Courtney Bourgoin (248) 214-6682 or courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org
Oakland, CA—Sierra magazine’s July/August edition is now on newsstands and arriving at subscribers’ homes. This issue is a celebration of America’s rivers—from those running through urbanscapes to the most wild and scenic.
In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Tim Palmer offers a look at the history of grassroots advocacy on behalf of U.S. rivers. s.
Efforts to Restore the Los Angeles River Collide With a Gentrifying City: Jonathan Hahn takes an in-depth look at the city’s efforts to revitalize one of the most iconic and notorious waterways in the country—and reveals how river revitalization is clashing with efforts to maintain affordable housing in Los Angeles.
Ríos to Rivers Is Not Your Average Exchange Program: Connor McGuigan spotlights Weston Boyle— founder of Rios to Rivers— who recruits youth from Chile and the United States for adventures on some of the world’s most impressive rivers.
Paddling the Lower Mississippi Ain't a Huck Finn Journey Anymore: Over the course of two years, Boyce Upholt spent weeks paddling the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans, and discovered a river that, despite all of the industrial development, is surprisingly wild.
Beavers Are the Ultimate Ecosystem Engineers: Ben Goldfarb shows how the aquatic rodents have rebounded and how they're reshaping watersheds for the better.
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