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Restoring Rivers
Transforming rivers from afterthoughts to community assets
Our Work
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Cedar River, IA
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Coosa River, AL
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Little River, NC
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
2010 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Teton River, ID
58 Dams Slated For Removal Across the Country in 2009
American Rivers and NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program River Grants
Condit Dam, White Salmon River, WA
Dam Removal: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Deer Creek Floodplain Restoration
Embrey Dam, Rappahannock River, VA
Endersby Cutoff Culvert Retrofit, Eightmile Creek, OR
Publications and Reports
A Citizen's Guide to the Corps of Engineers (12/01/2009)
Dam Removal and Historic Preservation: Reconciling Dual Objective (07/01/2008)
Permitting Dam Removal: The State of (Several) States (09/01/2007)
Unnatural Disasters, Natural Solutions: Lessons from the Flooding of New Orleans (08/01/2006)
Dam Safety: Protecting Communities and Ecosystems from Dam Failure (05/04/2006)
Ecological Riverfront Design: Restoring Rivers, Connecting Communities (05/01/2004)
Beyond Dams: Options and Alternatives (05/01/2004)
An Illustrative Handbook on Nature-Like Fishways, Summarized Version (05/01/2003)
Exploring Dam Removal: A Decision Making Guide (08/01/2002)
Ecology of Dam Removal (02/01/2002)
River of Renewal: A Vision for Reconnecting Communities to a Living Upper Mississippi River (08/01/2001)
Dam Removal Success Stories (12/01/1999)
Videos
Video: Restoring America’s Rivers: Preparing for the Future (03/31/2010)
Video: Calling Back the Salmon Ceremony, Yuba River (10/10/2009)
Video: Healthy River, Healthy Communities: The Klamath Opportunity (02/15/2008)
Video: Time-Lapse of the Marmot Dam Removal (USGS) (07/01/2007)
Video: Taking a Second Look: Communities and Dam Removal (09/01/2000)
Press Releases
Bill to Add Wind Coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program Was Pulled from the House Floor Today Bill Would Have Harmed the Environment and Taxpayers Alike (07/23/10)
Pressure Mounts on Stanford University to Consider Removing Searsville Dam to Restore Steelhead Trout and San Francisquito Creek 3,000 Comment Letters on Proposed Conservation Plan (07/21/10)
Adding Wind Coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program Will Harm the Environment and Taxpayers Alike Bill Expected to Receive a Floor Vote This Week (07/20/10)
Coosa River Named One of America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ for 2010 Hydropower dams threaten cultural icon of the South (06/02/10)
Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ Outdated water and flood management threaten millions (06/02/10)
Little River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ New dam would cost taxpayers millions and devastate river health (06/02/10)
American Rivers announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 Report features 25 years of endangered rivers success stories (06/02/10)
Cedar River Named One of America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ for 2010 Outdated flood management threatens public safety (06/02/10)
Teton River Named One of America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ for 2010 New dam would waste taxpayer dollars, threatens river health (06/02/10)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $157,000 to Restore Rivers and Fisheries in Oregon New interactive dam removal map available at www.AmericanRivers.org (05/19/10)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $159,000 to Restore Rivers and Fisheries in Pennsylvania and New Jersey New interactive dam removal map available at www.AmericanRivers.org (05/19/10)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $300,000 to Restore Rivers and Fisheries in the Northeast Dam removal projects in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire will improve public safety, reduce flood risk (05/19/10)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $133,000 to Restore Rivers and Fisheries in California New interactive dam removal map available at www.AmericanRivers.org (05/19/10)
A 21st Century Flood Management Strategy for the Southeast Statement by Shana Udvardy, American Rivers (05/11/10)
Communities Improving Public Safety through River Restoration (05/05/10)
Communities Improving Public Safety through River Restoration (05/05/10)
Reforms Needed as Flood Insurance Reauthorization Moves Forward In the Face of Climate Change, Urgent Reforms Needed to Protect People, Communities and Environment (04/27/10)
American Rivers improves safety at Salvation Army camp Removal of unsafe dam eliminates hazard for youth; Press tour scheduled for April 19, 2010 (04/15/10)
American Rivers Launches National River Cleanup 2010 New staff and partners expand this popular program (04/14/10)
Long Term Solution Needed for Hathaway Pond Dam (03/19/10)
A 21st century flood management strategy for New Jersey (03/16/10)
American Rivers Selected as 2010 Orvis Conservation Grantee Award Will Fund Restoration Projects on Two of America’s Largest Rivers (03/03/10)
Forge Pond Dam Breach is a Wake Up Call for Dam Owners (02/26/10)
American Rivers releases Citizen’s Guide to Army Corps of Engineers (02/26/10)
American Rivers signs agreements for world's largest river restoration project Historic Klamath River agreements resolve decades of disputes, are models for collaborative solutions (02/18/10)
American Rivers in the News
‘Historic Step’ for Klamath Basin, Dams Public News Service (02/17/10)
Yet More Flood Disasters Highlight Urgent Need for "Green Infrastructure" Thw Huffington Post (10/15/09)
Work With Nature News and Observer (12/27/09)
Work begins to remove dam in Washington's Wind River Watershed The Oregonian (07/05/09)
Wolf's Den: Removing out of state dams well worth it Arizona Daily Sun (01/13/10)
Blog Posts
Pitching in to Keep King County’s Drinking Water Source Clean! (07/27/10)
Join American Rivers in opposing HR 1264, the “Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009" (07/20/10)
4,000 Pounds Less Trash in the Great Miami River (07/20/10)
Big News for Yuba Salmon! (07/15/10)
Lessons Learned from Contentious Dam Removals (07/14/10)
American Rivers Staff Mourns the Loss of Teddy Betts (07/12/10)
Deer Creek Floodplain Restoration Project Update (07/08/10)
Celebrating the Elwha, and our New Dam Removal Map (07/01/10)
One Man’s Vision: 1st Ever Rock River Sweep (07/01/10)
Paddling the Little River in NC: America’s 4th Most Endangered River (06/28/10)
Success Follows the Dillsboro Dam Removal (06/15/10)
Come Help Clean the Mighty Mississippi (06/14/10)
Yell O-H I-O at the Ohio River Sweep (06/07/10)
The Ten Most Endangered Rivers of 2010 - Plus 22 Success Stories! (06/02/10)
Sneak Preview of an Endangered River Success: The Penobscot (05/28/10)
Sneak Peek at an Endangered River Success: The Elwha (05/25/10)
Extra! Extra! Climate Change is here! (05/21/10)
Don’t Dam Salmon to Extinction (05/19/10)
School kids send American Shad home to the Neuse (05/13/10)
Climate Bill Could Leave Communities High and Dry (05/13/10)
