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Lower Missouri River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
…where key decisions in the coming months will determine the rivers’ fates. Over the years, the report has helped spur many successes, including the removal of outdated dams, the protection…
Mississippi River Named America’s #1 Most Endangered River
…successes including the removal of outdated dams, the protection of rivers with Wild and Scenic designations, and the prevention of harmful development and pollution. “Despite the tremendous floods of 2019 and…
North Fork of the Flathead River
…sought permission to build Glacier View Dam on the North Fork of the Flathead River that serves as the western boundary of Montana’s Glacier National Park. The dam would have…
Rapid Creek named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
…years, the report has helped spur many successes including the removal of outdated dams, the protection of rivers with Wild and Scenic designations, and the prevention of harmful development and…
Lower Youghiogheny named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020
…the rivers’ fates. Over the years, the report has helped spur many successes including the removal of outdated dams, the protection of rivers with Wild and Scenic designations, and the…
Lower Kern River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022
…crossroads, where key decisions in the coming months will determine the rivers’ fates. Over the years, the report has helped spur many successes including the removal of outdated dams, the…
2016 Successes and What’s Next
…to healthy rivers! (Note: the numbers below are from fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016) 16 dams removed 921 miles of rivers restored through dam removal or…
Benefits of River Protection
…exercise for people living in rural, urban, and suburban areas. The removal of the dam on Hitchcock Creek, in Rockingham, North Carolina opened up over 14 miles of river for…
Delaware River
…connectivity remains a key part of the management plan, protecting headwater tributaries from the impacts of fracking as the river is restored downstream from historic mining damages. Tributary dam removal…
Conservation Associate Director, Southern Appalachia and the Carolinas
…while considering the uncertainty of a changing climate. Practices include but are not limited to dam and other barrier removal, floodplain restoration, engaging the community with the Tuckasegee River Blue…
