Ranked #1
Episode 27: We Can Make a Lot Happen When We Have a Plan - Part 1
Episode 27: We Can Make a Lot Happen When We Have a Plan - Part 1
Join us for a two-part miniseries of We Are Rivers. We’ll learn more about Colorado's Stream Management Plans, an innova... Read more
19 May 2020
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31mins
Ranked #2
Episode 2: The Law of The River
Episode 2: The Law of The River
More than a century ago, populations across the west were booming. The seven states dependent on the Colorado River reco... Read more
1 Aug 2017
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23mins
Ranked #3
Episode 5: Glen Canyon – Tough Decisions surround a Colorado River Flashpoint
Episode 5: Glen Canyon – Tough Decisions surround a Colorado River Flashpoint
Glen Canyon Dam, and by extension the reservoir it creates with Lake Powell, has elicited plenty of opinion and controve... Read more
7 Nov 2017
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46mins
Ranked #4
Episode 13: Flames and Flows - How Wildfires Impact Healthy Rivers
Episode 13: Flames and Flows - How Wildfires Impact Healthy Rivers
Over 110 wildfires have burned more than 1.8 million acres this year alone, mostly in the west, and despite the natural ... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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43mins
Ranked #5
Episode 19: Downriver - The Story of The Green and How Rivers Connect Us All
Episode 19: Downriver - The Story of The Green and How Rivers Connect Us All
The story of the Green is, in a word, complicated. There are many different uses and user groups who depend on the Green... Read more
22 May 2019
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23mins
Ranked #6
Episode 23 - From the Stanislaus to the Klamath: Speaking up for Free-flowing Rivers
Episode 23 - From the Stanislaus to the Klamath: Speaking up for Free-flowing Rivers
In 1979, Mark Dubois chained himself to a boulder to protest filling of the reservoir behind the New Melones Dam that wo... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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39mins
Ranked #7
Episode 8: Why Wild? The Importance of Wild and Scenic Protections
Episode 8: Why Wild? The Importance of Wild and Scenic Protections
Amidst the largest dam building era in the United States, Congress realized urgency around preserving certain rivers wit... Read more
9 Jan 2018
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12mins
Ranked #8
Episode 10: Securing Arizona’s Water Supply is a Team Effort
Episode 10: Securing Arizona’s Water Supply is a Team Effort
Arizona is a renowned leader in water management, thanks to more than a century of careful planning and effective leader... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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20mins
Ranked #9
Episode 12: How Colorado Water Law Affects You and Our Rivers
Episode 12: How Colorado Water Law Affects You and Our Rivers
Water in the west is inherently complicated. A complex web of laws, compacts, and a little thing called “prior appropria... Read more
15 Aug 2018
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26mins
Ranked #10
Episode 26: South Carolina Communities Support the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
Episode 26: South Carolina Communities Support the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
In Episode 26 of We Are Rivers, we take a deeper look at the National Wildlife Refuge System and why it is so important ... Read more
29 Apr 2020
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37mins
Ranked #11
Episode 14: Colorado River Compact Call Part 1 – What Could A Call Mean
Episode 14: Colorado River Compact Call Part 1 – What Could A Call Mean
In mid-December, stakeholders from across the Colorado River basin gathered in Las Vegas for the annual Colorado River W... Read more
3 Jan 2019
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21mins
Ranked #12
Episode 18: Climate Change, Rivers and Environmental Justice
Episode 18: Climate Change, Rivers and Environmental Justice
Climate change hits rivers and water first and hardest, impacting all communities but particularly historically marginal... Read more
22 Apr 2019
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20mins
Ranked #13
Episode 7: Reflections on 2017
Episode 7: Reflections on 2017
As the end of 2017 inches closer, staff at American Rivers reflect on how the past year has been for rivers. The Trump A... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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24mins
Ranked #14
Episode 21: Climate Change Part 1 - Understanding the Science
Episode 21: Climate Change Part 1 - Understanding the Science
Join us for Episode 21 of We Are Rivers – Climate Change Part 1: Understanding the Science. In this episode we back-up b... Read more
19 Sep 2019
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25mins
Ranked #15
Episode 6: The Big Picture of Colorado’s Water Plan
Episode 6: The Big Picture of Colorado’s Water Plan
In 2015, Colorado took a big first step towards protecting our rivers, heritage, and way of life with the completion of ... Read more
20 Nov 2017
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20mins