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Posts Categorized: Ecological
Connecting Communities to Teton Creek
This summer Friends of the Teton River, a Connecting Communities to Rivers Grantee, along local partners jumpstarted the Teton Creek Corridor Project by securing a 2.5 mile public pathway easement along Teton Creek.
This summer Friends of the Teton River, a Connecting Communities to Rivers Grantee, along local partners jumpstarted the Teton Creek Corridor Project by securing a 2.5 mile public pathway easement along Teton Creek.
Gateway to the Upper Colorado Permanently Protected!
Dewey Park was recently protected and is seen as the scenic gateway to the Colorado River corridor. Read more…
Dewey Park was recently protected and is seen as the scenic gateway to the Colorado River corridor. Read more…
Connecting People with Place: Working to Save Idaho’s Weiser River
Today’s blog is from our partner Marie Callaway Kellner, Water Associate with the Idaho Conservation League. The Idaho Conservation League is Idaho’s leading voice for conservation. A statewide natural resource NGO, we’ve been working to protect and improve Idaho’s air, water and wild places for over forty years. ICL strives to build a conservation majority in Idaho, and helping people to get out and enjoy Idaho’s wild rivers and open spaces is an integral part of our work. Read more…
Today’s blog is from our partner Marie Callaway Kellner, Water Associate with the Idaho Conservation League. The Idaho Conservation League is Idaho’s leading voice for conservation. A statewide natural resource NGO, we’ve been working to protect and improve Idaho’s air, water and wild places for over forty years. ICL strives to build a conservation majority in Idaho, and helping people to get out and enjoy Idaho’s wild rivers and open spaces is an integral part of our work. Read more…
Outdoor Paradise to be Protected for Future Generations
Thanks to funding, in part, provided by a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, planning for the Tuckaseigee River Blue Trails project is well underway! American Rivers, working with local partners will create a plan to guide local efforts to enhance the river, promote family-friendly recreation, connect people to nature and boost the local economy. Read more…
Thanks to funding, in part, provided by a grant from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, planning for the Tuckaseigee River Blue Trails project is well underway! American Rivers, working with local partners will create a plan to guide local efforts to enhance the river, promote family-friendly recreation, connect people to nature and boost the local economy. Read more…
Free Webinar: How can maps help you? Utilizing Interactive Maps to Prioritize Recreation and Conservation
Join us on Tuesday, September 20th to learn how to utilize interactive mapping tools like GIS and Google Earth to prioritize recreation and conservation initiatives along your river. Laila Johnston of American Rivers will lead a 30 minute webinar describing how maps can help inform conservation and recreation. Read more…
Join us on Tuesday, September 20th to learn how to utilize interactive mapping tools like GIS and Google Earth to prioritize recreation and conservation initiatives along your river. Laila Johnston of American Rivers will lead a 30 minute webinar describing how maps can help inform conservation and recreation. Read more…
August Webinar – Watch Today!
Did you miss our August webinar? Tune in today to learn about the collaborative efforts to create the Upper Nooksack River Recreation Plan. Read more…
Did you miss our August webinar? Tune in today to learn about the collaborative efforts to create the Upper Nooksack River Recreation Plan. Read more…
Let’s Celebrate Congaree National Park and the Congaree River Blue Trail
A recent visit to the Congaree National Park website brought home an important landmark in time – 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park System. And what a great testament to the successes of national park system the Congaree is! Read more…
A recent visit to the Congaree National Park website brought home an important landmark in time – 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the National Park System. And what a great testament to the successes of national park system the Congaree is! Read more…
Take Me (and the kids) To The River
Today’s post is a guest blog co-authored by Dan Omasta, Director of River Restoration Adventures for Tomorrow, and Neal Schwieterman, who resides in Paonia, CO with his wife and daughter. He is a retired police officer and recently retired as Mayor of Paonia. He continues to inspire youth through kayaking and is looking to start his 3rd career. River Restoration Adventures for Tomorrow is a grant recipient of the Connecting Communities to Rivers Grant Program.
Today’s post is a guest blog co-authored by Dan Omasta, Director of River Restoration Adventures for Tomorrow, and Neal Schwieterman, who resides in Paonia, CO with his wife and daughter. He is a retired police officer and recently retired as Mayor of Paonia. He continues to inspire youth through kayaking and is looking to start his 3rd career. River Restoration Adventures for Tomorrow is a grant recipient of the Connecting Communities to Rivers Grant Program.
Connecting Communities Grantee Update: Using Citizen Monitoring to Inform Drought Response
Today’s post is a guest blog from Joe Zimbric, A Big Sky Watershed Corps Member with the Blackfoot Challenge. The Blackfoot Challenge is a grant recipient of the Connecting Communities to Rivers Grant Program, working to connect their community to the Blackfoot River.
Today’s post is a guest blog from Joe Zimbric, A Big Sky Watershed Corps Member with the Blackfoot Challenge. The Blackfoot Challenge is a grant recipient of the Connecting Communities to Rivers Grant Program, working to connect their community to the Blackfoot River.
