A beautiful place and a beautiful area
A couple of years ago, my brother and I decided to raft the Denali River. My brother was a guide for the University of Alaska-Fairbanks at the time. It was...
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The hope for the future of our children and rivers
Some of my fondest memories were made on the shores of the Salmon River in Montana and Idaho. I want my daughter to experience the wildness as it is now.
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The river has been one of my greatest teachers
I was born in the Riverland in South Australia. But the river there is a tamed place, controlled and conquered. Last time I visited home I was excited to visit...
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Rivers connect families
My husband and I received a 14’ NRS whitewater raft as a wedding present. The gift was perfect for us. Our love story began in a raft on a fast...
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On one sunny morning in July of 1989…
In 1989, on one sunny Saturday morning in July, we set out for a fly fishing trip on the Pratt River. It’s located on the west slope of the Cascade...
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Wild and Scenic Kern River
I love the Wild and Scenic Kern River on the Sequoia National Forest in the Southern Sierra Nevada because it runs through me. It is my life river! I have...
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Our children’s children need to see rivers
My grandfather introduced me to rivers when I was five by buying me a pair of LL Bean boots and letting me explore the magical, muddy floodplain adjoining his cattle...
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Giving students a sense of place in the watershed
The rivers that I have visited, and the draw of the ones still to know, underline my being. My experiences interacting with them have shaped my personality and my outlook...
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