Amy Souers Kober
Senior Director of Communications
Department: Communications & Marketing
Area of Focus: Amy directs our media and communications work.
Background: Amy joined American Rivers in 1998 in our Washington, DC office. She moved to our Northwest Regional Office in Seattle in 2000.
Education: B.A. in Creative Writing and Literature from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Amy studied coastal ecology with the School for Field Studies on Vancouver Island, British Columbia and spent a semester in Florence, Italy studying literature and art history. She completed field ecology programs in Panama through the University of Florida and in Big Sur, California through San Francisco State University.
Favorite River: Any river with my husband, our dogs, and our driftboat!
Blog Posts By This Author
World Water Day: take action to protect clean water
March 22, 2012 | Water Pollution
Imagine having to walk three miles every day to obtain fresh water. That's the average distance someone living in sub-Saharan Africa travels to get water for drinking, cooking, and washing. Today is World Water Day, and the facts are sobering, to say the least. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide lack adequate drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Read more »Celebrate the International Day of Action for Rivers
March 14, 2012 | Water Pollution, Water Supply
Today, March 14, marks the 15th year of celebration of the International Day of Action for Rivers. It’s a day to celebrate victories like the removal of obsolete dams, and the restoration of our rivers. Find out how can you celebrate your rivers.
Read more »Academy Award Winning Rivers
February 24, 2012
With the Oscars coming up this weekend and all the stars donning their gowns and bow ties, we thought it would be fun to highlight some popular, Academy Award nominated river films from over the years. Whether the river is used as a scenic setting or a dangerous challenge, here are our top five river movies.
Read more »Watch the final video in our Year of the River series
February 15, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal
We released a short film today with our partners at American Whitewater and the Hydropower Reform Coalition that tells the story of historic dam removal successes on Washington's Elwha and White Salmon rivers. The seven-minute film premiered at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in January and is the final installment in the “Year of the River” series by filmmaker Andy Maser.
Read more »Baby names…inspired by rivers
February 10, 2012
We’re experiencing a baby boom here at American Rivers, so it’s a good time for a run-down of potential river-themed baby names. Of course there’s the obvious “River” but there are also opportunities for creativity (just remember that your child has to live with this name for the rest of his/her life). Guaranteed none of these are on most popular baby names list!
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