Localizado al norte de Wisconsin, el Bad River, o Mashki-Sibi, es un río que desemboca en el lago Superior, uno de los cinco Grandes Lagos. Este río está en peligro … Read more
Rivers
The Bad River and the Great Lakes region face the same threat
The Bad River, or Maski-Sibi, that flows into Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin is endangered by Line 5. This is a pipeline of the Canadian oil company Enbridge Energy, that … Read more
Restoring Rivers, Revitalizing Connections to the Land
Camas is a defining feature in the meadows of western Montana. But they need a healthy riverscape. Stream restoration, using techniques that mimic natural processes such as beaver dams, is central … Read more
The Elwha: A Roadmap for River Restoration Across the Northwest Region
The Elwha. The story of the majestic river that bears this name, located on the northern tip of Washington’s Olympic National Park, is one that is all too common today. … Read more
NW Forging a Collaborative Course of Action for Snake River Salmon
Hot water is killing cold-water fish. This isn’t news. Scientists have agreed for some time that warming river temperatures are a critical threat to Columbia and Snake River salmon. What … Read more
Healthy Headwaters for People and Wildlife
Strategic partnership aims at healthy forests, healthy water, healthy people—and water for wildlife The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Or, as National Wildlife Federation’s Chief Program … Read more
More Corn Ethanol, Less Water for Wildlife
It may be hard to imagine water scarcity, given that large swaths of the Midwest are still drying out after historic and catastrophic flooding, but recently released research points to … Read more
Western Rivers at Risk
Water–or the lack of it–defines the American West. One commonly used marker that you’ve crossed into the western part of the country is the 100th Meridian, which bisects the Great … Read more
The Best Dam Water Engineers
Beavers may be our most important partner in protecting and restoring western streams and watersheds. By building temporary dams on small streams, beavers slow down rainwater runoff and snowmelt. This … Read more
Fish Grow on Trees
My “ah-ha!” moment happened at a presentation I attended a few years ago. A slide on the screen showed two rows of fish: on the left, smaller fish from a … Read more
