Jamie Mierau
Director, River Protection
Department: Conservation
Area of Focus: Jamie works to engage communities to safeguard and improve river health by reconnecting people to rivers through blue trails and protecting the last great rivers through wild and scenic designation.
Background: Jamie joined American Rivers in 2000. Prior to that she performed natural resource management field research and developed recommendations for governmental policy in Costa Rica and studied natural systems agriculture at The Land Institute in Kansas.
Education: B.A. in Environmental Studies from Denison University, and M.A. in Environmental and Resource Policy from The George Washington University
Favorite River: Fraser River
Blog Posts By This Author
Journey down the Hitchcock Creek Blue Trail
October 14, 2011 | Blue Trails, Dams & Dam Removal
Until recently, a dam degrade and blocked migrating fish from spawning habitat and prevented the community of Rockingham, North Carolina from safely enjoying their river through boating and fishing. With the help of American Rivers, NOAA, and others, the dam has been removed and plans are in the works to create a 12 mile blue trail.
Read more »Chat live with Secretary Salazar on America's Great Outdoors, June 10 at 2 p.m. EDT
June 8, 2011 | Blue Trails
President Obama's new America's Great Outdoors (AGO) initiative has launched a national dialogue about conservation in America. AGO is based on the tenet that lasting conservation solutions should start with the American people. The Department of the Interior and other government agencies are hard at work talking with communities and implementing the recommendations of the AGO report, including creating a new nationwide system of Blue Trails.
Read more »A Visit To Hitchcock Creek Blue Trail
April 19, 2011 | Blue Trails, Dams & Dam Removal
Until recently, a dam degraded Hitchcock Creek and blocked migrating fish from spawning habitat and prevented the community from safely enjoying their river through boating and fishing. With American Rivers’ help, the community removed this dam and have begun planning for a blue trail to improve recreational opportunities and to protect its riverside land.
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