2021 RMS awards nominations due Jan. 30

The COVID Pandemic has presented new challenges for river managers, and you have risen to the challenge. Please recognize those who have made significant contributions to the art and science of river management and those who best exemplify the spirit and purpose of the organization. Since 1998 we have given annual RMS awards to deserving individuals. In 2000 the Frank Church Wild and Scenic Rivers Award was added by RMS' Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council partners.

An Adventure on the Gunnison River: Southwest Chapter Trip

Article by Susan Roebuck. Photos by Stuart Schneider.

Dawn in Montrose found us loading the truck, and soon we rumbled over to Highway 50. The destination was “Escalante Canyon Road” six miles beyond the town of Delta, Colorado. There, we left Highway 50 and took a slender, well-engineered gravel road into dry mesa-and-canyon country. Finally, we arrived at a river similar in character to the Colorado—a great and welcome contrast to the dry territory through which we had just passed. Of course, we knew the river would be there, we didn’t discover it, but it was fun to think about what it would be like to come across such a river in this desert country. Standing on the banks of the Gunnison were Stuart, John, and Zeke to greet us, and our party of six was complete.

Wild and Scenic Rivers webinar series begins January 2021

The RMS River Training Center is hosting a Wild and Scenic Rivers webinar series beginning in January 2021. We will explore Wild and Scenic River management topics through a six-part, live webinar series where attendees can ask questions to and hear unique perspectives from experienced WSR managers with extensive knowledge to share. Join us for any or all of the webinars! 

View, download and share the flyer below! Register for each webinar using the links in the flyer. Please email [email protected] for more information!

Learning Credits

We are excited to partner with American Trails to offer learning credits to attendees for this webinar. Learning credits are a separate $15 fee from the registration and can be purchased here. 

In order to receive these credits for distance learning, attendees must complete a quiz and fill out an evaluation survey for the webinar they attend. Attendees will receive an email from American Trails with these details following the webinar. A certificate will be emailed to attendees requesting learning credits within 21 days following the conference

RMS student member partners with Adventure Scientists to test water quality on Wild and Scenic Chattooga River

Photo by Jack Henderson. Sierra Nevada University senior Kara Campbell test water quality at Earls Ford, one of six sites along the federally protected Chattooga River included in Adventure Scientists’ (AS) new project focused on tracking and improving water quality in the National Wild & Scenic River (WSR) system.

Kara Campbell has always dreamed of being a hydrologist. She is currently a senior studying Environmental Science and Outdoor Recreation Leadership at Sierra Nevada University. Because her school has transitioned to an online platform, she decided to take her learning on the road to the southeast where she could learn virtually, paddle new rivers and complete volunteer work.