Why do you love rivers? Is it because you’re grateful for the life they give – from the water you drink to the food you eat? It is because you care about the fish, birds and wildlife that call them home? Maybe it’s because rivers give you a special way to connect with nature?

Our supporter Roderick Becker tells us, “I find grace, joy and a strong spiritual connection in the desert and the mountains, the plains and the forests, the sky and the oceans. But I have found the strongest connection occurs when I am paddling on a free-flowing river.”

It’s true, rivers hold a special kind of magic. And that’s why we work every day to protect them. Whatever your reason, we’re grateful you’re standing with us as we begin this new year. We need rivers, and rivers need us. Let’s make 2020 a great one for the rivers we love.

For the rivers,