Search Results for: dam removal success
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South Fork of the Salmon River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018
April 10, 2018 Contacts: Mike Fiebig, American Rivers, (406) 600-4061 Ava Isaacson, Idaho Rivers United, (208) 343-7481 www.AmericanRivers.org/SalmonRiver Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named the South Fork of the Salmon River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018, citing the threat expanded open-pit gold mining in the area would pose to water quality and river health. American […]
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Lower Rio Grande Named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018
April 10, 2018 Border Wall Would Destroy Habitat, Increase Flood Risk, Block River Access Contacts: Chris Williams, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 Scott Nichol, Sierra Club, 956-532-5983 Jen Pelz, Rio Grande Waterkeeper | WildEarth Guardians, 303-884-2702 www.AmericanRivers.org/RioGrande Washington — American Rivers today named the Lower Rio Grande among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018, shining a national spotlight on the […]
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Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction Puts Alaska Rivers on List of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2018
April 10, 2018 Rivers of Bristol Bay and Colville River Among Nation’s Top Ten Rivers Facing Threats Contacts: David Moryc, American Rivers, 503-307-1137 Lindsay Layland, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, 907-842-1687 David Krause, The Wilderness Society, 907-272-9453 x102 Katherine Carscallen, Sustaining Bristol Bay Fisheries, 907-843-2006 www.AmericanRivers.org/BristolBay www.AmericanRivers.org/Colville Washington, D.C. – American Rivers today named multiple Alaska rivers among […]
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Legislative Overreach Aims to Thwart Salmon Recovery
October 9, 2017 H.R. 3144, if passed, would thwart efforts to deliver critical near-term protections for endangered wild salmon, derail a court-ordered environmental review, and increase uncertainty for Northwest citizens and businesses.
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Orcas Need Floodplains and Here’s Why
June 28, 2017 Killer whales, orcas, SRKWs, blackfish, they’re iconic by any name. This is one way we can help support their recovery.
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Rivers Connect Us, and Salmon, and Orcas
June 26, 2017 This Orca Whale Awareness month, did you know Orca recovery is dependent on salmon recovery?
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American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2017
April 11, 2017 April 11, 2017 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 urgent threats and critical decisions this year. The list highlights the dangers Trump Administration budget cuts pose to rivers and communities nationwide. Number one on this […]
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New Year, New Challenges. What’s on Tap for Rivers in the New Year?
January 4, 2017 As we move into a new year and a new political era, here’s our game plan to protect and restore rivers and conserve clean water for people & nature.
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New director to lead American Rivers conservation efforts in Pacific Northwest
October 10, 2016 Contact: Amy Kober, 503-708-1145 October 10, 2016 (Washington, DC) – American Rivers announced today that Wendy McDermott will assume the role of Director of the Puget Sound – Columbia Basin Program, leading the national river conservation organization’s efforts in the Pacific Northwest. McDermott was previously an associate director with American Rivers working in Washington on […]
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Five years later, the Elwha reborn
September 9, 2016 Five years after the world’s biggest river restoration project began, the Elwha River is once again free flowing and dam free.
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Fighting for the Future of a Northwest Icon
May 12, 2016 The salmon and steelhead of the Snake River are magnificent creatures, traveling more than 900 miles from the sea to spawn in Idaho’s high mountain streams– the largest block of healthy salmon habitat remaining in the lower 48 states. They are an icon of the region, central to our lives and identity, and to the […]
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Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Named #1 “Most Endangered”
April 16, 2016 April 16, 2016 Contact: Ben Emanuel, American Rivers, 404-373-3980 Dan Tonsmeire, Apalachicola Riverkeeper, 850-508-7787 Jason Ulseth, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, 404-924-4505 Gordon Rogers, Flint Riverkeeper, 912-223-6761 Mitch Reid, Alabama Rivers Alliance, 205-322-6395 www.AmericanRivers.org/ACF www.AmericanRivers.org/MostEndangeredRivers (Washington, DC) American Rivers today announced its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers®, naming the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Alabama, Florida and […]
