2002 "Most Endangered Rivers" Nominations Sought

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2002 "Most Endangered Rivers" Nominations Sought

Background information and nomination forms now available online

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Jun. 26 -/E-Wire/-- Is the local smallmouth stream starting to smell suspicious as industrial chicken farms multiply in the headwaters? Does the government want to drain a riverfront marsh claiming it will help prevent floods? Would a proposed dam leave a favorite paddling destination high and dry? These and other river threats create candidates for the annual America's Most Endangered Rivers report.

Each year, American Rivers reviews nominations from all across the country to determine the list of the rivers at greatest risk of taking a turn for the worse in the coming twelve months. River lovers everywhere can now pick up nomination forms at www.americanrivers.org. American Rivers will accept nominations through October and the report will be released in April, 2002.

Any individual or organization can nominate a river. In recent years, organizations such as the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Ducks Unlimited, the Nebraska Wildlife Federation, Trout Unlimited, the Sierra Club, the South Dakota Canoe Association, the Wateree Homeowners Association, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and many others have participated.

Why do these groups go to the trouble? The America's Most Endangered Rivers report has a tremendously successful track record raising community awareness and stimulating civic action on behalf of the listed rivers - encouraging the public the take action and showing them how.

Entire rivers or selected portions -- headwaters, tributaries, riparian wetlands, or estuaries -- can be designated. Nominations will be evaluated by three main criteria:

* The magnitude and imminence of the threat

* The likelihood that major action during the coming year could either intensify or lessen the threat

* The regional and national significance of the river

Established in 1973, American Rivers strives for healthy rivers that support abundant wildlife populations, provide recreational opportunities, contribute to local economies, and improve the quality of life for all Americans.

http://http://www.americanrivers.org/mostendangered/2002nominations.htm

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