Championing a movement to protect and restore the rivers on which we all depend. Learn more āļø www.americanrivers.org
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Each of the ten rivers on our Americaās Most Endangered RiversĀ® of 2026 list is at a tipping point, facing an urgent decision in the coming months. They need you.
š£ļø#SpeakUp for their future today: www.americanrivers.org/take-action/...
Want to organize your own river clean-up?
š Download our one-stop-shop handbook on how to organize a successful event from tips on how to select a cleanup site, to engaging volunteers, and more below! www.americanrivers.org/make-an-impa...
This Thursday, we gathered with partners at California's Great Valley Grasslands State Park to celebrate the successful restoration of the Central Valleyās last remaining stretches of native grasslands!šš¾
While dams can benefit society, they also cause considerable harm to rivers. Dams have depleted fisheries, degraded river ecosystems, and altered recreational opportunities on nearly all of our nationās rivers.
š Read four ways dams can damage rivers: www.americanrivers.org/threats-solu...
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Losing protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) will take away opportunities for American families to hunt, fish, and explore the great outdoors.
This interactive map shows IRAs in relation to drinking water sources.
šŗļø Explore here: amrivers.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...
#DYK? š¤ While urbanization and agriculture have drastically diminished the San Joaquin River, it remains the primary source of water for over 30 million Californians, as well as farms and endangered ecosystems. www.americanrivers.org/river/sacram...
Across the country, communities are proving that rivers can recover when people invest in restoration, remove outdated infrastructure, and work together to reconnect and repair damaged waterways.
š Teton Valley is a perfect example: www.americanrivers.org/2026/05/the-...
This yearās endangered rivers can become tomorrowās success stories if we act now.
Americaās Most Endangered RiversĀ® of 2026: find out this year's list and take action to support the future of these 10 rivers below! ā¬ļø mostendangeredrivers.org?utm_campaign...
American Rivers and Yakima Basin partners are āworking from the headwaters to the confluence right now, and trying to make the whole system better for the future, to make it like it was,ā -Brandon Parsons, Director of River Restoration, American Rivers www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Catch American Rivers' Southwest Regional Director, Matt Rice, on the Ignite podcast! šļø The episode dives into the tangible solutions shaping the future of our rivers: from restoring aging infrastructure to building support across party lines.
š§ Tune in: www.wildsheepfoundation.org/The-Latest/m...
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If this is the first time you are hosting a river cleanup, download this one-stop-shop handbook on how to organize a successful event. It has everything you needāfrom tips on how to select a cleanup s...
Over the past 100 years, the United States led the world in dam building. We blocked and harnessedĀ rivers for a variety of purposes. Those purposesĀ include hydropower, irrigation, flood control and wa...
Americaās Most Endangered RiversĀ® of 2026 spotlights how data center development, mining, and pollution are putting river health and public well-being at risk. Learn More about Americaās Most Endanger...
For many Idahoans, the Teton River is forever linked to one fateful day: June 5, 1976. That morning, the Teton Dam catastrophically failed during its initial filling, unleashing a wall of water that d...
Most people underestimate the power of riversāand the complex challenges they faceāuntil itās almost too late. In this eye-opening conversation, Matt Rice, the Southwest Regional Director for American...
San Joaquin River Originating in the Sierra Nevada, the San Joaquin River historically sustained tule elk, bald eagles, grizzly bears, and countless chinook salmon. While urbanization and agriculture ...
