Up a river ... with your camera! A celebration of Wild and Scenic Rivers
(photos courtesy of the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council)  

GoPro® !!!

One of these great cameras will now be awarded to a top winner, in addition to the prize of $100 plus  $100 donated to the winner's favorite river charity. Who can't use a river camera? 

Submit photos or video taken at one of our nation’s rivers that have earned a place in the Wild and Scenic Rivers system between now and July 12th, and you may be eligible to win a bit of green for yourself and  a donation to your favorite river charity.

The River Management Society and our colleagues at the National Park Service, are looking for striking digital images and video that capture the unique qualities of national Wild, Scenic or Recreational rivers or their “outstandingly remarkable” natural or cultural values. While rural rivers may come to mind, several Wild and Scenic Rivers are located near cities, too!  Visit the River Management Society's Facebook page for contest information, and locate your nearest Wild and Scenic Rivers by visiting www.rivers.gov.  

National Rivers Stewardship and Recreation Database Visioning Survey - Update

This survey will seek consensus about the  vision for a national rivers resource among interested river professionals. We are using a survey distributed in three-phases or rounds, as described in this Delphi Model.

Dr. Zachary Cole, PhD, RMS member and Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro is leading the survey effort. 

The survey is live! Participate in the first round, or check out the results of the Round I by clicking here.

Thanks again go to the National Park Service for their support of this project in 2012 and 2013.

2014 River Management Symposium  April 15-17

Call for Workshops, Symposium Sessions, Papers and Posters

Deadline for abstracts: August 15, 2013

The River Management Society invites you to participate in the 2014 North American River Management Symposium program entitled Managing Rivers in Changing Climes as a presenter, session organizer, and poster session participant or workshop coordinator.

Submit your proposal abstract(s) by clicking the Managing Rivers in Changing Climes Abstract Submission Form.  We are seeking proposals that fit within one or more of the four program themes highlighted below:

Hydroelectric Power Project Management

Hydropower is derived from the energy of falling water and running water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as watermills, sawmills, textile mills, dock cranes, domestic lifts, power houses and paint making. 

Hydropower projects stakeholders include utility company planners, river managers and planners, river conservation and recreation advocates, and municipal leaders and planners. The process of applying for a license or a license renewal every 30-50 years is complex, reflective of the many impacts and benefits that are evaluated and researched along the way.  The lengthy and measured process most often results in license documents that are cumbersome, and often tough to understand or interpret, so RMS has embarked on a project to help stakeholders interested interested in learning about specific licenses and not interested in slogging through 100-200+ pages of text.