Focus on Water: National Parks Play Vital Role in Restoring Great Lakes
Our national parks on the Great Lakes offer 620 miles of shoreline, beaches, dunes, and wetlands. These parks–like Sleeping Bear Dunes along Lake Michigan, Isle Royale in Lake Superior, and Perry’s Victory in Lake Erie–have tremendous biological, historical, and recreational value for the more than six million people that visit each year. And these national parks are economic generators, with [...]
Focus on Water: Living Wild in the Wake of Captain John Smith
Vibrant greenways, rugged trail systems, and urban swimming holes—these features make river towns in America wild locations to visit. But this year’s #1 “Best River Town in America” ranked by Outside magazine is Richmond, Virginia, a mid-size city along the James River that is part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Outside judged towns by their cost [...]
Focus on Water: Celebrating National Water Quality Month
By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Great Waters Program Manager Did you know that August is National Water Quality Month? It makes a lot of sense to draw attention to the importance of having clean water during a month when people are enjoying rivers, lakes, and oceans across the country. Waterways in and around national parks provide some of the best recreational [...]
Focus on Water: New GeoStory Highlights Park Champions
Summer officially begins today, and with it comes long, hot days with many hours of sunlight. It’s a time when outside activities—especially those involving water—reign supreme. In celebration of summer, we invite you to get to know 12 park champions who are restoring, conserving, and educating others about our national waters and our national parks. The stories that they tell [...]
Three Endangered Rivers, Countless Memories: Saving Our Nation’s Great Waters
By Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Great Waters Program Manager American Rivers recently released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers. Although its methodology is imprecise, the report highlights real and serious threats the rivers could face this year that would change their fate for years to come. The top three rivers hold special significance to me personally, and to the [...]
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