Search Results for: national river clean up
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Interior Secretary Must Prioritize River Conservation
December 14, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington, DC – President-elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) as his nominee for Secretary of the Interior, to oversee conservation and management of thousands of miles of rivers and 500 million acres of public lands including national parks, wildlife refuges and the National Wild and […]
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American Rivers statement on nomination of Cathy McMorris Rodgers as Secretary of the Interior
December 9, 2016 Contact Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 Washington –President-elect Donald Trump is expected to appoint Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) as Secretary of the Interior to oversee conservation and management of thousands of miles of rivers and 500 million acres of public lands including National Parks, Forests, Wildlife Refuges and the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. […]
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You can be a river hero: Take part in a cleanup!
Want to make a difference for rivers and clean water? Sign up for free alerts and updates: Subscribe Did you know? Rivers and streams across the country are choked with trash – from plastic bags to take-out containers to tires – and this hurts clean water and wildlife. But you can make a difference! By […]
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The Rivers That Run Through Us
Rivers connect us all. Despite different challenges we all face, rivers and water bring us together and support all of our lives.
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American Rivers Calls for Unity Around Clean Water, Releases River Conservation Agenda for the New Administration
November 9, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org (Washington, DC) – Following one of the most divisive presidential elections in American history culminating in the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, American Rivers underscored the importance of clean water and healthy rivers to the well-being of all Americans. The […]
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American Rivers Statement in Support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Right to Clean Water
November 3, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145, akober@americanrivers.org Public petition at http://act.americanrivers.org/page/s/nodapl-standing-rock (Washington, DC) – American Rivers today voiced its strong support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s right to clean water and protection of sacred sites. The national river conservation organization called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full Environmental […]
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National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud Bureau of Reclamation Efforts to Reward Projects that Protect the Health of Rivers
October 31, 2016 Contact: Margaret Delaney, Margaret.Delaney@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8689 Public Comment Period for WaterSMART Grant Criteria Closes with Thousands of Comments in Favor of Prioritizing Projects that Keep Water in Our Rivers National conservation and sportsmen groups applauded recent proposed changes from the Bureau of Reclamation intended to prioritize projects that keep water in the Colorado […]
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How Do You Save a Wild-Urban River?
The Green-Duwamish River faces many threats to sustainable river health and critical salmon populations. Saving the Green-Duwamish will require multiple approaches operating on local, state and federal levels to restore the river.
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New director to lead American Rivers conservation efforts in Pacific Northwest
Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 October 10, 2016 (Washington, DC) – American Rivers announced today that Wendy McDermott will assume the role of Director of the Puget Sound – Columbia Basin Program, leading the national river conservation organization’s efforts in the Pacific Northwest. McDermott was previously an associate director with American Rivers working in Washington on […]
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Cleaning up the Beautiful and Historic Ashley River
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of National River Cleanup®, American Rivers partnered with local organizations and residents to clean up the Ashley River outside Charleston, SC.
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Let’s Celebrate Congaree National Park and the Congaree River Blue Trail
A recent visit to the Congaree National Park website brought home an important landmark in time – 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park System. And what a great testament to the successes of national park system the Congaree is!
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Celebrating Congaree National Park and the Congaree River Blue Trail
We’re celebrating the centennial of the National Park Service by celebrating the rivers the parks help protect.