Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Winter Wildlife on the River
Patrick DiGiulian, Marketing and Online Communications Assistant
March 14, 2013
As we celebrate the last part of the winter season, we wanted to take a look at how different wildlife found in and around our rivers adapt to the unique season. You'll see that these amazing animals each take on the cold temperatures, harsh weather, and limited food supplies in their own special way.
Read more »Under Attack: The Wild and Scenic Merced River
Steve Rothert, California Regional Director
March 7, 2013 | Dams & Dam Removal, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Representatives Tom McClintock and Jim Costa have introduced legislation (H.R. 934) that would roll back protections for nearly a mile of the Wild and Scenic Merced River in order to raise Merced Irrigation District’s 479-ft New Exchequer Dam. The Merced River was protected under the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act in 1992, which prohibits the construction of dams that affect designated rivers.
Read more »Playing on the Zambezi of Montana
Elizabeth Tobey, Communications Intern
March 4, 2013
When I first moved to Montana to work as a river guide during college, everything about the place seemed bigger and wilder than I expected. Driving north with my best friend and our two kayaks, we had no idea that we would soon be living in a broken down school bus, dodging grizzly bears, and reveling in the seemingly endless rivers surrounding us.
Read more »City of Atlanta moving ahead with Green Infrastructure
Jenny Hoffner, Senior Director, Water Supply
March 1, 2013 | Climate Change, Water Supply, Urban Rivers
Atlanta is known for being a city of trees and lush green landscapes. At the same time, it is also known for being a congested sprawling metropolis with plenty of pavement and related stormwater problems and water supply issues.
Read more »An “Impaired” Susquehanna can become a Healthier River
Liz G. Deardorff, Director, Clean Water Program Pennsylvania
February 28, 2013 | Water Pollution
American Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation have submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III (EPA) regional administrator, Shawn Garvin requesting amendment to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) list of impaired waterways. Notably lacking from the list DEP recently submitted to EPA is the Lower Susquehanna River.
Read more »Cuts to Clean Water Hurt Jobs
Stacey Detwiler, Associate, Conservation & Government Relations
February 28, 2013 | Stormwater & Sewage, Urban Rivers
Federal funding, such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs), is critical to support protection of clean water and increase investment in the infrastructure that keeps our drinking water safe and our rivers, lakes, and streams healthy. On Friday, federal investments in our nation’s water infrastructure could be significantly cut if sequestration goes into effect.
Read more »Native Youth Restore Headwaters
Luke Hunt, Ph.D., Director, Headwaters Conservation
February 27, 2013 | Floods & Floodplains, Water Supply
On Sunday, Native youth from the Sierra foothills and American Rivers' staff got into the mud and planted hundreds of willows along an eroding stretch of Wolf Creek. Wolf Creek is the most recent in an 8-month series of teaching and restoration projects we have worked on with the Sierra Native Alliance Youth Conservation Corps. Youth measured stream flow, bank stability and beaver activity in Hope Valley. We also cleared invasive plants from an infested floodplain, and repaired trails on tributaries to the Yuba River.
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