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We support the professionals who study, protect and manage North America's rivers.

The River Management Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering river professionals. We provide you with opportunities to connect, learn, and access valuable resources that simplify and streamline your work. Dedicated to holistic river management, our diverse membership includes planners, rangers, stewards, landscape architects, fluvial geomorphologists, environmental lawyers and policymakers, students, professors, hydrologists, biologists, ecologists, and authors.


 RMS News

 Make a Will Month River Careers Series

Do you have a will? Is it up to date? RMS invites you to create or update your will, on us.

Explore Careers in River Policy, GIS, Safety & Science – 2025 Webinar Series Registration Open

Is your federally-managed river overcrowded, trashed or closed? Share photos to illustrate the impacts of staff and budget cuts. 


Your Work is Our Passion!

The only authoritative, multi-partner geospatial recreation-oriented US river map Wild and Scenic Rivers Training
Handy, easy-to-read guides that include river flows below hydro dams
Multi-disciplinary program at US colleges and universities

For organization leaders and river managers

 

River management and stewardship workshops and certifications
 

RMS Job Board

RMS Journal


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