Endangered Manning River Turtles Released into Wild After Egg Rescue During 'Black Summer'
Ten endangered Manning River turtles were released this month back into the wild - a first for the conservation program Aussie Ark.
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Beavers Building Dams are Protecting the Rivers Threatened by Climate Change in Colorado
A study of beaver dams in Colorado found that their effects on the ecosystem can counter the effects of climate change.
Colorado's State Fish, Once Considered Extinct, is Now Reproducing Naturally in Native Waters
In 2012 along a 3.5 mile section of Bear Creek, Colorado conservationists found a small population of purebred greenback cutthroat trout.
Family is Reunited by Message in Bottle Written By Their Late Son Decades Ago
It was an ordinary salvage trip on the Yazoo River that brought a message from an 8 grader named Brian into the hands of a pair of salvagers
Nebraska Man Makes World's Longest Journey by Pumpkin Boat on 60th Birthday
On the morning of August the 27th, a Nebraska man woke up on his 60th birthday with a single goal-to raft the Missouri in a giant pumpkin.
Watch How Texas Man Found Huge Dinosaur Tracks in Riverbed Dried From Drought
Droughts aren't all bad. Sometimes the receding of rivers reveals amazing things, such as the tracks of a giant dinosaur from 113m years ago.
Innovative Italian Invents River Cleaner That Grabs Trash Using Water's Current
Scalable to any river size, the River Cleanup buoys can filter oil or trash, and have no impact on river navigability or habitability.
Worlds Most Romantic River is Cleaned Up Ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris with 'Overwhelmingly Good' Water
Despite being called the most romantic river in the world, the Seine was well on its way to being ecologically dead in the mid-2010s.
Total Rejuvenation of 'Dead' River by a Rural Indian Community Hailed as National Example
A once-biologically dead river in southern India has been revived to the fullest extent thanks to local dedication and government involvement. A tributary of the Pampa and Achencoil rivers, the 4-mile-long Kuttamperoor River has for centuries been a source of life and drinking water for rural communities in Kerala. Irrigating more than 2,000 acres of […]
Once Biologically Dead, the River Mersey in England is "Best Environmental Story in Europe"
Having suffered greatly from pollution for years, the River Mersey is being called the best environmental story in Europe.
Pacific Salmon Will Regain Access to Hundreds of Miles of Spawning Grounds as Historic Dam Removal Gets Green Light
The dams on California's Klamath River are coming down after a 20 year legal battle on behalf of the Yurok, Karuk, and Klamath River Tribes.
Largest Dam Removal in History Begins Restoring Salmon and California Tribal Way of Life
After 20 years of legal challenges, the largest dam removal in history is returning the Klamath River in California to its natural state.
First Baby Beaver in 160 Years Seen in S.F. Bay Area Exciting Scientists with Possibility of Recovery
In September 2022, a pair of beavers was photographed on the trail cameras; Leikam believes that it's possible they have had a baby
Maine Sets Records for Atlantic Herring and Salmon Runs in the Penobscot River
Maine's rivers are the only ones left in the US where Atlantic salmon can return to spawn, and the most productive of these rivers is having one of its most productive years. After the removal of the Bangor Great Works Dam on the Penobscot River, ocean-going/river-spawning fish began to return in large numbers. As of […]
Inspired Youth Pulls 2.6 Million Pounds of Trash from Indonesian Rivers
With his two siblings, Benchegjib started Sungai Watch, in October 2020 and have since completed over 700 cleanups.
An Unloved English Field Restored to Beautiful Brook as Part of a Large Project to Glorify the River Ise
Slade Brook, a small waterway that was diverted in the 19th century to build a railway, has been realigned to run through the meadow
Paris Olympics Gets 11,000 Stadium Seats Made of Recycled City Plastic
80% of the 100 metric tons of plastic needed to make the seats came from a single neighborhood—which is also where it's being processed.
Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil
Scientists have taken pollutant phosphorus from wastewater and infused it into a soil superfood called biochar to really "close the loop" on several widespread agricultural practices. The biochar itself is made from incinerated organic material inside an oxygen-deprived environment, turning it into charcoal that acts like an underground rainwater sponge that also delivers the necessary […]
Drought-Stricken Italian River Produced World-Record Catfish Caught (and Released) in May
What was just another normal day on the Po River quickly turned into a battle as Biancardi struggled against the fish.
Platypuses Return to Sydney's Royal National Park After Disappearing for Decades
Conservationists released 6 females last week into Hacking River as the first stage of the reintroduction with the males to be released later
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