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Protecting the Russell Fork River One Cup of Coffee at a Time
Gene Counts has been defending against threats to the Russell Fork River for decades. This is the story of how the Friends of the Russell Fork came into being.
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A Family’s Connection to the Russell Fork
Vivian Owens and her daughter Tammy have been standing up for the river for decades. Now is the time for a new economic approach in Appalachian communities that protects natural assets and provides a more sustainable future.
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A Growing Mine is a Growing Problem for the Russell Fork River
The Russell Fork River is threatened by a new coal mine. A bankruptcy saga with the mine’s owner had stalled development in the past year, but things appear to be getting back on track.
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National Parks, Where History and Rivers Intersect
As Charles Kuralt said, “America is a great story, and there is a river on every page of it.
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Killing the Colorado Spotlights New Solutions
The Discovery Channel recently produced a new documentary, Killing the Colorado, a made-for-TV version of the lengthy ProPublica series of the same name. Real solutions do exist, and we know how to implement them, it simply takes our collective will to get them moving.
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Lake Mead shortage declaration avoided
August 17, 2016 Contact: Today, the US Bureau of Reclamation decided against a shortage declaration on the Colorado River, based on water elevations in Nevada’s Lake Mead. While our nation’s largest man-made reservoir has hovered below the critical 1,075-foot elevation level for weeks, the forecast for increased water level in the lake provides some assurance […]
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The Smith River is Too Precious to Risk
Other Montana rivers might offer superior trout fishing, clearer and colder water, and flow through more pristine landscapes. But no river holds a bigger place in the heart of Montanans than the Smith River.
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The Yampa – Of History and Hope
Colorado’s Yampa River serves as both a reminder of what is possible, as well as why we work so hard to preserve the last wild rivers.
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Getting Alabama’s House in Order: Engaging Neighbors to Protect Endangered Rivers
The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin is at a crossroads. Either the three states will come together and agree to a plan for joint, sustainable management of the river, or the U.S. Supreme Court, through a Special Master, will divide the waters by decree.
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We Are Nothing Without Our Water
Guest post by Robin Singletary is a part of our America’s Most Endangered Rivers® series spotlighting the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Living on the banks of the Flint River in southwest Georgia, and being able to enjoy the Flint as I have my entire life, reading that announcement was heartbreaking. I am sorry that we have mismanaged […]
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Latino communities embrace connections to Colorado River
Contact: Matt Rice, American Rivers – MRice@www.americanrivers.org or 803-422-5244 Robert Fanger, Hispanic Access Foundation – Robert@hispanicaccess.org or 317-410-7668 [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/mbpmAJq4XWw” width=”1020″ height=”580″] DENVER – American Rivers and the Hispanic Access Foundation today announced an exciting partnership to spark a dialogue among tens of thousands of Latinos across the Colorado River basin, where one-third of the […]