High-Resolution Lidar Images of Rivers & Deltas
Dan Coe is the Graphics Editor for the Washington Geological Survey in Olympia, Washington. He constructs beautiful high-resolution river and delta images from North America …
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Fishing restrictions in place on several Montana rivers
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks placed hoot-owl restrictions on the entire Jefferson River, part of the Beaverhead River, and on the Bitterroot River from Veteran’s …
Can the Dolores River be saved?
The Dolores River begins high among the San Miguel and Rico ranges, tumbling recklessly past long-defunct hardrock mines and flowing south-southwesterly to Dolores, Colorado. But …
Landscape Amnesia and The Deschutes River
The Deschutes was once one of the clearest rivers in the West. The once gin clear Deschutes River near Bend, Oregon, is now a pea-green …
The River of Sorrows – Official Teaser
I had a chance to fish the Dolores years ago, and it is a magical place. Two weeks pack rafting down the Dolores River, …
America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2023
Ten rivers, ten solutions. These are America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2023: 1. Colorado River, Grand Canyon (Arizona): THREAT: Climate change, outdated water management 2. …
Why Engineers Can’t Control Rivers
The unintended consequences of trying to change the course of rivers.
Seven Rivers, Seven Poems
American Rivers has teamed up with the Missoula Writing Collaborative through a unique partnership to inspire creative placemaking through “ekphrastic poetry”—poetry inspired by nature photography. …
Why Rivers Move
The basics of fluvial geomorphology (the science behind the shape of rivers)
The Housatonic River is officially “Wild and Scenic”
A 41-mile stretch of the Housatonic River in Connecticut has been designated ‘Wild and Scenic’ by the federal government. It’s the result of a decades-long …