Search Results for: dam removal success
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Menominee River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Rapid Creek named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Okefenokee Swamp and St. Marys River named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Ocklawaha River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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Lower Youghiogheny named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
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A Crisis Just Under the Surface: stopping the alarming loss of freshwater biodiversity
Freshwater vertebrate species are disappearing at twice the rate of their dryland and ocean counterparts.
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A Holiday Conversation Guide (For River People)
While we can’t predict everything your family might say around the holidays, here are a few ways to steer the conversation.
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River Restoration Tools and Resources
A healthy river can increase property values, boost recreational opportunities, attract tourists, reduce water pollution, and protect people and property from flooding. But dams, levees and other man-made structures disrupt the natural functions of rivers, leaving many of them fragmented and cut off from their communities. To ensure safer and healthier communities, American Rivers is […]
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From the Stanislaus to the Klamath: speaking up for free-flowing rivers
In this episode of We Are Rivers, we take a look at the cultural shift in how we value free-flowing rivers.
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River Restoration Science & Socio-Economic Resources
Science-based restoration is fundamental to American Rivers’ approach to restoring healthy, functioning rivers. There are many good articles on restoration science topics. The list below should be considered a starting point. We recommend practitioners dig deeper into topics of interest through more robust scientific article databases and other bibliographies (some are listed below). General River […]
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River Restoration Training Resources
American Rivers works with communities that are grappling with decisions about stream barriers and their impact to public safety, the local economy and the environment. Our work largely focuses on the removal of dams, reconnection of floodplains and occasionally the replacement of road-stream crossings. By establishing diverse and locally-based partnerships we successfully demonstrate the ecological, […]
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AMERICAN RIVERS ANNOUNCES AMERICA’S MOST ENDANGERED RIVERS® OF 2019
List highlights threat climate change poses to rivers, water supplies, public safety American Rivers spotlights national success story on Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Contact: Amy Kober, American Rivers, 503-708-1145 www.AmericanRivers.org/MostEndangeredRivers Washington, DC – American Rivers today released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, identifying ten rivers facing imminent threats. This year’s report spotlights the […]