Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Help us remove 100 dams in 2012!
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
February 3, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal
Today we’re announcing a big river restoration goal: we want to remove 100 outdated, unsafe dams in 2012.
Will you help us? Please take action and help spread the word.
Read more »Winter Wonders: Five Rivers to Enjoy Now
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
January 27, 2012 | Water Pollution, Blue Trails, Dams & Dam Removal
River recreation and travel—not to mention beauty—don’t freeze up after summer vacation season. Here’s a look at five rivers that remain active and enjoyable during the winter months – and what American Rivers is doing to save these special places.
Read more »Innovative Infrastructure: The Back Bone of Healthy Communities
January 26, 2012 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal, Water SupplyThe President’s State of the Union address highlights the need for innovative approaches to infrastructure. In particular, these innovative approaches are needed for water infrastructure to protect safe drinking water and healthy rivers for our communities.
Read more »Watch our new Elwha River dam removal film
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
January 17, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Water Pollution
Our new film about the Elwha River dam removal provides some background on this historic river conservation success, and introduces us to two advocates, Rick Rutz and Shawn Cantrell, who helped make it happen.
Read more »Join us in Seattle on Jan 11 to celebrate the Elwha dam removal
Amy Souers Kober, Senior Director of Communications
January 4, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal
Kick the New Year off right with a night out celebrating the Elwha River! Just five months ago, crews started dismantling two dams — Glines Canyon and Elwha — on Washington’s Elwha River. The river has already begun to restore itself, pouring over the notches cut out of the dams that have blocked its flow for nearly 100 years. Join us for an evening to learn about the science and status of the largest dam removal project in US history.
Read more »Averting Water Wars in the Carolinas
Jenny Hoffner, Senior Director, Water Supply
December 16, 2011 | Dams & Dam Removal, Water Supply
Like many communities across the Southeast, Lancaster County, South Carolina is proposing a new reservoir as a way to attract and support new development. The new bi-state Catawba-Wateree River Basin Commission asked to hear from American Rivers at its December meeting about water efficiency and conservation alternatives to reservoirs. We were glad for the audience, and we’ve got plenty to share.
Read more »Preparing for Climate Change: Massachusetts
December 15, 2011 | Water Pollution, Dams & Dam Removal, Floods & Floodplains, Climate Change, Water SupplyEarlier this fall, Massachusetts released its Climate Change Adaptation Report. Following in the footsteps of many other states, such as Wisconsin, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington, Massachusetts’ report analyzes strategies to adapt to a changing climate across many sectors from natural resources to infrastructure and the economy.
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