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Big Sunflower River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Puyallup River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

South Fork Salmon River again named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers

Menominee River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Rapid Creek named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Okefenokee Swamp and St. Marys River named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Ocklawaha River named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

Lower Youghiogheny named among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020

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.

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.

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 […]

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.