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• Elwha River

  Elwha River (Re)Born to be wild Flowing from the heart of Washington’s Olympic National Park, the Elwha River is a sacred site. The creation story of the Lower Elwha Klallam people originates in the river’s fertile valley just east of Mt. Olympus, despite attempts to drown the Elwha behind a pair of towering dams a […]

• Five years later, the Elwha reborn

  Five years after the world’s biggest river restoration project began, the Elwha River is once again free flowing and dam free.

• Year of the River: The Elwha and White Salmon

  This film tells the story of historic dam removal successes on Washington’s Elwha and White Salmon rivers. The film premiered at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in 2013 and is the final installment in the “Year of the River” series.

• Elwha River’s health rebounding as biggest dam removal in history nears completion

  August 25, 2014 Contact: (Seattle, WA) – With the final blasts scheduled to remove the remaining 35 feet of Glines Canyon Dam in the coming weeks, the nation’s biggest dam removal project on Washington’s Elwha River is nearing completion. The river restoration effort, which kicked off in 2011, is surpassing expectations and showing great progress, from […]

• Transformational: Klamath River Dam REmovals and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Giddy smiles and stomping feet. We stood next to the Klamath River and watched muddy water rush out from the tunnel under the Iron Gate Dam. The twenty-degree weather couldn’t freeze out the excitement of our group; even as we tried to kick feeling back into our toes, an energy pulsed through us as we […]

• 50 Things for 50 Years

  2023 marks 50 years of American Rivers! To celebrate, we are sharing 50 things we are grateful for because the only way an organization can survive this long and achieve the level of impact American Rivers has enjoyed is with consistent support from dedicated people who believe in its mission. Thank you for standing by […]

• A History of Success for America’s Most Endangered Rivers®

  Each year since 1984, American Rivers’ report on America’s Most Endangered Rivers® has been a call to action for 10 rivers whose fates hang in the balance. The national campaign galvanizes thousands around the country to contact decision makers to do the right thing for rivers and the life they support.   The national spotlight we […]

• Pacific Northwest

  Rivers define the Pacific Northwest, from big cities to remote wilderness. Rivers provide clean water for drinking and support an abundance of wildlife including salmon and steelhead, the cornerstone of the region’s web of life. Recreation, agriculture, energy production, and industry all rely on rivers. Rivers have significant cultural value for the region’s Tribal Nations, […]

• White Salmon River

  White Salmon River Wild Fish and Scenic Whitewater Few things in life can top the intoxicating thrill of riding a whitewater raft or kayak down glacial runoff pouring from the flanks of a 12,000-foot volcano. Yet, in 2011, the White Salmon River found a way. That was the year demolitions experts blew a gaping hole […]

• KLAMATH DAM REMOVAL PROCESS ENTERS HOME STRETCH

  P R E S S   R E L E A S E Karuk Tribe • Yurok Tribe• American RiversTrout Unlimited • Institute for Fisheries Resources • California Trout Sustainable Northwest • Salmon River Restoration Council • Native Fish Society • Northern California Council, Flyfishers International • Friends of the Shasta River • Save California Salmon • […]

• Key ways to help free rivers in 2022

  What the science says about free-flowing rivers — and why this year could be a turning point.

• The Strength of Salmon

  As a species, salmon have an unrelenting, almost maddening streak of stubborn.

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