Key Senate Committee approves Wild Olympics bill for first time
Note the copy in bold. Yesterday, the Wild Olympics Coalition cheered a major milestone for the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, …
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The River Democracy Act
Considering the body blow our democracy took on January 6th, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden’s River Democracy Act has the sweetest name for a river protection …
Sen. Ron Wyden Announces Statewide Effort for Wild and Scenic Rivers
I had a chance to briefly meet Senator Wyden while waiting out a weather delay at Reagan National Airport, he’s definitely one of the good …
Wild and Scenic Rivers Forever Stamps
The US Postal Service is spotlighting the natural beauty of America’s wild rivers on May 21, 2019, with their release of the new issues, Wild and Scenic …
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Turns 50, A Call for More Protection
Portions of Wyoming’s Green and Encampment rivers may be the newest waterways afforded protection under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Advocacy groups including American …
Federal protections for the Chetco River lapse
Protections provided by the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act have expired for a portion of the Chetco River, and have yet to be renewed …
Your Rivers Need You
The Red River in Kentucky was slated to be dammed in the early 60s and young landowner Joe Bowen supported it. He even gave the …
Run Wild Run Free
Run Wild Run Free is the story of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act as told through the past, the present and the future …