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We Are Rivers

To further the conversation about the value and complexity of rivers, American Rivers launched our podcast series, “We are Rivers: Conversations about the Rivers that Connect Us.”“We Are Rivers” takes... Read more

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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

31mins

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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

23mins

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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

46mins

Ranked #4

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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

43mins

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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

23mins

Ranked #6

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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

39mins

Ranked #7

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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

12mins

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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

20mins

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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

26mins

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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

37mins

Ranked #11

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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

21mins

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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

20mins

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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

24mins

Ranked #14

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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

25mins

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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

20mins

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