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Amy Singler
Associate Director, River Restoration Program
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Amy works to develop and manage river restoration projects in New England, with an emphasis on the Connecticut River Watershed. She works closely with The Nature Conservancy's Connecticut River Program to provide technical assistance throughout the watershed to advance river restoration.
Background: Amy joined American Rivers in 2009. Amy has previously worked for the Massachusetts Riverways Program where she worked as a project manager and outreach coordinator, providing outreach and trainings to communities statewide to promote river protection and implementation of restoration projects. Amy has also worked for The Nature Conservancy on stream crossing assessment and prioritization in New England.
Education: B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Rochester; M.S. Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Favorite River: Saco River
Blog Posts By This Author
Better stream crossings make for safer roads during storms
December 12, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Floods & Floodplains, Protecting Rivers, Restoring Rivers, Small Streams & Wetlands
Here in the Northeast we saw a lot of damage to roads and streams from Hurricane Irene in Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. In many places, road-stream crossings such as bridges and culverts were over topped and washed out, leaving large gaps in our road maps, some of which are still being repaired months later.
Read more »Desperate Alewives
November 4, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal
The new TV program from Maine Public Broadcasting Network, "Desperate Alewives," documents the importance and decline of the once abundant alewives in Maine. American Rivers is funding projects to restore alewife populations through our Rivergrants; new applications are due December 9th.
Read more »The Anatomy of a Dam Failure
October 31, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers
Parts of the northeast took a beating from Hurricane Irene in late August, and along with road failures, culvert failures, and significant property damage, we also saw a number of dam failures. The flood peaks were so high, that in some cases it was after the flooding subsided that the actual damage was noticeable.
Read more »Contact Information
Northeast Field Office
25 Main Street, Suite 220
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: 413-584-2183
Fax: 413-584-1017
