Celebrating our National Parks

September 22, 2009 | Wild and Scenic Rivers, Protecting Rivers

Amy Souers Kober
Senior Director of Communications

Ken Burns’ new documentary about America’s National Parks airs this Sunday. The series will take us to some of our nation’s most special places -- Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, the Everglades.

What’s so special about these places? They all have rivers at their heart!

As a preview, you can watch a video clip from the series featuring a float down the Colorado River as well as the Everglades’ “river of grass”.

American Rivers has a long history of working to protect rivers in and near national parks. For example:

• We are just over a year away from removing dams to restore Washington’s Elwha River, in Olympic National Park.
• We established a blue trail linking Congaree National Park to Columbia, SC.
• We are leading an effort to protect rivers flowing out of North Cascades and Mount Rainier national parks.
• We named the North Fork Flathead one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers for 2009 because a proposed mine threatens both the river and Glacier National Park.

Let’s not forget that rivers are the lifeblood of the land, and our precious national parks. They are what make these places so beautiful, valuable, memorable, and worth protecting for generations to come.

Do you have a favorite river story from one of our great national parks?

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