Recently, Congress revoked Boundary Waters protections through the Congressional Review Act (CRA), green lighting harmful mining in these pristine waters. 🔊 #TakeAction: Say "No" to the CRA on Public Lands! https://act.americanrivers.org/page/96623/action/1?ea.tracking.id=XThreadsBluesky

Exciting news for the #CORiver! 🎉 The DOI recently announced the release of $40 million for the purchase and protection of water rights held by the Shoshone Hydropower Plant which are crucial to sustaining its flows. Learn more about this effort: www.americanrivers.org/2025/12/hist...

Each of the ten rivers on our America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026 list is at a tipping point, facing an urgent decision in the coming months. They need you. 🗣️ #SpeakUp for their future today: www.americanrivers.org/take-action/...

In California’s Central Valley, a river can look alive and still be starving. The San Joaquin winds through former floodplain country, but for much of the last century, it has been cut off from the seasonal flooding that is the life force of juvenile fish. www.americanrivers.org/2026/05/how-...

The catastrophic collapse of the Teton Dam unleashed billions of gallons of water, devastating downstream communities. 50 years later, the river and the people who depend on it continue to rebuild. 🎬 Our film "Second Chance" follows this story – Watch now: youtu.be/oeKzA6MwT8A

The Roadless Rule maintains ~58.5 million acres of National Forest lands by prohibiting new road construction and commercial timber harvest in designated areas. The importance of these protections cannot be overstated. 🌲 The latest on the #RoadlessRule: www.americanrivers.org/the-roadless...

The rapid proliferation of data centers is placing an unsustainable burden on rivers and the communities that rely on them. A lack of transparency makes it difficult for communities to fully understand these impacts. 🔗 Read our new report: www.americanrivers.org/report/data-...

To support our conservation work on the Teton River, we've partnered with some of our favorite outdoor brands to create a Collab for Conservation prize package. Support our rivers + a chance to win big! 🎁 Enter to win: go.rallyup.com/secondchance...

Capture the rebirth of Long Island's Nissequogue River! Join us in documenting the brilliant restoration happening at the site of the former stump pond dam. Share your photos, videos, writing, and art of the river’s beauty and change. 🖼️ Submit your art: freethenissequogue.org/beauty-of-bl...

River otters are indicator species, extremely adaptable, and occupy “a broad ecological niche.” This means these furry creatures thrive in a wide variety of environments and enjoy a wide variety of food. 🦦 Read more fun facts this #WorldOtterDay: www.americanrivers.org/2021/10/nort...

Exciting news for the Colorado River! 👏 The DOI recently announced the release of $40 million for the purchase and protection of water rights held by the Shoshone Hydropower Plant which are crucial to sustaining its flows. Read why we support this effort: www.americanrivers.org/2025/12/hist...

It's World Otter Day! 🥰 🦦 All jokes aside, did you know river otters are crucial indicators of aquatic ecosystem health? Read how: https://www.americanrivers.org/2021/10/north-american-river-otters-bellwethers-of-freshwater-habitat-change/

Recently, Congress revoked Boundary Waters protections through the Congressional Review Act (CRA), greenlighting harmful mining in these pristine waters. 🗣️ #SpeakUp today: Say "No" to the CRA on Public Lands! act.americanrivers.org/page/96623/a...

The removal of the aging, obsolete low head Ramseur dam opened over 3 main stem river miles of NC's Deep River for aquatic wildlife, expanded outdoor recreation, and permanently protected 27 acres of natural floodplains. 🔗 Read Ramseur's dam removal story: www.americanrivers.org/ramseur-dam-...

Ensuring enough water spills over dams on the lower Columbia River so salmon can migrate does not cause blackouts or soaring electricity rates. These are harmful and misleading claims. 🐟 Read more on how healthy salmon runs and reliable energy can coexist: www.wildsalmon.org/news-and-med...

Doctor's orders! We don't make the rules. 🏕️ ☀️ 👙 🌊 ⛱️ This #MemorialDay weekend, we’re grateful for the opportunity to gather outdoors and enjoy the rivers that connect us all. If you’re heading outside, take advantage of the warmer weather and enjoy your local river responsibly!

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Dams block the movement and fragment the habitat of fish and other river wildlife. There is no faster way to bring a river back to life than removing a dam. 🐡 Read more this World Migratory Fish Day: https://www.americanrivers.org/threats-solutions/restoring-damaged-rivers/

🐟 In celebration of World Fish Migration Day, here are 10 fun facts about migratory fish! https://www.americanrivers.org/2016/05/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-migratory-fish/?utm_campaign=Blog&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1779568560

For nearly 100 years, four large dams on the Klamath River blocked salmon and steelhead trout from reaching more than 400 miles of habitat. 🐟 This World Fish Migration Day, enjoy this footage of their return to historic spawning habitat post-dam removal! 🎥 Swiftwater Films

Each of the ten rivers on our America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026 list is at a tipping point, facing an urgent decision in the coming months. They need you. 🗣️#SpeakUp for their future today: www.americanrivers.org/take-action/...

Summer and rivers just go together! Whether you're floating, rafting, fishing, hiking, or watching the sunset, there’s no better time to reconnect with your local waterway. 🌊☀️Check out our Official Summer Rivers Bucket List to kickstart your summer plans: www.americanrivers.org/2022/06/the-...

Low head dams have earned the nickname “drowning machines” because they create a recirculating washing machine-like feature at the base of the dam that can trap even the most experienced paddlers. 🚧 Learn how to stay safe out on the river this spring: www.americanrivers.org/low-head-dam...

This year’s endangered rivers can become tomorrow’s success stories if we act now. America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026: find out this year's list and take action to support the future of these 10 rivers below! ⬇️ mostendangeredrivers.org?utm_campaign...

The catastrophic collapse of the Teton Dam unleashed billions of gallons of water, devastating downstream communities. 50 years later, the river and the people who depend on it continue to rebuild. 🎬 Our film "Second Chance" follows this story – Watch now: youtu.be/oeKzA6MwT8A

The rapid proliferation of data centers is placing an unsustainable burden on rivers and the communities that rely on them. A lack of transparency makes it difficult for communities to fully understand these impacts. 🔗 Read our new report: www.americanrivers.org/report/data-...

We are deeply saddened to share that one of the founders of American Rivers, and one of our country’s conservation greats, Rafe Pomerance, has passed away. In this video, Rafe talks about the early days of the conservation movement and the founding of American Rivers.

#DYK? 🤔 The Suwannee River is a 246-mile, primarily blackwater system flowing from Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp to Florida's Gulf Coast. The basin hosts over 300 springs, including 21 first-magnitude springs, fueling the river’s flow. www.americanrivers.org/river/suwann...

Our new short film “Restoring Mountain Meadows” explores how we heal a river’s headwaters and follows the story of a movement across the Sierra Nevada that’s restored nearly 30,000 acres of wet meadows to date. 🎬 Watch the full film: www.americanrivers.org/restoring-mo...

Federal investment in the Colorado River Basin is essential for western state economies. That is why the #CORiver Basin cities, businesses, farmers, utilities, and conservationists are calling on Congress to invest $2 billion in federal drought funding. 📩 Read our letter: www.tu.org/wp-content/u...

Calling Missoula locals! 📢 Join us June 3 from 5-9pm at the Trails, Rivers, & Forests Expo to celebrate out public lands and waters! 📆 Event details: https://wildmontana.org/event/trails-rivers-forests-expo-2026/

Whether a nationally recognized river or a quiet wetland ecosystem, these landscapes give people a chance to pause and remember that nature is a meaningful part of our everyday lives. 🩵 Sometimes protecting a place means simply noticing it: www.americanrivers.org/2026/05/the-...

Our Virginia Director of Conservation, Pat Calvert, presented on the journey, challenges, and successes for our #1 on this year's #MostEndangeredRivers list, Potomac River, at the Choose Clean Water Conference. 🌊 Learn more about the threats to the Potomac: mostendangeredrivers.org/river/potoma...

“I think rivers have a soul...” -Scott Bosse, Northern Rockies Regional Director, American Rivers A brief excerpt from Second Chance, our recently released short film focusing on the protection of the Teton River. 🎬 Watch the full film today: https://youtu.be/oeKzA6MwT8A

#DYK? 🤓 The Amargosa River is one of the world’s longest underground rivers: a ribbon of life flowing through one of the hottest and driest places in North America. www.americanrivers.org/river/amargo...

Environmental protections, mining bans in sensitive watersheds, and public lands management are being subjected to the Congressional Review Act (CRA), without public input. 🗣️ Urge Congress to stop using the CRA to strip protections from our public lands: www.americanrivers.org/2026/04/publ...

The rapid proliferation of data centers is placing an unsustainable burden on rivers and the communities that rely on them. A lack of transparency makes it difficult for communities to fully understand these impacts. 🔗 Read our new report: www.americanrivers.org/report/data-...

Wild and Scenic Rivers are our healthiest, cleanest, most intact waterways — protected for their scenic beauty, cultural significance, and recreational value. 🌊 Sign our petition for river protection through Wild and Scenic River designations: act.americanrivers.org/page/97596/p...

As the Ramseur Dam comes down, NC's Deep River will flow freely for the first time in more than a century. The water will find its natural rhythm again, carving new paths, supporting wildlife, and inviting people back to its banks! 👏 Read its story: www.americanrivers.org/2026/03/what...

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Rivers are lifelines for endangered species. Approx. 1/4 of the world’s freshwater wildlife are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitat. We have the power to change this. 🔊Speak up this Endangered Species Day: https://act.americanrivers.org/page/98007/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=XThreadsBluesky

This Endangered Species Day, freshwater species are going extinct 2x as fast as ocean & land species. Worlds of miraculous creatures are vanishing. This crisis demands action. ⬇️Protect rivers for endangered species: https://act.americanrivers.org/page/98007/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=XThreadsBluesky

This winter the Colorado River Basin experienced the lowest snowpack in recorded history–threatening water supplies, food production, and hydropower for more than 35 million Americans. 📩 Read our letter to Congress calling for urgent federal drought funding: www.tu.org/wp-content/u...

#DYK? 🦅 The Chilkat River sustains one of Alaska’s most extraordinary late-season salmon runs, attracting the largest annual gathering of bald eagles in the world to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. www.americanrivers.org/river/chilka...

🌲 Our new report "Protecting Rivers While Managing Forests" provides a long-term, real-world case study of how the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act operates within a multiple-use national forest – Check it out: www.americanrivers.org/report/prote...

“When river systems are healthy, they provide clean water, reduce flooding, and act as fire breaks and wildlife refuges, and the Public Lands Rule was a step in the right direction...This is a disappointing move that will slow much-needed progress.” Read more: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...

Whether a nationally recognized river or a quiet wetland ecosystem, these landscapes give people a chance to pause and remember that nature is a meaningful part of our everyday lives. 🩵 Sometimes protecting a place means simply noticing it: www.americanrivers.org/2026/05/the-...

📣 Our America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026 spotlights how data center development, mining, and pollution are putting river health and public well-being at risk. ⬇️ Learn how you can #TakeAction for the future of these rivers: mostendangeredrivers.org

#DYK? 🤔 While urbanization and agriculture have drastically diminished the San Joaquin River, it remains the primary source of water for over 30 million Californians, as well as farms and endangered ecosystems. www.americanrivers.org/river/sacram...

There's debate on how the provisions of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act affect the modern management needs facing our national forests. Our new report examines 50 years of this history in the Flathead National Forest. 🌲 Read the full report: www.americanrivers.org/report/prote...