Search Results for: national river clean up
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The Big Picture of Colorado’s Water Plan – Two Years In
Join us this week on our podcast, We Are Rivers as we dive into the first of our podcast series on the Colorado Water Plan. Join us in Episode 6: The Big Picture of Colorado’s Water Plan.
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The Realities of Industrial Farming
Guest author Lin Wellford dives into the environmental impacts of industrial farming, including what’s at risk if a confined animal feeding operation is allowed to continue in the Buffalo National River watershed.
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Litter for all Seasons; The Hunt is on!
Starting this month, we’ll announce a “litter of the season” – find it, pick it up, post a picture on your personal Twitter or Instagram using #RiverCleanup and #MakeAPactPackItOut (and of course dispose of it properly), and you’re in our scavenger hunt sweepstakes!
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13 Years and Counting; Same Sites, Less Trash
River cleanups are fun ways to spend time with your coworkers and give back to the community. Learn how Keurig Green Mountain is doing just that in Vermont and around the country.
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Waccamaw Warriors: 77 Volunteers Pull 2000 lbs of Trash
On September 2, 2017, American Rivers partnered with Winyah Rivers Foundation and the Waccamaw Riverkeeper to clean up the Waccamaw River Blue Trail. With over 300 volunteer hours at this one event, 92 bags were collected and sorted into 57 bags of recycling and 35 bags of trash.
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The Middle Fork Flathead: Protected AND Threatened
The Wild and Scenic Middle Fork Flathead River is the go-to fly fishing destination for many visiting Montana, but trains carrying crude oil and the lack of a safety agreement and plan could devastate this special place.
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New Safety Measures Needed to Protect Montana’s Flathead
Oil train derailment could ruin pristine Middle Fork Flathead River, join us in urging the Federal Railroad Administration to develop safety guidelines and agreements.
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Coworkers Come Together after Catastrophe
National River Cleanup works with companies to host river cleanup events across the country, learn how and why Nite Ize came together to help the rivers in their area.
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Construction Begins on Bloede Dam Removal Project
Effort will improve public safety, health of Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay September 25, 2017 Contact: Serena McClain, American Rivers, 571-405-4506 Stephen Schatz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 410-260-8004 Stan Rogers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 301- 427-8633 David Eisenhauer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 413-253-8492 Washington, DC – Construction workers broke ground this month […]
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Is the Flathead Doomed to Suffer An Oil Spill?
This year Montana’s Middle Fork Flathead River was named as one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers, even though it is protected by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Oil train derailments threaten both the river and surrounding communities.
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Oil in the Headwaters
Montana’s Middle Fork Flathead Rivers is a beautiful place protected by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, but oil train derailments in the Middle Fork Flathead corridor would be devastating to the river and local economies.
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Hurricane Harvey is Reminder to Prepare for Climate Change, Floods
As the nation rallies to help the people of Houston and the Gulf Coast recover, we should also prepare in our own homes and communities to make sure that we are ready for the next big storm. California is showing the way forward with solutions that give rivers more room.