Fantastic! If you are on the fence of allowing yourself 20 minutes to listen to this podcast episode - I highly encourage you to do it! You won't regret :)

In this, our latest episode of We Are Rivers, we talk beavers and killer whales, poop sniffing dogs, and the inextricable link between wildlife, biodiversity, and healthy rivers. And, we imagine how we might translate this level of integrated understanding to policies and practices that govern rivers. This is the first of a two-part series. Join us!


NOTES:
Denielle Perry, Free Flowing Rivers Lab
Free-flowing Rivers Lab
https://denielleperry.com/research/
https://riverfieldstudies.com/
www.naustudentwatersymposium.com

Deborah Giles, University of Washington and
https://www.washington.edu/news/people/deborah-giles/
https://www.wildorca.org/team/


Mark Beardsley 
Ecometrics (Mark’s company): https://www.ecometricscolorado.net/
The Beaver Believers: https://www.thebeaverbelievers.com/filmmakers
Eager: The Suprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter https://www.bengoldfarb.com/eager
Enos Mills, In Beaver World 
Emily Fairfax, research, “Smokey the Beaver: beaver-dammed riparian corridors stay green during wildfire throughout western United States”

Episode 39: Beavers, killer whales, and the tie that binds

In a previous episode of "We Are Rivers", climate scientist Brad Udall said "You can't depress people into action". In this episode, our guest Amy McCoy is working to inspire us into action through a report she authored along with her partner, Season Martin, Culp & Kelly, and a whole host of other collaborators and contributors. The report outlines 10 bold strategies to increase climate resilience in the Colorado Basin, and Amy walks us through how the strategies were identified, and what they mean for our future. 

NOTES:
Ten Strategies for Climate Resilience in the CO Basin: https://www.tenstrategies.net/

Episode 40: Ten Strategies for Climate Resilience in the CO Basin

Tune in to learn more about the magical monsoon phenomenon that has so many of us awed. We talk to Dr.Connie Woodhouse, a professor in the school of geography, development and environment at the University of Arizona, and to John Fleck, director of The University of New Mexico's Water Resources Program. We cover some of what we know about the monsoon, what we don't, how it can't save us from a warmer and drier future, and how in some ways, maybe it can. Join us!

John Fleck's book (which he co-authored with Eric Kuhn) "Science be Dammed": https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780816540051?aff=jfleck

Episode 41: Gushing over the Monsoon

We’re joined this week by author and urban planner Hannah Palmer on a journey to find the Flint river in Atlanta, Georgia. Like so many urban rivers, the Flint is hardly recognizable as a river, at least at it’s headwaters beneath the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Through an effort called “Finding the Flint”, Hannah is working to bring the river back to the surface, both in terms of how it flows, and its role in people’s lives. This story of the Flint River isn’t unique, and as is so often the case, the way we treat our rivers is the way we treat our communities, and the long-term health and viability of the two are inextricably linked. We hope you’ll tune in.

NOTES:
http://hannahspalmer.com/flightpath

Episode 42: Finding the Flint

America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2020 spotlights why our communities need clean water and healthy rivers now, more than ever. This year’s list highlights how climate change is threatening communities with increasingly severe flooding. Across the country communities are experiencing unprecedented challenges related to too much water at the wrong time. In the Midwest, we have a recipe for disaster, where poor river management is colliding with the reality of climate change.
 
Right now, communities are stretched dangerously thin by the covid-19 pandemic, and the virus is exposing the vulnerabilities and dangers that come with relying on outdated flood control approaches. It’s time for our leaders to embrace proven solutions that protect river health, improve public safety and strengthen communities.

Join us today on We Are Rivers to learn about America’s #1 Most Endangered River for 2020 and the solutions that can help move our rivers and our nation forward. Visit at www.AmericanRivers.org/EndangeredRivers

Photo Credit: Mississippi River through St. Louis, Bryan Werner

Episode 25: America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020: Ensuring safer, stronger communities

To further the conversation about the value and complexity of rivers, American Rivers launched our podcast series, “We are Rivers: Conversations about the Rivers that Connect Us.”

“We Are Rivers” takes it’s listeners on a journey to tell the stories of rivers and the important relationship they have with us. It explores the culture and history of the west and our nation by talking with adventurers, writers, water experts, and artists about their connection to rivers, and how they impact their lives. The podcast series covers a wide array of topics across the Colorado Basin and other rivers across the country. 

American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers and conserves clean water for people and nature. Since 1973, American Rivers has protected and restored more than 150,000 miles of rivers through advocacy efforts, on-the-ground projects and an annual America’s Most Endangered Rivers® campaign. Headquartered in Washington, DC, American Rivers has offices across the country and more than 250,000 members, supporters and volunteers.

Annemarie Lewis writes and hosts our American Rivers podcast series, "We Are Rivers," while attending college in Colorado Springs. She started making podcasts about water conservation while in high school and plans on, "Living a life full of water conservation advocacy." Her hobbies include backpacking, climbing, river running, and amateur piano playing. 

Rivers connect us to each other, nature, and future generations. Find your connections at AmericanRivers.org, Facebook.com/AmericanRivers and Twitter.com/AmericanRivers.

Episode 25: America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2020: Ensuring safer, stronger communities

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