--- title: Healthy Rivers | Unique Places to Save description: Healthy Rivers | Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US image: https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/river%20flow%20healthy%20rivers%20dam%20removal.jpg --- [![Unique Places to Save logo](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20horizontal-1.png?width=1254&height=380&name=logo%20horizontal-1.png "Unique Places to Save logo")](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/) - [PROJECTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/projects) - SERVICES - [FOR MITIGATION BANKERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-mitigation) - [FOR LAND MANAGERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/land-planners-managers) - [FOR LANDOWNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/conservation-for-landowners) - [FOR RESTORATION PARTNERS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/dam-removals) - ABOUT - [OUR GOALS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-goals) - [OUR VALUES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/our-values) - [OUR TEAM](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/team) - [CONTACT US](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/contact) - UPDATES - [CONSERVATION EASEMENTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) - [MITIGATION BANKING](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) - [WORKING LANDS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) - [RIVERS, WETLANDS & DAMS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) - [CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) - [CONSERVATION STORIES](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) - [ORGANIZATION NEWS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) - [ALL POSTS](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) [Donate](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/wetland-keepers) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Healthy Rivers Learn about our latest restoration & conservation efforts and discover how healthy land & aquatic resources benefit our communities across the US ![service 1 d](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20d.png) ![service 1 m](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/Image%20Dividers/service%201%20m.png)   [All posts](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news) [Conservation Easements](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-easements) [Mitigation Banking](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/mitigation-banking) [Working Lands](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/working-lands) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) [Conservation & Development](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-and-development) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) [Organization News](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/organization-news) [![A person kayaking away down a green, tree shaded river.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20person%20kayaking%20on%20a%20wild%20scenic%20river.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20person%20kayaking%20on%20a%20wild%20scenic%20river.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-two) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, September 2025 ### [The Enduring Impact of Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Part Two](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-two) In our previous post, we explored the history of the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and how it was a landmark piece of legislation born from a movement to save our nation’s threatened waterways. We saw how visionaries like the Craighead br... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-two) [![An aerial view of a braided river delta, with pale silt channels meeting turquoise water.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20a%20river%20delta%20and%20river%20ecology.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20a%20river%20delta%20and%20river%20ecology.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/river-mouths-part-three-on-river-ecology-conservation) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, September 2025 ### [River Mouths: Part Three on River Ecology & Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/river-mouths-part-three-on-river-ecology-conservation) This is the final part of our series on river ecology and conservation. This article follows part one about mid-reach river ecology and conservation and part two about headwaters ecology and conservation. If you haven’t read those yet, chec... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/river-mouths-part-three-on-river-ecology-conservation) [![A person kayaking away down a green, tree shaded river.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20person%20kayaking%20on%20a%20wild%20scenic%20river.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20person%20kayaking%20on%20a%20wild%20scenic%20river.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-one) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, September 2025 ### [The Enduring Impact of Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - Part One](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-one) When the summer temperatures start climbing, one of the best ways to escape the heat is spending time on or in the water. If you’re among the nearly 100 million Americans who enjoy recreational boating each year, you’ve likely felt that spe... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/the-enduring-impact-of-wild-and-scenic-rivers-act-part-one) [![People wading and fishing in a desert lake below snow streaked mountains, with dry golden grass in the foreground.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/photo%20of%20pyramid%20lake%20nevada.jpg?width=900&name=photo%20of%20pyramid%20lake%20nevada.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lahontan-cutthroat-trout-comeback) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, May 2025 ### [The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout’s Remarkable Comeback](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lahontan-cutthroat-trout-comeback) No species better embodies the dramatic story of America and its relationship with nature than the Lahontan cutthroat trout. Once thought extinct in much of its historic range, this relic of the Ice Age has defied the odds. It is now making... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/lahontan-cutthroat-trout-comeback) [![A large group of people canoeing and kayaking down a tree lined river.](https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/images/Cuyahoga-hero.jpg?maxwidth=1300&maxheight=1300&autorotate=false)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/cuyahoga-river-comeback) [Conservation Stories](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/conservation-stories) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Sam Warnock, April 2025 ### [A River Under Fire: The Cuyahoga River's Comeback](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/cuyahoga-river-comeback) Few rivers tell the story of environmental neglect and redemption quite like the Cuyahoga. Once a dumping ground for industrial waste, this Ohio river was so polluted that it caught on fire repeatedly before the passage of the Clean Water A... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/cuyahoga-river-comeback) [![An aerial view of a shallow river braiding over a rocky bed between wooded banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/mid%20reach%20river%20ecology-1.jpg?width=900&name=mid%20reach%20river%20ecology-1.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mid-reaches-river-ecology-conservation) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, December 2024 ### [The Mid-Reaches: Part Two on River Ecology & Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mid-reaches-river-ecology-conservation) Welcome back to our series on river ecology and conservation. This is a follow-up article to one published recently about headwater river ecology & conservation. If you haven’t read that yet, hop over there first! Otherwise, keep swimming d... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/mid-reaches-river-ecology-conservation) [![A stream flowing over mossy rocks in a wooded gorge, the water blurred by a long exposure.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/headwaters%20river%20ecology%20conservation.jpg?width=900&name=headwaters%20river%20ecology%20conservation.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/headwaters-river-ecology-conservation) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, November 2024 ### [At The Headwaters: Part One on River Ecology & Conservation](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/headwaters-river-ecology-conservation) This blog post is the first of a three part series on River Ecology & Conservation by Christine Pickens, PhD. At Unique Places to Save, we put a special emphasis on protecting aquatic resources. One of the most prominent aquatic resource fe... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/headwaters-river-ecology-conservation) [![A calm river reflecting the green trees on both banks.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/river%20flow%20healthy%20rivers%20dam%20removal.jpg?width=900&name=river%20flow%20healthy%20rivers%20dam%20removal.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/rivers-through-seasons-majestic-journey-flowing-water) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, February 2024 ### [Rivers Through the Seasons: A Majestic Journey of Flowing Water](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/rivers-through-seasons-majestic-journey-flowing-water) Rivers are part of the fundamental support system for our environment and an essential part of the framework for economies and societies worldwide. Their importance cannot be overstated, yet their significance is often overlooked. In this b... [Read more ![](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hubfs/arrow-right%20copy.png)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/rivers-through-seasons-majestic-journey-flowing-water) [![Still water reflecting a wooded bank, with mats of algae along the far edge.](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_9526.jpg?width=900&name=IMG_9526.jpg)](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/healthy-rivers-impact-local-communities) [Rivers, Wetlands & Dams](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/tag/rivers-wetlands-dams) ‎ ‎ |‎ ‎ Christine Pickens, February 2024 ### [How Healthy Rivers Impact Us & Our Local Communities](https://uniqueplacestosave.org/news/healthy-rivers-impact-local-communities) Rivers are the lifeblood of our communities, providing invaluable benefits that extend far beyond their flowing waters. In the United States, a network of rivers crisscrosses the landscape, offering many advantages to both people, the econo... 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