American Heritage Rivers Alliance
in support of the american heritage rivers initiative
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Fall 2007 -- CUYAHOGA RIVER Cuyahoga River RAP and AHRI Update -Watershed Stewards at Work -Assessment of Wetlands -Fish Migration -Stormwater, Floods, and Urbanization: Tributary Watershed Management and Planning -Upcoming Anniversaries: 20th-RAP, 10th-AHRI, 40th-the Year the River Burned -Outreach and Education read more » |
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October 2007 -- CUYAHOGA RIVER Green Bulkheads - Update CLEERTEC project to restore fish habitat to the Cuyahoga Shipping Channel along bulkheaded shoreline... read more » |
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10.22.2007 -- UPPER SUSQUEHANNA Susquehanna Gets Health Check Wilkes-Barre, PA, The Times-Leader As Don Williams led a group of officials from the national conservation organization American Rivers down the Susquehanna River on Friday, he wanted to show them the good, the bad, and yes, the ugly... read more » |
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10.16.2007 -- MISSISSIPPI RIVER New Report from the National Academy of Sciences Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. Too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and commitment from the states is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay... read more » related link 1 » related link 2 » related link 3 » |
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10.05.2007 -- HUDSON RIVER Estuaries Day celebrated at Norrie Point Matthew Renda , Staff Reporter, Hyde Park Townsman In recognition of National Estuaries Day, local, state, and federal officials met with area environmentalists at the Norrie Point Environmental Center (NPEC). The NPEC, located on the Hudson River within Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park in Staatsburg, NY, also celebrated its grand re-opening, as it had been closed due to ongoing renovations to the building and facilities in recent months... read more » |
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10.04.2007 -- DETROIT RIVER 35th Anniversary Celebration of the Clean Water Act and U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement When: Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. Where: Trenton, Michigan, Meyer Elias Park and Elias Cove (first full-scale clean up under the Great Lakes Legacy Act) at the foot of Helen Street off Jefferson Avenue. What: Please join Congressman John Dingell, Canadian Consulate General Robert Noble, and other Canadian and U.S. dignataries as we celebrate the success of this landmark legislation and its contribution to our continuing progress toward the ecological recovery of the Detroit River during National Wildlife Refuge Week. Speakers will reflect on the history of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Great Lakes Water QualityAgreement (GLWQA) and the positive changes that have resulted. Highschool students will then release over 200 lake whitefish, key indicatorsof ecosystem health, into the Detroit River to highlight the progress that has been made since 1972. This celebration is being held during National Wildlife Refuge Week that celebrates conservation on 548 refuges nationwide that protect nearly 97 million acres of fish and wildlife habitat... read more » |
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10.04.2007 -- DETROIT RIVER Three new environmental indicators available for the Detroit River-Western Lake Erie Indicator project * Double-crested Cormorant Population Changes » * Analysis of Phosphorus Concentrations inthe Western Basin of Lake Erie » * Lake Erie Water Levels » |
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10.01.2007 -- ST. JOHNS RIVER Hawgin' On The St. Johns The stretch of the big river around Lake Woodruff in west Volusia County provides a glimpse of old Florida. But it also offers the chance to battle with some lunker largemouths... read more » |
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09.30.2007 -- POUDRE RIVER Inside Politics: Colorado lawmakers team up to protect the Poudre Excerpt: "The Cache la Poudre River played an important role in the development of the water law in the West, including the idea of prior appropriation. Understanding the significance and history of prior appropriation is vital, as much of the water law in the Western United States is based on it," [Senator Wayne] Allard said. The 45-mile river corridor encompasses the 100-year floodplain of the river. It begins in Larimer County, where the river flows out of the Roosevelt National Forest, and ends east of Greeley, about a fourth of a mile west of the river's confluence with the South Platte River... read more » |
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Fall 2007 -- UPPER MISSISSIPPI Telling River Stories: The I-35W Bridge, the Mississippi River, and Rebuilding Community Connections Sponsored by the Univ. of Minn. Institute for Advance Study, Telling River Stories, The River Life Program of the Institute on the Environment in conjunction with the Urban Studies Program, the Water Resources Center, and the Metropolitan Studies Consortium - is holding a series of eight public lectures that consider the changed/changing meanings of the Mississippi River, the I-35W bridge, and the community in light of this summer's bridge collapse... read more » |
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Fall 2007 -- UPPER MISSISSIPPI The Confluence Greenway - Art in the Confluence Fall 2007 exhibits in the Greater St. Louis area: Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO - Maya Lin's SYSTEMATIC LANDSCAPES Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, MO - WATER exhibition St. Louis ArtWorks and The Confluence Greenway: The Confluence Project - Columbia River, Washington and Oregon read more » |
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09.28.07 -- WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER Ribbon-cutting marks opening of next phase of bike path Remarks from Jane Sherman, member, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council: "In 1993, Fred, as chairman of The Providence Plan, walked the river corridor and saw the degraded and closed parks, abandoned industrial sites, and a hidden, trashed and neglected river - he also saw children catching crabs, and wonderfully undisturbed wooded areas and wetlands. He realized that reclamation of the Woonasquatucket River and its adjacent lands would contribute to change and renewal in the neighborhoods. Fred called me in 1993 to volunteer a few hours a week on this project, and that began an eleven year collaboration which evolved into a broad palette of partnerships with community residents, environmental organizations, elected officials, federal, state and city agencies - all collectively committed to implementing improvements in the river corridor"... read more » |
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09.27.07 -- DETROIT RIVER Ecotourism and Downriver Rebirth A 7.5 minute video on Ecotourism and Downriver Rebirth by Crain's Detroit, Metropolitan Affairs Coalition/Greater Detroit American Heritage River Initiative, and Riverside Kayak Connection... video link » |
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09.18.07 -- DETROIT RIVER Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge - Fall 2007 Outdoor Programs The International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will host fall nature programs for the public at the Humbug Marsh Unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. The offerings will give visitors an opportunity to experience the beauty of autumn in a prized natural area along the Detroit River. The fall programs are open to the public and free of charge... read more » |
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09.18.07 -- WILLAMETTE RIVER H.R. 3574 - Willamette River United Act, introduced by Rep. Darlene Hooley To continue the work to enhance access to the Willamette River that has been initiated by the Willamette River Basin communities, State, regional, local, and Indian tribal governments and non-government partnerships, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Hooley, Darlene [OR-5] (introduced 9/18/2007) Cosponsors (3) Committees: House Natural Resources; House Transportation and Infrastructure Latest Major Action: 9/18/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. There are references to AHRI on p. 3 and p. 4... read more » |
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09.16.07 -- RIO GRANDE In storm, Valley's levees vulnerable to flooding By DUDLEY ALTHAUS Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Towns and cities in the Rio Grande Valley that house more than 2 million people could be inundated. There would be a lot of flooding in the Valley with a repeat of Beulah... read more » |
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09.10.07 -- DETROIT RIVER Public Invited to September 15th Ceremony Recognizing the Lower Detroit River and Lake Erie Metropark as Important Bird Areas (IBAs) BROWNSTOWN MI, The Michigan Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program, Detroit Audubon Society, and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge will hold a formal ceremony to recognize the lower Detroit River and Lake Erie Metropark as IBAs that provide essential habitat for breeding, wintering, and/or migrating birds. The IBA Program is a global effort to conserve habitats for birds and other biodiversity. The ceremony will take place Saturday September 15 at 4:00 PM as part of the Hawkfest at Lake Erie Metropark... read more » |
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