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AMERICAN RIVERS
They're Making A Difference, and Educating the Public
About our Waterways
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Rivers is a national non-profit conservation organization dedicated
to protecting and restoring America's rivers and to fostering
a river stewardship ethic.
 ounded
in 1973 with a focus on increasing the number of rivers protected
by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and to preventing
the construction of large new dams on our last wild rivers.
 oday,
in addition to protecting nationally significant rivers, American
Rivers' programs focus on dam removal, flood control and hydropower
policy reform, endangered species protection, water quality
and quantity, and reviving our neighborhood rivers.
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with these conservation efforts, they promote public awareness
about why healthy rivers matter — not only for fish and wildlife
and not only for kayakers, canoeists, and anglers, but for our
own communities.
hey
work closely with grassroots river and watershed groups across
the country because they believe supporting each other's efforts
is key to the health of rivers nationwide.
 uccesses
include the preservation of more than 22,000 miles of nationally
and regionally significant rivers and over 5.5 million acres
of riverside lands.
taff members collaborate with conservation groups, local citizens and businesses, and various federal, state, and tribal agencies to build coalitions and provide technical support to strengthen local and regional conservation efforts.
nd because of this hard work and dedication, their membership is growing to over 33,000. With headquarters in Washington, DC, they operate a regional office in Seattle and eight field offices in Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Oregon, Tennessee, California, Connecticut, and South Dakota.
The latest news from American Rivers — they've just opened a Mid-Atlantic office located in Harrisburg, Pa. Sara Nicholas, previously of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, also located in Harrisburg, has signed on as the Associate Director of Dam Programs. She'll be working on the challenges of dam removals and fish passage restorations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. You can reach Sara at 717-232-8355.
Also new from the AR office - grant opportunities! If you, or
your watershed organization are interested in removing a dam
from your local waterway - contact American Rivers to learn
more about their restoration partnership grants. You can check
out their website at: www.americanrivers.org
or email: rivergrants@amrivers.org
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