Signing ceremony for Wild & Scenic Rivers Act expansion, March 30, 2009.
Image credit: Rebecca Wodder
...The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (click here) designates 86 new Wild and Scenic Rivers, totaling over 1,100 miles in Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, California, and Massachusetts. The legislation includes important protections for 350,000 acres of land along the rivers and also contains new Wilderness designations for over two million acres of public land.
Rebecca Wodder, President of American Rivers, the nation’s leading river conservation organization, attended the signing ceremony at the White House....
The PDF Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 (1.9 MBs) (click here)
American Rivers (click here)
Bob Nasby is a fly fishing guide. He says he has fished the St. Croix for 40 years, and every year sees it get more crowded and weed filled. (MPR Photo/Sea Stachura)
..."What a magnificent piece of water this is," he said. "I've fished a lot of rivers in my lifetime. But it never ceases to amaze me what it looks like when you're coming up through that valley."
The entire St. Croix River, more than 150 miles in length, is part of the National Wild and Scenic River System. Its headwaters are in Solon Springs, in northwestern Wisconsin. More than 8,000 square miles feed this river....
The America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ report (click here) is one of the best-known and longest-lived annual reports in the environmental movement. Each year since 1986, grassroots conservationists have teamed up with American Rivers to use the report to save their local rivers. The report is a call to action and emphasizes solutions for the rivers and their communities. By shining the spotlight on key decisions that will impact the rivers’ futures, and by providing clear actions for the public, the report has spurred scores of successes on rivers nationwide.
Coming on April 7, 2009: America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Report: 2009 Edition
