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Why Do We Need Wild Rivers?
A river isn’t only important to the animals who live in it, or the people who boat on it. Its value reaches to everyone. Even if you’ve never felt the charge of a rapid, or a nimble trout as it slides through your fingers, you’re still connected to the rivers and streams that flow nearby—we all are. […]
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Rivers
Water resources in the U.S. face a range of threats in a warming climate. Many communities will see their water supplies shrink as temperatures rise and precipitation patterns shift. A rise in severe storms will degrade water quality and increase the risk of catastrophic floods. Changes in the timing and location of precipitation combined with […]
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Water & Wine – Sustaining the Verde Valley’s Blossoming Industry
Settling on cozy couches in an office building nestled in the well-groomed vineyards and gardens of Page Springs Cellars, I listened to owner and winemaker Eric Glomski tell the story of how he came to run one of the most successful and cutting edge vineyards and wine-making businesses in the Verde Valley.
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Historic Moment For Colorado’s Rivers
The Colorado Water Plan, delivered to Governor Hickenlooper in November 2015, will guide how Colorado will manage water, protect rivers, and sustain agriculture through 2050 while confronting climate change and a growing population.
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Is the Fourth Time a Charm on the Gila?
For the fourth time, the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and regional water developers are angling for approval to dam New Mexico’s last free-flowing river.
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Just How Outdated is the 1872 Mining Law?
The General Mining Act of 1872 is an antiquated law governing mining on public lands. We need to protect special places that are threatened under this outdated rule.
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Saving a Wild Northwestern Gem
A local resident, Evelyn Cook, talks about why nickel mining would be a bad idea environmentally and economically for the Smith River in Oregon and California.
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Exploring Zach Collier’s Important Place
Kalmiopsis Country out in Oregon and California contains wild rivers that are threatened by mining. Zach Collier, a local outfitter, talks about why he loves this important place.
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Finding Rainbows and Gold in Montana’s Madison River
American Rivers’ Steve White describes finding gold at the end of the rainbow on Montana’s Madison River.
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Protect the threatened Rogue, Smith, and Illinois Rivers
This week, Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley along with Representatives DeFazio(OR) and Huffman(CA) lead the charge towards protecting the highest concentration of Wild and Scenic Rivers in the contiguous United States. The Smith, Rogue, and Illinois Rivers are threatened by proposed industrial nickel strip mining that could decimate these remarkable watersheds. The delegation, the Bureau […]
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Dispatch from a shrinking reservoir
Sweat is draining down from under my sun hat, drenching my shirt – and I’m not even working! Simply bobbing along in my bright orange sea kayak, out on a massive, man-made reservoir in the middle of June is enough to wick the hydration straight out of my cells. I had come west from the […]
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The Important Places That Bring Me to Tears
My father and stepmom were river rats, and from a very early age, they introduced me to the mighty rivers of the Southwest. Many summers we would have more than one trip down the San Juan, and as I got a bit older, I was able to bring friends, girlfriends, buddies to experience this world […]