#174: 50 Years Of Restoring Rivers

Published on March 23, 2023 20:20 by Travis Loop, Founder of waterloop, a podcast helping water leaders to discover solutions and drive change. in Case Studies

For 50 years, American Rivers has worked to protect and restore waterways across the country. During the organization’s existence and through its efforts, many rivers have improved, such as the Neuse and Elwha, while others are in tough shape, like the Colorado and Snake.

The progress and challenges are discussed in this episode with Tom Kiernan, President and CEO of American Rivers.

Tom also talks about the goal of protecting one million miles of rivers and removing 30,000 dams by the year 2050, as well as how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can help with the work.

Attached link

https://bit.ly/50rivers

Taxonomy

River Studies
Performance Benchmarking of River
River Engineering
River Basin management
River Restoration
River Engineering
Water > River Basin Management