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When a Band-Aid is not Enough
American Rivers has tools available on our website to help public utility managers communicate about stormwater and assist them in building public support for collecting fees to upgrade and/or maintain water infrastructure.
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Moving forward after the election: Rivers Connect Us
Rivers and clean water can and should be bipartisan issues. But make no mistake: we will stand in strong defense of rivers and clean water when we must.
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Tackling Stormwater Challenges on the Green-Duwamish
The Green-Duwamish River faces many threats to its health and sustainability. King County, Washington, is working hard to improve stormwater management on the Green-Duwamish.
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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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Intern Profiles
Omnisha Philostin – Foundation Relations Intern 2021 Currently a junior at Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University studying Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems. I had the amazing opportunity of being able to intern virtually with American Rivers in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2021. Joining American Rivers as the Foundation Relations […]
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Protecting the Russell Fork River One Cup of Coffee at a Time
Gene Counts has been defending against threats to the Russell Fork River for decades. This is the story of how the Friends of the Russell Fork came into being.
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What’s a Buffer and How Will They Help This River?
Riverside buffers protect the rivers and streams by filtering stormwater, absorbing and trapping pollutants, providing shade to keep waters cool and provide habitat for wildlife.
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Greenhouse Gas Monitoring In The Sierra Nevada
As an avid cross-country skier and all-around winter sports enthusiast, seeing a fresh blanket of snow in the Sierra Nevada is grounds for excitement. The snowpack is also great news for our rivers and water supply in California. But a hefty snowpack also means challenging conditions for monitoring winter greenhouse gas emissions in Sierra meadows, […]
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The Orvis Company
Orvis has been a long-time supporter of American Rivers’ work in a variety of important ways. Since 2010, Orvis has been integral in the success of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® report as a sponsor and also by asking their customers and communities to take action on behalf of threatened rivers across the country through creative social […]
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Major river protection package advances in Congress
December 4, 2014 Contact: (Washington, DC) – Seven rivers in five states are one step closer to permanent Wild and Scenic protection thanks to a package of bills that the House of Representatives approved today. It is the first time in five years that the House has advanced Wild and Scenic River legislation. The House […]
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Removal of Dam on Appomattox River to Benefit Native Fish in Virginia
June 11. 2014 Contact: (Petersburg, VA)– Work is underway to remove the Harvell Dam on the Appomattox River—with removal of the concrete spillway scheduled to begin on July 15, 2014. As the first obstruction on the river, the Harvell Dam has long been deemed the most critical fish passage site on the Appomattox and one […]
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What Biden’s infrastructure plan means for rivers
This past week President Biden unveiled his American Jobs Plan, proposing a nearly $2.3 trillion investment in our national infrastructure. Does this bold plan do enough for rivers?