Video Library

(April 2010) In early April 2010, Senator Merkley of Oregon joined Kavita Heyn (American Rivers) and members of the Molalla River Alliance for a short rafting trip down the Molalla River. The Molalla is a candidate for Wild and Scenic River designation, with legislation currently in Congress sponsored by Senator Merkley, Senator Wyden and Representative Schrader.

(March 2010) Communities nationwide are facing increasingly extreme storms that bring damaging floods. These events can strain outdated infrastructure and endanger public safety. This video tells the story of how community leaders around the country are solving these problems by working with nature, not against it.

(October 2009) On Saturday October 10th, 2009, more than 400 people gathered on the banks of the South Yuba River to join the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe in their annual Calling Back the Salmon ceremony.

(October 2009) On Saturday October 10th, 2009, more than 400 people gathered on the banks of the South Yuba River to join the Tsi-Akim Maidu Tribe in their annual Calling Back the Salmon ceremony.

(September 2009) How Sustainable Water Strategies Prepare Communities for a Changing Climate. We name eight of the nation's top cities that are using green solutions to prepare for the droughts and floods that are coming with climate change. Watch the video now.

(May 2009) The goal of the Stormwater Messaging Tutorial is to teach participants a process to develop messages that will be effective in persuading their local leaders to take action to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and increase green infrastructure at the local level. The presentation integrates communications tools with specific research on how local leaders understand the issue of polluted stormwater runoff.

(June 2008) Narrated by Tom Brokaw and produced by The History Channel, this video highlights American Rivers history, successes and goals.

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(July 2007) The Congaree Blue Trail offers paddlers 50 miles of urban adventure, countless sandbars, high bluffs, extensive floodplain habitats, and the largest continuous tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest in the U.S.