Stars Align for Salmon Restoration on the Upper Columbia River By Brandon Withrow April 11, 2024 Generous funding from the White House speeds up the process by decades In this story: salmon, fish, rivers
The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’s White River By Robert Annis February 4, 2024 Once considered one of the most polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback? In this story: clean water, water, rivers, racial justice
How to Restore a Watershed in the Southwest By Anna Marija Helt February 1, 2024 These community organizers are finding nature knows best when it comes to healing New Mexico’s waterways In this story: rivers, biomass, Community Advocates
Native Welder Crafts Artwork to Help Free the Snake River Salmon By Jason Mark September 24, 2023 A steel sculpture will be the centerpiece of a Pacific Northwest tour calling on the US government to honor its treaties with Indigenous nations In this story: salmon, indigenous communities, rivers
When Extreme Atmospheric Rivers, Storms, and Floods Become the Norm By Serena Renner August 20, 2023 In an era of increasing weather whiplash between floods and droughts, can we learn to embrace the rains? In this story: climate change, water, science, disaster relief, rivers
Dams Blocked Fish Migrations in These Alabama Rivers for Decades By Jason Ruffin July 25, 2023 Now the rivers may once again flow freely into the Gulf of Mexico In this story: fish, wildlife, saving wild places, rivers, endangered species
Drops of Hope Along the Colorado River By Morgan Sjogren May 30, 2023 After 174 years, the Navajo Nation is still trying to regain access In this story: indigenous communities, rivers, water
Salmon and Orcas Are Being Managed Toward Extinction—and So Is the Lummi Nation By W’tot lhem (Jay Julius) April 22, 2023 On Earth Day, an Indigenous demand for tearing down the Snake River dams In this story: indigenous communities, salmon, rivers
River Rights Gone Wrong in California By Michael Shapiro February 28, 2023 In the Golden State, dwindling water resources are increasingly a source of conflict In this story: water, rivers, indigenous communities
Can the Ancient Humpback Chub Hang On in Today's Grand Canyon? By Morgan Sjogren January 12, 2023 It has survived invasive predators, too-cold water, poisoning, electro-shocks, and a ginormous dam. Still, the chub persists. In this story: fish, rivers, saving wild places, endangered species