Amy Souers Kober
Senior Director of Communications

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Help us remove 100 dams in 2012!

February 3, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers

Today we’re announcing a big river restoration goal: we want to remove 100 outdated, unsafe dams in 2012.

Will you help us? Please take action and help spread the word.

Fracking and Clean Water Threats

January 30, 2012 | Clean Water, Fracking, Water Supply

People Magazine features story about fracking and clean water threats

Winter Wonders: Five Rivers to Enjoy Now

January 27, 2012 | Clean Water, Blue Trails, Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers

River recreation and travel—not to mention beauty—don’t freeze up after summer vacation season. Here’s a look at five rivers that remain active and enjoyable during the winter months – and what American Rivers is doing to save these special places.

State of the Rivers? Your wish list for tonight’s State of the Union address

January 24, 2012

Last year the President caused a stir when he highlighted salmon management as an example of government inefficiency. “The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they’re in salt water,” Obama said. “I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked.”

Watch our new Elwha River dam removal film

January 17, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Clean Water, Restoring Rivers

Our new film about the Elwha River dam removal provides some background on this historic river conservation success, and introduces us to two advocates, Rick Rutz and Shawn Cantrell, who helped make it happen.

Starts with Clear Planning

January 12, 2012 | Greening Water Infrastructure, Clean Water

Water is the essence of life--a necessity delivered to us by our rivers. American Rivers helps guide smart policymaking about rivers and water management to ensure we have clean water flowing in our rivers and through our faucets.

Join us in Seattle on Jan 11 to celebrate the Elwha dam removal

January 4, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers

Kick the New Year off right with a night out celebrating the Elwha River! Just five months ago, crews started dismantling two dams — Glines Canyon and Elwha — on Washington’s Elwha River. The river has already begun to restore itself, pouring over the notches cut out of the dams that have blocked its flow for nearly 100 years. Join us for an evening to learn about the science and status of the largest dam removal project in US history.

Five New Year’s resolutions for rivers

December 27, 2011 | Clean Water, National River Cleanup, Water Efficiency

How do you make a great New Year’s resolution? Make it practical, make it public, and make it matter. With this in mind, we’ve created a list of easy-to-keep river resolutions for 2012. Each one can fit easily into your life, and will benefit both you and the world around you.

River Art: Fish Made of Elwha Dam Rebar

December 23, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers

What to do with all of the debris created by a dam removal? We made a fish art out of a piece of rebar from Elwha Dam. When we picked it out of the rubble pile it was tangled, brown and rusty. Our welder friend worked his magic and transformed it into a beautiful silver salmon.

Demolition begins again at Elwha River dams

December 19, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Restoring Rivers

Deconstruction kicks back into action today at the Elwha River dams, after a planned work stoppage since Nov 1 (crews paused their sediment-releasing dam removal work to protect salmon runs in the river). According to Olympic National Park officials, plans at Elwha Dam this week include diverting the river back into the right channel (looking downstream) and beginning another reservoir drawdown.