Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Spoiler Alert- Oil Shale Development May Harm Rivers in the Colorado Basin
David Moryc, Senior Director, River Protection
November 27, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
If you were to draw up a list of rivers where you wouldn’t want to extract oil shale in the United States, the Green, the White and the Upper Colorado would be in the list. (Similar to developing a massive copper and gold mine in the most productive salmon watershed on the planet, but I digress.)
Read more »Little River Reservoir Stopped!
Peter Raabe, North Carolina Conservation Director
November 26, 2012 | Most Endangered Rivers, Water Supply
The Little River (just north of Raleigh, NC) will continue to be a free flowing river for the foreseeable future. The City of Raleigh will look to its current drinking water source- Falls Lake - and determine if additional water supply can be provided from that reservoir.
Read more »Thankful for the Postcard Underground
Katherine Baer, Senior Director, Clean Water and Water Supply Programs
November 23, 2012 | Water Pollution
Remember how great it was to get a letter in the mail back in the day when people wrote letters? Well, imagine my great surprise when I received not one, but a stack of postcards in the mail addressed to me at American Rivers a couple of weeks ago. And the strange thing – I don’t know who wrote them, but every single one put a smile on my face.
Read more »Thanksgiving Wishes
Jeff Wiedner, Director, Online Strategies
November 22, 2012 | Discover Rivers
Your loyal support makes our work to protect rivers possible. Thank you!
Read more »America Runs on the Mississippi River
Devin Dotson, Associate Director of Communications
November 22, 2012 | Discover Rivers
Throughout America’s history, rivers have been incredibly important to the individuals living here. Whether it was the Native Americans, the early colonists, the explorers who traveled to the Pacific coast, or us today, everyone in the United States is reliant on rivers. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we will examine the historical importance of a river that was essential to Native Americans and European settlers alike, has been instrumental in shaping the United States, and is now undoubtedly an American icon: the Mississippi.
Read more »Thanksgiving: A River Runs Through It
Devin Dotson, Associate Director of Communications
November 20, 2012 | Water Pollution
Happy Thanksgiving! The big day is almost here, and you’re probably excitedly waiting for (or frantically preparing) an enormous feast. Surely you will be covering your table with Thanksgiving staples such as cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and, of course, a turkey. While we eat these dishes in honor of the first Thanksgiving in 1621, when the Wampanoag tribe and the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony shared a meal, it is likely that none of these foods were actually present. Instead, waterfowl, fish, and crustaceans were among the main courses that were passed around.
Read more »No Time for Superglue
Fay Augustyn, Conservation Associate
November 19, 2012 | Water Supply
An article in New York Times the other day really got me thinking. As winter is approaching many western states in the United States, are prepping for their traditional epic mountain snow season, which is not only the basis for their winter tourism, but is also the source of drinking water for most of the western United States. Unfortunately, as the climate continues to shift, it is likely that the western mountain ranges are likely to see smaller snowpack in the future.
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