American Rivers

10/14/2026

Rivers make life possible – they are the veins and arteries of our country.

Our nation has 4.4 million miles of rivers, and they’re in crisis. Half are polluted. 80% have no protection. That puts our drinking water, nature, and our communities at risk.

Life depends on rivers. Rivers depend on you. 🌊 Watch how:

Our nation has 4.4 million miles of rivers, and they’re in crisis. ...

10/14/2026

: Our country is a nation of rivers – and we need healthy rivers that provide clean water to our communities. But pollution threatens our rivers, and our water supplies become more stretched each year.

💧 Learn more about our work for clean water:

No matter who you are or where you live, we all need clean, safe, reliable drinking water. And most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams. But pollution threatens our rivers, and our water supplies are becoming more stretched each year. Our country is a nation of rivers — and we need...

10/13/2026

📣🌊 this election season!

Wildfires. Drought. Flooding. Pollution. Our rivers and clean water face growing challenges across the country – and the leaders we elect will make decisions that shape their future.

🗳️ Download our 2026 Election Guide: https://act.americanrivers.org/page/102211/subscribe/1?ea.tracking.id=facebook

10/13/2026

The restoration of California's Pickel Meadow on the Walker River with California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service-Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and Wildlife Conservation Board is almost complete! 🎉 We're installing in-stream structures and excavating historic channels to restore flows to this amazing meadow habitat.

📸 Hanford ARC

10/12/2026

💜 On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we’re honoring the enduring connections between Tribal Nations, salmon, and the rivers that have sustained communities since time immemorial.

Jaime Pinkham, American Rivers Board Member and Nez Perce Tribe Member, and Alyssa Macy, American Rivers Board Member and Citizen of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, reflect on the resilience of salmon and the importance of restoring the rivers they depend on.

10/11/2026

? 🤔 90% of our nation’s floodplains are degraded and disconnected from rivers, which limits rivers’ ability to safely convey flood waters and recharge groundwater.

Natural floodplain management is a nature-based solution to address this:

Floods are part of the natural ebb and flow of a river. They flush out debris, refresh wetland habitat, and refill groundwater stores. Floods belong in rivers and on floodplains. They become a problem when they wreak havoc in our homes, businesses, and communities. The risk of damaging floods is exp...

10/11/2026

Name a better combo...we'll wait 🌎💙💚

10/11/2026

💧No matter who you are or where you live, we all need safe, reliable drinking water. And most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams. We're a nation of rivers, and we need these vital waterways healthy for the communities that depend on them:

No matter who you are or where you live, we all need clean, safe, reliable drinking water. And most of our drinking water comes from rivers and streams. But pollution threatens our rivers, and our water supplies are becoming more stretched each year. Our country is a nation of rivers — and we need...

10/10/2026

Small, regular floods are part of the natural ebb and flow of a healthy river. But development and increasingly frequent and powerful storms are making floods bigger and more damaging.

📹 Watch how to reimagine floodplains, meadows, and wetlands for our communities:

Small, regular floods are part of the natural ebb and flow of a hea...

10/10/2026

Folded under zero pressure guys 🫣🌊 No place we'd rather be!