Study shows U.S. rivers lack adequate protections, but national parks can help
A peer-reviewed study from American Rivers and Conservation Science Partners reveals that more than 80 percent of U.S. rivers lack adequate protection. Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s 4.4 million miles of rivers are currently completely unprotected, according to the assessment, and protections for another 17 percent are considered inadequate to safeguard rivers from major threats including dams, pollution, and loss of fish and wildlife habitat. … Alaska (9.4%) and California (5.6%) have the highest percentage of rivers protected by national parks.
Other river protection news:
- Nature Sustainability: National assessment of river protection in the United States
- KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): Placer County celebrates completion of American River cleanup, removing decades-old bridge debris
- California WaterBlog: Three generations of stewardship: exploring the legacy of environmental protection on Putah Creek
