear the birds sing, see fish […]
On the Klamath, Dam Removal Alone is Not Enough -

Mar 6, 2024 | americanrivers.org | Eric Boucher

Though a century of damming has had one of the largest impacts on the health of the Klamath River, its ecosystems, and the fish and wildlife that depend on them, they are not the only obstacles the river faces on the road to recovery. It is difficult to understate the ecological significance of the four […]
Black History Month River Reflections: Water and Writers

Feb 23, 2024 | americanrivers.org

In her anthology Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry, writer and editor Camille T. Dungy sheds a light on nature writing by African American poets; a genre that has not commonly been counted as one in which African American poets have participated. She has noted, “Because of erasures from so many narratives […]
Why is the Forest Service Sacrificing Idaho’s Wildest River Amid Climate Crisis?

Feb 16, 2024 | americanrivers.org | Alice Broderick

When it comes to wild rivers, Idaho is among the richest within the lower 48 states. But the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is about to abandon protections for some of the state’s most cherished free-flowing gems. The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is neither the pan nor the handle of Idaho; it’s in between. This area […]