Protecting Rivers & Your Clean Water
Celebrating a Special Stream, Montana Style
Michael Fiebig, Montana Campaign Coordinator, Wyss Fellow
July 17, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Wild and Scenic Rivers
Blue skies and a light breeze accompanied the aroma of grilling sausages at the inaugural “Celebrate East Rosebud” event held at East Rosebud Lake late last month. While most of the 240 local residents in attendance brought dishes to share – delicious homemade foods piled high on tables in the historic East Rosebud Lake Lodge - all brought a passion for protecting one of Montana’s most beloved streams.
Read more »No Conservation Zone?
July 12, 2012 | Wild and Scenic RiversThe U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that allows the federal government to ignore critical environmental laws, including Wild and Scenic designation, and create a "no conservation zone" within a 100-mile corridor along our borders.
Read more »Growing Up On The Wild Skykomish River
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
June 7, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
The more I travel and with each new city I live in, nothing becomes more apparent to me than how blessed I was to have grown up on the Skykomish River. With its stunning clear green-blue water running beneath the cliffs of Mount Index, it’s a paradise that even to this day doesn’t exist anywhere else.
Read more »Crystal Clear And Beautiful, But Endangered
May 29, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic RiversToday is Crystal River Day! The Crystal River appeared as #8 on American Rivers’ 2012 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®. Today we are talking about ways to help the Crystal River in order to give it a boost on the road to Wild and Scenic River designation.
Read more »The Beautiful Sky
May 27, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic RiversAs the uplift of the Cascade mountain range began millions of years ago great upheavals occurred. Glaciers came and went, slowly etching one of nature's great works of art in the area around Mt. Index. As the glaciers slowly receded, the South Fork of the Skykomish River was born as an artery of the Earth.
Read more »Saving The Sky
May 26, 2012 | Dams & Dam Removal, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic RiversJust when I think I know a lot about the rivers in my backyard, I’m often surprised and humbled to find out that I have much more to learn. Case in point: the South Fork Skykomish (or “Sky”) River. I recently started exploring this spectacular river, and I have had the pleasure of meeting some of the folks who call the South Fork Sky home.
Read more »Let’s Have A Grand Ole’ Day on the River!
Jessie Thomas-Blate, Coordinator, Most Endangered Rivers
May 25, 2012 | Water Pollution, Fracking, Most Endangered Rivers, Wild and Scenic Rivers
You’ve guessed it river fans! Today is Grand River Day! Our #6 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, the Grand River, is highlighted today due to the impacts of natural gas development on the watershed.
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