“Dams are part of our textile and manufacturing history...But the storms they were built for are not the storms we’re seeing now. Our economy depends on healthy rivers...Letting rivers run free again makes communities safer.” -Erin McCombs, American Rivers www.wral.com/news/local/h...

Dr. Dave Strayer kicking off concurrent sessions at #FMCS2025 highlighting Great Lakes context of this meeting in Ypsilanti and challenges

Ms. Phyllis Davis opens the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society conference with Robin Wall Kimmerer quote: “We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live…

A beautiful day on the Swannanoa!