"No Longer Working Against the Stream" Fact Sheets Released by NRDC!

Published on July 3, 2024

NRDC Fact SheetLast week, a series of four Fact Sheets on healthy riverscapes were released by NRDC and co-authored with American Rivers and the National Wildlife Federaton. These fact sheets provide tangible policy and management actions that can lead to more resilent and healthy riverscapes in the US. Moreover, they are aligned with the mission and vision of the Riverscapes Consortium. 

NRDC is pleased to share a set of four fact sheets designed to increase understanding of and appreciation for the benefits that healthy riverscapes provide and the steps we can take to revive them.

The fact sheets cover the following topics:

  • How we constrained our riverscapes over time and lost many of the benefits they provide, and how riverscape restoration in the West can aid efforts to build resilience and adapt to climate change.
  • The ecological, community, and economic benefits of healthy riverscapes.
  • Five strategies to restore riverscapes and re-establish the nature-based services that have been lost over time.
  • Policies and programs the Bureau of Land Management can use to restore riverscapes.

For more information read Amy McNamara's blog post or reach out directly to her on the Riverscapes Consortium community platform.

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