Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Waccamaw Partners Celebrate Blue Trail Map Release and LWCF Land Acquisition
October 13, 2011 | Blue TrailsAmerican Rivers celebrates Waccamaw map release and Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge land acquisition
Read more »Deer Creek Tribute Trail Bridge
June 24, 2011 | Blue TrailsThe first Saturday of June marked National Trails Day 2011. In Nevada City, California we celebrated with a hike along the new Deer Creek Tribute Trail. American Rivers, along with many local community groups, worked to create this 7-mile creek-side trail re-connecting the community to this beautiful, little known gem. On June 3rd, the California Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird officially opened the Tribute Trail after years of anticipation.
Read more »Waccamaw River Blue Trail featured on Around Carolina
June 22, 2011 | Blue TrailsBlue Trail event brings the community together and highlights the need for river protection.
Read more »Chat live with Secretary Salazar on America's Great Outdoors, June 10 at 2 p.m. EDT
Jamie Mierau, Director, River Protection
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
Jamie Mierau, Director, River Protection
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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