Fuhr das Werk von den Wasserlaüfern ab
American Rivers ist eine nationale gemeinmützige Gesellschaft, dit miteinbegriffen ist, um gesunde natürliche Wasserlaüfe und groβe Auswahl an Leben, die sir für Leute, Fische und wild ledende Tiere erhalten, zu schûtzen une wiederherzustellen. Wir liefern innovativ Auflösungen an, um die Gesundheit der Wasserlaüfe aufzubessern, um die Bewussheit zwischen das Volk und Leute, die entscheiden, abzuheben, um die Bewegung der Erhaltung des Wasserlaufs auszuschenken und einzusetzen. Dann kollaborieren wir mit unseren Partner, um "Citizen's Agenda for Rivers" zu entwickeln, die eine vereignite Sicht entzuwerfen, um die Gesundheit der Wasserlaüfe flächendeckend zu bessern. Wir haben ungefähr 40 000. Unser nationales Amt liegt in Washington DC, und wir abwickeln ein nationales Amt im Nordest mit den Aufstellungen in Seattle und Portland. Auβerdem haben wir sechs Auβenstelle in California, Connecticut, Nebraska, Pennsylvania une im Süden des Dakotas.
Wie arbeiten wir ?
Unsere Arbeit ist konstant, bei was für Wasserlaüfe besser ist und für das Leben der Leute sie anfassen, getrieben. Wir haben für Wasserlaüfe und die dunkele Bindung an die Passion teil, um sie widerherzustellen und um sie aufzuheben.
Wir nehmen eine pragmatische Methode, die auf die Wissenschaft basiert, um die Sorgen zu lösen, was die Wasserlaüfe betrifft, und um die Glaubhaftigkeit in allen unseren Forschungen und Kommunikationen zu behaupten, und um eine berufliche Qualität zu erhalten, in allem machen wir.
We maintain integrity in our dealings with everyone inside and outside the organization, and take a supportive and respectful team-based approach to our work.
We work closely with grassroots river and watershed groups across the country because we believe supporting each others' efforts is key to the health of rivers nationwide. Our staff members also collaborate with other conservation groups, sporting and recreation groups, local citizens and businesses, and various federal, state, and tribal agencies to build strong coalitions.
Our priority issues
The conservation work of American Rivers is designed to address some of the most pressing threats and opportunities for people and rivers today.
- America's Most Endangered Rivers
- Clean Water
- Dam Removal
- Hydropower Dam Reform
- Wild Rivers
- Sprawl
- Water Scarcity & Instream Flow
- Endangered Species
- The Rivers of Lewis and Clark (Snake River, Columbia River, Missouri River)
- Community Watersheds
- Army Corps Reform
- River Science
- The Rivers of Puget Sound
Additionally, the Citizens’ Agenda for Rivers, a plan for healthy rivers developed by the river movement, addresses the three priorities of water quality, water quantity, and poorly planned development.
Our history and accomplishments
We were founded in 1973 with the specific focus of increasing the number of rivers protected by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and preventing the construction of large new dams on our last wild rivers. Over the years our mission has broadened substantially to address a wide variety of issues affecting people and rivers.
Here is a sampling of selected accomplishments:
- In support of the campaign to change the operation of six huge dams to restore natural flows to the Missouri River, American Rivers educated more than 1 million people and collected 52,000 public comments by early 2002 in favor of changing the dams' operation.
- American Rivers and our conservation partners successfully advocated for the removal of the 160-year-old Edwards Dam on Maine's Kennebec River in 1999, triggering the resurgence of large numbers of striped bass, salmon, sturgeon, and alewife, revitalizing a local recreational economy, and galvanizing a nationwide movement to remove dams that no longer make sense. Since 1999, 64 dams have been removed nationwide.
- American Rivers has led the fight to protect the Columbia River's endangered salmon and steelhead. With Native American tribes, Washington State and the federal government, we forged the first Habitat Conservation Plan in 1998 that committed dam owners to higher standards to protect fish, and worked for the designation of the Columbia's finest and most scenic remaining spawning grounds, the Hanford Reach, as a National Monument.
- As the founder and leader of the Hydropower Reform Coalition, we have restored flows in thousands of river miles and protected thousands of acres of riverside ecosystems.
- American Rivers helped make history on the Colorado River when, for the first time, operators of the Glen Canyon Dam agreed in 1996 to release millions of gallons of water for the sole purpose of reviving riverside habitat.
- For close to two decades, we have worked with 367 local, state, and regional conservation groups to list America's Most Endangered Rivers, spotlighting the threats to their rivers in local and national media.
See also
- Category:Beyond dams for pages ported from "Beyond Dams", authored by Elizabeth Brink of International Rivers Network (IRN) and Serena McClain and Steve Rothert of American Rivers (AR), and published in 2004 by AR and International Rivers Network.
- International Rivers Network