https://simplecast.com The River Radius Podcast This is a river podcast, and a great story, boating, science, adventure and conservation podcast. 2018-2019, The River Radius LLC, The River Radius Podcast en Tue, 7 Apr 2026 09:05:00 +0000 Tue, 7 Apr 2026 09:05:11 +0000 www.theriverradius.com The River Radius Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2d324704-bda9-42b0-8cf1-017c03785e57/e1213e1a-b2e9-4e0e-bf91-aa7be18ba647/3000x3000/2021-web-soc-media-logo-river-radius.jpg?aid=rss_feed www.theriverradius.com episodic This is a river podcast, and a great story, boating, science, adventure and conservation podcast. Sam Carter true https://feeds.simplecast.com/IJbhX5_G adventure, conservation, canoe, story, catarafts, source to sea, high water, boats, dams, big water, river, rivers, whitewater, rafts, dories, kayak, rapids, flood, floods, climate change, fish, free flowing rivers, clean water The River Radius LLC hello@theriverradius.com e8f9bf6a-aab4-41f8-9d52-5b8016b11de0 Big Bend, the Rio Grande & a Border Wall The waters of the Rio Grande form the entire 1,254-mile border between the state of Texas and Mexico. Some portions of that border are open, with no physical barrier and monitored primarily by surveillance. Other sections have a full wall, with others are slated for new construction. One long stretch through Big Bend is defined by deep, rugged canyons that seem to function as a natural barrier. And it is here that survey crews are working toward the possibility of building a wall. This region is known for the Rio Grande flowing through national and state parks, Wild and Scenic canyons, and vast wildlife areas all consistently remote, powerful river country. Supporting that riverscape is a long-standing river outfitting community. A wall could cut off access to the river for outfitters, for do-it-yourself boaters and potentially disrupt the local economy built around it. River runners, ranchers, residents, and five border-county sheriffs are speaking out about the wall, standing against a wall and for the wild canyon country they call home. In this episode, we talk with Tara Shackelford, an outfitter, and Judge Greg Henington, a former outfitter and current county judge, to understand their connection to the river.
 

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]]> Tue, 7 Apr 2026 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Hidden Dagger Adventures, Tara Shackelford, Judge Greg Henington) www.theriverradius.com The waters of the Rio Grande form the entire 1,254-mile border between the state of Texas and Mexico. Some portions of that border are open, with no physical barrier and monitored primarily by surveillance. Other sections have a full wall, with others are slated for new construction. One long stretch through Big Bend is defined by deep, rugged canyons that seem to function as a natural barrier. And it is here that survey crews are working toward the possibility of building a wall. This region is known for the Rio Grande flowing through national and state parks, Wild and Scenic canyons, and vast wildlife areas all consistently remote, powerful river country. Supporting that riverscape is a long-standing river outfitting community. A wall could cut off access to the river for outfitters, for do-it-yourself boaters and potentially disrupt the local economy built around it. River runners, ranchers, residents, and five border-county sheriffs are speaking out about the wall, standing against a wall and for the wild canyon country they call home. In this episode, we talk with Tara Shackelford, an outfitter, and Judge Greg Henington, a former outfitter and current county judge, to understand their connection to the river.
 

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Tara Shackelford
Hidden Dagger Adventures
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Judge Greg Henington
2020 Texas Highways article featuring Greg Henington

 

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Rio Grande
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Big Bend Ranch State Park
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
Lower Canyons Wild & Scenic Rio Grande
Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area
Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area
Maderas del Carmen
The film:  "The Border & the Wall" from Fin & Fur Films
US Customs & Border Protection, Texas border wall map


GROUPS WORKING ON TOPIC
No Big Bend Border Wall
National Parks Conservation Association
 

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Big Bend Sentinel
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PREVIOUS RIVER RADIUS EPISODES
The US Mexico Border, the Rio Grande, a Floating Fence
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]]> Big Bend, the Rio Grande & a Border Wall Hidden Dagger Adventures, Tara Shackelford, Judge Greg Henington 00:59:21 The waters of the Rio Grande form the entire 1,254-mile border between the state of Texas and Mexico. Some portions of that border are open, with no physical barrier and monitored primarily by surveillance. Other sections have a full wall, with others are slated for new construction. One long stretch through Big Bend is defined by deep, rugged canyons that seem to function as a natural barrier. And it is here that survey crews are working toward the possibility of building a wall. This region is known for the Rio Grande flowing through national and state parks, Wild and Scenic canyons, and vast wildlife areas all consistently remote, powerful river country. Supporting that riverscape is a long-standing river outfitting community. A wall could cut off access to the river for outfitters, for do-it-yourself boaters and potentially disrupt the local economy built around it. River runners, ranchers, residents, and five border-county sheriffs are speaking out about the wall, standing against a wall and for the wild canyon country they call home. In this episode, we talk with Tara Shackelford, an outfitter, and Judge Greg Henington, a former outfitter and current county judge, to understand their connection to the river. The waters of the Rio Grande form the entire 1,254-mile border between the state of Texas and Mexico. Some portions of that border are open, with no physical barrier and monitored primarily by surveillance. Other sections have a full wall, with others are slated for new construction. One long stretch through Big Bend is defined by deep, rugged canyons that seem to function as a natural barrier. And it is here that survey crews are working toward the possibility of building a wall. This region is known for the Rio Grande flowing through national and state parks, Wild and Scenic canyons, and vast wildlife areas all consistently remote, powerful river country. Supporting that riverscape is a long-standing river outfitting community. A wall could cut off access to the river for outfitters, for do-it-yourself boaters and potentially disrupt the local economy built around it. River runners, ranchers, residents, and five border-county sheriffs are speaking out about the wall, standing against a wall and for the wild canyon country they call home. In this episode, we talk with Tara Shackelford, an outfitter, and Judge Greg Henington, a former outfitter and current county judge, to understand their connection to the river. wildlife, big bend, immigraion, wild and scenic, state park, migration, national park, mexico, border, texas, riparian, united states, rio grande, border wall, international peace park, trans boundary true full 132 4e9de416-61f6-49d6-8a3a-8e9fd5086921 Jess Lewis & The River Running Mindset Jess Lewis started her company, Wyld Heart Co., to support river runners in the early stages of learning to run rivers. Her work focuses on mindset and heuristics that support personal growth alongside the technical skills needed to get boats down the river, and the mental skills required to grow through the challenges and “stuck on rock” moments that are inevitable for all river runners.

She teaches skills for all river crafts, and her favorite and most common teaching setting is in a raft, with her students rowing the boat. We talk through the details of the oar setup she provides, the types of boats she uses, and the various learning styles of her students.

Jess believes—and teaches—that even if a river runner has had moments on the river that scared them, or scared their kids who were in the boat, those fears can be worked through and skills can be adapted to support river running that is more prepared and more adaptable to each situation.

Jess grew up with river-guiding parents, and at 13 she hiked the full Continental Divide Trail with her family. She describes both of these early life experiences as foundational to the work she does today.
 

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]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com Jess Lewis started her company, Wyld Heart Co., to support river runners in the early stages of learning to run rivers. Her work focuses on mindset and heuristics that support personal growth alongside the technical skills needed to get boats down the river, and the mental skills required to grow through the challenges and “stuck on rock” moments that are inevitable for all river runners.

She teaches skills for all river crafts, and her favorite and most common teaching setting is in a raft, with her students rowing the boat. We talk through the details of the oar setup she provides, the types of boats she uses, and the various learning styles of her students.

Jess believes—and teaches—that even if a river runner has had moments on the river that scared them, or scared their kids who were in the boat, those fears can be worked through and skills can be adapted to support river running that is more prepared and more adaptable to each situation.

Jess grew up with river-guiding parents, and at 13 she hiked the full Continental Divide Trail with her family. She describes both of these early life experiences as foundational to the work she does today.
 

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Jess Lewis
Wyld Heart Co.
Wyld Heart Blog
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]]> Jess Lewis & The River Running Mindset The River Radius LLC 00:51:15 Jess Lewis started her company, Wyld Heart Co., to support river runners in the early stages of learning to run rivers. Her work focuses on mindset and heuristics that support personal growth alongside the technical skills needed to get boats down the river, and the mental skills required to grow through the challenges and “stuck on rock” moments that are inevitable for all river runners. She teaches skills for all river crafts, and her favorite and most common teaching setting is in a raft, with her students rowing the boat. We talk through the details of the oar setup she provides, the types of boats she uses, and the various learning styles of her students. Jess believes—and teaches—that even if a river runner has had moments on the river that scared them, or scared their kids who were in the boat, those fears can be worked through and skills can be adapted to support river running that is more prepared and more adaptable to each situation. Jess grew up with river-guiding parents, and at 13 she hiked the full Continental Divide Trail with her family. She describes both of these early life experiences as foundational to the work she does today. Jess Lewis started her company, Wyld Heart Co., to support river runners in the early stages of learning to run rivers. Her work focuses on mindset and heuristics that support personal growth alongside the technical skills needed to get boats down the river, and the mental skills required to grow through the challenges and “stuck on rock” moments that are inevitable for all river runners. She teaches skills for all river crafts, and her favorite and most common teaching setting is in a raft, with her students rowing the boat. We talk through the details of the oar setup she provides, the types of boats she uses, and the various learning styles of her students. Jess believes—and teaches—that even if a river runner has had moments on the river that scared them, or scared their kids who were in the boat, those fears can be worked through and skills can be adapted to support river running that is more prepared and more adaptable to each situation. Jess grew up with river-guiding parents, and at 13 she hiked the full Continental Divide Trail with her family. She describes both of these early life experiences as foundational to the work she does today. true full 131 03ff74b9-7f7b-4f27-8a0d-033fa9bdf48a Live with The Returning Rapids Project, at the America Outdoors Conference This episode was recorded live at the America Outdoors annual conference and is a conversation with three members from the Returning Rapids Project in Utah.  The Returning Rapids Project is documenting the changes and restoration happening to the reservoir-affected areas of the Colorado River and the San Juan River as Lake Powell continues to recede out of the river canyons it inundated with reservoir waters for the past several decades.  The deeper focus of this episode beyond this research project is the powerful observational ability of river guides who work on rivers day after day, year after year, and how they can notice the most minute changes.  In the case of the Colorado River and the Returning Rapids Project, it was this guide observation that witnessed a subtle shift to the river.  This observation has developed into a powerful project that is learning how rivers recover from life under a reservoir. 

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Isabel Adler
Davide Ipolito
Mike DeHoff
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A Ledge in the River: New feature documented by the Returning Rapids Project

Mike Fiebig, American Rivers


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]]> Tue, 3 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Returning Rapids Project, America Outdoors, Mike DeHoff, Isabel Adler, Davide Ipolito, Mike Fiebig, American Rivers, OARS) www.theriverradius.com This episode was recorded live at the America Outdoors annual conference and is a conversation with three members from the Returning Rapids Project in Utah.  The Returning Rapids Project is documenting the changes and restoration happening to the reservoir-affected areas of the Colorado River and the San Juan River as Lake Powell continues to recede out of the river canyons it inundated with reservoir waters for the past several decades.  The deeper focus of this episode beyond this research project is the powerful observational ability of river guides who work on rivers day after day, year after year, and how they can notice the most minute changes.  In the case of the Colorado River and the Returning Rapids Project, it was this guide observation that witnessed a subtle shift to the river.  This observation has developed into a powerful project that is learning how rivers recover from life under a reservoir. 

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@finding.stephen
@explorewithmedia


GUESTS
The Returning Rapids Project
Isabel Adler
Davide Ipolito
Mike DeHoff
Media about Returning Rapids
A Ledge in the River: New feature documented by the Returning Rapids Project

Mike Fiebig, American Rivers


CONFERENCE HOST

America Outdoors
2027 Conference

Watch this episode on the America Outdoors Youtube Channel


SPONSORS

Giveaway: "Raft the Last Wild River Sweepstakes"
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]]> Live with The Returning Rapids Project, at the America Outdoors Conference Returning Rapids Project, America Outdoors, Mike DeHoff, Isabel Adler, Davide Ipolito, Mike Fiebig, American Rivers, OARS 01:20:35 This episode was recorded live at the America Outdoors annual conference and is a conversation with three members from the Returning Rapids Project in Utah. The Returning Rapids Project is documenting the changes and restoration happening to the reservoir-affected areas of the Colorado River and the San Juan River as Lake Powell continues to recede out of the river canyons it inundated with reservoir waters for the past several decades. The deeper focus of this episode beyond this research project is the powerful observational ability of river guides who work on rivers day after day, year after year, and how they can notice the most minute changes. In the case of the Colorado River and the Returning Rapids Project, it was this guide observation that witnessed a subtle shift to the river. This observation has developed into a powerful project that is learning how rivers recover from life under a reservoir. This episode was recorded live at the America Outdoors annual conference and is a conversation with three members from the Returning Rapids Project in Utah. The Returning Rapids Project is documenting the changes and restoration happening to the reservoir-affected areas of the Colorado River and the San Juan River as Lake Powell continues to recede out of the river canyons it inundated with reservoir waters for the past several decades. The deeper focus of this episode beyond this research project is the powerful observational ability of river guides who work on rivers day after day, year after year, and how they can notice the most minute changes. In the case of the Colorado River and the Returning Rapids Project, it was this guide observation that witnessed a subtle shift to the river. This observation has developed into a powerful project that is learning how rivers recover from life under a reservoir. north wash, climate change, sediment, recovering river, dominy, moab, glen canyon dam, colorado compact, san juan river, riparian habitat, dam, hoover dam, boulder dam, glen canyon, lake mead, utah, colorado river, lake powell, river true full 130 4a8ff689-5fd1-4ce7-856e-ad3fad81483e National Paddling Film Festival 2026 Rivers are always photogenic, even telegenic, and rivers often become the setting for many films. Each year since 1981, the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF) has provided a collective presentation of river films. This year’s festival is happening on February 21, live and in person in Kentucky with a virtual streaming option available for the price of a cup of coffee. We have 3 guests bringing us details about the NPFF. Stephanie Hoelscher is the director; Devin Ashley Brown is the featured paddler in the film “Mother River” about her Mississippi River run; and Nishan Thapa is the creator of the film “The Jewel of Wild West Nepal” about paddling the rivers in his home country of Nepal. 


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]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Jay-J Schuster, NPFF, Harvest Film Company, National Paddling Film Festival, Nishan Thapa, Devin Ashley Brown, Stephanie Hoelscher) www.theriverradius.com Rivers are always photogenic, even telegenic, and rivers often become the setting for many films. Each year since 1981, the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF) has provided a collective presentation of river films. This year’s festival is happening on February 21, live and in person in Kentucky with a virtual streaming option available for the price of a cup of coffee. We have 3 guests bringing us details about the NPFF. Stephanie Hoelscher is the director; Devin Ashley Brown is the featured paddler in the film “Mother River” about her Mississippi River run; and Nishan Thapa is the creator of the film “The Jewel of Wild West Nepal” about paddling the rivers in his home country of Nepal. 


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Stephanie Hoelscher

Devin Ashley Brown
@afrodiskayak
Harvest Film Company

Nishan Thapa
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@summit_to_sea2026

 

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]]> National Paddling Film Festival 2026 Jay-J Schuster, NPFF, Harvest Film Company, National Paddling Film Festival, Nishan Thapa, Devin Ashley Brown, Stephanie Hoelscher 00:41:51 Rivers are always photogenic, even telegenic, and rivers often become the setting for many films. Each year since 1981, the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF) has provided a collective presentation of river films. This year’s festival is happening on February 21, live and in person in Kentucky with a virtual streaming option available for the price of a cup of coffee. We have 3 guests bringing us details about the NPFF. Stephanie Hoelscher is the director; Devin Ashley Brown is the featured paddler in the film “Mother River” about her Mississippi River run; and Nishan Thapa is the creator of the film “The Jewel of Wild West Nepal” about paddling the rivers in his home country of Nepal. Rivers are always photogenic, even telegenic, and rivers often become the setting for many films. Each year since 1981, the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF) has provided a collective presentation of river films. This year’s festival is happening on February 21, live and in person in Kentucky with a virtual streaming option available for the price of a cup of coffee. We have 3 guests bringing us details about the NPFF. Stephanie Hoelscher is the director; Devin Ashley Brown is the featured paddler in the film “Mother River” about her Mississippi River run; and Nishan Thapa is the creator of the film “The Jewel of Wild West Nepal” about paddling the rivers in his home country of Nepal. river films, source to sea, rivers, itasca state park, kayak, mississippi river, films, nepal, minnesota, river, minneapolis true full 129 0a57f1d1-8018-48d5-aefb-55d286264068 3 Women 300 Miles, River Boarding the Grand Canyon Do you ever get those wild ideas about running a river in a unique way, but they just stay ideas, and you kinda always wish you had followed through?  This episode is about an idea that became a reality.  In November of 2001, 3 people zipped up their drysuits, pulled on their swim fins, strapped their dry bags to river boards, and slid into the Colorado River beginning a 300 mile trip where river boards were their only water craft.  Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger and Rebecca Rusch floated, swam, kicked and paddled their way in and down the Colorado River, successfully and joyfully, and they have a film documenting this story.  The film has just published and they joined The River Radius to have a reunion of sorts and tell their river boarding story 25 years later. 
 

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]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger, Rebecca Rusch, Carr Clifton) www.theriverradius.com Do you ever get those wild ideas about running a river in a unique way, but they just stay ideas, and you kinda always wish you had followed through?  This episode is about an idea that became a reality.  In November of 2001, 3 people zipped up their drysuits, pulled on their swim fins, strapped their dry bags to river boards, and slid into the Colorado River beginning a 300 mile trip where river boards were their only water craft.  Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger and Rebecca Rusch floated, swam, kicked and paddled their way in and down the Colorado River, successfully and joyfully, and they have a film documenting this story.  The film has just published and they joined The River Radius to have a reunion of sorts and tell their river boarding story 25 years later. 
 

THE FILM:  
"Three Women, Three Hundred Miles: Introduction by Meryl Streep"
Producer: Carr Clifton


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Kelley Kalafatich TEDX
Kelley Kalafatich IRF

Julie Munger

Rebecca Rusch website
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"Grand Adventure: River Boarding the Colorado"

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]]> 3 Women 300 Miles, River Boarding the Grand Canyon Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger, Rebecca Rusch, Carr Clifton 01:13:29 Do you ever get those wild ideas about running a river in a unique way, but they just stay ideas, and you kinda always wish you had followed through? This episode is about an idea that became a reality. In November of 2001, 3 people zipped up their drysuits, pulled on their swim fins, strapped their dry bags to river boards, and slid into the Colorado River beginning a 300 mile trip where river boards were their only water craft. Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger and Rebecca Rusch floated, swam, kicked and paddled their way in and down the Colorado River, successfully and joyfully, and they have a film documenting this story. The film has just published and they joined The River Radius to have a reunion of sorts and tell their river boarding story 25 years later. Do you ever get those wild ideas about running a river in a unique way, but they just stay ideas, and you kinda always wish you had followed through? This episode is about an idea that became a reality. In November of 2001, 3 people zipped up their drysuits, pulled on their swim fins, strapped their dry bags to river boards, and slid into the Colorado River beginning a 300 mile trip where river boards were their only water craft. Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger and Rebecca Rusch floated, swam, kicked and paddled their way in and down the Colorado River, successfully and joyfully, and they have a film documenting this story. The film has just published and they joined The River Radius to have a reunion of sorts and tell their river boarding story 25 years later. winter river running, river running, carlson river board, grand canyon, dry suits, fear, churchill fins, colorado river, river rescue, river boarding true full 128 ef15dfc6-31aa-41c8-b1e0-7b73a5185d95 Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador.

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Bio @ Kokatat
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Latest Film:  ¡Ay Chihuahua!

Diego Robles:  @ecuskayaker
 

RESOURCES

Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
@ecuadorianrivers

Steven Donzinger story

Savages, book, by Joe Kane
 

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]]> Tue, 3 Feb 2026 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Ben Stookesberry) www.theriverradius.com Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador.

GUESTS
Ben Stookesberry
@benstookesberry

Bio @ Kokatat
Bio @ Jackson Kayak

Latest Film:  ¡Ay Chihuahua!

Diego Robles:  @ecuskayaker
 

RESOURCES

Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
@ecuadorianrivers

Steven Donzinger story

Savages, book, by Joe Kane
 

PADDLERS TO FOLLOW

@ecuskayaker (Diego)
@williehenkel
@wyatt_doyle
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]]> Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador Ben Stookesberry 01:02:35 Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador. Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador. river advocacy, jatunyacu river, south america, flow state, andes, river protection, rivers, napo river, mulatos river, kayak, gold mining, exploratory kayaking, baeza, amazon river, films, ecuador, tena, river true full 127 2d9bb78e-9cf2-482a-9d63-bfa64e3a01b6 Ed Roberson, Mountain & Prairie Podcast Podcasting is incredibly unique and fun work that has allowed me to meet so many rivers and river people. And podcasting is a job that I really just created for myself. Yes there are other podcasts and podcasters, but by nature of the work, we are all kind of hidden in quiet places behind microphones and editing screens, so finding a podcasting friend is so helpful. Ed Roberson has built the Mountain & Prairie Podcast and we have become colleagues and friends that can support each other when we have questions and challenges. For this episode, Ed and I decided to interview each other in a single episode and go deeper into our work, and publish it on both of our respective podcasts. Ed is a leading interviewer finding some of the most humble and impactful people of the American West and Ed is in the process of writing his own book. To start off 2026, here is an episode with two podcasters talking about our work, focus and plans for this coming season of episodes. 

 

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]]> Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Ed Roberson, Mountain & Prairie Podcast) www.theriverradius.com Podcasting is incredibly unique and fun work that has allowed me to meet so many rivers and river people. And podcasting is a job that I really just created for myself. Yes there are other podcasts and podcasters, but by nature of the work, we are all kind of hidden in quiet places behind microphones and editing screens, so finding a podcasting friend is so helpful. Ed Roberson has built the Mountain & Prairie Podcast and we have become colleagues and friends that can support each other when we have questions and challenges. For this episode, Ed and I decided to interview each other in a single episode and go deeper into our work, and publish it on both of our respective podcasts. Ed is a leading interviewer finding some of the most humble and impactful people of the American West and Ed is in the process of writing his own book. To start off 2026, here is an episode with two podcasters talking about our work, focus and plans for this coming season of episodes. 

 

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]]> Ed Roberson, Mountain & Prairie Podcast Ed Roberson, Mountain & Prairie Podcast 01:45:55 Podcasting is incredibly unique and fun work that has allowed me to meet so many rivers and river people. And podcasting is a job that I really just created for myself. Yes there are other podcasts and podcasters, but by nature of the work, we are all kind of hidden in quiet places behind microphones and editing screens, so finding a podcasting friend is so helpful. Ed Roberson has built the Mountain & Prairie Podcast and we have become colleagues and friends that can support each other when we have questions and challenges. For this episode, Ed and I decided to interview each other in a single episode and go deeper into our work, and publish it on both of our respective podcasts. Ed is a leading interviewer finding some of the most humble and impactful people of the American West and Ed is in the process of writing his own book. To start off 2026, here is an episode with two podcasters talking about our work, focus and plans for this coming season of episodes. Podcasting is incredibly unique and fun work that has allowed me to meet so many rivers and river people. And podcasting is a job that I really just created for myself. Yes there are other podcasts and podcasters, but by nature of the work, we are all kind of hidden in quiet places behind microphones and editing screens, so finding a podcasting friend is so helpful. Ed Roberson has built the Mountain & Prairie Podcast and we have become colleagues and friends that can support each other when we have questions and challenges. For this episode, Ed and I decided to interview each other in a single episode and go deeper into our work, and publish it on both of our respective podcasts. Ed is a leading interviewer finding some of the most humble and impactful people of the American West and Ed is in the process of writing his own book. To start off 2026, here is an episode with two podcasters talking about our work, focus and plans for this coming season of episodes. rivers, passion, authors, podcasts, guests, american west, books, mountains true full 126 c7cc5586-1aed-4706-a6fa-ffa56d82dbc9 Albania's Vjosa River The Vjosa River in Albania is one of the largest of the last free running rivers in Europe and recently it was protected with the new Vjosa Wild River National Park. The Vjosa sources from the mountains of Greece and flows north through Albania where it meets the Adriatic Sea. Eco Albania has led much of the work to create this National Park and our guest Dr Olsi Nika founded Eco Albania.  Dr Nika tells us about this long and beautiful river in his home country, how people in Albania use this river, about life in Albania, and how they did the work to project this river. 

 

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]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Olsi Nika, Eco Albania) www.theriverradius.com The Vjosa River in Albania is one of the largest of the last free running rivers in Europe and recently it was protected with the new Vjosa Wild River National Park. The Vjosa sources from the mountains of Greece and flows north through Albania where it meets the Adriatic Sea. Eco Albania has led much of the work to create this National Park and our guest Dr Olsi Nika founded Eco Albania.  Dr Nika tells us about this long and beautiful river in his home country, how people in Albania use this river, about life in Albania, and how they did the work to project this river. 

 

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]]> Albania's Vjosa River Olsi Nika, Eco Albania 00:33:28 The Vjosa River in Albania is one of the largest of the last free running rivers in Europe and recently it was protected with the new Vjosa Wild River National Park. The Vjosa sources from the mountains of Greece and flows north through Albania where it meets the Adriatic Sea. Eco Albania has led much of the work to create this National Park and our guest Dr Olsi Nika founded Eco Albania. Dr Nika tells us about this long and beautiful river in his home country, how people in Albania use this river, about life in Albania, and how they did the work to protect this river. The Vjosa River in Albania is one of the largest of the last free running rivers in Europe and recently it was protected with the new Vjosa Wild River National Park. The Vjosa sources from the mountains of Greece and flows north through Albania where it meets the Adriatic Sea. Eco Albania has led much of the work to create this National Park and our guest Dr Olsi Nika founded Eco Albania. Dr Nika tells us about this long and beautiful river in his home country, how people in Albania use this river, about life in Albania, and how they did the work to protect this river. vjosa river, europe, greece, albania, dams, vjosa wild river national park true full 125 ae7853e8-5c1e-42c0-81b8-6b97691b4c36 This Moment Has Been Prayed For Amidst a flourish of media about Paddle Tribal Waters, a new film has published from Oregon Public Broadcasting & Jessie Sears, giving focus to the 2025 source to sea run completed by the indigenous teens of PTW. The film, “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath”, is there to meet the paddlers at the Pacific Ocean when they complete their journey, is with them along the river and the film also engages with the families of the paddlers to hear their perceptions of their kid’s work and pursuits. And finally, the film’s producer, Jessie Sears, is a member of the Karuk Tribe from the Klamath River basin, and by creating this film, she is exploring her own connections with this river and these families. 

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]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Jessie Sears, Oregon Public Broadcasting) www.theriverradius.com Amidst a flourish of media about Paddle Tribal Waters, a new film has published from Oregon Public Broadcasting & Jessie Sears, giving focus to the 2025 source to sea run completed by the indigenous teens of PTW. The film, “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath”, is there to meet the paddlers at the Pacific Ocean when they complete their journey, is with them along the river and the film also engages with the families of the paddlers to hear their perceptions of their kid’s work and pursuits. And finally, the film’s producer, Jessie Sears, is a member of the Karuk Tribe from the Klamath River basin, and by creating this film, she is exploring her own connections with this river and these families. 

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]]> This Moment Has Been Prayed For Jessie Sears, Oregon Public Broadcasting 00:44:35 Amidst a flourish of media about Paddle Tribal Waters, a new film has published from Oregon Public Broadcasting & Jessie Sears, giving focus to the 2025 source to sea run completed by the indigenous teens of PTW. The film, “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath”, is there to meet the paddlers at the Pacific Ocean when they complete their journey, is with them along the river and the film also engages with the families of the paddlers to hear their perceptions of their kid’s work and pursuits. And finally, the film’s producer, Jessie Sears, is a member of the Karuk Tribe from the Klamath River basin, and by creating this film, she is exploring her own connections with this river and these families. Amidst a flourish of media about Paddle Tribal Waters, a new film has published from Oregon Public Broadcasting & Jessie Sears, giving focus to the 2025 source to sea run completed by the indigenous teens of PTW. The film, “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath”, is there to meet the paddlers at the Pacific Ocean when they complete their journey, is with them along the river and the film also engages with the families of the paddlers to hear their perceptions of their kid’s work and pursuits. And finally, the film’s producer, Jessie Sears, is a member of the Karuk Tribe from the Klamath River basin, and by creating this film, she is exploring her own connections with this river and these families. river media, paddle tribal waters, source to sea, california, oregon, film producer, river film, rivers, land back, rios to rivers, karuk tribal nation, pacific ocean, klamath river, river true full 124 d2cb3f15-f760-471b-9541-571135990734 "The River's Daughter" with Bridget Crocker In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong relationship with rivers and river people. This year in 2025 her memoir “The River’s Daughter” traces a thalweg of traumas, challenges and joys that played out in both her river life and her family life. Today Bridget hosts retreats and workshops on rivers, guides on special occasions, and is creating her dream life with her family. 


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]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong relationship with rivers and river people. This year in 2025 her memoir “The River’s Daughter” traces a thalweg of traumas, challenges and joys that played out in both her river life and her family life. Today Bridget hosts retreats and workshops on rivers, guides on special occasions, and is creating her dream life with her family. 


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]]> "The River's Daughter" with Bridget Crocker The River Radius LLC 01:06:45 In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong relationship with rivers and river people. This year in 2025 her memoir “The River’s Daughter” traces a thalweg of traumas, challenges and joys that played out in both her river life and her family life. Today Bridget hosts retreats and workshops on rivers, guides on special occasions, and is creating her dream life with her family. In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong relationship with rivers and river people. This year in 2025 her memoir “The River’s Daughter” traces a thalweg of traumas, challenges and joys that played out in both her river life and her family life. Today Bridget hosts retreats and workshops on rivers, guides on special occasions, and is creating her dream life with her family. snake river, the river's daughter, international river guide, bridget crocker, river guide, kern river, s fork american river, trauma, zambezi river, abuse, violence, river guiding, sexual assualt, book, family trauma, river book true full 123 45495b6e-c432-46ca-a93a-ab98985b59ff 640 Million Acres Are Yours - How Do We Keep It That Way? Across the United States, 640 million acres of public land belong to all of us — rivers that still run wild, deep canyons, mountain ranges, plains, and deserts. Places where the wild things live. Places we can still visit, explore, and trust that it will be there for generations or an eon. But this year, the push to sell or transfer those lands has surfaced — sometimes openly, sometimes in quieter, less obvious ways. Why is this happening? Who’s behind it? And how do we, as citizens, stand up in simple, effective ways to keep public lands public? Our guest is Land Tawney, from American Hunters & Anglers — a man who comes from a long line of land conservationists. He brings both a historical lens and a practical action plan for keeping these 640 million acres wild, free, and truly ours.

 

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]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Land Tawney, American Hunters and Anglers, Barrett Kaiser) www.theriverradius.com Across the United States, 640 million acres of public land belong to all of us — rivers that still run wild, deep canyons, mountain ranges, plains, and deserts. Places where the wild things live. Places we can still visit, explore, and trust that it will be there for generations or an eon. But this year, the push to sell or transfer those lands has surfaced — sometimes openly, sometimes in quieter, less obvious ways. Why is this happening? Who’s behind it? And how do we, as citizens, stand up in simple, effective ways to keep public lands public? Our guest is Land Tawney, from American Hunters & Anglers — a man who comes from a long line of land conservationists. He brings both a historical lens and a practical action plan for keeping these 640 million acres wild, free, and truly ours.

 

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]]> 640 Million Acres Are Yours - How Do We Keep It That Way? Land Tawney, American Hunters and Anglers, Barrett Kaiser 01:11:41 Across the United States, 640 million acres of public land belong to all of us — rivers that still run wild, deep canyons, mountain ranges, plains, and deserts. Places where the wild things live. Places we can still visit, explore, and trust that it will be there for generations or an eon. But this year, the push to sell or transfer those lands has surfaced — sometimes openly, sometimes in quieter, less obvious ways. Why is this happening? Who’s behind it? And how do we, as citizens, stand up in simple, effective ways to keep public lands public? Our guest is Land Tawney, from American Hunters & Anglers — a man who comes from a long line of land conservationists. He brings both a historical lens and a practical action plan for keeping these 640 million acres wild, free, and truly ours. Across the United States, 640 million acres of public land belong to all of us — rivers that still run wild, deep canyons, mountain ranges, plains, and deserts. Places where the wild things live. Places we can still visit, explore, and trust that it will be there for generations or an eon. But this year, the push to sell or transfer those lands has surfaced — sometimes openly, sometimes in quieter, less obvious ways. Why is this happening? Who’s behind it? And how do we, as citizens, stand up in simple, effective ways to keep public lands public? Our guest is Land Tawney, from American Hunters & Anglers — a man who comes from a long line of land conservationists. He brings both a historical lens and a practical action plan for keeping these 640 million acres wild, free, and truly ours. fish, anglers, arctic national wildlife refuge, alaska, anwr, selling public lands, 640 million acres, wild lands, hunt, ambler road, public lands, roadless rule true full 122 58741ddd-3e8b-4c42-ab2a-e502743bcb39 The US Mexico Border, the Rio Grande, a Floating Fence Dr. Adriana Martinez grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, swimming and playing in the Rio Grande as a part of daily life. 10 years after getting her Ph.D and teaching university classes in fluvial geomorphology, her Texas hometown and home river became the iconic center of the modern immigration debate and the setting for the controversial river buoy border fence.  In this episode she tells us about the research she is conducting to learn how the buoy fence in the Rio Grande is impacting this river, and about growing up riverside to an international border. 

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]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Adriana Martinez, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SIUE) www.theriverradius.com Dr. Adriana Martinez grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, swimming and playing in the Rio Grande as a part of daily life. 10 years after getting her Ph.D and teaching university classes in fluvial geomorphology, her Texas hometown and home river became the iconic center of the modern immigration debate and the setting for the controversial river buoy border fence.  In this episode she tells us about the research she is conducting to learn how the buoy fence in the Rio Grande is impacting this river, and about growing up riverside to an international border. 

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]]> The US Mexico Border, the Rio Grande, a Floating Fence Dr Adriana Martinez, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SIUE 00:43:33 Dr. Adriana Martinez grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, swimming and playing in the Rio Grande as a part of daily life. 10 years after getting her Ph.D and teaching university classes in fluvial geomorphology, her Texas hometown and home river became the iconic center of the modern immigration debate and the setting for the controversial river buoy border fence. In this episode she tells us about the research she is conducting to learn how the buoy fence in the Rio Grande is impacting this river, and about growing up riverside to an international border. Dr. Adriana Martinez grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, swimming and playing in the Rio Grande as a part of daily life. 10 years after getting her Ph.D and teaching university classes in fluvial geomorphology, her Texas hometown and home river became the iconic center of the modern immigration debate and the setting for the controversial river buoy border fence. In this episode she tells us about the research she is conducting to learn how the buoy fence in the Rio Grande is impacting this river, and about growing up riverside to an international border. us customs and border protection, buoy fence, university research, sediment, usa, international border, fluvial geomorphology, border fence, geography, geology, mexico, border patrol, texas, rio bravo, river border, united states, rio grande, treaty, river true full 121 b85edfa5-c771-4dfd-8741-1081dadb93b5 Seek Higher Ground - Tim Palmer on His Lifelong Relationship to Floodwaters Tim Palmer has spent much of his life floating down, writing about, and photographing America’s rivers. With 34 books and scores of awards to his name (including the first-ever lifetime achievement award presented by American Rivers), he’s one of river conservation's most seasoned voices. In this episode, guest host Clark Tate joins Tim to talk about a recent run down the newly dam-free Klamath, his lifelong bond with Pennsylvania’s Youghiogheny River, the origins of America's flood management system, the benefits of giving rivers the room they need to run when the waters inevitably rise, and how increasingly severe floods both reveal our vulnerabilities and offer opportunities.

 

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]]> Seek Higher Ground - Tim Palmer on His Lifelong Relationship to Floodwaters Tim Palmer, Clark Tate 00:43:13 Tim Palmer has spent much of his life floating down, writing about, and photographing America’s rivers. With 34 books and scores of awards to his name (including the first-ever lifetime achievement award presented by American Rivers), he’s one of river conservation's most seasoned voices. In this episode, guest host Clark Tate joins Tim to talk about a recent run down the newly dam-free Klamath, his lifelong bond with Pennsylvania’s Youghiogheny River, the origins of America's flood management system, the benefits of giving rivers the room they need to run when the waters inevitably rise, and how increasingly severe floods both reveal our vulnerabilities and offer opportunities. Tim Palmer has spent much of his life floating down, writing about, and photographing America’s rivers. With 34 books and scores of awards to his name (including the first-ever lifetime achievement award presented by American Rivers), he’s one of river conservation's most seasoned voices. In this episode, guest host Clark Tate joins Tim to talk about a recent run down the newly dam-free Klamath, his lifelong bond with Pennsylvania’s Youghiogheny River, the origins of America's flood management system, the benefits of giving rivers the room they need to run when the waters inevitably rise, and how increasingly severe floods both reveal our vulnerabilities and offer opportunities. levees, climate change, flood plain, flood insurance, landscape architect, rivers, seek higher ground, flood planning, floods, youghiogheny river, klamath river, river true full 120 7a14b9c5-f4a3-4033-897e-4cfa62ce0b8f From Flood to Future: Helene’s Mountain Recovery This September brings the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the powerful flooding that pounded Southern Appalachia. Incredible work has been to remove the bridges and cars and houses and trees that filled up the rivers. And more work continues today and for the next 18 months to clean up the remaining smaller trash. In this episode we learn about these details and how some communities did not flood because dams were removed prior to Helene, and how more dams are being removed post Helene.  Our guests are Hartwell Carson and Andy Hill from Mountain True in North Carolina. 

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]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Mountain True, Andy Hill, Hartwell Carson) www.theriverradius.com This September brings the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the powerful flooding that pounded Southern Appalachia. Incredible work has been to remove the bridges and cars and houses and trees that filled up the rivers. And more work continues today and for the next 18 months to clean up the remaining smaller trash. In this episode we learn about these details and how some communities did not flood because dams were removed prior to Helene, and how more dams are being removed post Helene.  Our guests are Hartwell Carson and Andy Hill from Mountain True in North Carolina. 

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]]> From Flood to Future: Helene’s Mountain Recovery Mountain True, Andy Hill, Hartwell Carson 00:52:32 This September brings the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the powerful flooding that pounded Southern Appalachia. Incredible work has been to remove the bridges and cars and houses and trees that filled up the rivers. And more work continues today and for the next 18 months to clean up the remaining smaller trash. In this episode we learn about these details and how some communities did not flood because dams were removed prior to Helene, and how more dams are being removed post Helene. Our guests are Hartwell Carson and Andy Hill from Mountain True in North Carolina. This September brings the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the powerful flooding that pounded Southern Appalachia. Incredible work has been to remove the bridges and cars and houses and trees that filled up the rivers. And more work continues today and for the next 18 months to clean up the remaining smaller trash. In this episode we learn about these details and how some communities did not flood because dams were removed prior to Helene, and how more dams are being removed post Helene. Our guests are Hartwell Carson and Andy Hill from Mountain True in North Carolina. appalachia, flood, broad river, wards mill dam, dam removal, georgia, nolichucky river, hurricane helene, tennessee, southern appalachia, north carolina, french broad river, shulls mil dam, pigeon river, flood way, dams, south carolina true full 119 1c40bb86-35dd-449c-8cbc-c315850618c2 Concrete vs The Snake River: Update 3 After incredible collaboration and momentum at the Snake River amongst several tribes and two states to create a legitimate pathway for the 4 Lower Snake River Dams to be breached and therefore allow the anadromous Salmon, Steelhead and Lamprey of the basin to avoid extinction, the collaboration has been cancelled by the current presidential administration.  Why?  What comes next?  Our guests are full of passion and wisdom for this story: Kayeloni Scott from the Columbia Snake River Campaign and Libby Tobey from the Grand Salmon Project. 

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]]> Tue, 2 Sep 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Columbia Snake River Campaign, Kayeloni Scott, Grand Salmon Project, Libby Tobey) www.theriverradius.com After incredible collaboration and momentum at the Snake River amongst several tribes and two states to create a legitimate pathway for the 4 Lower Snake River Dams to be breached and therefore allow the anadromous Salmon, Steelhead and Lamprey of the basin to avoid extinction, the collaboration has been cancelled by the current presidential administration.  Why?  What comes next?  Our guests are full of passion and wisdom for this story: Kayeloni Scott from the Columbia Snake River Campaign and Libby Tobey from the Grand Salmon Project. 

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"Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon"  Pro Publica

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]]> Concrete vs The Snake River: Update 3 Columbia Snake River Campaign, Kayeloni Scott, Grand Salmon Project, Libby Tobey 00:52:18 After incredible collaboration and momentum at the Snake River amongst several tribes and two states to create a legitimate pathway for the 4 Lower Snake River Dams to be breached and therefore allow the anadromous Salmon, Steelhead and Lamprey of the basin to avoid extinction, the collaboration has been cancelled by the current presidential administration. Why? What comes next? Our guests are full of passion and wisdom for this story: Kayeloni Scott from the Columbia Snake River Campaign and Libby Tobey from the Grand Salmon Project. After incredible collaboration and momentum at the Snake River amongst several tribes and two states to create a legitimate pathway for the 4 Lower Snake River Dams to be breached and therefore allow the anadromous Salmon, Steelhead and Lamprey of the basin to avoid extinction, the collaboration has been cancelled by the current presidential administration. Why? What comes next? Our guests are full of passion and wisdom for this story: Kayeloni Scott from the Columbia Snake River Campaign and Libby Tobey from the Grand Salmon Project. snake river, salmon, steelhead, honor the treaty, extinction, tribal sovereignty, 6 sovereigns, extirpation, lamprey, snake river salmon, warm water, rep mike simpson, columbia river, predation, dam, chinook salmon, columbia basin restoration initiative, first foods, nez perce tribe, reservoir, snake river basin, functional extinction, 4 lower snake river dams true full 118 43ce9d2e-9887-4805-b727-fbb20af28e21 10 Rivers for 2025 For 40 years, American Rivers has published its annual Most Endangered Rivers list — a powerful statement sparking awareness and action to restore waterways across the country. In this 40th anniversary episode, we talk with Chantel Dominguez from American Rivers to explore this year’s list, river by river, moving through the challenges they face and the tangible solutions for each. We also revisit three rivers from last year’s list to learn about their increasing health and vitality.

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]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Chantel Domiguez, American Rivers) www.theriverradius.com For 40 years, American Rivers has published its annual Most Endangered Rivers list — a powerful statement sparking awareness and action to restore waterways across the country. In this 40th anniversary episode, we talk with Chantel Dominguez from American Rivers to explore this year’s list, river by river, moving through the challenges they face and the tangible solutions for each. We also revisit three rivers from last year’s list to learn about their increasing health and vitality.

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Rivers of Southern Appalachia

Passaic River

Lower Rio Grande River

Rappahannock River  

Clearwater River Basin

Susitna River

Calcasieu River

Gauley River


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Part 1, Tijuana River, Binational Flow
Part 2, Tijuana River, Source of the Pollution
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]]> 10 Rivers for 2025 Chantel Domiguez, American Rivers 00:57:02 For 40 years, American Rivers has published its annual Most Endangered Rivers list — a powerful statement sparking awareness and action to restore waterways across the country. In this 40th anniversary episode, we talk with Chantel Dominguez from American Rivers to explore this year’s list, river by river, moving through the challenges they face and the tangible solutions for each. We also revisit three rivers from last year’s list to learn about their increasing health and vitality. For 40 years, American Rivers has published its annual Most Endangered Rivers list — a powerful statement sparking awareness and action to restore waterways across the country. In this 40th anniversary episode, we talk with Chantel Dominguez from American Rivers to explore this year’s list, river by river, moving through the challenges they face and the tangible solutions for each. We also revisit three rivers from last year’s list to learn about their increasing health and vitality. clearwater river basin, most endangered rivers, passaic river, lower rio grande, rivers of southern appalachia, gauley river, susitna river, mississippi river, tijuana river, calcasieu river, rappahannock river, river true full 117 84cc7c94-4ff1-4027-a97e-7fca11e50ca2 Is A River Alive? - Can a New Book Convince You? Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane joined us to explore that very question. From the chalk streams from his home in England to rivers across three continents, Macfarlane pursues his answers. In this episode, we move through his global journey, his new water literacy, and why he calls himself a teacher first.


 

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]]> Tue, 5 Aug 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Robert Macfarlane, Cambridge University, Emmanuel College, WW Norton & Company) www.theriverradius.com Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane joined us to explore that very question. From the chalk streams from his home in England to rivers across three continents, Macfarlane pursues his answers. In this episode, we move through his global journey, his new water literacy, and why he calls himself a teacher first.


 

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]]> Is A River Alive? - Can a New Book Convince You? Robert Macfarlane, Cambridge University, Emmanuel College, WW Norton & Company 00:53:06 Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane joined us to explore that very question. From the chalk streams from his home in England to rivers across three continents, Macfarlane pursues his answers. In this episode, we move through his global journey, his new water literacy, and why he calls himself a teacher first. Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane joined us to explore that very question. From the chalk streams from his home in England to rivers across three continents, Macfarlane pursues his answers. In this episode, we move through his global journey, his new water literacy, and why he calls himself a teacher first. magpie river, rights of rivers, rio los cedros, river of the cedars, author, india, tamil nadu rivers, chalk spring river, mutehekau shipu river, cooum river, declaration of rights for river, adyar river, kosasthalaiyar river, canada, book, rights of nature, ecuador, river, chennai true full 116 b79116a2-31fc-4941-b9f3-6f29ac494ca9 “About Damn Time” - Women Dory Guides Breaking the Current In this episode, we dive into About Damn Time, Dana Romanoff’s powerful film that follows Cindell “Dellie” Dale and a crew of boatwomen as they navigate handcrafted wooden dories down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They spent 17 days and 277 miles running the river and filming the story. Their journey becomes a vivid exploration of women reshaping a river culture long dominated by men. We ask: How did they work together to tell this story? What wisdom flows from these women to the next generation of dory guides? And why is the dory the most poetic boat ever built to run through the Grand Canyon?

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]]> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dana Romanoff, Cindell "Dellie" Dale, Down River Equipment, OARS, American Rivers) www.theriverradius.com In this episode, we dive into About Damn Time, Dana Romanoff’s powerful film that follows Cindell “Dellie” Dale and a crew of boatwomen as they navigate handcrafted wooden dories down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They spent 17 days and 277 miles running the river and filming the story. Their journey becomes a vivid exploration of women reshaping a river culture long dominated by men. We ask: How did they work together to tell this story? What wisdom flows from these women to the next generation of dory guides? And why is the dory the most poetic boat ever built to run through the Grand Canyon?

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]]> “About Damn Time” - Women Dory Guides Breaking the Current Dana Romanoff, Cindell "Dellie" Dale, Down River Equipment, OARS, American Rivers 00:46:22 In this episode, we dive into About Damn Time, Dana Romanoff’s powerful film that follows Cindell “Dellie” Dale and a crew of boatwomen as they navigate handcrafted wooden dories down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They spent 17 days and 277 miles running the river and filming the story. Their journey becomes a vivid exploration of women reshaping a river culture long dominated by men. We ask: How did they work together to tell this story? What wisdom flows from these women to the next generation of dory guides? And why is the dory the most poetic boat ever built to run through the Grand Canyon? In this episode, we dive into About Damn Time, Dana Romanoff’s powerful film that follows Cindell “Dellie” Dale and a crew of boatwomen as they navigate handcrafted wooden dories down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They spent 17 days and 277 miles running the river and filming the story. Their journey becomes a vivid exploration of women reshaping a river culture long dominated by men. We ask: How did they work together to tell this story? What wisdom flows from these women to the next generation of dory guides? And why is the dory the most poetic boat ever built to run through the Grand Canyon? oarslife, dory, river guide, grandcanyonlegend, grand canyon national park, grand canyon, whitewater dory, about damn time, colorado river, river true full 115 4ea49e03-90bb-46e0-a08d-a20f8eb71dd0 Endurance, Suffering, Transformation - The MR 340 Every July, more than 500 paddlers push off from Kansas City down 340 miles of massive Missouri River current, paddling day and night across the state in one of the world’s longest nonstop river races. This is the MR 340, an event of endurance, suffering and transformation. From solo racers chasing records to 10-person canoes grinding it out over four brutal days, every paddler faces the same river. In this episode, we sit down with Kate Mansker, a racer from the very first MR 340 in 2006 who still holds course records, and Steve Schnarr, the race director who steers the chaos behind the scenes. Together, they chart the evolution of the race, the legends it’s created, and what it takes to avoid the Reaper. 

 

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]]> Tue, 1 Jul 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Kate Mansker, Steve Schnarr, MR 340, Missouri River Relief) www.theriverradius.com Every July, more than 500 paddlers push off from Kansas City down 340 miles of massive Missouri River current, paddling day and night across the state in one of the world’s longest nonstop river races. This is the MR 340, an event of endurance, suffering and transformation. From solo racers chasing records to 10-person canoes grinding it out over four brutal days, every paddler faces the same river. In this episode, we sit down with Kate Mansker, a racer from the very first MR 340 in 2006 who still holds course records, and Steve Schnarr, the race director who steers the chaos behind the scenes. Together, they chart the evolution of the race, the legends it’s created, and what it takes to avoid the Reaper. 

 

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]]> Endurance, Suffering, Transformation - The MR 340 Kate Mansker, Steve Schnarr, MR 340, Missouri River Relief 00:56:08 Every July, more than 500 paddlers push off from Kansas City down 340 miles of massive Missouri River current, paddling day and night across the state in one of the world’s longest nonstop river races. This is the MR 340, an event of endurance, suffering and transformation. From solo racers chasing records to 10-person canoes grinding it out over four brutal days, every paddler faces the same river. In this episode, we sit down with Kate Mansker, a racer from the very first MR 340 in 2006 who still holds course records, and Steve Schnarr, the race director who steers the chaos behind the scenes. Together, they chart the evolution of the race, the legends it’s created, and what it takes to avoid the Reaper. Every July, more than 500 paddlers push off from Kansas City down 340 miles of massive Missouri River current, paddling day and night across the state in one of the world’s longest nonstop river races. This is the MR 340, an event of endurance, suffering and transformation. From solo racers chasing records to 10-person canoes grinding it out over four brutal days, every paddler faces the same river. In this episode, we sit down with Kate Mansker, a racer from the very first MR 340 in 2006 who still holds course records, and Steve Schnarr, the race director who steers the chaos behind the scenes. Together, they chart the evolution of the race, the legends it’s created, and what it takes to avoid the Reaper. missouri, kansas city, flood, canoe, missouri river, st louis, kayak, river race, downriver race, mr 340, river true full 114 8482fbc6-8165-45ee-bebf-1561fe93d5c1 Live on Stage with Paddle Tribal Waters & Their Source to Sea Live from the River Management Society’s Annual Symposium in Ashland, Oregon, we bring you a live conversation with Paddle Tribal Waters. This powerful project is paddling the entire length of the Klamath River from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean during the summer of 2025. We dive into the vision and logistics behind this month-long river journey. Hear how Paddle Tribal Waters is weaving together stories of ecology, culture and river life. 


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]]> Live on Stage with Paddle Tribal Waters & Their Source to Sea River Management Society, River Management Society Symposium, Amada Lang, Ruby Rain Williams, Keeya Wiki, Julian Tohnikyaw Rogers, Paddle Tribal Waters, Rios to Rivers, Danielle Frank 01:09:34 Live from the River Management Society’s Annual Symposium in Ashland, Oregon, we bring you a live conversation with Paddle Tribal Waters. This powerful project is paddling the entire length of the Klamath River from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean during the summer of 2025. We dive into the vision and logistics behind this month-long river journey. Hear how Paddle Tribal Waters is weaving together stories of ecology, culture and river life. Live from the River Management Society’s Annual Symposium in Ashland, Oregon, we bring you a live conversation with Paddle Tribal Waters. This powerful project is paddling the entire length of the Klamath River from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean during the summer of 2025. We dive into the vision and logistics behind this month-long river journey. Hear how Paddle Tribal Waters is weaving together stories of ecology, culture and river life. klamath river basin indigenous nations, source to sea, free river, dam removal, undamn the un, klamath river true full 113 66ac5086-778a-4f91-90b6-ed5d2671b572 Driving Sweep with Katie Veteto Katie Veteto is a river guide with quiet calculated confidence and a sharp eye for water. Within a few years she was navigating one of the most difficult crafts on the river—the massive sweep boat. NRS's new film Driving Sweep, directed by River Radius Contributing Host Greg Cairns, follows her journey of learning, doubt, and determination as she takes on a role historically dominated by men. Through her story, the film offers a powerful reflection on resilience, mentorship, and making space in wild places.

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Katie Veteto
Katie Veteto was born in Southern Utah, raised in the Missoula Valley, and now spends her time in Missoula, MT and Salmon, ID. She grew up seeing the rivers of the West through the joyful lens of community and recreation and continues to guide on rivers in Montana and Idaho. Katie is an elementary school teacher. During Katies time off, you’ll find her romping in the woods with her dog Tuck, swing dancing, knitting hats, writing, or bumping around on a bike. In the Summer you’ll find her somewhere on the Middle Fork of the Salmon.

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]]> Tue, 3 Jun 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Katie Veteto, NRS, Idaho River Adventures, 5 Point Film Festival, 5 Point Film Fund, Greg Cairns) www.theriverradius.com Katie Veteto is a river guide with quiet calculated confidence and a sharp eye for water. Within a few years she was navigating one of the most difficult crafts on the river—the massive sweep boat. NRS's new film Driving Sweep, directed by River Radius Contributing Host Greg Cairns, follows her journey of learning, doubt, and determination as she takes on a role historically dominated by men. Through her story, the film offers a powerful reflection on resilience, mentorship, and making space in wild places.

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Katie Veteto
Katie Veteto was born in Southern Utah, raised in the Missoula Valley, and now spends her time in Missoula, MT and Salmon, ID. She grew up seeing the rivers of the West through the joyful lens of community and recreation and continues to guide on rivers in Montana and Idaho. Katie is an elementary school teacher. During Katies time off, you’ll find her romping in the woods with her dog Tuck, swing dancing, knitting hats, writing, or bumping around on a bike. In the Summer you’ll find her somewhere on the Middle Fork of the Salmon.

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]]> Driving Sweep with Katie Veteto Katie Veteto, NRS, Idaho River Adventures, 5 Point Film Festival, 5 Point Film Fund, Greg Cairns 00:34:55 Katie Veteto is a river guide with quiet calculated confidence and a sharp eye for water. Within a few years she was navigating one of the most difficult crafts on the river—the massive sweep boat. NRS's new film Driving Sweep, directed by River Radius Contributing Host Greg Cairns, follows her journey of learning, doubt, and determination as she takes on a role historically dominated by men. Through her story, the film offers a powerful reflection on resilience, mentorship, and making space in wild places. Katie Veteto is a river guide with quiet calculated confidence and a sharp eye for water. Within a few years she was navigating one of the most difficult crafts on the river—the massive sweep boat. NRS's new film Driving Sweep, directed by River Radius Contributing Host Greg Cairns, follows her journey of learning, doubt, and determination as she takes on a role historically dominated by men. Through her story, the film offers a powerful reflection on resilience, mentorship, and making space in wild places. river radius, sweep boat, rivers, rafting, commercial river guide, idaho, river, whitewater true full 112 b7e6343b-e121-41ea-ba56-1aaaad6c2522 New Film: "Just Get A Kayak" Two friends become enamored with R1 rafting and together began running class 5 runs to include waterfalls. Then they decide to spend a summer R1ing and making a river film about their fun. Kenny Beauchamp and Ryan Huck tell their story of being friends, running scary fun water and learning to make a film.  

 

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]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Steep Creek Productions LLC, Kenny Beauchamp, Ryan Huck, SOTAR, Turtle Box Audio) www.theriverradius.com Two friends become enamored with R1 rafting and together began running class 5 runs to include waterfalls. Then they decide to spend a summer R1ing and making a river film about their fun. Kenny Beauchamp and Ryan Huck tell their story of being friends, running scary fun water and learning to make a film.  

 

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Ryan Huck @hucknstuff29

Kenny Beuachamp @steep_creek_kenny

Film Acct @steep_creek_productions_llc

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]]> New Film: "Just Get A Kayak" Steep Creek Productions LLC, Kenny Beauchamp, Ryan Huck, SOTAR, Turtle Box Audio 00:55:23 Two friends become enamored with R1 rafting and together began running class 5 runs to include waterfalls. Then they decide to spend a summer R1ing and making a river film about their fun. Kenny Beauchamp and Ryan Huck tell their story of being friends, running scary fun water and learning to make a film. Two friends become enamored with R1 rafting and together began running class 5 runs to include waterfalls. Then they decide to spend a summer R1ing and making a river film about their fun. Kenny Beauchamp and Ryan Huck tell their story of being friends, running scary fun water and learning to make a film. r1, river film, paddleraft, creek, waterfall, colorado, paddle, river, river boat true full 111 1b417215-6585-4d86-af17-5b6280408f60 Part 3, Tijuana River, Solutions This is the 3rd and last episode about the Tijuana River. The Tijuana River is a story of trade, immigration and international borders. This is a river that flows across the US Mexico border and carries pollution and sewage. Our guest is Dr Maria-Elana Giner; she served as commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission and upon request of President Trump, she resigned from this position in April of 2025. In this 3rd episode we look for solutions to this epic challenge for the US and Mexico.

 

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Ramon Chairez
Un Mar de Colores
 

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Dr Maria-Elana Giner

IBWC Wastewater Treatment Plant

Letter or Resignation, Dr Giner

New IBWC Commissioner

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Tijuana River

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]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (International Boundary and Water Commission, IBWC, Dr Maria-Elana Giner, American Rivers, Ramon Chairez) www.theriverradius.com This is the 3rd and last episode about the Tijuana River. The Tijuana River is a story of trade, immigration and international borders. This is a river that flows across the US Mexico border and carries pollution and sewage. Our guest is Dr Maria-Elana Giner; she served as commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission and upon request of President Trump, she resigned from this position in April of 2025. In this 3rd episode we look for solutions to this epic challenge for the US and Mexico.

 

CO-HOST

Ramon Chairez
Un Mar de Colores
 

GUESTS

Dr Maria-Elana Giner

IBWC Wastewater Treatment Plant

Letter or Resignation, Dr Giner

New IBWC Commissioner

News on Dr Giner resigning as Commissioner

 

RESOURCES

Tijuana River

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Tijuana, Mexico

San Diego / Tijuana Metro Area

Navy Seals impacted by Tijuana River

 

PREVIOUS EPISODES ON TIJUANA RIVER

Part 1, Tijuana River, Binational Flow

Part 2, Tijuana River, Source of the Pollution


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]]> Part 3, Tijuana River, Solutions International Boundary and Water Commission, IBWC, Dr Maria-Elana Giner, American Rivers, Ramon Chairez 00:52:05 This is the 3rd and last episode about the Tijuana River. The Tijuana River is a story of trade, immigration and international borders. This is a river that flows across the US Mexico border and carries pollution and sewage. Our guest is Dr Maria-Elana Giner; she served as commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission and upon request of President Trump, she resigned from this position in April of 2025. In this 3rd episode we look for solutions to this epic challenge for the US and Mexico. This is the 3rd and last episode about the Tijuana River. The Tijuana River is a story of trade, immigration and international borders. This is a river that flows across the US Mexico border and carries pollution and sewage. Our guest is Dr Maria-Elana Giner; she served as commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission and upon request of President Trump, she resigned from this position in April of 2025. In this 3rd episode we look for solutions to this epic challenge for the US and Mexico. coranado, tijuana river estuary, imperial beach, nestor, immigration, saturn hot spot, rivers, san ysidro, mexico, border, tijuana river, saturn boulevard, united states, transboundary pollution, river true full 110 7cddada5-b156-41ce-a07c-45bfef938cac Are Public Lands 4 $ale? Many of our favorite rivers run through public land, land that is owned and managed by the Federal Government, and so therefore owned by the citizens of the United States. There is renewed chatter in Washington DC suggesting that major sales of public lands can create significant revenue for the Federal Government. This episode hosts experts on this topic from the Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition to learn more about who wants this, why this is being considered, what are the benefits, and how listeners can engage in the process.  

 

GUESTS

Kathy Rinaldi

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

 

Jack Hurty

Idaho Outfitter and Guides Association

 

ARTICLES ON TOPIC

Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation

Could federal land be sold to pay for tax cuts?

 

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]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Jack Hurty, Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, Kathy Rinaldi, Greater Yellowstone Coalition) www.theriverradius.com Many of our favorite rivers run through public land, land that is owned and managed by the Federal Government, and so therefore owned by the citizens of the United States. There is renewed chatter in Washington DC suggesting that major sales of public lands can create significant revenue for the Federal Government. This episode hosts experts on this topic from the Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition to learn more about who wants this, why this is being considered, what are the benefits, and how listeners can engage in the process.  

 

GUESTS

Kathy Rinaldi

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

 

Jack Hurty

Idaho Outfitter and Guides Association

 

ARTICLES ON TOPIC

Republicans weigh sales of public land in reconciliation

Could federal land be sold to pay for tax cuts?

 

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Find your House of Representatives Member

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]]> Are Public Lands 4 $ale? Jack Hurty, Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, Kathy Rinaldi, Greater Yellowstone Coalition 00:44:38 Many of our favorite rivers run through public land, land that is owned and managed by the Federal Government, and so therefore owned by the citizens of the United States. There is renewed chatter in Washington DC suggesting that major sales of public lands can create significant revenue for the Federal Government. This episode hosts experts on this topic from the Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition to learn more about who wants this, why this is being considered, what are the benefits, and how listeners can engage in the process. Many of our favorite rivers run through public land, land that is owned and managed by the Federal Government, and so therefore owned by the citizens of the United States. There is renewed chatter in Washington DC suggesting that major sales of public lands can create significant revenue for the Federal Government. This episode hosts experts on this topic from the Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association, and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition to learn more about who wants this, why this is being considered, what are the benefits, and how listeners can engage in the process. budget reconciliation, rivers, senate, land sale, land transfer, house of representatives, public lands true full 109 635ccfa9-0560-4de0-9037-56b380e3dc21 Bots & River Permits Do you ever wonder if bots are being used to acquire river permits during the annual cancellation lotteries each year? So do we. So we built a bot to see if it works to secure permits. And we tried talking with rec dot gov to get their input. Check out this episode for a tour of bots, permits, bureaucracy and access to public rivers. 

 

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Are Bots Reserving all the Popular Locations?

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]]> Tue, 8 Apr 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Hayden Blackford, Kevin Colburn, American Whitewater) www.theriverradius.com Do you ever wonder if bots are being used to acquire river permits during the annual cancellation lotteries each year? So do we. So we built a bot to see if it works to secure permits. And we tried talking with rec dot gov to get their input. Check out this episode for a tour of bots, permits, bureaucracy and access to public rivers. 

 

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Allocating Recreation with Fairness at the Forefront

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Are Bots Reserving all the Popular Locations?

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]]> Bots & River Permits Hayden Blackford, Kevin Colburn, American Whitewater 01:02:38 Do you ever wonder if bots are being used to acquire river permits during the annual cancellation lotteries each year? So do we. So we built a bot to see if it works to secure permits. And we tried talking with rec dot gov to get their input. Check out this episode for a tour of bots, permits, bureaucracy and access to public rivers. Do you ever wonder if bots are being used to acquire river permits during the annual cancellation lotteries each year? So do we. So we built a bot to see if it works to secure permits. And we tried talking with rec dot gov to get their input. Check out this episode for a tour of bots, permits, bureaucracy and access to public rivers. river permits, rivers, recreation.gov, rec dot gov, bots, river true full 108 8a87c3f9-4ffc-4e3b-b20b-d6c954466020 Part 2, Tijuana River, Source of the Pollution The Tijuana Rivers courses through the City of Tijuana Mexico where 2 million people live.  Several hundred thousand homes in Tijuana are not connected to the city sewage system and this leads to significant pollution of the Tijuana River.  And because the city of Tijuana butts right up to the US Mexico border, the path of the river sewage and the responsibility for managing is not always clear.  This episode goes into Tijuana to learn more about why the pollution exists, where it comes from and the status of various infrastructure tools that manage the pollution. 

 

CO-HOST

Ramon Chairez
Un Mar de Colores
 

GUESTS

Hernando Duran
Tijuana Verde en Espanol
Tijuana Verde in English

Waylon Matson
4 Walls International

Rosario Jacqueline Moreno

Chris Helmer
City of Imperial Beach

IBWC Wastewater Treatment Plant

Tijuana River

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Tijuana, Mexico

San Diego / Tijuana Metro Area

North American Free Trade Agreement

United States Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement


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]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Hernado Duran, Waylon Matson, Four Walls International, Rosario Jacqueline Moreno, Ramon Chairez, Un Mar de Colores, Chris Helmer, City of Imperial Beach, Tijuana Verde) www.theriverradius.com The Tijuana Rivers courses through the City of Tijuana Mexico where 2 million people live.  Several hundred thousand homes in Tijuana are not connected to the city sewage system and this leads to significant pollution of the Tijuana River.  And because the city of Tijuana butts right up to the US Mexico border, the path of the river sewage and the responsibility for managing is not always clear.  This episode goes into Tijuana to learn more about why the pollution exists, where it comes from and the status of various infrastructure tools that manage the pollution. 

 

CO-HOST

Ramon Chairez
Un Mar de Colores
 

GUESTS

Hernando Duran
Tijuana Verde en Espanol
Tijuana Verde in English

Waylon Matson
4 Walls International

Rosario Jacqueline Moreno

Chris Helmer
City of Imperial Beach

IBWC Wastewater Treatment Plant

Tijuana River

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Tijuana, Mexico

San Diego / Tijuana Metro Area

North American Free Trade Agreement

United States Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement


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]]> Part 2, Tijuana River, Source of the Pollution Hernado Duran, Waylon Matson, Four Walls International, Rosario Jacqueline Moreno, Ramon Chairez, Un Mar de Colores, Chris Helmer, City of Imperial Beach, Tijuana Verde 01:00:54 The Tijuana Rivers courses through the City of Tijuana Mexico where 2 million people live. Several hundred thousand homes in Tijuana are not connected to the city sewage system and this leads to significant pollution of the Tijuana River. And because the city of Tijuana butts right up to the US Mexico border, the path of the river sewage and the responsibility for managing is not always clear. This episode goes into Tijuana to learn more about why the pollution exists, where it comes from and the status of various infrastructure tools that manage the pollution. The Tijuana Rivers courses through the City of Tijuana Mexico where 2 million people live. Several hundred thousand homes in Tijuana are not connected to the city sewage system and this leads to significant pollution of the Tijuana River. And because the city of Tijuana butts right up to the US Mexico border, the path of the river sewage and the responsibility for managing is not always clear. This episode goes into Tijuana to learn more about why the pollution exists, where it comes from and the status of various infrastructure tools that manage the pollution. pollution, estuary, san diego, tijuana river estuary, beach, imperial beach, california, tijuana, san ysidro, international boundary and water commission, ibwc, mexico, ocean, tijuana river, baja true full 107 dd2f4c61-c9fb-40db-9a3c-e9e731211f96 Part 1 Tijuana River, Binational Flow This episode is on site where a beautiful desert mountain river flows through an estuary and into the Pacific Ocean. Before the Tijuana River meets the ocean, it navigates through a dense urban border region with 5 million people. The outcome is a river that is carrying toxic sewage and pollution to the ocean, closing beaches and creating illness in the river and beach communities. This is the first episode in a series about this beautiful place, the epic pollution, and the incredible people who are engaged in the work to clean up this river and ocean. 


GUESTS

Ramon Chairez

Dr Paula Granados

Dr Kimberly Dickson
Dr Matthew Dickson

Tijuana River

Imperial Beach Closed

Saturn Boulevard Hot Spot

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Tijuana, Mexico

San Diego / Tijuana Metro Area

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]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Paula Granados, Dr Kimberly Dickson, Dr Matthew Dickson, San Diego State School School of Public Health, Ramon Chairez, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve) www.theriverradius.com This episode is on site where a beautiful desert mountain river flows through an estuary and into the Pacific Ocean. Before the Tijuana River meets the ocean, it navigates through a dense urban border region with 5 million people. The outcome is a river that is carrying toxic sewage and pollution to the ocean, closing beaches and creating illness in the river and beach communities. This is the first episode in a series about this beautiful place, the epic pollution, and the incredible people who are engaged in the work to clean up this river and ocean. 


GUESTS

Ramon Chairez

Dr Paula Granados

Dr Kimberly Dickson
Dr Matthew Dickson

Tijuana River

Imperial Beach Closed

Saturn Boulevard Hot Spot

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Tijuana, Mexico

San Diego / Tijuana Metro Area

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]]> Part 1 Tijuana River, Binational Flow Dr Paula Granados, Dr Kimberly Dickson, Dr Matthew Dickson, San Diego State School School of Public Health, Ramon Chairez, Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve 00:44:44 This episode is on site where a beautiful desert mountain river flows through an estuary and into the Pacific Ocean. Before the Tijuana River meets the ocean, it navigates through a dense urban border region with 5 million people. The outcome is a river that is carrying toxic sewage and pollution to the ocean, closing beaches and creating illness in the river and beach communities. This is the first episode in a series about this beautiful place, the epic pollution, and the incredible people who are engaged in the work to clean up this river and ocean. This episode is on site where a beautiful desert mountain river flows through an estuary and into the Pacific Ocean. Before the Tijuana River meets the ocean, it navigates through a dense urban border region with 5 million people. The outcome is a river that is carrying toxic sewage and pollution to the ocean, closing beaches and creating illness in the river and beach communities. This is the first episode in a series about this beautiful place, the epic pollution, and the incredible people who are engaged in the work to clean up this river and ocean. estuary, san diego, imperial beach, binational pollution, california, tijuana, tijuana river national estuarine research reserve, hot spot, mexico, border, tijuana river, saturn boulevard, pacific ocean, baja true full 106 8e134461-da0e-4944-b016-f419d02b0e86 Part 2, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, River Rescue River runners became paramount for river rescue in many parts of Appalachia when Hurricane Helene inflated the rivers to record levels. People were stranded in buildings, bridges blew out, and houses were swept downriver. This live episode at the America Outdoors Conference hosts 3 river runners who immediately engaged in the rescue of people stranded by the floods, and, the rescue of the rivers from their own floods. They tell the stories of their work beginning at daybreak on day 1 of Hurricane Helene. 

 

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Korey Hampton
Mitch Hampton
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Steven Foy
Nantahala Outdoor Center

 

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USA Today articles about Korey and Mitch running rescues
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Heroes & heartbreak: 36 hours of hell during Helene's historic floods

USA Today
From rescue to recovery:The grim task in flood ravaged WNC

New York Times, print and podcast story about Mr Tipton
NY Times
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The Daily Podcast (NY Times)

60 Minutes: Families in WNC rebuild in wake of Helene: "This is home"

Read:  Hurricane Helene

 

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]]> Tue, 4 Feb 2025 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Korey Hampton, Mitch Hampton, Steven Foy, French Broad Adventures, Nantahala Outdoor Center, America Outdoors) www.theriverradius.com River runners became paramount for river rescue in many parts of Appalachia when Hurricane Helene inflated the rivers to record levels. People were stranded in buildings, bridges blew out, and houses were swept downriver. This live episode at the America Outdoors Conference hosts 3 river runners who immediately engaged in the rescue of people stranded by the floods, and, the rescue of the rivers from their own floods. They tell the stories of their work beginning at daybreak on day 1 of Hurricane Helene. 

 

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60 Minutes: Families in WNC rebuild in wake of Helene: "This is home"

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]]> Part 2, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, River Rescue Korey Hampton, Mitch Hampton, Steven Foy, French Broad Adventures, Nantahala Outdoor Center, America Outdoors 01:27:22 River runners became paramount for river rescue in many parts of Appalachia when Hurricane Helene inflated the rivers to record levels. People were stranded in buildings, bridges blew out, and houses were swept downriver. This live episode at the America Outdoors Conference hosts 3 river runners who immediately engaged in the rescue of people stranded by the floods, and, the rescue of the rivers from their own floods. They tell the stories of their work beginning at daybreak on day 1 of Hurricane Helene. River runners became paramount for river rescue in many parts of Appalachia when Hurricane Helene inflated the rivers to record levels. People were stranded in buildings, bridges blew out, and houses were swept downriver. This live episode at the America Outdoors Conference hosts 3 river runners who immediately engaged in the rescue of people stranded by the floods, and, the rescue of the rivers from their own floods. They tell the stories of their work beginning at daybreak on day 1 of Hurricane Helene. asheville, flood, nolichucky river, hurricane helene, marchall north carolina, river outfitters, rescue, recovery, north carolina, french broad river, predecessor rain event, pigeon river, america outdoors conference, river rescue true full 105 5c85b928-b0f9-40ea-aab2-69c891c54d76 Part 1, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, The Science In September of 2024 when Hurricane Helene arrived in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, it landed where the ground and rivers were already saturated and swollen with rain. The result was “the storm of record” taking out thousands of bridges, sending thousands of landslides down the mountains and taking human life. This episode hosts the National Weather Service and the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center to explore the storm and the river reaction, and then Dr Phillip Prince goes deep in describing landslides and debris flows and their impact. 

 

GUESTS

Trisha Palmer
National Weather Service 
Greenville Spartanburg, South Carolina

Matt Wilson
Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
Slidell, Louisiana 

Dr Phillip Prince
Geo Models You Tube Channel

 

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Read:  Hurricane Helene

Video:  French Broad River Flooding 2024 - Hurricane Helene in Woodfin, NC

Article:  Helene deals billions in damage to infrastructure

Article:  Reflections on loss and opportunity in flood ravaged Western North Carolina

 

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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com In September of 2024 when Hurricane Helene arrived in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, it landed where the ground and rivers were already saturated and swollen with rain. The result was “the storm of record” taking out thousands of bridges, sending thousands of landslides down the mountains and taking human life. This episode hosts the National Weather Service and the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center to explore the storm and the river reaction, and then Dr Phillip Prince goes deep in describing landslides and debris flows and their impact. 

 

GUESTS

Trisha Palmer
National Weather Service 
Greenville Spartanburg, South Carolina

Matt Wilson
Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center
Slidell, Louisiana 

Dr Phillip Prince
Geo Models You Tube Channel

 

RELEVANT LINKS AND CONTENT

Read:  Hurricane Helene

Video:  French Broad River Flooding 2024 - Hurricane Helene in Woodfin, NC

Article:  Helene deals billions in damage to infrastructure

Article:  Reflections on loss and opportunity in flood ravaged Western North Carolina

 

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]]> Part 1, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, The Science The River Radius LLC 01:10:59 In September of 2024 when Hurricane Helene arrived in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, it landed where the ground and rivers were already saturated and swollen with rain. The result was “the storm of record” taking out thousands of bridges, sending thousands of landslides down the mountains and taking human life. This episode hosts the National Weather Service and the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center to explore the storm and the river reaction, and then Dr Phillip Prince goes deep in describing landslides and debris flows and their impact. In September of 2024 when Hurricane Helene arrived in the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina, it landed where the ground and rivers were already saturated and swollen with rain. The result was “the storm of record” taking out thousands of bridges, sending thousands of landslides down the mountains and taking human life. This episode hosts the National Weather Service and the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center to explore the storm and the river reaction, and then Dr Phillip Prince goes deep in describing landslides and debris flows and their impact. true full 104 b7966930-7032-4df5-8ff6-924b6c93f12e Part 2, Dr Len Necefer, 2025 Dr Len Necefer opens up 2025 for The River Radius. Len is the mind and perspective I wanted to welcome me and you both into this 6th season of The River Radius. We talk through the relationship of rivers and elections, of books for this year, the work and impact of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and other river and life layers. Len is the founder of Natives Outdoors, the Sonoran Avalanche Center, runs rivers, is articulate and intelligently humorous. This is the 2nd episode with Dr Len Necefer and both are some of my favorites. 


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Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
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Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
The NativesOutdoors reading list for the outdoor industry


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]]> Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:06:27 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sonoran Avalanche Center, Natives Outdoors, Dr Len Necefer) www.theriverradius.com Dr Len Necefer opens up 2025 for The River Radius. Len is the mind and perspective I wanted to welcome me and you both into this 6th season of The River Radius. We talk through the relationship of rivers and elections, of books for this year, the work and impact of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and other river and life layers. Len is the founder of Natives Outdoors, the Sonoran Avalanche Center, runs rivers, is articulate and intelligently humorous. This is the 2nd episode with Dr Len Necefer and both are some of my favorites. 


1ST EPISODE: Part 1, Dr Len Necefer, Living in the Soup
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Dr Len Necefer website
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Outside TV: Running Dry
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Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
Honold Foundation
 

BOOKS
Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
The NativesOutdoors reading list for the outdoor industry


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]]> Part 2, Dr Len Necefer, 2025 Sonoran Avalanche Center, Natives Outdoors, Dr Len Necefer 00:45:24 Dr Len Necefer opens up 2025 for The River Radius. Len is the mind and perspective I wanted to welcome me and you both into this 6th season of The River Radius. We talk through the relationship of rivers and elections, of books for this year, the work and impact of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and other river and life layers. Len is the founder of Natives Outdoors, the Sonoran Avalanche Center, runs rivers, is articulate and intelligently humorous. This is the 2nd episode with Dr Len Necefer and both are some of my favorites. Dr Len Necefer opens up 2025 for The River Radius. Len is the mind and perspective I wanted to welcome me and you both into this 6th season of The River Radius. We talk through the relationship of rivers and elections, of books for this year, the work and impact of Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and other river and life layers. Len is the founder of Natives Outdoors, the Sonoran Avalanche Center, runs rivers, is articulate and intelligently humorous. This is the 2nd episode with Dr Len Necefer and both are some of my favorites. secretary of the interior, sonoran desert, river radius podcast, mt lemon, deb haaland true full 103 38d1d22b-ead3-41e6-9c1b-a9ae889ae16f Part 1, Dr Len Necefer, Living in the Soup To move from 2024 into 2025, we have one guest in two episodes for you. Our guest is Dr Len Necefer. This is the first episode. We talk through life wrapped in intellect and self facing humor, 6th grade reading levels, native art and the modern retail market, an upriver bike ride, and river runs at the northern most reaches of the North American continent. Len is the “star” of his Outside TV show where he is riding his bike up the Colorado River from Mexico to Colorado.  He is the founder of Natives Outdoors. He served the Obama Administration in the Dept of Energy. And Len is part of the founding crew of the Sonoran Avalanche Center. Len and I sat on top of a small mountain, on a park bench looking down on the deep desert river and ski town of Tucson, Arizona on a Sunday morning in the end of November to laugh and learn, and talk life and rivers. 


GUEST
Dr Len Necefer website
Natives Outdoors
Outside TV: Running Dry
Dr Len Necefer personal IG account 
Sonoran Avalanche Center IG account 


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Bogs in collaboration with Natives Outdoors
Honold Foundation
Returning Rapids 
Returning Rapids of Cataract 2021
Autopsy of a Post Reservoir River

 

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]]> Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Len Necefer, Natives Outdoors, Sonoran Avalanche Center, Bogs) www.theriverradius.com To move from 2024 into 2025, we have one guest in two episodes for you. Our guest is Dr Len Necefer. This is the first episode. We talk through life wrapped in intellect and self facing humor, 6th grade reading levels, native art and the modern retail market, an upriver bike ride, and river runs at the northern most reaches of the North American continent. Len is the “star” of his Outside TV show where he is riding his bike up the Colorado River from Mexico to Colorado.  He is the founder of Natives Outdoors. He served the Obama Administration in the Dept of Energy. And Len is part of the founding crew of the Sonoran Avalanche Center. Len and I sat on top of a small mountain, on a park bench looking down on the deep desert river and ski town of Tucson, Arizona on a Sunday morning in the end of November to laugh and learn, and talk life and rivers. 


GUEST
Dr Len Necefer website
Natives Outdoors
Outside TV: Running Dry
Dr Len Necefer personal IG account 
Sonoran Avalanche Center IG account 


RELEVANT LINKS
Bogs in collaboration with Natives Outdoors
Honold Foundation
Returning Rapids 
Returning Rapids of Cataract 2021
Autopsy of a Post Reservoir River

 

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]]> Part 1, Dr Len Necefer, Living in the Soup Dr Len Necefer, Natives Outdoors, Sonoran Avalanche Center, Bogs 01:13:26 To move from 2024 into 2025, we have one guest in two episodes for you. Our guest is Dr Len Necefer. This is the first episode. We talk through life wrapped in intellect and self facing humor, 6th grade reading levels, native art and the modern retail market, an upriver bike ride, and river runs at the northern most reaches of the North American continent. Len is the “star” of his Outside TV show where he is riding his bike up the Colorado River from Mexico to Colorado. He is the founder of Natives Outdoors. He served the Obama Administration in the Dept of Energy. And Len is part of the founding crew of the Sonoran Avalanche Center. Len and I sat on top of a small mountain, on a park bench looking down on the deep desert river and ski town of Tucson, Arizona on a Sunday morning in the end of November to laugh and learn, and talk life and rivers. To move from 2024 into 2025, we have one guest in two episodes for you. Our guest is Dr Len Necefer. This is the first episode. We talk through life wrapped in intellect and self facing humor, 6th grade reading levels, native art and the modern retail market, an upriver bike ride, and river runs at the northern most reaches of the North American continent. Len is the “star” of his Outside TV show where he is riding his bike up the Colorado River from Mexico to Colorado. He is the founder of Natives Outdoors. He served the Obama Administration in the Dept of Energy. And Len is part of the founding crew of the Sonoran Avalanche Center. Len and I sat on top of a small mountain, on a park bench looking down on the deep desert river and ski town of Tucson, Arizona on a Sunday morning in the end of November to laugh and learn, and talk life and rivers. brooks range, sonoran avalanche center, alaska, dr len necefer, natives outdoors, honold foundation, north slope true full 102 d8d3e43c-b6cd-4a63-8631-796d03de727c Declaration of Rights for the Biobio River in Chile Do rivers have rights? Should they have a set of rights that guide how they are used? In September of this year, 2024, the Biobio River in Chile was assigned a Declaration of Rights. This non binding document allows for work to be done towards making the Declaration influential and even binding at a later date. We speak with International Rivers and Malen Lebu in Chile to understand this more. 


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]]> Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Malen Lebu, Kayakimun, Monti Aguirre, Pewuenche, Mapuche, Evaluna Morales, Earth Law Center, International Rivers, Rios to Rivers) www.theriverradius.com Do rivers have rights? Should they have a set of rights that guide how they are used? In September of this year, 2024, the Biobio River in Chile was assigned a Declaration of Rights. This non binding document allows for work to be done towards making the Declaration influential and even binding at a later date. We speak with International Rivers and Malen Lebu in Chile to understand this more. 


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]]> Declaration of Rights for the Biobio River in Chile Malen Lebu, Kayakimun, Monti Aguirre, Pewuenche, Mapuche, Evaluna Morales, Earth Law Center, International Rivers, Rios to Rivers 00:29:53 Do rivers have rights? Should they have a set of rights that guide how they are used? In September of this year, 2024, the Biobio River in Chile was assigned a Declaration of Rights. This non binding document allows for work to be done towards making the Declaration influential and even binding at a later date. We speak with International Rivers and Malen Lebu in Chile to understand this more. Do rivers have rights? Should they have a set of rights that guide how they are used? In September of this year, 2024, the Biobio River in Chile was assigned a Declaration of Rights. This non binding document allows for work to be done towards making the Declaration influential and even binding at a later date. We speak with International Rivers and Malen Lebu in Chile to understand this more. declaration of rights, rights of river, biobio river, rights of nature true full 101 8879cd8f-417e-443b-b933-62286ba7ed15 Darby McAdams & Her New Film, NEAR THE RIVER Darby McAdams holds many places in the river world: kayaker, film maker & instructor of both kayaking and film work for young paddlers. In November of 2024 her new film NEAR THE RIVER went public. In this episode Darby moves through her kayak path, her film path and talks about NEAR THE RIVER and its story about the people of the Zambezi River in Africa. 

DARBY MCADAMS
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NRS Dirtbag Diaries:  “Darby McAdams & the Evolution of Passion” by Chandra Brown


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]]> Tue, 3 Dec 2024 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Darby McAdams, River Roots, World Class, Rios to Rivers) www.theriverradius.com Darby McAdams holds many places in the river world: kayaker, film maker & instructor of both kayaking and film work for young paddlers. In November of 2024 her new film NEAR THE RIVER went public. In this episode Darby moves through her kayak path, her film path and talks about NEAR THE RIVER and its story about the people of the Zambezi River in Africa. 

DARBY MCADAMS
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NRS Dirtbag Diaries:  “Darby McAdams & the Evolution of Passion” by Chandra Brown


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]]> Darby McAdams & Her New Film, NEAR THE RIVER Darby McAdams, River Roots, World Class, Rios to Rivers 00:49:29 Darby McAdams holds many places in the river world: kayaker, film maker & instructor of both kayaking and film work for young paddlers. In November of 2024 her new film NEAR THE RIVER went public. In this episode Darby moves through her kayak path, her film path and talks about NEAR THE RIVER and its story about the people of the Zambezi River in Africa.  Darby McAdams holds many places in the river world: kayaker, film maker & instructor of both kayaking and film work for young paddlers. In November of 2024 her new film NEAR THE RIVER went public. In this episode Darby moves through her kayak path, her film path and talks about NEAR THE RIVER and its story about the people of the Zambezi River in Africa.  film, zambezi, film production, nrs, kayak, africa, dams, river true full 100 631488cb-9618-4baf-af99-a98b7face779 Is Public Access to Georgia’s Rivers Disappearing? Georgia has rivers and streams running from the mountain country of the Southern Appalachians to the Gulf of Mexico, totaling about 70,000 total miles of waterways.  Whitewater and flatwater.  Clear water and Black water.  And a long history of publicly accessible rivers and streams.  That access is being debated by the State of Georgia and bills have been proposed that would curtail access for the public.  We talk with Georgia Rivers to learn more about this topic and about the public meeting and comment process. 

 

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PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m. in Newnan Donald W. Nixon Centre for Performing and Visual Arts in Newnan, GA.

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Flint River, Georgia, Fall 2024

 

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]]> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Georgia Rivers, Joe Cook) www.theriverradius.com Georgia has rivers and streams running from the mountain country of the Southern Appalachians to the Gulf of Mexico, totaling about 70,000 total miles of waterways.  Whitewater and flatwater.  Clear water and Black water.  And a long history of publicly accessible rivers and streams.  That access is being debated by the State of Georgia and bills have been proposed that would curtail access for the public.  We talk with Georgia Rivers to learn more about this topic and about the public meeting and comment process. 

 

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PUBLIC MEETING
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Email your comments / Georgia Residents

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Flint River, Georgia, Fall 2024

 

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]]> Is Public Access to Georgia’s Rivers Disappearing? Georgia Rivers, Joe Cook 00:38:49 Georgia has rivers and streams running from the mountain country of the Southern Appalachians to the Gulf of Mexico, totaling about 70,000 total miles of waterways. Whitewater and flatwater. Clear water and Black water. And a long history of publicly accessible rivers and streams. That access is being debated by the State of Georgia and bills have been proposed that would curtail access for the public. We talk with Georgia Rivers to learn more about this topic and about the public meeting and comment process. Georgia has rivers and streams running from the mountain country of the Southern Appalachians to the Gulf of Mexico, totaling about 70,000 total miles of waterways. Whitewater and flatwater. Clear water and Black water. And a long history of publicly accessible rivers and streams. That access is being debated by the State of Georgia and bills have been proposed that would curtail access for the public. We talk with Georgia Rivers to learn more about this topic and about the public meeting and comment process. canoe, swamp, georgia, right to float, kayak, raft, public access, public trust doctrine, river true full 99 858c0e33-7760-4465-8724-26c79929e911 Source to Sea: Maine's Sandy & Kennebec Rivers 25 years ago the Edwards Dam was removed from the Kennebec River in Maine allowing alewives and sturgeon to return to their spawning grounds in force, revitalizing the ecosystem and delighting the paddlers and local communities with the sturgeons’ explosive breaching displays. In the summer of 2024, 2 separate source to sea trips ran the lengths of the Sandy and Kennebec in Maine. Contributing host Clark Tate was part of the Sandy trip and tells the on river story of both source to sea trips.


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Clark Tate
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RIVERS FOR CHANGE 
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2024 Sandy to Kennebec Confluence



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Stuart Hickey, raft guide 
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Jessica Sterling, kayak instructor and web designer 
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Chris Morgan 
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Jennifer Noll 
Maine Department of Marine Resources

Saige Purser 
@saigelinsay
River Radius Podcast - Native Teen Guide In Training Program

Joe Klementovich, Photographer
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River Radius Podcast - Source to Sea on the Saco River

Matt Palmariello 
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Sandy River Northern Forest Canoe Trail Map

Environmental Geology Along the Sandy River, Farmington Maine, Field Trip from University of Maine at Farmington. Dr. Tom Eastler, Mr. Andy Buckland, Mr. Joel Sproul

Indigenous Land and Water Acknowledgement by the University of Maine at Farmington

The Rangeley Area: A Geologic Tour by Emma Stattelman and Katarina Dickson

 

SEA-RUN FISH INFORMATION

Finding the Next Sebasticook - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Map of Atlantic SalmonHabitat - Maine Department of Marine Resources

Kennebec River Management Plan Diadromous Resources Amendment - Maine Department of Marine Resources

Historical Fish Trap Counts - Maine Department of Marine Resources

 

KENNEBEC DAM RELICENSING INFORMATION

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The written comments are posted on the FERC elibrary website under docket P-2322.

World weighs in on fate of 4 Maine dams blocking passage of endangered salmon - Bangor Daily News by Lori Valigra

Conservation groups cheer decision preserving state authority in Kennebec River dam relicensing - Maine Public by Robbie Feinberg

DEP says Sandy River dredging violated Maine laws - Maine Public by Murray Carpenter

4 dams, the future of Kennebec fish runs and salmon’s survival at stake in federal licensing battle - Press Herald, Colin Woodard

State agencies are reporting more salmon returning to the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers this Year (2023) - Maine Public by Robbie Feinberg

We Can Turn a River in Maine into a Paradise for Salmon - The New York Times by John Waldman

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]]> Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Clark Tate, Stuart Hickey, Jessica Sterling, Chris Morgan, Jennifer Noll, Saige Purser, Joe Klementovich, Matt Palmariello, Amy Borch, Eli Studer, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Rivers for Change) www.theriverradius.com 25 years ago the Edwards Dam was removed from the Kennebec River in Maine allowing alewives and sturgeon to return to their spawning grounds in force, revitalizing the ecosystem and delighting the paddlers and local communities with the sturgeons’ explosive breaching displays. In the summer of 2024, 2 separate source to sea trips ran the lengths of the Sandy and Kennebec in Maine. Contributing host Clark Tate was part of the Sandy trip and tells the on river story of both source to sea trips.


CONTRIBUTING HOST
Clark Tate
@lclarktate

 

RIVERS FOR CHANGE 
@riversforchange
www.riversforchange.org
2024 Sandy to Kennebec Confluence



GUESTS

Stuart Hickey, raft guide 
@freeheelinghickey

Jessica Sterling, kayak instructor and web designer 
@jester1ing

Chris Morgan 
@ccmorgan8

Jennifer Noll 
Maine Department of Marine Resources

Saige Purser 
@saigelinsay
River Radius Podcast - Native Teen Guide In Training Program

Joe Klementovich, Photographer
@klementovich   klementovichphoto.com
River Radius Podcast - Source to Sea on the Saco River

Matt Palmariello 
@mattpalmariello    
www.mainepaddling.com

Amy Borch, Tattoo artist  
@amy.wildhand
@melontrout.tattoo

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]]> Source to Sea: Maine's Sandy & Kennebec Rivers Clark Tate, Stuart Hickey, Jessica Sterling, Chris Morgan, Jennifer Noll, Saige Purser, Joe Klementovich, Matt Palmariello, Amy Borch, Eli Studer, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Rivers for Change 00:43:49 25 years ago the Edwards Dam was removed from the Kennebec in Maine allowing alewives and sturgeon to return to their spawning grounds in force, revitalizing the ecosystem and delighting the paddlers and local communities with the sturgeons’ explosive breaching displays. In the summer of 2024, 2 separate source to sea trips ran the lengths of the Sandy and Kennebec in Maine. Contributing host Clark Tate was part of the Sandy trip and tells the on river story of both source to sea trips. 25 years ago the Edwards Dam was removed from the Kennebec in Maine allowing alewives and sturgeon to return to their spawning grounds in force, revitalizing the ecosystem and delighting the paddlers and local communities with the sturgeons’ explosive breaching displays. In the summer of 2024, 2 separate source to sea trips ran the lengths of the Sandy and Kennebec in Maine. Contributing host Clark Tate was part of the Sandy trip and tells the on river story of both source to sea trips. alewives, maine, shortnose sturgeon, dam removal, edwards dam, atlantic salmon, sturgeon, atlantic sturgeon, dam, sandy river, kennebec river, sea-run fish true full 98 dfdc19c5-60ed-4bc6-8fb0-2e9043a97279 What is a River 2024: Chilcotin River Landslide, Dam & Breach In the summer of 2024, the Chilcotin River in British Columbia had a landslide that completely blocked the river creating a natural dam.  For the next 6 days the river water backed up behind this dam until the waters finally worked over the top the of the landslide, creating a breach that would exceed the previous historical flows by 5 fold. 3 people share their experience and knowledge of the landslide in this episode.


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]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (ROAM RIver Outfitters, Brian McCutcheon, TŜILHQOT’IN National Government, Jenny Philbrick, British Columbia Ministry Water Land and Resource Stewardship, Natasha Cowie) www.theriverradius.com In the summer of 2024, the Chilcotin River in British Columbia had a landslide that completely blocked the river creating a natural dam.  For the next 6 days the river water backed up behind this dam until the waters finally worked over the top the of the landslide, creating a breach that would exceed the previous historical flows by 5 fold. 3 people share their experience and knowledge of the landslide in this episode.


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]]> What is a River 2024: Chilcotin River Landslide, Dam & Breach ROAM RIver Outfitters, Brian McCutcheon, TŜILHQOT’IN National Government, Jenny Philbrick, British Columbia Ministry Water Land and Resource Stewardship, Natasha Cowie 00:54:05 In the summer of 2024, the Chilcotin River in British Columbia had a landslide that completely blocked the river creating a natural dam. For the next 6 days the river water backed up behind this dam until the waters finally worked over the top the of the landslide, creating a breach that would exceed the previous historical flows by 5 fold. 3 people share their experience and knowledge of the landslide in this episode. In the summer of 2024, the Chilcotin River in British Columbia had a landslide that completely blocked the river creating a natural dam. For the next 6 days the river water backed up behind this dam until the waters finally worked over the top the of the landslide, creating a breach that would exceed the previous historical flows by 5 fold. 3 people share their experience and knowledge of the landslide in this episode. flood, fraser river, chilko river, breach, chilcotin river, coastal mountains, british columbia, natural dam, chilko lake, canada, nagwentled, canadian rockies, landslide true full 97 0b2afe2d-b6ac-4e33-91f4-1621a5e0b6ff Bats & Rabid Misinformation in the Grand Canyon Why have cases of reported bat encounters at the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon drastically increased in the last several years? What are the chances of contracting rabies from a bat encounter? How is the safety of helicopter crews wrapped up in the physical location of a bat encounter? What does the vaccination process look like? In this episode, we utilize the personal story of a river runner's bat bite in the Grand Canyon, the expert perspectives of 2 ecologists, a CDC rabies expert, and the woman who oversees Search and Rescue in the Grand Canyon to provide insight into that real bat encounter that played out in the fall of 2023.


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]]> Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Beppe Amodio, Brandon Holton, Anya Metcalfe, Dr Ryan Wallace, Lisa Hendy, Grand Canyon National Park, USGS, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center) www.theriverradius.com Why have cases of reported bat encounters at the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon drastically increased in the last several years? What are the chances of contracting rabies from a bat encounter? How is the safety of helicopter crews wrapped up in the physical location of a bat encounter? What does the vaccination process look like? In this episode, we utilize the personal story of a river runner's bat bite in the Grand Canyon, the expert perspectives of 2 ecologists, a CDC rabies expert, and the woman who oversees Search and Rescue in the Grand Canyon to provide insight into that real bat encounter that played out in the fall of 2023.


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]]> Bats & Rabid Misinformation in the Grand Canyon Beppe Amodio, Brandon Holton, Anya Metcalfe, Dr Ryan Wallace, Lisa Hendy, Grand Canyon National Park, USGS, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center 01:06:03 Why have cases of reported bat encounters at the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon drastically increased in the last several years? What are the chances of contracting rabies from a bat encounter? How is the safety of helicopter crews wrapped up in the physical location of a bat encounter? What does the vaccination process look like? In this episode, we utilize the personal story of a river runner's bat bite in the Grand Canyon, the expert perspectives of 2 ecologists, a CDC rabies expert, and the woman who oversees Search and Rescue in the Grand Canyon to provide insight into that real bat encounter that played out in the fall of 2023. Why have cases of reported bat encounters at the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon drastically increased in the last several years? What are the chances of contracting rabies from a bat encounter? How is the safety of helicopter crews wrapped up in the physical location of a bat encounter? What does the vaccination process look like? In this episode, we utilize the personal story of a river runner's bat bite in the Grand Canyon, the expert perspectives of 2 ecologists, a CDC rabies expert, and the woman who oversees Search and Rescue in the Grand Canyon to provide insight into that real bat encounter that played out in the fall of 2023. bats, rabies, grand canyon national park, rivers, helicopter evacuation, helicopter, grand canyon, centers for disease control and prevention, vaccination, colorado river, cdc, river trip, usgs grand canyon monitoring and research center true full 96 cf135e7f-ad6a-4bb8-8e8e-f399615e0ece Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture Working as a commercial river guide is one of the best jobs, day after day on rivers, helping people enjoy rivers, seeing beauty, having fun, chasing adrenaline. Creating incredible friendships, some of which might last a lifetime. And there can be a dark layer. Sexual Harassment continues to percolate, as it does in many places, in the layers of river guide culture.  This episode goes there and learns about sexual harassment in the river guiding culture. We talk with Dr Maria Blevins, long time river guide, who has conducted research on this topic. We hear from guide warehouse and staff manager, Bryant Baker, about how he is working to eliminate sexual harassment from the company he manages. And we talk with Respect Outside and Jim Miller to gain clarity about sexual harassment definitions, when sexual harassment is assault, how and why it percolates in river guiding, and resources available for guide companies to shake free of sexual harassment. 

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]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Maria Blevins, Bryant Baker, Jim Miller, Respect Outside, A-DASH) www.theriverradius.com Working as a commercial river guide is one of the best jobs, day after day on rivers, helping people enjoy rivers, seeing beauty, having fun, chasing adrenaline. Creating incredible friendships, some of which might last a lifetime. And there can be a dark layer. Sexual Harassment continues to percolate, as it does in many places, in the layers of river guide culture.  This episode goes there and learns about sexual harassment in the river guiding culture. We talk with Dr Maria Blevins, long time river guide, who has conducted research on this topic. We hear from guide warehouse and staff manager, Bryant Baker, about how he is working to eliminate sexual harassment from the company he manages. And we talk with Respect Outside and Jim Miller to gain clarity about sexual harassment definitions, when sexual harassment is assault, how and why it percolates in river guiding, and resources available for guide companies to shake free of sexual harassment. 

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]]> Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture Dr Maria Blevins, Bryant Baker, Jim Miller, Respect Outside, A-DASH 01:11:11 Working as a commercial river guide is one of the best jobs, day after day on rivers, helping people enjoy rivers, seeing beauty, having fun, chasing adrenaline. Creating incredible friendships, some of which might last a lifetime. And there can be a dark layer. Sexual Harassment continues to percolate, as it does in many places, in the layers of river guide culture. This episode goes there and learns about sexual harassment in the river guiding culture. We talk with Dr Maria Blevins, long time river guide, who has conducted research on this topic. We hear from guide warehouse and staff manager, Bryant Baker, about how he is working to eliminate sexual harassment from the company he manages. And we talk with Respect Outside and Jim Miller to gain clarity about sexual harassment definitions, when sexual harassment is assault, how and why it percolates in river guiding, and resources available for guide companies to shake free of sexual harassment. Working as a commercial river guide is one of the best jobs, day after day on rivers, helping people enjoy rivers, seeing beauty, having fun, chasing adrenaline. Creating incredible friendships, some of which might last a lifetime. And there can be a dark layer. Sexual Harassment continues to percolate, as it does in many places, in the layers of river guide culture. This episode goes there and learns about sexual harassment in the river guiding culture. We talk with Dr Maria Blevins, long time river guide, who has conducted research on this topic. We hear from guide warehouse and staff manager, Bryant Baker, about how he is working to eliminate sexual harassment from the company he manages. And we talk with Respect Outside and Jim Miller to gain clarity about sexual harassment definitions, when sexual harassment is assault, how and why it percolates in river guiding, and resources available for guide companies to shake free of sexual harassment. sexual harassment, safety, intent vs impact, river guide, river safety, commercial river guiding, sexual assualt, river true full 95 1ced946f-2ed4-44b3-a6fd-033a00f30c91 Part 2: Kevin Fedarko Live SPONSORS

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]]> Part 2: Kevin Fedarko Live Hopi Nation, Pete McBride, Kevin Fedarko, Zuni Nation, Havasupai Nation, Hualapai Nation, Navajo Nation 01:18:20 This episode is Part 2 of our live on stage interview with Kevin Fedarko. Kevin joins us to talk through his new book A WALK IN THE PARK. In Part 2 we go into the west end of the Grand Canyon and learn about the events that confound and inspire the messages that emerge in his new book. This episode is Part 2 of our live on stage interview with Kevin Fedarko. Kevin joins us to talk through his new book A WALK IN THE PARK. In Part 2 we go into the west end of the Grand Canyon and learn about the events that confound and inspire the messages that emerge in his new book. thru hike, grand canyon national park, backpacking, grand canyon, helicopter grand canyon, colorado river, river true full 94 d170f4a1-61dc-44ba-b165-4f8ed6804fb7 Part 1: Kevin Fedarko Live SPONSORS

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]]> Part 1: Kevin Fedarko Live Scribner books, Pete McBride, Navajo Nation, Zuni Nation, Havasupai Nation, Hualapai Nation, Kevin Fedarko 01:10:54 This episode was recorded live in Cortez, Colorado at the Sunflower Theatre. Kevin Fedarko, author of THE EMERALD MILE, is our guest on stage where we discuss his new book, A WALK IN THE PARK. This book is the account of Kevin’s walk through the length of the Grand Canyon, not across it. He did this with his friend and colleague Pete McBride. Over the course of 75 days scattered through 14 months, they walked 750 miles inside the Grand Canyon. While this book delivers the details of how hard that journey was, the real essence is what they discovered about the threats to the canyon, the people of the canyon, and evolving views of what wilderness can mean. This episode is Part 1 of this interview. This episode was recorded live in Cortez, Colorado at the Sunflower Theatre. Kevin Fedarko, author of THE EMERALD MILE, is our guest on stage where we discuss his new book, A WALK IN THE PARK. This book is the account of Kevin’s walk through the length of the Grand Canyon, not across it. He did this with his friend and colleague Pete McBride. Over the course of 75 days scattered through 14 months, they walked 750 miles inside the Grand Canyon. While this book delivers the details of how hard that journey was, the real essence is what they discovered about the threats to the canyon, the people of the canyon, and evolving views of what wilderness can mean. This episode is Part 1 of this interview. thru hike, grand canyon national park, colorado plateau, backpacking, ultra light hiking, grand canyon, native tribes, arizona, colorado river, river true full 93 f73ba91b-4ce3-463d-ac8c-832a034a1636 2024 Snowpack & Riverflow As snow is melting and running down rivers across the US, this episode talks with hydrologists at 5 regions of the National River Forecast Center to gain perspectives on how much snow and rain fell over the winter and how it will melt and what the rivers will look like this spring and summer.  We focus on the Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, California, some of Nevada, and the Colorado River Basin. 


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]]> Tue, 14 May 2024 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Todd Hamill, Ron Horwood, Amy Burke, Southeast River Forecast Center, Northeast River Forecast Center, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Northwest River Forecast Center, NOAA, National Weather Service, Brett Whitin, River Forecast Center, California Nevada River Forecast Center, Ashley Nielson) www.theriverradius.com As snow is melting and running down rivers across the US, this episode talks with hydrologists at 5 regions of the National River Forecast Center to gain perspectives on how much snow and rain fell over the winter and how it will melt and what the rivers will look like this spring and summer.  We focus on the Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, California, some of Nevada, and the Colorado River Basin. 


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]]> 2024 Snowpack & Riverflow Todd Hamill, Ron Horwood, Amy Burke, Southeast River Forecast Center, Northeast River Forecast Center, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Northwest River Forecast Center, NOAA, National Weather Service, Brett Whitin, River Forecast Center, California Nevada River Forecast Center, Ashley Nielson 01:04:27 As snow is melting and running down rivers across the US, this episode talks with hydrologists at 5 regions of the National River Forecast Center to gain perspectives on how much snow and rain fell over the winter and how it will melt and what the rivers will look like this spring and summer. We focus on the Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, California, some of Nevada, and the Colorado River Basin. As snow is melting and running down rivers across the US, this episode talks with hydrologists at 5 regions of the National River Forecast Center to gain perspectives on how much snow and rain fell over the winter and how it will melt and what the rivers will look like this spring and summer. We focus on the Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, California, some of Nevada, and the Colorado River Basin. atmospheric river, flood, snowmelt, rain on snow, river flow, rivers, rain, el nino, river forecast, winter, soil moisture, la nina, swe, river, snowpack true full 92 bcbd1521-5a24-4dba-bc96-dd688fecafc8 Dam Removal Updates & Trends Dams have been blocking rivers for decades. Is there a growing crack in the dam? This episode explores dam removal as an increasing trend.  We talk with guests at the Chattooga River and Tugalo Dam, the Snake River and the Lower Snake River Dams, and the Klamath River and the active removal project there.  And we look at the trends globally for dam construction and removal.  

 

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]]> Dam Removal Updates & Trends Chattooga Conservancy, Nicole Hayler, Grand Salmon Project, Libby Tobey, Ren Brownell, Josh Klemm, International Rivers, Klamath River Renewal Corporation 01:08:20 Dams have been blocking rivers for decades. Is there a growing crack in the dam? This episode explores dam removal as an increasing trend. We talk with guests at the Chattooga River and Tugalo Dam, the Snake River and the Lower Snake River Dams, and the Klamath River and the active removal project there. And we look at the trends globally for dam construction and removal. Dams have been blocking rivers for decades. Is there a growing crack in the dam? This episode explores dam removal as an increasing trend. We talk with guests at the Chattooga River and Tugalo Dam, the Snake River and the Lower Snake River Dams, and the Klamath River and the active removal project there. And we look at the trends globally for dam construction and removal. hydro projects, snake river, hydropower, climate change, world bank, flood control, river restoration, chattooga river, rivers, tallulah river, dam removal, tugalo lake, methane gas, grand salmon, dam, klamath river dam removal, snake river dams, klamath river restoration, international rivers, klamath river, tugalo dam, river true full 91 e1b61df8-faa6-47af-b282-b2829b0b1268 10 Rivers for 2024 Each year American Rivers publishes a list of 10 rivers that hold great opportunity for river quality improvements. This year, in addition to covering the full list with Amy Kober of American Rivers, we talk with local experts to include the ocean surfers at the Tijuana River estuary in California, the river lovers at the Duck River in Tennessee, and the high desert river people overseeing the entire state of New Mexico. We hear about the unique rivers and the work happening to care for these places.

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]]> 10 Rivers for 2024 Amigos Bravos, Rachell Conn, Grace Stranch, Harpeth Conservancy, Ramon Chairez, Un Mar de Colores, Surf Rider, Amy Souers Kober, American Rivers 01:05:01 Each year American Rivers publishes a list of 10 rivers that hold great opportunity for river quality improvements. This year, in addition to covering the full list with Amy Kober of American Rivers, we talk with local experts to include the ocean surfers at the Tijuana River estuary in California, the river lovers at the Duck River in Tennessee, and the high desert river people overseeing the entire state of New Mexico. We hear about the unique rivers and the work happening to care for these places. Each year American Rivers publishes a list of 10 rivers that hold great opportunity for river quality improvements. This year, in addition to covering the full list with Amy Kober of American Rivers, we talk with local experts to include the ocean surfers at the Tijuana River estuary in California, the river lovers at the Duck River in Tennessee, and the high desert river people overseeing the entire state of New Mexico. We hear about the unique rivers and the work happening to care for these places. pollution, most endangered rivers, kobuk river, river people, clean water, blackwater river, duck river, rivers, clean water act, little pee dee river, santa cruz river, over population, de water, yazoo river, conservation, tijuana river, big sunflower river, sackett v. epa, farmington river, biodiversity, river, trinity river, raw sewage true full 90 52c42036-bc6a-436d-8db4-eadf6db73d9f Part 2 The Emerald Mile...Is It Lost? SPONSORS

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]]> Part 2 The Emerald Mile...Is It Lost? The River Radius LLC 00:58:34 This 2nd Emerald Mile episode picks up where the 1st episode left off telling the story of the Emerald Mile’s namesake and the saga to protect it. Taking the lead from park scientists, an environmental lobbyist, and a photographer, we explore the ecological consequences of clear-cutting logging practices, the need to expand the park, and the evolving conditions of an impacted landscape. Was the Emerald Mile lost at the hand of mankind? What does conservation mean for landscapes encroached upon? This 2nd Emerald Mile episode picks up where the 1st episode left off telling the story of the Emerald Mile’s namesake and the saga to protect it. Taking the lead from park scientists, an environmental lobbyist, and a photographer, we explore the ecological consequences of clear-cutting logging practices, the need to expand the park, and the evolving conditions of an impacted landscape. Was the Emerald Mile lost at the hand of mankind? What does conservation mean for landscapes encroached upon? true full 89 f68d727e-491a-47c3-8e38-dc633062ce67 Part 1 The Emerald Mile, The Forest Behind the Story Kevin Fedarko’s book, the Emerald Mile, takes readers on the journey of the fastest ride through the Grand Canyon in a dory named the Emerald Mile. Fedarko’s book dives into the backstory of the dam, the characters, and even the record-breaking journey, and yet leaves one question remaining: what is the backstory of the dory’s namesake? In this 1st of 2 Emerald Mile episodes, the stories of Fedarko and Dave Van De Mark demonstrate the impact that words and imagery make when applied to places like the Emerald Mile in California’s Redwood National and State Parks.

 

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]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Kevin Fedarko, Dave Van De Mark, Redwood National and State Parks, Vicki Ozaki, Leonel Arguello, Samara Rosen) www.theriverradius.com Kevin Fedarko’s book, the Emerald Mile, takes readers on the journey of the fastest ride through the Grand Canyon in a dory named the Emerald Mile. Fedarko’s book dives into the backstory of the dam, the characters, and even the record-breaking journey, and yet leaves one question remaining: what is the backstory of the dory’s namesake? In this 1st of 2 Emerald Mile episodes, the stories of Fedarko and Dave Van De Mark demonstrate the impact that words and imagery make when applied to places like the Emerald Mile in California’s Redwood National and State Parks.

 

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]]> Part 1 The Emerald Mile, The Forest Behind the Story Kevin Fedarko, Dave Van De Mark, Redwood National and State Parks, Vicki Ozaki, Leonel Arguello, Samara Rosen 00:53:27 Kevin Fedarko’s book, the Emerald Mile, takes readers on the journey of the fastest ride through the Grand Canyon in a dory named the Emerald Mile. Fedarko’s book dives into the backstory of the dam, the characters, and even the record-breaking journey, and yet leaves one question remaining: what is the backstory of the dory’s namesake? In this 1st of 2 Emerald Mile episodes, the stories of Fedarko and Dave Van De Mark demonstrate the impact that words and imagery make when applied to places like the Emerald Mile in California’s Redwood National and State Parks. Kevin Fedarko’s book, the Emerald Mile, takes readers on the journey of the fastest ride through the Grand Canyon in a dory named the Emerald Mile. Fedarko’s book dives into the backstory of the dam, the characters, and even the record-breaking journey, and yet leaves one question remaining: what is the backstory of the dory’s namesake? In this 1st of 2 Emerald Mile episodes, the stories of Fedarko and Dave Van De Mark demonstrate the impact that words and imagery make when applied to places like the Emerald Mile in California’s Redwood National and State Parks. emerald creek, emerald mile, california, dory, redwood, martin litton, protection, redwood tree, grand canyon, activism, conservation, redwood forest, book, stream, river true full 88 c698d6bb-e11b-4036-9de9-7cd30a7c9334 Atmospheric Rivers 101 Atmospheric Rivers are bands of water vapor in the sky, sometimes a few thousand miles long, bringing winter moisture to the west coast of North America and delivering it all the way to the Rocky Mountains. The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes flies research planes above these storms all winter tracking the details and forecasting the coming storm and this episode hosts their director to learn about Atmospheric Rivers.  

 

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]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2024 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Marty Ralph, UCSD, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes) www.theriverradius.com Atmospheric Rivers are bands of water vapor in the sky, sometimes a few thousand miles long, bringing winter moisture to the west coast of North America and delivering it all the way to the Rocky Mountains. The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes flies research planes above these storms all winter tracking the details and forecasting the coming storm and this episode hosts their director to learn about Atmospheric Rivers.  

 

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]]> Atmospheric Rivers 101 Marty Ralph, UCSD, University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes 00:49:45 Atmospheric Rivers are bands of water vapor in the sky, sometimes a few thousand miles long, bringing winter moisture to the west coast of North America and delivering it all the way to the Rocky Mountains. The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes flies research planes above these storms all winter tracking the details and forecasting the coming storm and this episode hosts their director to learn about Atmospheric Rivers. Atmospheric Rivers are bands of water vapor in the sky, sometimes a few thousand miles long, bringing winter moisture to the west coast of North America and delivering it all the way to the Rocky Mountains. The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes flies research planes above these storms all winter tracking the details and forecasting the coming storm and this episode hosts their director to learn about Atmospheric Rivers. west coast, atmospheric river, lab, plane, weather, research, climate, ocean, evaporation, reservoir, hydrology, continent, corridor, north america, baja, river true full 87 b7aa0155-95f8-4fa8-9c3b-f59a23d04f69 American Whitewater’s Top 10 River Stewardship Focus American Whitewater published their Top 10 List of Stewardship issues in January 2024.  This is a mix of dam removal projects, legislation and policy pushes, Wild and Scenic options, all encompassed in the work from American Whitewater to keep rivers clean and accessible.  This episode is an interview Kevin Colburn from American Whitewater learning about each river on this list and the positive end goals. 

 

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]]> American Whitewater’s Top 10 River Stewardship Focus Kevin Colburn, American Whitewater Journal, American Whitewater 01:04:18 American Whitewater published their Top 10 List of Stewardship issues in January 2024. This is a mix of dam removal projects, legislation and policy pushes, Wild and Scenic options, all encompassed in the work from American Whitewater to keep rivers clean and accessible. This episode is an interview Kevin Colburn from American Whitewater learning about each river on this list and the positive end goals. American Whitewater published their Top 10 List of Stewardship issues in January 2024. This is a mix of dam removal projects, legislation and policy pushes, Wild and Scenic options, all encompassed in the work from American Whitewater to keep rivers clean and accessible. This episode is an interview Kevin Colburn from American Whitewater learning about each river on this list and the positive end goals. paddler, hydropower, maine, wild and scenic, california, precedent, oregon, national conservation area, river protection, new hampshire, rivers, selway river, klamath dams, land trust, clean water act, dolores river, salmon falls river dam removal, river stewardship, north fork french broad river, foundations, washington, west virginia, national monument, lochsa river, colorado basin, north carolina, supreme court, colorado, big sandy river, utah, salmon falls river, colorado river, idaho, french broad, white salmon river true full 86 d234b773-1c5d-44c6-b4b2-3baa88ae844c Queer River Guiding; 1 Professional’s Experience The river guiding and river running world are sometimes perceived as idyllic and welcoming.  When is it something different?  Our guest today is an openly gay man, and he share’s his story of working as a river guide and guide company manager for the past decade and how some of that is idyllic, and other parts are full of discrimination. 

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]]> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Nicolas Zegre, Dr Nicolas Zegre, Nico Zegre, West Virginia University, Mountain Hydrology Lab, Dylan Penick, River Company Outfitters, Sam Carter, River Radius Podcast) www.theriverradius.com The Mountain Hydrology Lab at West Virginia University has defined the density of whitewater river runs in the United States and cross referenced this data with how climate change will alter those flows, and how changes in river flows, to include low flows and floods, will impact the people living along those rivers. This episode talks at length with the Director of the Mountain Hydrology Lab, who is also a stout river kayaker, Associate Professor Nicolas Zegre about this work his students are doing, how West Virginia has the most dense collection of whitewater runs, and where students can gain excellent river based educations.  
 

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]]> The Mountain Hydrology Lab & Future River Flows Nicolas Zegre, Dr Nicolas Zegre, Nico Zegre, West Virginia University, Mountain Hydrology Lab, Dylan Penick, River Company Outfitters, Sam Carter, River Radius Podcast 00:56:47 The Mountain Hydrology Lab at West Virginia University has defined the density of whitewater river runs in the United States and cross referenced this data with how climate change will alter those flows, and how changes in river flows, to include low flows and floods, will impact the people living along those rivers. This episode talks at length with the Director of the Mountain Hydrology Lab, who is also a stout river kayaker, Associate Professor Nicolas Zegre about this work his students are doing, how West Virginia has the most dense collection of whitewater runs, and where students can gain excellent river based educations. The Mountain Hydrology Lab at West Virginia University has defined the density of whitewater river runs in the United States and cross referenced this data with how climate change will alter those flows, and how changes in river flows, to include low flows and floods, will impact the people living along those rivers. This episode talks at length with the Director of the Mountain Hydrology Lab, who is also a stout river kayaker, Associate Professor Nicolas Zegre about this work his students are doing, how West Virginia has the most dense collection of whitewater runs, and where students can gain excellent river based educations. cheat river, climate change, flood, university, creeking, research, rivers, education, flash flood, west virginia, kayak, hydrology, creekin, river true full 84 6ebd7ed7-42ce-4e7f-8db1-d55af2b49b49 Heart Attack on the River In the first episode of 2024, a commercial river guide tells his story of having a massive heart attack while guiding a trip in May of 2023 on the South Fork of the American River in California. This episode is recorded with an audience of river guides and outfitters. Beyond the story is the question of the role of AEDs in commercial river guiding. 

 

 

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]]> Heart Attack on the River American Outdoors Association, AOA, Joe Ellis 01:02:34 In the first episode of 2024, a commercial river guide tells his story of having a massive heart attack while guiding a trip in May of 2023 on the South Fork of the American River in California. This episode is recorded with an audience of river guides and outfitters. Beyond the story is the question of the role of AEDs in commercial river guiding. In the first episode of 2024, a commercial river guide tells his story of having a massive heart attack while guiding a trip in May of 2023 on the South Fork of the American River in California. This episode is recorded with an audience of river guides and outfitters. Beyond the story is the question of the role of AEDs in commercial river guiding. evacuation, heart, california, river guide, commercial river outfitter, cpr, wilderness medicene, river running, paddle raft, raft, rapids, automated external defibrillator, aed, commercial river guide, south fork of the american river, river, cardiac arrest, heart attack true full 83 27796554-4ee1-495e-9340-ab59920e560a Heather Hansman & Teal Lehto: Conversations on their Craft & Conservation There are numerous authors and media professionals doing work to explore river topics.  To close out the 2023 river and podcast year, this episode hosts two of the best.  Heather Hansman is an author writing books and magazine articles.  Teal Lehto, a.k.a., “Western Water Girl” is a social media content creator.  We talk through their respective crafts, leadership in river conservation and trending topics.  

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]]> Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Heather Hansman, Teal Lehto, Western Water Girl) www.theriverradius.com There are numerous authors and media professionals doing work to explore river topics.  To close out the 2023 river and podcast year, this episode hosts two of the best.  Heather Hansman is an author writing books and magazine articles.  Teal Lehto, a.k.a., “Western Water Girl” is a social media content creator.  We talk through their respective crafts, leadership in river conservation and trending topics.  

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]]> Heather Hansman & Teal Lehto: Conversations on their Craft & Conservation Heather Hansman, Teal Lehto, Western Water Girl 00:56:00 There are numerous authors and media professionals doing work to explore river topics. To close out the 2023 river and podcast year, this episode hosts two of the best. Heather Hansman is an author writing books and magazine articles. Teal Lehto, a.k.a., “Western Water Girl” is a social media content creator. We talk through their respective crafts, leadership in river conservation and trending topics. There are numerous authors and media professionals doing work to explore river topics. To close out the 2023 river and podcast year, this episode hosts two of the best. Heather Hansman is an author writing books and magazine articles. Teal Lehto, a.k.a., “Western Water Girl” is a social media content creator. We talk through their respective crafts, leadership in river conservation and trending topics. tik tok, magazine, pack raft, powder days, raft racing, downriver, latimes, newspaper, green river, instagram, raft, colorado river basin, periodical, reporting, nytimes, book, social media, colorado river, algorithim, harper collins press, outside magazine true full 82 47b7e79e-b2a5-438a-9134-feccb89a1902 Klamath 2: The Next Generation of Paddle Tribal Waters The Klamath River 2nd episode. In the Spring of 2025, a group of teenagers from several Tribal Nations of the Klamath River Basin and greater region will descend the newly undammed Klamath River from source to sea. These teens began learning how to kayak in 2022 and 2023, began learning about river policy and fish science, and are bringing their family stories to the river with them. In the summer of 2023 The River Radius spent a week with these young paddlers on the water and on the microphone capturing their story. 

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]]> Tue, 5 Dec 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Danielle Frank, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, Rios to Rivers, Paddle Tribal Waters) www.theriverradius.com The Klamath River 2nd episode. In the Spring of 2025, a group of teenagers from several Tribal Nations of the Klamath River Basin and greater region will descend the newly undammed Klamath River from source to sea. These teens began learning how to kayak in 2022 and 2023, began learning about river policy and fish science, and are bringing their family stories to the river with them. In the summer of 2023 The River Radius spent a week with these young paddlers on the water and on the microphone capturing their story. 

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Upper Klamath Lake
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]]> Klamath 2: The Next Generation of Paddle Tribal Waters Danielle Frank, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, Rios to Rivers, Paddle Tribal Waters 00:46:52 The Klamath River 2nd episode. In the Spring of 2025, a group of teenagers from several Tribal Nations of the Klamath River Basin and greater region will descend the newly undammed Klamath River from source to sea. These teens began learning how to kayak in 2022 and 2023, began learning about river policy and fish science, and are bringing their family stories to the river with them. In the summer of 2023 The River Radius spent a week with these young paddlers on the water and on the microphone capturing their story. The Klamath River 2nd episode. In the Spring of 2025, a group of teenagers from several Tribal Nations of the Klamath River Basin and greater region will descend the newly undammed Klamath River from source to sea. These teens began learning how to kayak in 2022 and 2023, began learning about river policy and fish science, and are bringing their family stories to the river with them. In the summer of 2023 The River Radius spent a week with these young paddlers on the water and on the microphone capturing their story. indigenous, salmon, california, oregon, dam removal, un-dam, river runner, tribal, kayak, dam, native, tribes, conservation, toxic algae bloom, klamath river, river, trinity river true full 81 18e40705-c233-4e5b-ac4a-48fc440a89cc Klamath 1: The Origin of Paddle Tribal Waters After 100 years of dams stagnating the flows of the Klamath River and killing the Salmon runs, a group of teenagers from the tribal nations of the Klamath Basin will paddle the Klamath from source to sea to usher in the post-dam Klamath.  In this 1st of 2 episodes on the topic, the founders of Rios to Rivers & Paddle Tribal Waters explain how their own paddle experiences and time travel, brought the inception of this powerful passage. 


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Upper Klamath Lake
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]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Paddle Tribal Waters, Weston Boyles, Aisha Grae Wolf Wilson, Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rios to Rivers) www.theriverradius.com After 100 years of dams stagnating the flows of the Klamath River and killing the Salmon runs, a group of teenagers from the tribal nations of the Klamath Basin will paddle the Klamath from source to sea to usher in the post-dam Klamath.  In this 1st of 2 episodes on the topic, the founders of Rios to Rivers & Paddle Tribal Waters explain how their own paddle experiences and time travel, brought the inception of this powerful passage. 


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]]> Klamath 1: The Origin of Paddle Tribal Waters Paddle Tribal Waters, Weston Boyles, Aisha Grae Wolf Wilson, Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, Rios to Rivers 01:03:45 After 100 years of dams stagnating the flows of the Klamath River and killing the Salmon runs, a group of teenagers from the tribal nations of the Klamath Basin will paddle the Klamath from source to sea to usher in the post-dam Klamath. In this 1st of 2 episodes on the topic, the founders of Rios to Rivers & Paddle Tribal Waters explain how their own paddle experiences and time travel, brought the inception of this powerful passage. After 100 years of dams stagnating the flows of the Klamath River and killing the Salmon runs, a group of teenagers from the tribal nations of the Klamath Basin will paddle the Klamath from source to sea to usher in the post-dam Klamath. In this 1st of 2 episodes on the topic, the founders of Rios to Rivers & Paddle Tribal Waters explain how their own paddle experiences and time travel, brought the inception of this powerful passage. indigenous, salmon, chile, california, oregon, dam removal, un-dam, river runner, tribal, kayak, dam, native, tribes, conservation, toxic algae bloom, klamath basin, rio baker, klamath, klamath river, river, trinity river true full 80 58a9af62-e38a-45bb-939a-ebfbd33db7ff Payson Kennedy Payson Kennedy at 39 was a career academic, and with his wife Aurelia had four kids, a house, and two cars in Atlanta.  After working on the stunt team for the film Deliverance in 1971 and a summer running a raft company, he and his wife decided to leave it all behind and with a good friend, started the Nantahala Outdoor Center.  Today, 50 years later, the Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the most important and successful river guide operations and instruction schools in the river world. 

 

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]]> Wed, 8 Nov 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com Payson Kennedy at 39 was a career academic, and with his wife Aurelia had four kids, a house, and two cars in Atlanta.  After working on the stunt team for the film Deliverance in 1971 and a summer running a raft company, he and his wife decided to leave it all behind and with a good friend, started the Nantahala Outdoor Center.  Today, 50 years later, the Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the most important and successful river guide operations and instruction schools in the river world. 

 

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]]> Payson Kennedy The River Radius LLC 00:55:36 Payson Kennedy at 39 was a career academic, and with his wife Aurelia had four kids, a house, and two cars in Atlanta. After working on the stunt team for the film Deliverance in 1971 and a summer running a raft company, he and his wife decided to leave it all behind and with a good friend, started the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Today, 50 years later, the Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the most important and successful river guide operations and instruction schools in the river world. Payson Kennedy at 39 was a career academic, and with his wife Aurelia had four kids, a house, and two cars in Atlanta. After working on the stunt team for the film Deliverance in 1971 and a summer running a raft company, he and his wife decided to leave it all behind and with a good friend, started the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Today, 50 years later, the Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the most important and successful river guide operations and instruction schools in the river world. true full 79 ff1a5453-0bc5-42cd-9ac2-fbc6a50353c1 What is a River 2023 Our 3rd Annual episode of "What is a River" comes to you from a plane flying above the flooded Yampa River Valley in northwest Colorado. In May 2023, River Radius host Sam Carter joined two geomorphologists and a hometown river guide to fly above the Yampa River when it peaked at 20,000 cfs. This flight and episode learns about the deep value of an un-dammed, free flowing river spreading its waters across the flood plains and pounding down deep sandstone canyons.  

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]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Eco Flight, Friends of the Yampa, Oars Rafting, Alba Water Consulting, Steamboat Powdercats, Kent Vertrees, Kim Leenberg, Mickey Means-Brous, Gary, American Rivers) www.theriverradius.com Our 3rd Annual episode of "What is a River" comes to you from a plane flying above the flooded Yampa River Valley in northwest Colorado. In May 2023, River Radius host Sam Carter joined two geomorphologists and a hometown river guide to fly above the Yampa River when it peaked at 20,000 cfs. This flight and episode learns about the deep value of an un-dammed, free flowing river spreading its waters across the flood plains and pounding down deep sandstone canyons.  

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]]> What is a River 2023 Eco Flight, Friends of the Yampa, Oars Rafting, Alba Water Consulting, Steamboat Powdercats, Kent Vertrees, Kim Leenberg, Mickey Means-Brous, Gary, American Rivers 00:52:52 Our 3rd Annual episode of "What is a River" comes to you from a plane flying above the flooded Yampa River Valley in northwest Colorado. In May 2023, River Radius host Sam Carter joined two geomorphologists and a hometown river guide to fly above the Yampa River when it peaked at 20,000 cfs. This flight and episode learns about the deep value of an un-dammed, free flowing river spreading its waters across the flood plains and pounding down deep sandstone canyons. Our 3rd Annual episode of "What is a River" comes to you from a plane flying above the flooded Yampa River Valley in northwest Colorado. In May 2023, River Radius host Sam Carter joined two geomorphologists and a hometown river guide to fly above the Yampa River when it peaked at 20,000 cfs. This flight and episode learns about the deep value of an un-dammed, free flowing river spreading its waters across the flood plains and pounding down deep sandstone canyons. sediment, flood, high water, free flowing river, rivers, interstitial, hungry water, deposition, highwater, snow, wild river, geomorphology, yampa, hydrology, little snake river, yampa river, undammed, river, snowpack, endangered species, free flow true full 78 a3b2ec75-1a02-438c-9cfc-a803d9393f53 Native Teen Guide In Training Program The Native Teen Guide in Training Program held its 12th year of training teenagers from various tribal nations how to work as river guides. This year was the first year that the guide staff for this program was all Indigenous. The River Radius joined the NTGIT program at the boat ramp, campground and river warehouse to hear this story.  

 

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]]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Native Teen Guide In Training, Canyonlands Field Institute, San Juan River) www.theriverradius.com The Native Teen Guide in Training Program held its 12th year of training teenagers from various tribal nations how to work as river guides. This year was the first year that the guide staff for this program was all Indigenous. The River Radius joined the NTGIT program at the boat ramp, campground and river warehouse to hear this story.  

 

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]]> Native Teen Guide In Training Program Native Teen Guide In Training, Canyonlands Field Institute, San Juan River 01:02:15 The Native Teen Guide in Training Program held its 12th year of training teenagers from various tribal nations how to work as river guides. This year was the first year that the guide staff for this program was all Indigenous. The River Radius joined the NTGIT program at the boat ramp, campground and river warehouse to hear this story. The Native Teen Guide in Training Program held its 12th year of training teenagers from various tribal nations how to work as river guides. This year was the first year that the guide staff for this program was all Indigenous. The River Radius joined the NTGIT program at the boat ramp, campground and river warehouse to hear this story. indigenous, oar rig, riverrafting, river guide, teenagers, guide company, yakima, tribal, paddle raft, navajo, guiding, ute mountain, native, teen, flathead, lakota, paddle, hopi, crow, guide, boating, river true full 77 02fb7605-48a8-4c82-8fa2-19357f7e7afb Lessons Learned from the Lost River SPONSORS

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]]> Lessons Learned from the Lost River The River Radius LLC 00:50:58 Losing the Stanislaus River under the New Melones Reservoir made an impact on the people who loved the river. This episode documents three methods that transform the pain of losing a river into proactive measures to further knowledge of, connection to, and action on behalf of rivers not yet lost. This is the companion episode of The Last River Lost. Losing the Stanislaus River under the New Melones Reservoir made an impact on the people who loved the river. This episode documents three methods that transform the pain of losing a river into proactive measures to further knowledge of, connection to, and action on behalf of rivers not yet lost. This is the companion episode of The Last River Lost. true full 76 990fad0b-5bff-48a3-9da5-7ed50a92031f Gauley River, West By God Virginia SPONSORS

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]]> Gauley River, West By God Virginia David Brown, Dylan Pennick, American Whitewater 00:58:31 The Gauley River in West Virginia has become one of the best places for river running in the fall. It began in the 1980’s when a water diversion tunnel project almost dewatered what is now a favorite river stretch for river runners. For this episode we go the Gauley River, we meet the guy who lead the work to protect the Gauley, we go to Gauley Fest, we meet the river people and we run the river. The Gauley River in West Virginia has become one of the best places for river running in the fall. It began in the 1980’s when a water diversion tunnel project almost dewatered what is now a favorite river stretch for river runners. For this episode we go the Gauley River, we meet the guy who lead the work to protect the Gauley, we go to Gauley Fest, we meet the river people and we run the river. whitewater wars, gauley river, summersville lake, summersville dam, west virginia, american whitewater, long tunnel project, gauley fest, summersville reservoir, gauley river national recreation area true full 75 f07a02a0-c846-478a-8732-51dce021ff6d The Last River Lost EPISODE SPONSORS

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]]> The Last River Lost Mark Dubois, Kevin Wolf, Tim Palmer, Samara Rosen 00:52:38 During the birth of the whitewater boating industry, the Stanislaus River in California quickly rose to popularity. In 1966 a new dam on the Stanislaus would flood this beloved stretch of river. For over a decade, river lovers and guides led campaigns, engaged in nonviolent direct action, and used rafting to let the river speak directly to the hearts of voters and representatives. During the birth of the whitewater boating industry, the Stanislaus River in California quickly rose to popularity. In 1966 a new dam on the Stanislaus would flood this beloved stretch of river. For over a decade, river lovers and guides led campaigns, engaged in nonviolent direct action, and used rafting to let the river speak directly to the hearts of voters and representatives. california, kevin wolf, tim palmer, stanislaus river, mark dubois, civil disob, dam, new melones dam, friends of the river, river true full 74 389eabc8-a3be-4964-852d-99e0676dfaf3 Cleaning the Urban South Platte River The South Platte River runs right through downtown Denver and as you might imagine, this river catches a lot of trash.  There are hordes of people who clean this river several times a year and have been doing so for 17 years.  Today this clean up is led by Protect Our Rivers, and the South Platte is lined up for a $350 million dollar upgrade.  This is a story of urban river people and the river they love. 

 

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]]> Wed, 9 Aug 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sarah Nelson, Protect Our Rivers, Down River Equipment, Confluence Kayak and Ski, Phil Walczyski, Jonathan Kahn, David Jula, Nancy Kuhn, City of Denver, Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure) www.theriverradius.com The South Platte River runs right through downtown Denver and as you might imagine, this river catches a lot of trash.  There are hordes of people who clean this river several times a year and have been doing so for 17 years.  Today this clean up is led by Protect Our Rivers, and the South Platte is lined up for a $350 million dollar upgrade.  This is a story of urban river people and the river they love. 

 

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]]> Cleaning the Urban South Platte River Sarah Nelson, Protect Our Rivers, Down River Equipment, Confluence Kayak and Ski, Phil Walczyski, Jonathan Kahn, David Jula, Nancy Kuhn, City of Denver, Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure 01:21:04 The South Platte River runs right through downtown Denver and as you might imagine, this river catches a lot of trash. There are hordes of people who clean this river several times a year and have been doing so for 17 years. Today this clean up is led by Protect Our Rivers, and the South Platte is lined up for a $350 million dollar upgrade. This is a story of urban river people and the river they love. The South Platte River runs right through downtown Denver and as you might imagine, this river catches a lot of trash. There are hordes of people who clean this river several times a year and have been doing so for 17 years. Today this clean up is led by Protect Our Rivers, and the South Platte is lined up for a $350 million dollar upgrade. This is a story of urban river people and the river they love. river trash, south platte river, denver, river clean up, protect our rivers, trash, colorado, river true full 73 cadc3e74-898e-4fee-bac0-5cea7dde08da Re-issue: History of the Groover Have been using a groover this summer?  Have you cleaned one....or need to clean one?  This episode is a Re-issue of our "History of the Groover" episode from 2021.  For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD.  Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover.  This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created.  



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]]> Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Luverne Grussing, Jeff Ingram, Steven Carothers, Hijacking a River, Selway Fabrication, Helen Howard) www.theriverradius.com Have been using a groover this summer?  Have you cleaned one....or need to clean one?  This episode is a Re-issue of our "History of the Groover" episode from 2021.  For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD.  Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover.  This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created.  



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LuVerne Grussing
“Guest Opinion: Congress must reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund”

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“Picking the Best River Toilet” from RiverBent.

“They call me Groover Boy” by Kevin Fedarko, a story of carrying the groovers on commercial river trips in the Grand Canyon. 

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]]> Re-issue: History of the Groover Luverne Grussing, Jeff Ingram, Steven Carothers, Hijacking a River, Selway Fabrication, Helen Howard 01:03:05 Have been using a groover this summer? Have you cleaned one....or need to clean one? This episode is a Re-issue of our "History of the Groover" episode from 2021. For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD. Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover. This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created. Have been using a groover this summer? Have you cleaned one....or need to clean one? This episode is a Re-issue of our "History of the Groover" episode from 2021. For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD. Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover. This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created. porta potty, history, carry out human waste system, groover, grand canyon, salmon river, colorado river true full 72 dda94627-bd97-4f77-a9b2-4523b18e5916 Fill Lake Powell While many river runners see Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam as the leading threat to the Colorado River overall and to the Grand Canyon, there is a voice that wants to keep Lake Powell in place and full of water. To understand this viewpoint and reasoning, this episode explores this topic with the BlueRibbon Coalition and Powellheadz. This episode is the companion to our recent publication of “Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell.” 


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High Flow Experiment National Park Service

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]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (BlueRibbon Coalition, Powellheadz, Zach Smoot, Ben Burr) www.theriverradius.com While many river runners see Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam as the leading threat to the Colorado River overall and to the Grand Canyon, there is a voice that wants to keep Lake Powell in place and full of water. To understand this viewpoint and reasoning, this episode explores this topic with the BlueRibbon Coalition and Powellheadz. This episode is the companion to our recent publication of “Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell.” 


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High Flow Experiment National Park Service

Comments for 2023 Bureau of Reclamation High Flow Experiment (scroll down into the letters and look for BlueRibbon Coalition letterhead

Mandalorian / Star Wars at Lake Powell

Navajo Generating Station
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]]> Fill Lake Powell BlueRibbon Coalition, Powellheadz, Zach Smoot, Ben Burr 01:09:45 While many river runners see Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam as the leading threat to the Colorado River overall and to the Grand Canyon, there is a voice that wants to keep Lake Powell in place and full of water. To understand this viewpoint and reasoning, this episode explores this topic with the BlueRibbon Coalition and Powellheadz. This episode is the companion to our recent publication of “Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell.” While many river runners see Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam as the leading threat to the Colorado River overall and to the Grand Canyon, there is a voice that wants to keep Lake Powell in place and full of water. To understand this viewpoint and reasoning, this episode explores this topic with the BlueRibbon Coalition and Powellheadz. This episode is the companion to our recent publication of “Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell.” wake boat, fill lake powell, glen canyon dam, colorado river basin, motorboat, glen canyon, lake mead, ski boat, path to 3588, colorado river, lake powell, glen canyon national recreation area true full 71 285bc0bc-5082-48f9-b678-b5cbb3e53b2d Fires & Floods Is there a relationship between forest fire scars, floods and debris flows? This episode will explore  landscapes denuded by fire and these massive storms creating floods in the fire scar zone. Is this a normal pattern? A new pattern? Coincidence? And how does understanding this correlation further our relationship with these changing landscapes? This episode explores these questions and more through the tools of western science, personal narrative, and traditional ecological knowledge.

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]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Camille Stevens-Rumann, Allison Rhea, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, James Calabasa, Trees Water and People, Shayna Jones, Megan Maiolo-Heath, Poudre River Watershed, Bryan Maddox) www.theriverradius.com Is there a relationship between forest fire scars, floods and debris flows? This episode will explore  landscapes denuded by fire and these massive storms creating floods in the fire scar zone. Is this a normal pattern? A new pattern? Coincidence? And how does understanding this correlation further our relationship with these changing landscapes? This episode explores these questions and more through the tools of western science, personal narrative, and traditional ecological knowledge.

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Bryan Maddox, author of A User’s Guide to the Wild and Scenic Cache La Poudre River
Camille Stevens-Rumann and Allison Rhea from the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute 
James Calabasa from Trees Water and People
Shayna Jones (at the time of recording) 
Megan Maiolo-Heath from the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed

 

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David Lasky
Rob Addington
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Northern Colorado Fireshed Wildfire Risk Assessment
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]]> Fires & Floods Camille Stevens-Rumann, Allison Rhea, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, James Calabasa, Trees Water and People, Shayna Jones, Megan Maiolo-Heath, Poudre River Watershed, Bryan Maddox 01:00:03 Is there a relationship between forest fire scars, floods and debris flows? This episode will explore landscapes denuded by fire and these massive storms creating floods in the fire scar zone. Is this a normal pattern? A new pattern? Coincidence? And how does understanding this correlation further our relationship with these changing landscapes? This episode explores these questions and more through the tools of western science, personal narrative, and traditional ecological knowledge. Is there a relationship between forest fire scars, floods and debris flows? This episode will explore landscapes denuded by fire and these massive storms creating floods in the fire scar zone. Is this a normal pattern? A new pattern? Coincidence? And how does understanding this correlation further our relationship with these changing landscapes? This episode explores these questions and more through the tools of western science, personal narrative, and traditional ecological knowledge. poudre river, debris flow, flood, restoration, forest fire, fire fighters, kayak, black water flow, burn scar, fire flood, river true full 70 35f17e5f-33d1-4792-8053-d4a0ffc5eda6 Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell Glen Canyon was home to the flowing Colorado River until 1963 when Glen Canyon Dam closed its gates creating Lake Powell.  Over the past few years, water in Powell has dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s.  The River Radius went onto Lake Powell and up into the canyons to see what has returned in these canyons as they restore to their pre Powell eco-systems and to ask the questions of what is next for Powell and Glen Canyon.  Guests are the Glen Canyon Institute and Eric Balken.     

 

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Colorado Compact

 

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]]> Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Glen Canyon Institute, Eric Balken) www.theriverradius.com Glen Canyon was home to the flowing Colorado River until 1963 when Glen Canyon Dam closed its gates creating Lake Powell.  Over the past few years, water in Powell has dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s.  The River Radius went onto Lake Powell and up into the canyons to see what has returned in these canyons as they restore to their pre Powell eco-systems and to ask the questions of what is next for Powell and Glen Canyon.  Guests are the Glen Canyon Institute and Eric Balken.     

 

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]]> Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell Glen Canyon Institute, Eric Balken 01:10:26 Glen Canyon was home to the flowing Colorado River until 1963 when Glen Canyon Dam closed its gates creating Lake Powell. Over the past few years, water in Powell has dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s. The River Radius went onto Lake Powell and up into the canyons to see what has returned in these canyons as they restore to their pre Powell eco-systems and to ask the questions of what is next for Powell and Glen Canyon. Guests are the Glen Canyon Institute and Eric Balken. Glen Canyon was home to the flowing Colorado River until 1963 when Glen Canyon Dam closed its gates creating Lake Powell. Over the past few years, water in Powell has dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s. The River Radius went onto Lake Powell and up into the canyons to see what has returned in these canyons as they restore to their pre Powell eco-systems and to ask the questions of what is next for Powell and Glen Canyon. Guests are the Glen Canyon Institute and Eric Balken. sediment, national park service, restoration, colorado plateau, lake powell reservoir, glen canyon dam, glen canyon recreation area, dam, reservoir powell, glen canyon, arizona, utah, colorado river, lake powell true full 69 0aadef4c-ddd0-4c8a-8368-06af7ccf89ec River Guide Unions An exploration of unions in river guiding. Why aren’t they common? Why do some guides want them?  A guide forms a union. One outfitter assesses the viability of unions on multi-day rivers. A guide turned outfitter on the Ocoee River provides healthcare to her guides. A boater turned insurance agent teaches provides healthcare insurance to river guides.  

 

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]]> Tue, 30 May 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dustin Ahern, BC Rimbeaux, Carrie Soulliere, Sara Beth, Outdoor Adventure Rafting, Greg Cairns) www.theriverradius.com An exploration of unions in river guiding. Why aren’t they common? Why do some guides want them?  A guide forms a union. One outfitter assesses the viability of unions on multi-day rivers. A guide turned outfitter on the Ocoee River provides healthcare to her guides. A boater turned insurance agent teaches provides healthcare insurance to river guides.  

 

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]]> River Guide Unions Dustin Ahern, BC Rimbeaux, Carrie Soulliere, Sara Beth, Outdoor Adventure Rafting, Greg Cairns 00:51:06 An exploration of unions in river guiding. Why aren’t they common? Why do some guides want them? A guide forms a union. One outfitter assesses the viability of unions on multi-day rivers. A guide turned outfitter on the Ocoee River provides healthcare to her guides. A boater turned insurance agent teaches provides healthcare insurance to river guides. An exploration of unions in river guiding. Why aren’t they common? Why do some guides want them? A guide forms a union. One outfitter assesses the viability of unions on multi-day rivers. A guide turned outfitter on the Ocoee River provides healthcare to her guides. A boater turned insurance agent teaches provides healthcare insurance to river guides. insurance, middle fork salmon, unions, river guide unions, river guides, teamsters, health insurance, ocoee river true full 68 e438aa3f-ed43-4c76-ad13-1c765c2766a3 2023 Western Snowpack & River Flow As spring melt begins to fill rivers in the Western United States, the anticipation is high for big water runoff this season because of the long snowy winter.  The River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service provide forecasting for river flows across the country.  This episode talks with the 3 of the Western Forecast Centers to learn about the snowpack and the coming river flows for spring of 2023. 

 

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]]> Thu, 11 May 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (River Forecast Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Colorado River Basin Forecast Center, Pacific Northwest River Forecast Center, California Nevada River Forecast Center, Ashley Nielson, Steve King, Brett Whitin, NOAA) www.theriverradius.com As spring melt begins to fill rivers in the Western United States, the anticipation is high for big water runoff this season because of the long snowy winter.  The River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service provide forecasting for river flows across the country.  This episode talks with the 3 of the Western Forecast Centers to learn about the snowpack and the coming river flows for spring of 2023. 

 

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13 River Forecast Centers
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California Nevada River Forecast Center
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National Oceanic Administrative Association

National Weather Service

United States Geologic Survey Streamflow Data

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]]> 2023 Western Snowpack & River Flow River Forecast Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Colorado River Basin Forecast Center, Pacific Northwest River Forecast Center, California Nevada River Forecast Center, Ashley Nielson, Steve King, Brett Whitin, NOAA 01:05:42 As spring melt begins to fill rivers in the Western United States, the anticipation is high for big water runoff this season because of the long snowy winter. The River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service provide forecasting for river flows across the country. This episode talks with the 3 of the Western Forecast Centers to learn about the snowpack and the coming river flows for spring of 2023. As spring melt begins to fill rivers in the Western United States, the anticipation is high for big water runoff this season because of the long snowy winter. The River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service provide forecasting for river flows across the country. This episode talks with the 3 of the Western Forecast Centers to learn about the snowpack and the coming river flows for spring of 2023. climatology, verde river, montona, snotel, rain on snow, california, oregon, weather, rivers, forecast, rain, neveda, flow, snow, river forecast, washington, columbia river, winter, wyoming, hydrology, arizona, utah, colorado river, stream, idaho, river, snowpack true full 67 acaea772-fe26-493a-a330-d9e9df9c15cd 10 Rivers for 2023 Every year since 1984, American Rivers has released a report called America's Most Endangered Rivers. To be highlighted by this report, rivers must have significance to human and natural communities, face consequential threat, and have an upcoming major decision that the public can help influence. This episode is an interview with Sinjin Eberle and Amy Souers Kober on what makes this report an effective river conservation tool, the most endangered rivers of 2023, and tangible actions that we as listeners can do to engage with the most endangered rivers of 2023.

 

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]]> Tue, 18 Apr 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sinjin Eberle, Amy Souers Kober, Samara Rosen, American Rivers) www.theriverradius.com Every year since 1984, American Rivers has released a report called America's Most Endangered Rivers. To be highlighted by this report, rivers must have significance to human and natural communities, face consequential threat, and have an upcoming major decision that the public can help influence. This episode is an interview with Sinjin Eberle and Amy Souers Kober on what makes this report an effective river conservation tool, the most endangered rivers of 2023, and tangible actions that we as listeners can do to engage with the most endangered rivers of 2023.

 

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]]> 10 Rivers for 2023 Sinjin Eberle, Amy Souers Kober, Samara Rosen, American Rivers 00:55:38 Every year since 1984, American Rivers has released a report called America's Most Endangered Rivers. To be highlighted by this report, rivers must have significance to human and natural communities, face consequential threat, and have an upcoming major decision that the public can help influence. This episode is an interview with Sinjin Eberle and Amy Souers Kober on what makes this report an effective river conservation tool, the most endangered rivers of 2023, and tangible actions that we as listeners can do to engage with the most endangered rivers of 2023. Every year since 1984, American Rivers has released a report called America's Most Endangered Rivers. To be highlighted by this report, rivers must have significance to human and natural communities, face consequential threat, and have an upcoming major decision that the public can help influence. This episode is an interview with Sinjin Eberle and Amy Souers Kober on what makes this report an effective river conservation tool, the most endangered rivers of 2023, and tangible actions that we as listeners can do to engage with the most endangered rivers of 2023. snake river, eel river, river protection, river conservation, rivers, ohio river, american rivers, glen canyon dam, lehigh river, rio gallinas, okefenokee swamp, grand canyon, hoover dam, klehini river, pearl river, lake mead, colorado river, lake powell, 10 most endangered rivers, klamath river, chilkat river true full 66 c5011f7e-7674-4c7f-83a0-6d6769891723 American Rivers American Rivers celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year.  Founded in 1973, American Rivers is a national level river conservation organization.  To understand how they see the future of rivers, we interviewed their Executive Director to hear his story and what American Rivers is focusing on in the next few decades. 
 

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]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Tom Kiernan, American Rivers) www.theriverradius.com American Rivers celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year.  Founded in 1973, American Rivers is a national level river conservation organization.  To understand how they see the future of rivers, we interviewed their Executive Director to hear his story and what American Rivers is focusing on in the next few decades. 
 

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]]> American Rivers Tom Kiernan, American Rivers 00:43:03 American Rivers celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Founded in 1973, American Rivers is a national level river conservation organization. To understand how they see the future of rivers, we interviewed their Executive Director to hear his story and what American Rivers is focusing on in the next few decades. American Rivers celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Founded in 1973, American Rivers is a national level river conservation organization. To understand how they see the future of rivers, we interviewed their Executive Director to hear his story and what American Rivers is focusing on in the next few decades. wildlife, environmental justice, climate change, 30 30, river conservation, rivers, american rivers, conservation, urban river, biodiversity, changing climate, river true full 65 089d196a-a14b-4b3c-b860-97d0a875097e River LNT River corridors are the conduits of water and beauty.  And so many of us treasure our time there.  How do we best leave it untrammeled?  Two experts on River Leave No Trace (LNT) join me to talk through the LNT philosophy. 

 

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]]> River LNT LNT, Colorado Mesa University, USFS, Leave No Trace, Flathead National Forest, 3 Forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River, Human Kinda LLC, Colorado Mesa University Outdoor Program, United States Forest Service 00:47:36 River corridors are the conduits of water and beauty.  And so many of us treasure our time there.  How do we best leave it untrammeled?  Two experts on River Leave No Trace (LNT) join me to talk through the LNT philosophy. River corridors are the conduits of water and beauty.  And so many of us treasure our time there.  How do we best leave it untrammeled?  Two experts on River Leave No Trace (LNT) join me to talk through the LNT philosophy. mackenzie holbrook, colter pence true full 64 3050e05c-7ccc-4a3d-a1c7-843dc7b0d660 The Shocking Details of River Lightning Is it true that lightning can’t strike in the Grand Canyon? How far can lightning travel through water? If it does strike, where is the safest place to be? This episode explores lightning from scientific and risk management perspectives. Grounding theory through personal narratives and best practices, this episode is a tool for any river runner’s stormy trips. 

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]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (John Belz, John Gookin, NOAA, NOLS, WRMC, University of Utah, Samara Rosen) www.theriverradius.com Is it true that lightning can’t strike in the Grand Canyon? How far can lightning travel through water? If it does strike, where is the safest place to be? This episode explores lightning from scientific and risk management perspectives. Grounding theory through personal narratives and best practices, this episode is a tool for any river runner’s stormy trips. 

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]]> The Shocking Details of River Lightning John Belz, John Gookin, NOAA, NOLS, WRMC, University of Utah, Samara Rosen 00:58:08 Is it true that lightning can’t strike in the Grand Canyon? How far can lightning travel through water? If it does strike, where is the safest place to be? This episode explores lightning from scientific and risk management perspectives. Grounding theory through personal narratives and best practices, this episode is a tool for any river runner’s stormy trips. Is it true that lightning can’t strike in the Grand Canyon? How far can lightning travel through water? If it does strike, where is the safest place to be? This episode explores lightning from scientific and risk management perspectives. Grounding theory through personal narratives and best practices, this episode is a tool for any river runner’s stormy trips. weather, lightning, river lightning, risk management, utah, colorado river, thunderstorm, river true full 63 40a3a849-246e-4d45-8e46-eda95065e71c Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls Running waterfalls in rafts is not overly common, but some rafters do it.  Tony Glassman and his river crew built a film about running waterfalls that eventually lead to people following their lead, but not following their path of gaining experience and skills.  Tony explains the layers of training and safety and experience and communication that he and his river crew have worked through to become competent waterfall running rafters. 

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]]> Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls Tony Glassman, Yaw The Movie 00:56:20 Running waterfalls in rafts is not overly common, but some rafters do it. Tony Glassman and his river crew built a film about running waterfalls that eventually lead to people following their lead, but not following their path of gaining experience and skills. Tony explains the layers of training and safety and experience and communication that he and his river crew have worked through to become competent waterfall running rafters. Running waterfalls in rafts is not overly common, but some rafters do it. Tony Glassman and his river crew built a film about running waterfalls that eventually lead to people following their lead, but not following their path of gaining experience and skills. Tony explains the layers of training and safety and experience and communication that he and his river crew have worked through to become competent waterfall running rafters. safety, swift water rescue, r1, waterfalls, raft, river safety, paddleraft, rafting, r2, paddle, river true full 62 82b9684d-b5b2-4127-8706-c339a23ad46f Tools for the River Guide River Guides have a great life working on rivers, guiding people down fun and beautiful rivers. But what makes that life hard? How do River Guides deal with stress?  Responder Alliance is building tools for River Guides and OARS, an outfitter, is putting the tools to work with their River Guides. 

 

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]]> Thu, 2 Mar 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Brooke Edwards, Bruce Lavoie, Responder Alliance, OARS, Laura McGladery) www.theriverradius.com River Guides have a great life working on rivers, guiding people down fun and beautiful rivers. But what makes that life hard? How do River Guides deal with stress?  Responder Alliance is building tools for River Guides and OARS, an outfitter, is putting the tools to work with their River Guides. 

 

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]]> Tools for the River Guide Brooke Edwards, Bruce Lavoie, Responder Alliance, OARS, Laura McGladery 00:49:10 River Guides have a great life working on rivers, guiding people down fun and beautiful rivers. But what makes that life hard? How do River Guides deal with stress? Responder Alliance is building tools for River Guides and OARS, an outfitter, is putting the tools to work with their River Guides. River Guides have a great life working on rivers, guiding people down fun and beautiful rivers. But what makes that life hard? How do River Guides deal with stress? Responder Alliance is building tools for River Guides and OARS, an outfitter, is putting the tools to work with their River Guides. acute stress, river guide, ptsd, chronic stress, stress continuum, stress injury, river true full 61 e8914237-a7aa-4c1b-8c5b-c9fd387e39a3 Hayley Stuart: kayaker, film maker, storyteller, river advocate Hayley Stuart learned to kayak while attending an international traveling high school.  Today she works with indigenous river communities in South America to prevent dams from changing their rivers into reservoirs.  She is teaching these river communities to kayak, building films about this work, attends the United Nations COP meetings as a linguistics translator working to UnDam the UN, and recently earned a Masters from Oxford University  in water science, policy and management.

 

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]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Hayley Stuart, Rios to Rivers, World Class Academy, Ottawa Kayak School, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com Hayley Stuart learned to kayak while attending an international traveling high school.  Today she works with indigenous river communities in South America to prevent dams from changing their rivers into reservoirs.  She is teaching these river communities to kayak, building films about this work, attends the United Nations COP meetings as a linguistics translator working to UnDam the UN, and recently earned a Masters from Oxford University  in water science, policy and management.

 

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]]> Hayley Stuart: kayaker, film maker, storyteller, river advocate Hayley Stuart, Rios to Rivers, World Class Academy, Ottawa Kayak School, Sam Carter 01:08:12 Hayley Stuart learned to kayak while attending an international traveling high school. Today she works with indigenous river communities in South America to prevent dams from changing their rivers into reservoirs. She is teaching these river communities to kayak, building films about this work, attends the United Nations COP meetings as a linguistics translator working to UnDam the UN, and recently earned a Masters from Oxford University in water science, policy and management. Hayley Stuart learned to kayak while attending an international traveling high school. Today she works with indigenous river communities in South America to prevent dams from changing their rivers into reservoirs. She is teaching these river communities to kayak, building films about this work, attends the United Nations COP meetings as a linguistics translator working to UnDam the UN, and recently earned a Masters from Oxford University in water science, policy and management. amazon jungle, madidi national park, film, congo river, chile, inga project, filmmaker, amazon rainforest, river dams, amazon, rivers, world class academy, three gorges dam, university of oxford, mega hydro project, beni river, kayak, dam, bio bio, hayley stuart, rios to rivers, conservation, ottawa kayak school, bolivia, maranon river, dams, river, whitewater true full 60 1211daf1-0f9a-4fcf-9123-57351526a32b American Whitewater American Whitewater is one of the oldest whitewater clubs in the United States, has become the club of clubs and is a modern leader in access to whitewater rivers and river conservation.  Recently the leadership at American Whitewater shifted as Mark Singleton stepped down after 18 years, and Clinton Begley became the Executive Director.  We talk with both Mark and Clinton to learn about AW, their history and their future.  

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]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Mark Singleton, Clinton Begley, American Whitewater, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com American Whitewater is one of the oldest whitewater clubs in the United States, has become the club of clubs and is a modern leader in access to whitewater rivers and river conservation.  Recently the leadership at American Whitewater shifted as Mark Singleton stepped down after 18 years, and Clinton Begley became the Executive Director.  We talk with both Mark and Clinton to learn about AW, their history and their future.  

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]]> American Whitewater Mark Singleton, Clinton Begley, American Whitewater, Sam Carter 00:49:41 American Whitewater is one of the oldest whitewater clubs in the United States, has become the club of clubs and is a modern leader in access to whitewater rivers and river conservation. Recently the leadership at American Whitewater shifted as Mark Singleton stepped down after 18 years, and Clinton Begley became the new Executive Director. We talk with both Mark and Clinton to learn about AW, their history and their future. American Whitewater is one of the oldest whitewater clubs in the United States, has become the club of clubs and is a modern leader in access to whitewater rivers and river conservation. Recently the leadership at American Whitewater shifted as Mark Singleton stepped down after 18 years, and Clinton Begley became the new Executive Director. We talk with both Mark and Clinton to learn about AW, their history and their future. whitewater rating system, river conservation, rivers, hydro power relicensing, river access, american whitewater, clup, access, river database, river, whitewater true full 59 4aaf02fb-07e4-4278-8d6d-8ee78f25fa4b Kanawha Falls Rescue 2020 In September of 2020 at Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, a river rescue at midnight occurred and was given an award and labeled the “Midnight Miracle.”  A group of 13 kayakers and rafters responded late that night to a facebook post about a lone kayak floating at the falls.  At the 2 year anniversary of the rescue, we went with the rescued kayaker when he ran the falls again for the first time since his rescue.  He and the rescue crew tell the story.  

 

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]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Davis, Joel Wenblad, Corey Lilly, Felicia Coyner, Brandon Richmond, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com In September of 2020 at Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, a river rescue at midnight occurred and was given an award and labeled the “Midnight Miracle.”  A group of 13 kayakers and rafters responded late that night to a facebook post about a lone kayak floating at the falls.  At the 2 year anniversary of the rescue, we went with the rescued kayaker when he ran the falls again for the first time since his rescue.  He and the rescue crew tell the story.  

 

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]]> Kanawha Falls Rescue 2020 Sam Davis, Joel Wenblad, Corey Lilly, Felicia Coyner, Brandon Richmond, Sam Carter 01:18:06 In September of 2020 at Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, a river rescue at midnight occurred and was given an award and labeled the “Midnight Miracle.” A group of 13 kayakers and rafters responded late that night to a facebook post about a lone kayak floating at the falls. At the 2 year anniversary of the rescue, we went with the rescued kayaker when he ran the falls again for the first time since his rescue. He and the rescue crew tell the story. In September of 2020 at Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, a river rescue at midnight occurred and was given an award and labeled the “Midnight Miracle.” A group of 13 kayakers and rafters responded late that night to a facebook post about a lone kayak floating at the falls. At the 2 year anniversary of the rescue, we went with the rescued kayaker when he ran the falls again for the first time since his rescue. He and the rescue crew tell the story. appalachia, gauley river, midnight miracle, west virginia, kayak, kanawha falls, waterfall, gauley fest, undercut, kanawha falls rescue 2020, kanawha river, search and rescue, river rescue true full 58 827e3882-2df6-4297-b92e-073dcc224814 Source to Sea Conservation River Trips Source to Sea expeditions come with a myriad of missions. This episode explores how to leverage source to sea river expeditions for conservation. Source to Sea expert Danielle Katz breaks down the types of impacts that source to sea expeditions can have, how long expeditions take to plan, and what this kind of undertaking demands from a team.

 

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]]> Tue, 6 Dec 2022 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Danielle Katz, Grand Salmon Source to Sea, Samara Rosen, Rivers for Change) www.theriverradius.com Source to Sea expeditions come with a myriad of missions. This episode explores how to leverage source to sea river expeditions for conservation. Source to Sea expert Danielle Katz breaks down the types of impacts that source to sea expeditions can have, how long expeditions take to plan, and what this kind of undertaking demands from a team.

 

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]]> Source to Sea Conservation River Trips Danielle Katz, Grand Salmon Source to Sea, Samara Rosen, Rivers for Change 00:49:36 Source to Sea expeditions come with a myriad of missions. This episode explores how to leverage source to sea river expeditions for conservation. Source to Sea expert Danielle Katz breaks down the types of impacts that source to sea expeditions can have, how long expeditions take to plan, and what this kind of undertaking demands from a team. Source to Sea expeditions come with a myriad of missions. This episode explores how to leverage source to sea river expeditions for conservation. Source to Sea expert Danielle Katz breaks down the types of impacts that source to sea expeditions can have, how long expeditions take to plan, and what this kind of undertaking demands from a team. salmon, source to sea, rivertrip planning, grand salmon, conservation, river true full 57 f50bdf86-e82c-4f75-a2a9-f5e41e91373b Part 1: Green Race 2022 For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race.  And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers.  In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing.  One has won the race 12 times.  The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker.  Come mad bomb the Green River with us.  

 

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]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:19:39 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Evy Liebfarth, Adriene Levknecht, John Grace, Chelsea Grace, Tommy Hilleke, Jason Hale, Cat Potts, Shane Bennedict, Liquid Logic Kayaks) www.theriverradius.com For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race.  And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers.  In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing.  One has won the race 12 times.  The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker.  Come mad bomb the Green River with us.  

 

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]]> Part 1: Green Race 2022 Evy Liebfarth, Adriene Levknecht, John Grace, Chelsea Grace, Tommy Hilleke, Jason Hale, Cat Potts, Shane Bennedict, Liquid Logic Kayaks 01:10:42 For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race. And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers. In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing. One has won the race 12 times. The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker. Come mad bomb the Green River with us. For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race. And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers. In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing. One has won the race 12 times. The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker. Come mad bomb the Green River with us. class 5, green race, rivers, green river, kayak, narrows, north carolina, slalom, racing, river true full 55 d2dd93be-99e7-4275-8f43-6617fc8354db Part 2: Green Race 2022 For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race.  And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers.  In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing.  One has won the race 12 times.  The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker.  Come mad bomb the Green River with us.

 

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]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:18:55 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Jason Hale, Adriene Levknecht, Shane Bennedict, Chelsea Grace, Evy Liebfarth, Liquid Logic Kayaks, John Grace, Tommy Hilleke, Cat Potts) www.theriverradius.com For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race.  And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers.  In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing.  One has won the race 12 times.  The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker.  Come mad bomb the Green River with us.

 

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]]> Part 2: Green Race 2022 Jason Hale, Adriene Levknecht, Shane Bennedict, Chelsea Grace, Evy Liebfarth, Liquid Logic Kayaks, John Grace, Tommy Hilleke, Cat Potts 00:51:45 For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race. And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers. In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing. One has won the race 12 times. The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker. Come mad bomb the Green River with us. For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race. And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers. In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing. One has won the race 12 times. The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker. Come mad bomb the Green River with us. true full 56 83bbb5c7-83ca-45d6-943a-2579cc57dfe2 Endless Summer 3: Guiding with a Healing Intention ADVERTISING SPONSOR
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]]> Endless Summer 3: Guiding with a Healing Intention Sam Carter, Jon Totten, Jenny Fiebig 00:47:39 This is the 3rd and final episode of this cluster about river guides and their health. After an intense journey through guiding and the endless summers, addiction, recovery, and rebuild, we have a conversation with Jon about his modern life. This episode is the story of Dogsmile Adventures, Jon Totten's sailing program with a healing intention, and several other organizations working to support the river guiding community. This is the 3rd and final episode of this cluster about river guides and their health. After an intense journey through guiding and the endless summers, addiction, recovery, and rebuild, we have a conversation with Jon about his modern life. This episode is the story of Dogsmile Adventures, Jon Totten's sailing program with a healing intention, and several other organizations working to support the river guiding community. redside foundation, sailing, rehabilitation, soar, responder alliance, alcohol, addiction, 12 step, rivers, rehab, healing, whale foundation, drug alcohol abuse, drugs, recovery, stress continuum, river guiding, river true full 54 1ed2da6a-58be-45f0-9a13-1914c812b0b5 Endless Summer 2: A Guide's Sunset ADVERTISING SPONSOR
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]]> Endless Summer 2: A Guide's Sunset Jenny Fiebig, Sam Carter, Jon Totten 00:51:45 This is the 2nd episode in the cluster of 3 episodes about the health of River Guides. After 5 years of guiding rivers in Idaho and sailing charters in the Caribbean, the sun set on the Endless Summer for our guest and he found himself in the cellar of his life. And a friend grabbed onto him. He went to rehab. He returned to his natal roots. Jon helps us understand what life was like for him. This is the 2nd episode in the cluster of 3 episodes about the health of River Guides. After 5 years of guiding rivers in Idaho and sailing charters in the Caribbean, the sun set on the Endless Summer for our guest and he found himself in the cellar of his life. And a friend grabbed onto him. He went to rehab. He returned to his natal roots. Jon helps us understand what life was like for him. redside foundation, sailing, rehabilitation, soar, responder alliance, alcohol, addiction, 12 step, rivers, rehab, healing, whale foundation, river guideing, drug alcohol abuse, drugs, recovery, stress continuum, river true full 53 4d37d3ff-69d2-4fca-8567-94e22c7f9236 Endless Summer 1: The Guide Life ADVERTISING SPONSOR
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]]> Endless Summer 1: The Guide Life Jon Totten, Sam Carter, Jenny Fiebig 01:04:05 Working as a River Guide is one of the greatest jobs. A job that is almost a vacation. This is the 1st episode in a cluster of 3 episodes about how the guide life can be the best life, and how it can fall into heavy use and abuse of alcohol and drugs, and no longer be a dream job. This is one guide's story of losing the dream and climbing out of the cellar to begin again with a new dream. Working as a River Guide is one of the greatest jobs. A job that is almost a vacation. This is the 1st episode in a cluster of 3 episodes about how the guide life can be the best life, and how it can fall into heavy use and abuse of alcohol and drugs, and no longer be a dream job. This is one guide's story of losing the dream and climbing out of the cellar to begin again with a new dream. redside foundation, sailing, rehabilitation, soar, responder alliance, alcohol, addiction, 12 step, rivers, rehab, healing, whale foundation, drug alcohol abuse, drugs, recovery, stress continuum, river guiding, river true full 52 f6e82aa9-4e97-4e2e-bb87-7516600366e5 Project RAFT In the late 1980s, a group of river boaters from the United States reached out to river boaters in the Soviet Union, modern day Russia.  And they began an international river running friendship called Project RAFT; Russians & Americans For Teamwork.  Big volume rivers of Siberia and the Altai Mountains.  Friendships that are still intact today.  

 

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]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Glenna Alderson, Earl Alderson, Greg Cairns) www.theriverradius.com In the late 1980s, a group of river boaters from the United States reached out to river boaters in the Soviet Union, modern day Russia.  And they began an international river running friendship called Project RAFT; Russians & Americans For Teamwork.  Big volume rivers of Siberia and the Altai Mountains.  Friendships that are still intact today.  

 

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]]> Project RAFT Glenna Alderson, Earl Alderson, Greg Cairns 00:33:08 In the late 1980s, a group of river boaters from the United States reached out to river boaters in the Soviet Union, modern day Russia. And they began an international river running friendship called Project RAFT; Russians & Americans For Teamwork. Big volume rivers of Siberia and the Altai Mountains. Friendships that are still intact today. In the late 1980s, a group of river boaters from the United States reached out to river boaters in the Soviet Union, modern day Russia. And they began an international river running friendship called Project RAFT; Russians & Americans For Teamwork. Big volume rivers of Siberia and the Altai Mountains. Friendships that are still intact today. siberia, altai mountains, project raft, america, soviet union, russian rivers, russia true full 51 cc40dc59-564d-4fe5-a8c1-d37827b851d6 50 Episodes; 8 Follow Up Stories Our 1st episode published in 2019 and in September of 2022, we hit the 50th episode.  The River Radius has covered 50 rivers, 21 states and 12 countries.  Here we have 8 short follow up interviews from 8 of those episodes to learn what is happening in those ongoing river stories. 

 

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]]> Thu, 8 Sep 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com Our 1st episode published in 2019 and in September of 2022, we hit the 50th episode.  The River Radius has covered 50 rivers, 21 states and 12 countries.  Here we have 8 short follow up interviews from 8 of those episodes to learn what is happening in those ongoing river stories. 

 

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]]> 50 Episodes; 8 Follow Up Stories The River Radius LLC 00:56:29 Our 1st episode published in 2019 and in September of 2022, we hit the 50th episode. The River Radius has covered 50 rivers, 21 states and 12 countries. Here we have 8 short follow up interviews from 8 of those episodes to learn what is happening in those ongoing river stories. Our 1st episode published in 2019 and in September of 2022, we hit the 50th episode. The River Radius has covered 50 rivers, 21 states and 12 countries. Here we have 8 short follow up interviews from 8 of those episodes to learn what is happening in those ongoing river stories. true full 50 49b2710a-d0c1-4306-a157-2f9da7b76b9d Dignity of Risk Is there a right associated with being able to float down a river and to engage in that joy and risk?  What happens when life circumstances create barriers to accessing risk?  The National Ability Center (NAC) is a river rafting outfit that focuses on developing access to rivers for all people.  We spent a day this summer running a river with NAC and their boats full of participants learning about access.  

 

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]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Samara Rosen, National Ability Center, River Radius Podcast, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com Is there a right associated with being able to float down a river and to engage in that joy and risk?  What happens when life circumstances create barriers to accessing risk?  The National Ability Center (NAC) is a river rafting outfit that focuses on developing access to rivers for all people.  We spent a day this summer running a river with NAC and their boats full of participants learning about access.  

 

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]]> Dignity of Risk Samara Rosen, National Ability Center, River Radius Podcast, Sam Carter 00:54:21 Is there a right associated with being able to float down a river and to engage in that joy and risk? What happens when life circumstances create barriers to accessing risk? The National Ability Center (NAC) is a river rafting outfit that focuses on developing access to rivers for all people. We spent a day this summer running a river with NAC and their boats full of participants learning about access. Is there a right associated with being able to float down a river and to engage in that joy and risk? What happens when life circumstances create barriers to accessing risk? The National Ability Center (NAC) is a river rafting outfit that focuses on developing access to rivers for all people. We spent a day this summer running a river with NAC and their boats full of participants learning about access. moab, splore, ability, access, utah, adaptive sports, colorado river true full 49 586bad68-9abb-4e0d-bd81-1558e2896910 What is a River 2022 What is a River?  What is in there, at the micro level?  How does water move from the Earth’s surface through the ground, in and out of rivers?  How much of the water on the planet is in rivers and how long is it there?  This episode of What is a River is our annual episodic interview with an expert in their field.  Dr Rebecca Neumann is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle where she focuses on Hydrobiogeochemistry.  

 

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]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Rebecca Neumann, University of Washington Seattle, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com What is a River?  What is in there, at the micro level?  How does water move from the Earth’s surface through the ground, in and out of rivers?  How much of the water on the planet is in rivers and how long is it there?  This episode of What is a River is our annual episodic interview with an expert in their field.  Dr Rebecca Neumann is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle where she focuses on Hydrobiogeochemistry.  

 

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]]> What is a River 2022 Dr Rebecca Neumann, University of Washington Seattle, Sam Carter 00:59:15 What is a River? What is in there, at the micro level? How does water move from the Earth’s surface through the ground, in and out of rivers? How much of the water on the planet is in rivers and how long is it there? This episode of What is a River is our annual episodic interview with an expert in their field. Dr Rebecca Neumann is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle where she focuses on Hydrobiogeochemistry. What is a River? What is in there, at the micro level? How does water move from the Earth’s surface through the ground, in and out of rivers? How much of the water on the planet is in rivers and how long is it there? This episode of What is a River is our annual episodic interview with an expert in their field. Dr Rebecca Neumann is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle where she focuses on Hydrobiogeochemistry. glacier, sediment, research, soil, groundwater, continental divide, water, living things, biology, ocean, atmosphere, water cycle, hydrobiogeochemistry, science, river, ice true full 48 95124752-9895-41ba-a649-2e52d5561186 Ben Knight: River Films & Being Dad Ben Knight builds powerful films with his partner at Felt Soul Media.  DAMNATION, RED GOLD, IN CURRENT, and now LEARNING TO DROWN.  In the past few years, Ben also became a father.  In this episode Contributing Host Greg Cairns talks with Ben about the inside of his life, some of the process of creating his films, and his path of becoming a powerful filmmaker.  And, his daughter.  

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]]> Ben Knight: River Films & Being Dad Ben Knight, Greg Cairns, Sam Carter 00:58:12 Ben Knight builds powerful films with his partner at Felt Soul Media. DAMNATION, RED GOLD, IN CURRENT, and now LEARNING TO DROWN. In the past few years, Ben also became a father. In this episode Contributing Host Greg Cairns talks with Ben about the inside of his life, some of the process of creating his films, and his path of becoming a powerful filmmaker. And, his daughter. Ben Knight builds powerful films with his partner at Felt Soul Media. DAMNATION, RED GOLD, IN CURRENT, and now LEARNING TO DROWN. In the past few years, Ben also became a father. In this episode Contributing Host Greg Cairns talks with Ben about the inside of his life, some of the process of creating his films, and his path of becoming a powerful filmmaker. And, his daughter. river radius, salmon, river films, mountain film, red gold, damnation, greg cairns, dams, river, ben knight true full 47 b3d6e401-742b-4f7d-a2cf-3ee79dbe1730 Salmon 3: Fighting Salmon Extinction Real Time The Grand Salmon Source to Sea crew is paddling just shy of 1000 miles following the Snake River Basin Spring Summer Chinook Salmon from the mountains of Idaho to the Pacific Ocean.  These 4 women launched in April of this spring and are now nearing the west coast.  Youth Salmon Protectors is a dedicated group of 2000 young people of the Pacific Northwest.  Both of these groups are working to bring attention and action to the Chinook Salmon as they near extinction.  This episode is interviews with 6 members of these 2 groups.  

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]]> Thu, 7 Jul 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (salmon source to sea, grand salmon, youth salmon protectors, rivers for change) www.theriverradius.com The Grand Salmon Source to Sea crew is paddling just shy of 1000 miles following the Snake River Basin Spring Summer Chinook Salmon from the mountains of Idaho to the Pacific Ocean.  These 4 women launched in April of this spring and are now nearing the west coast.  Youth Salmon Protectors is a dedicated group of 2000 young people of the Pacific Northwest.  Both of these groups are working to bring attention and action to the Chinook Salmon as they near extinction.  This episode is interviews with 6 members of these 2 groups.  

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]]> Salmon 3: Fighting Salmon Extinction Real Time salmon source to sea, grand salmon, youth salmon protectors, rivers for change 00:52:51 The Grand Salmon Source to Sea crew is paddling just shy of 1000 miles following the Snake River Basin Spring Summer Chinook Salmon from the mountains of Idaho to the Pacific Ocean. These 4 women launched in April of this spring and are now nearing the west coast. Youth Salmon Protectors is a dedicated group of 2000 young people of the Pacific Northwest. Both of these groups are working to bring attention and action to the Chinook Salmon as they near extinction. This episode is interviews with 6 members of these 2 groups. The Grand Salmon Source to Sea crew is paddling just shy of 1000 miles following the Snake River Basin Spring Summer Chinook Salmon from the mountains of Idaho to the Pacific Ocean. These 4 women launched in April of this spring and are now nearing the west coast. Youth Salmon Protectors is a dedicated group of 2000 young people of the Pacific Northwest. Both of these groups are working to bring attention and action to the Chinook Salmon as they near extinction. This episode is interviews with 6 members of these 2 groups. snake river, salmon, snake river basin spring summer chinook salmon, oregon, washington, columbia river, chinook salmon, 4 lower snake river dams true full 46 296c6844-7683-4aa9-83e3-da128e73ec1f Salmon 2: Big Dam Problems & Solutions The River Radius went to Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to learn about that dam.  How do Salmon get around the Lower 4 Snake River Dams?  How are the dams impacting the salmon returns?  What does breach mean?  What are the proposals on the table right working to avoid Salmon extinction?  How do tribal treaty rights impact the salmon outcome? 

 

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]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:10:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com The River Radius went to Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to learn about that dam.  How do Salmon get around the Lower 4 Snake River Dams?  How are the dams impacting the salmon returns?  What does breach mean?  What are the proposals on the table right working to avoid Salmon extinction?  How do tribal treaty rights impact the salmon outcome? 

 

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]]> Salmon 2: Big Dam Problems & Solutions The River Radius LLC 01:12:01 The River Radius went to Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to learn about that dam. How do Salmon get around the Lower 4 Snake River Dams? How are the dams impacting the salmon returns? What does breach mean? What are the proposals on the table right working to avoid Salmon extinction? How do tribal treaty rights impact the salmon outcome? The River Radius went to Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to learn about that dam. How do Salmon get around the Lower 4 Snake River Dams? How are the dams impacting the salmon returns? What does breach mean? What are the proposals on the table right working to avoid Salmon extinction? How do tribal treaty rights impact the salmon outcome? true full 45 7423eb30-1d2f-4940-aa83-dd30dbd78e38 Salmon 1: Mountain Origins Chinook Salmon of the Snake River begin their lives in mountains of Idaho’s rivers, live their lives in the Pacific Ocean, and return to their natal spawning stream in Idaho.  This fish is on the brink of extinction. This is the summer when all pressure is focused on maintaining this fish that is millions of years old.  This is the first of 2 episodes about this Chinook Salmon.  

 

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]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Helen Neville Trout Unlimited, Vice Chairman Shannon Wheeler Nez Perce Tribe, Russ Thurow USFS Fish Biologist) www.theriverradius.com Chinook Salmon of the Snake River begin their lives in mountains of Idaho’s rivers, live their lives in the Pacific Ocean, and return to their natal spawning stream in Idaho.  This fish is on the brink of extinction. This is the summer when all pressure is focused on maintaining this fish that is millions of years old.  This is the first of 2 episodes about this Chinook Salmon.  

 

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]]> Salmon 1: Mountain Origins Dr Helen Neville Trout Unlimited, Vice Chairman Shannon Wheeler Nez Perce Tribe, Russ Thurow USFS Fish Biologist 00:52:19 Chinook Salmon of the Snake River begin their lives in mountains of Idaho’s rivers, live their lives in the Pacific Ocean, and return to their natal spawning stream in Idaho. This fish is on the brink of extinction. This is the summer when all pressure is focused on maintaining this fish that is millions of years old. This is the first of 2 episodes about this Chinook Salmon. Chinook Salmon of the Snake River begin their lives in mountains of Idaho’s rivers, live their lives in the Pacific Ocean, and return to their natal spawning stream in Idaho. This fish is on the brink of extinction. This is the summer when all pressure is focused on maintaining this fish that is millions of years old. This is the first of 2 episodes about this Chinook Salmon. snake river, salmon, spring summer chinook salmon, redd, lower monumental dam, breach, washington, columbia river, anadromous, chinook salmon, ice harbor dam, pacific ocean, lower granite dam, lower snake river dams, idaho, goose dam true full 44 bbd67f3a-8458-47a6-9db3-4ae9b0e6b1d9 Part 2: No Boat No Paddle on the Big Susitna River This episode is the 2nd of 2 episodes.  Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. 

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]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 09:10:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com This episode is the 2nd of 2 episodes.  Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. 

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]]> Part 2: No Boat No Paddle on the Big Susitna River The River Radius LLC 00:58:08 This episode is the 2nd of 2 episodes. Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. This episode is the 2nd of 2 episodes. Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. big susitna river, helio courier, alaska, rescue, kayak, float plane, glacial melt, southeast alaska, big water, river true full 43 9f5c6188-c76f-43c4-920c-a5ca7bfd4408 Part 1: No Boat No Paddle on the Big Susitna River This episode is the 1st of 2 episodes.  Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. 

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]]> Tue, 24 May 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com This episode is the 1st of 2 episodes.  Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. 

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]]> Part 1: No Boat No Paddle on the Big Susitna River The River Radius LLC 00:53:37 This episode is the 1st of 2 episodes. Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. This episode is the 1st of 2 episodes. Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. big susitna river, helio courier, alaska, rescue, kayak, float plane, glacial melt, southeast alaska, big water, river true full 42 c6592f6b-b38e-4d0d-9478-52d8e99a251b 10 Rivers Each year, American Rivers, one the largest organizations advocating for clean and healthy rivers, releases their annual report of 10 rivers in the United States that need help. This episode is an interview with two staff from American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober and Matt Rice, where they explain the report, how it has led to rivers having improved water quality in the recent past, and the 10 rivers in the “America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022” report.

 

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]]> Wed, 4 May 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober, Matt Rice) www.theriverradius.com Each year, American Rivers, one the largest organizations advocating for clean and healthy rivers, releases their annual report of 10 rivers in the United States that need help. This episode is an interview with two staff from American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober and Matt Rice, where they explain the report, how it has led to rivers having improved water quality in the recent past, and the 10 rivers in the “America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022” report.

 

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]]> 10 Rivers American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober, Matt Rice 00:55:21 Each year, American Rivers, one the largest organizations advocating for clean and healthy rivers, releases their annual report of 10 rivers in the United States that need help. This episode is an interview with two staff from American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober and Matt Rice, where they explain the report, how it has led to rivers having improved water quality in the recent past, and the 10 rivers in the “America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022” report. Each year, American Rivers, one the largest organizations advocating for clean and healthy rivers, releases their annual report of 10 rivers in the United States that need help. This episode is an interview with two staff from American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober and Matt Rice, where they explain the report, how it has led to rivers having improved water quality in the recent past, and the 10 rivers in the “America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022” report. snake river, aridification, salmon, climate change, coosa river, atlantic salmon, american rivers, maine's atlantic salmon rivers, san pedro river, mobile river, lower kern river, los ángeles river, mississippi river, tar creek, america's most endangered rivers, biodiversity, colorado river, dams true full 41 c27c3dbe-02d5-4dbc-8060-3f2ce702daae Food Packing for the River How many times have you ended a river trip and said that you have enough food for 3 more days?  This episodes talks with two outfitters focused on Grand Canyon River trips.  Ceiba provides food for private permit river trips.  AZRA provides and prepares meals for their commercial river trips.  Between both companies they are packing food for about 230 multi-week river trips each year.  They share ideas on how to pack food, how to keep coolers cold and how to keep the kitchen and cooking simple and delicious.  

This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER.  The other two episodes focus on SWIFTWATER RESCUE and HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER.  All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.  

While not all river trips are 2-4 weeks in hot desert heat, or deep winter cold, there is a lot to be learned from the food packing crews that provide high grade food, menus, storage and preparation of well over 10,000 river meals a year.  

 

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]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:15:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Tracy Bates, AZRA, Arizona Raft Adventures, Rachel Schmidt, Ceiba, Ceiba Adventures River Outfitting Services) www.theriverradius.com How many times have you ended a river trip and said that you have enough food for 3 more days?  This episodes talks with two outfitters focused on Grand Canyon River trips.  Ceiba provides food for private permit river trips.  AZRA provides and prepares meals for their commercial river trips.  Between both companies they are packing food for about 230 multi-week river trips each year.  They share ideas on how to pack food, how to keep coolers cold and how to keep the kitchen and cooking simple and delicious.  

This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER.  The other two episodes focus on SWIFTWATER RESCUE and HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER.  All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.  

While not all river trips are 2-4 weeks in hot desert heat, or deep winter cold, there is a lot to be learned from the food packing crews that provide high grade food, menus, storage and preparation of well over 10,000 river meals a year.  

 

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]]> Food Packing for the River Tracy Bates, AZRA, Arizona Raft Adventures, Rachel Schmidt, Ceiba, Ceiba Adventures River Outfitting Services 00:46:56 How many times have you ended a river trip and said that you have enough food for three more days? This episodes talks with two outfitters focused on Grand Canyon River trips. Ceiba provides food for private permit river trips. AZRA provides and prepares meals for their commercial river trips. Between both companies they are packing food for about 230 multi-week river trips each year. They share ideas on how to pack food, how to keep coolers cold and how to keep the kitchen and cooking simple and delicious. How many times have you ended a river trip and said that you have enough food for three more days? This episodes talks with two outfitters focused on Grand Canyon River trips. Ceiba provides food for private permit river trips. AZRA provides and prepares meals for their commercial river trips. Between both companies they are packing food for about 230 multi-week river trips each year. They share ideas on how to pack food, how to keep coolers cold and how to keep the kitchen and cooking simple and delicious. canyon cooler, river food, drybox, dutch oven, boil bag, camp food, hatch, daybox, camping, river kitchen, cooler, river, kitchen, food true full 40 a6aa5fdb-9687-4d40-84ce-0ebbabd402fd Swiftwater Rescue  

Swiftwater Rescue courses are available for private river runners, commercial river guides and professional rescuers.  These courses provide curriculum and instruction on river hydrology, swimming, self support, peer rescue, rescue of gear, and skills to avoid situations where rescue is needed.  This episode hosts interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue courses.  One instructor works on the rivers of the western United States, the other instructor works on th rivers of ten Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador.  

This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about SWIFTWATER RESCUE .  The other two episodes focus on HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER  and FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER.  All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.  


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Swiftwater Rescue courses are available for private river runners, commercial river guides and professional rescuers.  These courses provide curriculum and instruction on river hydrology, swimming, self support, peer rescue, rescue of gear, and skills to avoid situations where rescue is needed.  This episode hosts interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue courses.  One instructor works on the rivers of the western United States, the other instructor works on th rivers of ten Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador.  

This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about SWIFTWATER RESCUE .  The other two episodes focus on HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER  and FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER.  All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.  


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]]> Swiftwater Rescue Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff, Scott Solle 00:46:03 Swiftwater Rescue is a concept of understanding river hydrology and river hazards, avoiding the hazards, and engaging in rescue when needed. This episode interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue classes to learn what is taught, who can take the classes and why this is important for the river runner. Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff runs rivers in the Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador and Scott Solle runs rivers of the Western United States. Swiftwater Rescue is a concept of understanding river hydrology and river hazards, avoiding the hazards, and engaging in rescue when needed. This episode interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue classes to learn what is taught, who can take the classes and why this is important for the river runner. Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff runs rivers in the Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador and Scott Solle runs rivers of the Western United States. pfd, rescue vest, boat based rescue, safety, throw bag, throwrope, river knife, rescue, kayak, raft, swiftwater rescue, helmet, throw rope, river true full 39 5918b406-94db-44a0-810b-7815540d20bd Getting Kids on the River Getting kids on the river is many things: fun, life-shaping and maybe intimidating.  Lindsay DeFrates has written numerous “How to” articles based on her experience taking her 3 kids on river trips.  Lydia Wing founded a kayak school that teaches young people how to kayak rivers.  Their expert insights and approach to getting kids on the river is hosted in this episode. 

What are the key components of taking your kids on river trips?  How do you know what to bring and how to pack it?  Is it even fun to take kids on the river?  Lindsay DeFrates provides The River Radius with a few synopsis conversations about her numerous articles on the topic of getting kids on the river.  

How young can a kid start kayaking?  What will they learn in kayak school?  Where are kayak schools?  Lydia Wing reaches kids to kayak in the same places she learned to kayak and explains how she does it while listening to what the kid wants to learn.  

This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER.  The other two episodes focus on SWIFTWATER RESCUE and FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER.  All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.  

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]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Lindsay DeFrates, Lydia Wing, H20 Dreams, NRS Duct Tape Diaries) www.theriverradius.com Getting kids on the river is many things: fun, life-shaping and maybe intimidating.  Lindsay DeFrates has written numerous “How to” articles based on her experience taking her 3 kids on river trips.  Lydia Wing founded a kayak school that teaches young people how to kayak rivers.  Their expert insights and approach to getting kids on the river is hosted in this episode. 

What are the key components of taking your kids on river trips?  How do you know what to bring and how to pack it?  Is it even fun to take kids on the river?  Lindsay DeFrates provides The River Radius with a few synopsis conversations about her numerous articles on the topic of getting kids on the river.  

How young can a kid start kayaking?  What will they learn in kayak school?  Where are kayak schools?  Lydia Wing reaches kids to kayak in the same places she learned to kayak and explains how she does it while listening to what the kid wants to learn.  

This is part of a 3-episode cluster with an overall theme of, HOW TO RUN RIVERS. The specific focus of this episode is about HOW TO GET KIDS ON THE RIVER.  The other two episodes focus on SWIFTWATER RESCUE and FOOD PACKING FOR THE RIVER.  All of the episodes of this cluster are available right now and it does not matter in which order you listen to this cluster.  

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]]> Getting Kids on the River Lindsay DeFrates, Lydia Wing, H20 Dreams, NRS Duct Tape Diaries 00:56:58 Getting kids on the river is many things: fun, life-shaping and maybe intimidating. Lindsay DeFrates has written numerous “How to” articles based on her experience taking her 3 kids on river trips. Lydia Wing founded a kayak school that teaches young people how to kayak rivers. Their expert insights and approach to getting kids on the river is hosted in this episode. Getting kids on the river is many things: fun, life-shaping and maybe intimidating. Lindsay DeFrates has written numerous “How to” articles based on her experience taking her 3 kids on river trips. Lydia Wing founded a kayak school that teaches young people how to kayak rivers. Their expert insights and approach to getting kids on the river is hosted in this episode. pfd, kids, kayak instruction, kids on river, kayak, raft, river true full 38 316abc8a-5ece-430a-af22-411b7765da9d Cleaning Rivers by the Barge Load River cleanups with excavators, barges, bigfoot and Oreos.  Living Lands & Waters is an “Industrial Strength River Cleanup” organization working to clean up the big rivers of middle America.  24 years.  118,000 volunteers.  12.4 million pounds of trash.  Living on barges.  Meeting the small obscure river towns.  

 

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GUESTS

Mike Coyne-Logan

Living Lands & Waters website, Instagram, Facebook

Employment Contact at LLW

Bison Bridge Project

 

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]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Living Lands and Waters, Mike Coyne-Logan) www.theriverradius.com River cleanups with excavators, barges, bigfoot and Oreos.  Living Lands & Waters is an “Industrial Strength River Cleanup” organization working to clean up the big rivers of middle America.  24 years.  118,000 volunteers.  12.4 million pounds of trash.  Living on barges.  Meeting the small obscure river towns.  

 

ADVERTISING SPONSOR

Big Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes distributor

 

GUESTS

Mike Coyne-Logan

Living Lands & Waters website, Instagram, Facebook

Employment Contact at LLW

Bison Bridge Project

 

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]]> Cleaning Rivers by the Barge Load Living Lands and Waters, Mike Coyne-Logan 00:51:08 River cleanups with excavators, barges, bigfoot and Oreos. Living Lands & Waters is an “Industrial Strength River Cleanup” organization working to clean up the big rivers of middle America. 24 years. 118,000 volunteers. 12.4 million pounds of trash. Living on barges. Meeting the small obscure river towns. River cleanups with excavators, barges, bigfoot and Oreos. Living Lands & Waters is an “Industrial Strength River Cleanup” organization working to clean up the big rivers of middle America. 24 years. 118,000 volunteers. 12.4 million pounds of trash. Living on barges. Meeting the small obscure river towns. illinois river, missouri river, living lands and waters, ohio river, mississippi river, river cleanup, barge true full 37 6fc36696-b54a-4182-a0bd-f0403ac17765 How to Listen to The River Radius Podcast Have you ever heard someone say they don't listen to podcasts or don't know how?  Have you recently learned how to listen and want to know more?  This episode is all about how to listen to an episode.  So, go listen to this with someone who doesn't know how to use a podcast app and help them learn.  There are many people out there, many river people, waiting to learn how to listen to The River Radius Podcast.  

For this episode I sat down with my friend Peggy and taught her how to use her iPad to listen to the River Radius and to all of her favorite radio shows that she doesn't listen to anymore.  

Peggy is a retired school nurse, lives next a river and is class 4 front of the paddle boat paddle rafter.  

We take a step by step approach to cover the basics and a few tricks to make podcast listening easy and smooth.  

 

BIG MUDDY ADVENTURES
The only place in the United States to purchase a new Clipper Canoe.
St Louis, Missouri

INSTAGRAM 
@bmaguideshop       (here for Clipper Canoe sales)
@paddlestl                  (here for river trip outfitter)

WEBSITE
https://www.2muddy.com/clippercanoes        (here for Clipper Canoe sales)
https://www.2muddy.com                                      (here for river trip outfitter)

 

GIVEAWAY
Launches February 2, 2022
Winner announced in February in Episode 37

THE GOODS
2 wooden hand built Sawyer canoe paddles from Big Muddy Adventures   (maybe different length)
1 Silverback Paco Pad from Jack's Plastic Welding
1 Cuddly Buddy from FunLuvin Fleecewear
 

THE HOW
Go the The River Radius Instagram and watch the Giveaway Launch Video on February 2, 2022. 
After that, follow each of the accounts (@riverradiuspodcast, @bmaguideshop, @jacksplasticwelding, @funluvin_fleecewear).
Share the giveaway with some friends on Instagram.
And, in the comments on the giveaway video, tell us about your favorite sleep set up on the river.  Add pics if you want.  

HOW WINNER IS SELECTED
The sleep set up comment with the most likes will win all the goods!  
So make your comments rad and show us your set up.  

 

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]]> Tue, 1 Feb 2022 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Big Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes) www.theriverradius.com Have you ever heard someone say they don't listen to podcasts or don't know how?  Have you recently learned how to listen and want to know more?  This episode is all about how to listen to an episode.  So, go listen to this with someone who doesn't know how to use a podcast app and help them learn.  There are many people out there, many river people, waiting to learn how to listen to The River Radius Podcast.  

For this episode I sat down with my friend Peggy and taught her how to use her iPad to listen to the River Radius and to all of her favorite radio shows that she doesn't listen to anymore.  

Peggy is a retired school nurse, lives next a river and is class 4 front of the paddle boat paddle rafter.  

We take a step by step approach to cover the basics and a few tricks to make podcast listening easy and smooth.  

 

BIG MUDDY ADVENTURES
The only place in the United States to purchase a new Clipper Canoe.
St Louis, Missouri

INSTAGRAM 
@bmaguideshop       (here for Clipper Canoe sales)
@paddlestl                  (here for river trip outfitter)

WEBSITE
https://www.2muddy.com/clippercanoes        (here for Clipper Canoe sales)
https://www.2muddy.com                                      (here for river trip outfitter)

 

GIVEAWAY
Launches February 2, 2022
Winner announced in February in Episode 37

THE GOODS
2 wooden hand built Sawyer canoe paddles from Big Muddy Adventures   (maybe different length)
1 Silverback Paco Pad from Jack's Plastic Welding
1 Cuddly Buddy from FunLuvin Fleecewear
 

THE HOW
Go the The River Radius Instagram and watch the Giveaway Launch Video on February 2, 2022. 
After that, follow each of the accounts (@riverradiuspodcast, @bmaguideshop, @jacksplasticwelding, @funluvin_fleecewear).
Share the giveaway with some friends on Instagram.
And, in the comments on the giveaway video, tell us about your favorite sleep set up on the river.  Add pics if you want.  

HOW WINNER IS SELECTED
The sleep set up comment with the most likes will win all the goods!  
So make your comments rad and show us your set up.  

 

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]]> How to Listen to The River Radius Podcast Big Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes 00:45:22 Have you ever heard someone say they don't listen to podcasts or don't know how? Have you recently learned how to listen and want to know more? This episode is all about how to listen to an episode. So, if you are a regular listener, go listen to this with someone who doesn't know how to use a podcast app and help them learn. There are many people out there, many river people, waiting to learn how to listen to The River Radius Podcast. Have you ever heard someone say they don't listen to podcasts or don't know how? Have you recently learned how to listen and want to know more? This episode is all about how to listen to an episode. So, if you are a regular listener, go listen to this with someone who doesn't know how to use a podcast app and help them learn. There are many people out there, many river people, waiting to learn how to listen to The River Radius Podcast. how to listen to a podcast true full 36 458a19a5-27f3-4b3f-aa89-863631476b44 2022 ADVERTISING SPONSOR

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]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Big Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes) www.theriverradius.com ADVERTISING SPONSOR

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]]> 2022 Big Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes 00:24:32 As the 2022 podcast season for The River Radius begins, this episode introduces the new season, explains a change in the publishing style to support listening to numerous episodes back to back and it provides short explanations of the stories to come for the year. And, to introduce a new advertising sponsor, this episode has a short story of canoeing in Clipper Canoes on the Mississippi River with Big Muddy Adventures. As the 2022 podcast season for The River Radius begins, this episode introduces the new season, explains a change in the publishing style to support listening to numerous episodes back to back and it provides short explanations of the stories to come for the year. And, to introduce a new advertising sponsor, this episode has a short story of canoeing in Clipper Canoes on the Mississippi River with Big Muddy Adventures. clipper canoes, canoe, missouri river, st louis, big muddy adventures, mississippi river true full 35 a227350b-a0eb-42ce-89b8-7dfedd452200 Autopsy of a Post Reservoir River Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering?   In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river.  As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment.  What is in the sediment?  On top of it?  What is next?


SPONSORED ORGANIZATION
RiversEdge West


GUESTS
Pete Lefebvre
Dr Brenda Bowen
Dr Scott Hynek
Dr Cari Johnson
Dr Sasha Reed
Dr Jack Schmidt
 

LINKS
Returning Rapids
Cataract Canyon
Colorado River
Lake Powell
Center for Colorado River Studies
 

MEDIA
Salt Lake Tribune:  As Lake Powell shrinks, the Colorado River is coming back to life
New Yorker:  The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell
Book:  Under White Sky
 

RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES
The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021
The silty byproduct of Lake Powell
Recycling (river) water in Southern California
Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow

 

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]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (university of utah, utah water center, usgs, returning rapids, glen canyon institute) www.theriverradius.com Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering?   In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river.  As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment.  What is in the sediment?  On top of it?  What is next?


SPONSORED ORGANIZATION
RiversEdge West


GUESTS
Pete Lefebvre
Dr Brenda Bowen
Dr Scott Hynek
Dr Cari Johnson
Dr Sasha Reed
Dr Jack Schmidt
 

LINKS
Returning Rapids
Cataract Canyon
Colorado River
Lake Powell
Center for Colorado River Studies
 

MEDIA
Salt Lake Tribune:  As Lake Powell shrinks, the Colorado River is coming back to life
New Yorker:  The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell
Book:  Under White Sky
 

RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES
The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021
The silty byproduct of Lake Powell
Recycling (river) water in Southern California
Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow

 

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]]> Autopsy of a Post Reservoir River university of utah, utah water center, usgs, returning rapids, glen canyon institute 00:55:20 Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering?  In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river.  As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment. What is in the sediment? On top of it? What is next? Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering?  In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river.  As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment. What is in the sediment? On top of it? What is next? canyonlands, green river, colorado water, utah water, lake mead, usgs, cataract canyon, colorado river, lake powell true full 34 409e280a-cfdb-433e-b26a-cbab78043db5 The Gila: river, place, family The Gila River and Gila Mountains of New Mexico have been home for Indigenous people for thousands of years, for colonial Spanish and Mexican people for hundreds of years, and now for all of those folks under the United States since 1912.  This river along with The San Francisco River and The Mimbres River were just nominated for Wild and Scenic River protection.  This is a river of families, lineages and gathering.  

 

GUESTS

Nathan Newcomer

Guadalupe Cano

Patricia Cano

Michael Darrow

Simon Sotello III

US Senator Martin Heinrich

 

INFORMATION

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Gila Wilderness

Aldo Leopold Wilderness

New Mexico
The M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act  (several links at bottom of linked page)

 

ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON LEGISLATION

New Mexico Wild

Wildgilariver.org

 

ORGANIZATION OPPOSED TO LEGISLATION

Heritage Waters

 

SPONSORED ORGANIZATION

American Rivers

 

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Mogollon Rim

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]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:53:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Lupe Cano, Nathan Newcomer, Michael Darrow, Simon Sotello, Senator Martin Heinrich, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, New Mexico Wild, wildgilariver.org) www.theriverradius.com The Gila River and Gila Mountains of New Mexico have been home for Indigenous people for thousands of years, for colonial Spanish and Mexican people for hundreds of years, and now for all of those folks under the United States since 1912.  This river along with The San Francisco River and The Mimbres River were just nominated for Wild and Scenic River protection.  This is a river of families, lineages and gathering.  

 

GUESTS

Nathan Newcomer

Guadalupe Cano

Patricia Cano

Michael Darrow

Simon Sotello III

US Senator Martin Heinrich

 

INFORMATION

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Gila Wilderness

Aldo Leopold Wilderness

New Mexico
The M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act  (several links at bottom of linked page)

 

ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON LEGISLATION

New Mexico Wild

Wildgilariver.org

 

ORGANIZATION OPPOSED TO LEGISLATION

Heritage Waters

 

SPONSORED ORGANIZATION

American Rivers

 

GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

Mogollon Rim

Chihuahuan Desert

Sonoran Desert

Colorado Plateau

Basin and Range

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]]> The Gila: river, place, family Lupe Cano, Nathan Newcomer, Michael Darrow, Simon Sotello, Senator Martin Heinrich, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, New Mexico Wild, wildgilariver.org 00:52:46 The Gila River and Gila Mountains of New Mexico have been home for Indigenous people for thousands of years, for colonial Spanish and Mexican people for hundreds of years, and now for all of those folks under the United States since 1912.  This river along with The San Francisco River and The Mimbres River were just nominated for Wild and Scenic River protection.  This is a river of families, lineages and gathering.  The Gila River and Gila Mountains of New Mexico have been home for Indigenous people for thousands of years, for colonial Spanish and Mexican people for hundreds of years, and now for all of those folks under the United States since 1912.  This river along with The San Francisco River and The Mimbres River were just nominated for Wild and Scenic River protection.  This is a river of families, lineages and gathering.  gila wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, apache, new mexico, oklahoma, gila, gila river, mexico, mimbres, conservation, gila mountains, mimbrenos, san francisco river, spanish true full 33 92e55e2d-687e-438a-b093-30726dd7ab6d The New Film "River's End" Dry rivers and deserts full of irrigated nut trees. Jacob Morrisons new film, “The River's End: California’s New Water War” leans into the questions about agriculture and how rivers can be maintained. In this interview, we delve into some of the topics in the film.

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RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES ON CALIFORNIA WATER

Ep. 27  "Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow"
Ep. 26  "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"
Ep. 16  "Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea"
Ep. 18  "Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea"
Ep. 20  "Pacific Ocean takeout for SacSource2Sea"

 

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]]> Wed, 3 Nov 2021 17:26:27 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Carter, Jacob Morrison, River's End, Emma Griffiths) www.theriverradius.com Dry rivers and deserts full of irrigated nut trees. Jacob Morrisons new film, “The River's End: California’s New Water War” leans into the questions about agriculture and how rivers can be maintained. In this interview, we delve into some of the topics in the film.

RIVER'S END FILM

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RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES ON CALIFORNIA WATER

Ep. 27  "Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow"
Ep. 26  "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"
Ep. 16  "Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea"
Ep. 18  "Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea"
Ep. 20  "Pacific Ocean takeout for SacSource2Sea"

 

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]]> The New Film "River's End" Sam Carter, Jacob Morrison, River's End, Emma Griffiths 00:33:22 Dry rivers and deserts full of irrigated nut trees. Jacob Morrison's new film, “The River's End: California’s New Water War” leans into the questions about agriculture and how rivers can be maintained. In this interview, we delve into some of the topics in the film. Dry rivers and deserts full of irrigated nut trees. Jacob Morrison's new film, “The River's End: California’s New Water War” leans into the questions about agriculture and how rivers can be maintained. In this interview, we delve into some of the topics in the film. san francisco bay, metropolitan water district of southern california, the tunnels, westlands water district, water rights, rivers end film, california water, sacramento river, the delta, san joaquin river, central valley true full 32 c65d857a-ed08-41d5-8af6-50bd4ac08f14 The Dream Planter: Rafael Gallo Rafael Gallo began kayaking at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, founded Rios Tropicales in Costa Rica in the 1985, prevented the Rio Pacuare from being dammed, was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame in 2009, taught ex-Columbian FARC soldiers to become river guides in 2018, was known and respected across the globe for his river work, and during his life helped plant nearly 31,000 trees, all to protect and support rivers.  In March of 2021, he passed away.  This episode is a conversation with his son, and his personal assistant/biographer about his life and his way.  

 

RAFA:  RIVERS & FORESTS ALLIANCE

RAFA website

Go Fund Me for RAFA, IWHOF and IRF

RAFA on Facebook

RAFA on Instagram
 

ABOUT RAFAEL GALLO

A tribute to Rafael Gallo in Paddler Magazine

Ex-FARC Guerrillas in Columbia train to be Raft Guides

Rivers that build peace:  Rafting with ex-combatants in Columbia

Navigating Rough Waters with Rafael Gallo in Costa Rica

Honoring Rafael Gallo:  Go Fund Me Launched for RAFA, IWHOF, and IRF

International Whitewater Hall of Fame

Rios Tropicales

International Rafting Federation

 

RIVER BOOK by RAFAEL GALLO

The Rivers of Costa Rica

 

 

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]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Carter, Shannon Farley, Roberto Gallo Jimenez) www.theriverradius.com Rafael Gallo began kayaking at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, founded Rios Tropicales in Costa Rica in the 1985, prevented the Rio Pacuare from being dammed, was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame in 2009, taught ex-Columbian FARC soldiers to become river guides in 2018, was known and respected across the globe for his river work, and during his life helped plant nearly 31,000 trees, all to protect and support rivers.  In March of 2021, he passed away.  This episode is a conversation with his son, and his personal assistant/biographer about his life and his way.  

 

RAFA:  RIVERS & FORESTS ALLIANCE

RAFA website

Go Fund Me for RAFA, IWHOF and IRF

RAFA on Facebook

RAFA on Instagram
 

ABOUT RAFAEL GALLO

A tribute to Rafael Gallo in Paddler Magazine

Ex-FARC Guerrillas in Columbia train to be Raft Guides

Rivers that build peace:  Rafting with ex-combatants in Columbia

Navigating Rough Waters with Rafael Gallo in Costa Rica

Honoring Rafael Gallo:  Go Fund Me Launched for RAFA, IWHOF, and IRF

International Whitewater Hall of Fame

Rios Tropicales

International Rafting Federation

 

RIVER BOOK by RAFAEL GALLO

The Rivers of Costa Rica

 

 

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]]> The Dream Planter: Rafael Gallo Sam Carter, Shannon Farley, Roberto Gallo Jimenez 00:48:18 Rafael Gallo began kayaking at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, founded Rios Tropicales in Costa Rica in the 1985, prevented the Rio Pacuare from being dammed, was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame in 2009, taught ex-Columbian FARC soldiers to become river guides in 2018, was known and respected across the globe for his river work, and during his life helped plant nearly 31,000 trees, all to protect and support rivers.  In March of 2021, he passed away.  This episode is a conversation with his son, and his personal assistant/biographer about his life and his way.  Rafael Gallo began kayaking at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, founded Rios Tropicales in Costa Rica in the 1985, prevented the Rio Pacuare from being dammed, was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame in 2009, taught ex-Columbian FARC soldiers to become river guides in 2018, was known and respected across the globe for his river work, and during his life helped plant nearly 31,000 trees, all to protect and support rivers.  In March of 2021, he passed away.  This episode is a conversation with his son, and his personal assistant/biographer about his life and his way.  raft guide, rio, columbia civil war, river radius podcast, international rafting federation, columbia, international whitewater hall of fame, australia, rafael gallo, conservation, costa rica, rio pacuare, roberto gallo jimenez, farc, tree planting, recreation, river, rios tropicales true full 31 0ce6173a-8b0f-4693-baf8-ccfa5a0ebdd3 Sh!%%y Shuttles River shuttles are as important to a river trip as the boat.  And sometimes shuttles are easy and when they aren’t easy, they can be horrible.  This episode is a set of four stories from The River Radius listeners about their sh!%%y shuttle experiences.  

 

RIVERS FROM THIS EPISODE

Usumacinta River, Mexico

Green River, Utah

New River, West Virginia

Gauley River, West Virginia

Gauley Fest

Rio Grande River, Texas

Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Mancos River, Colorado

John Day River, Oregon

Deschutes River, Oregon

Feather River, California

Feather Fest

French Broad River, North Carolina
 

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]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Levi, Tim, Cody, Mike, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com River shuttles are as important to a river trip as the boat.  And sometimes shuttles are easy and when they aren’t easy, they can be horrible.  This episode is a set of four stories from The River Radius listeners about their sh!%%y shuttle experiences.  

 

RIVERS FROM THIS EPISODE

Usumacinta River, Mexico

Green River, Utah

New River, West Virginia

Gauley River, West Virginia

Gauley Fest

Rio Grande River, Texas

Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona

Mancos River, Colorado

John Day River, Oregon

Deschutes River, Oregon

Feather River, California

Feather Fest

French Broad River, North Carolina
 

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]]> Sh!%%y Shuttles Levi, Tim, Cody, Mike, Sam Carter 00:49:58 River shuttles are as important to a river trip as the boat. And sometimes shuttles are easy and when they aren’t easy, they can be horrible. This episode is a set of four stories from The River Radius listeners about their sh!%%y shuttle experiences. River shuttles are as important to a river trip as the boat. And sometimes shuttles are easy and when they aren’t easy, they can be horrible. This episode is a set of four stories from The River Radius listeners about their sh!%%y shuttle experiences. shitty shuttles, shuttle, green river, feather river, river shuttles, river radius podcast, usumacinta river, french broad river, river podcast, colorado river true full 30 6bff1ecc-8ee0-479b-a1df-d6da87d5f32d New Mexico's fenced off Rivers New Mexico passed a law in 2015 that unintentionally resulted in two public rivers now being fenced off from public use by private landowners. A case was presented before the New Mexico State Supreme Court in 2020 looking to have the law repealed. This episode interviews Lesli Allison from the Western Landowners Alliance and Steve Harris from Far Flung Adventures to get the clear story.

 

GUESTS
Lesli Allison, Executive Director
Western Landowners Alliance

Steve Harris, Owner
Far Flung Adventures

 

ARTICLES
*There are years of articles on the 2015 Law and Rule.  A web search will lead you to many stories.

"New Mexico Supreme Court asked to weigh in on water fight"
"AG backs fishing access in streams across private land"
"Game Commission rejects landowners on stream access"

 

RESOURCES
2015 Law 
New Mexico Constitution
Red River Valley Supreme Court Case
American Whitewater's Navigability Toolbox
 

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American Whitewater
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]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Far Flung Adventures, Sam Carter, New Mexico, Lesli Allison, Western Landowners Alliance, Steve Harris) www.theriverradius.com New Mexico passed a law in 2015 that unintentionally resulted in two public rivers now being fenced off from public use by private landowners. A case was presented before the New Mexico State Supreme Court in 2020 looking to have the law repealed. This episode interviews Lesli Allison from the Western Landowners Alliance and Steve Harris from Far Flung Adventures to get the clear story.

 

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Lesli Allison, Executive Director
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Far Flung Adventures

 

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*There are years of articles on the 2015 Law and Rule.  A web search will lead you to many stories.

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]]> New Mexico's fenced off Rivers Far Flung Adventures, Sam Carter, New Mexico, Lesli Allison, Western Landowners Alliance, Steve Harris 00:42:31 New Mexico passed a law in 2015 that unintentionally resulted in two public rivers now being fenced off from public use by private landowners. A case was presented before the New Mexico State Supreme Court in 2020 looking to have the law repealed. This episode interviews Lesli Allison from the Western Landowners Alliance and Steve Harris from Far Flung Adventures to get the clear story. New Mexico passed a law in 2015 that unintentionally resulted in two public rivers now being fenced off from public use by private landowners. A case was presented before the New Mexico State Supreme Court in 2020 looking to have the law repealed. This episode interviews Lesli Allison from the Western Landowners Alliance and Steve Harris from Far Flung Adventures to get the clear story. new mexico, navigability, river access, new mexico rivers true full 29 bdf3602e-6347-449f-b886-3768f18cfb64 Break & Request This episode is a quick hello and a request for story input from you, our listeners of The River Radius.  Do you have a story of a river shuttle that went sideways, really far sideways?  We want to hear from you.  There are more details in this super short episode.  Thanks for listening!

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]]> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com This episode is a quick hello and a request for story input from you, our listeners of The River Radius.  Do you have a story of a river shuttle that went sideways, really far sideways?  We want to hear from you.  There are more details in this super short episode.  Thanks for listening!

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]]> Break & Request The River Radius LLC 00:02:02 This episode is a quick hello and a request for story input from you, our listeners of The River Radius. Do you have a story of a river shuttle that went sideways, really far sideways? We want to hear from you. There are more details in the super short episode. Thanks for listening! This episode is a quick hello and a request for story input from you, our listeners of The River Radius. Do you have a story of a river shuttle that went sideways, really far sideways? We want to hear from you. There are more details in the super short episode. Thanks for listening! story, listener input, shuttle, river shuttle true full 28 d8e44f5e-6524-4122-a88d-0bd98c7e75be Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts.  Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal.  This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions.  

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"Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"
 

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METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER ADVANCED PURIFICATION CENTER

 

PEOPLE, POLICY, INFORMATION
WILLIAM MULHOLLAND

ST FRANCIS DAM COLLAPSE

CALIFORNIA WATER WARS

COLORADO COMPACT

 

BOOKS
CADILLAC DESERT

SCIENCE BE DAMMED

 

ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West

 

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]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Carter, Metropolitan Water District of Southern Californa, Bill Hasencamp) www.theriverradius.com Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts.  Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal.  This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions.  

COMPANION EPISODE: 
"Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"
 

GUESTS
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER ADVANCED PURIFICATION CENTER

 

PEOPLE, POLICY, INFORMATION
WILLIAM MULHOLLAND

ST FRANCIS DAM COLLAPSE

CALIFORNIA WATER WARS

COLORADO COMPACT

 

BOOKS
CADILLAC DESERT

SCIENCE BE DAMMED

 

ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West

 

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]]> Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow Sam Carter, Metropolitan Water District of Southern Californa, Bill Hasencamp 00:49:38 Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts. Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal. This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions. Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts. Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal. This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions. aridification, climate change, drought, desalination, river radius podcast, colorado compact, water, imported water, desert, california water, science be dammed, cadillac desert, bureau of reclamation, colorado river, southwest united states, sacramento river, southern california, river, william mulholland true full 27 3bba71c0-5b19-4fce-bfe2-075908313f87 Recycling (river) Water in Southern California For many decades water has been recycled after it runs through sewage treatment plants in cities large and small in many states and countries.  That recycled water is used for landscaping and industrial cleaning.  Today with decreasing access to imported river water, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has built a test facility to further clean treated waste water to the standards of drinking water.  The plan is to learn how to do this so the water looks great and is completely safe, then return it to the drinking water system.  Essentially by reusing water, they are creating a new water source for their customers.  With decreasing flows in the rivers that deliver water to Southern California, this project is lining up to offset these losses, and can provide data and models for other cities to engage in the similar practices.  Metropolitan Water provides water to 19 million humans through their 26 partner agencies, the cities and counties of Southern California.  Join us for an onsite tour of the plant.  


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INFORMATION ON PLACES, INFRASTRUCTURE, ACTIONS AND POLICY
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Colorado RIver

Sacramento River

Sacramento Source to Sea river expedition

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Colorado River Aqueduct

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Science Be Dammed

 

ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West
 

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"The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021"

"The Silty Byproduct of Lake Powell"

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]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Streetside interviews, Rupam Soni, Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com For many decades water has been recycled after it runs through sewage treatment plants in cities large and small in many states and countries.  That recycled water is used for landscaping and industrial cleaning.  Today with decreasing access to imported river water, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has built a test facility to further clean treated waste water to the standards of drinking water.  The plan is to learn how to do this so the water looks great and is completely safe, then return it to the drinking water system.  Essentially by reusing water, they are creating a new water source for their customers.  With decreasing flows in the rivers that deliver water to Southern California, this project is lining up to offset these losses, and can provide data and models for other cities to engage in the similar practices.  Metropolitan Water provides water to 19 million humans through their 26 partner agencies, the cities and counties of Southern California.  Join us for an onsite tour of the plant.  


WEBSITES
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center
 

INFORMATION ON PLACES, INFRASTRUCTURE, ACTIONS AND POLICY
Southern California

Colorado RIver

Sacramento River

Sacramento Source to Sea river expedition

State Water Project

Colorado River Aqueduct

Owens Valley

Colorado River Compact


BOOKS
Cadillac Desert

Science Be Dammed

 

ARTICLES (just a few, there is a lot of media on water in the Southwest this year)
LA Times:  ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisisCBS This Morning

KUNC:  Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

CBS This Morning:  Mega Drought in the West
 

RIVER RADIUS PODCAST
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"The Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021"

"The Silty Byproduct of Lake Powell"

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]]> Recycling (river) Water in Southern California Streetside interviews, Rupam Soni, Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sam Carter 00:51:12 Southern California has to import the majority of their municipal water from the Sacramento and Colorado Rivers and they have done this for much of the last 80 years. With 19 million water consumers in Southern California and decreasing flows in these rivers, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is looking to recycle their used water, all the way back to tap. Southern California has to import the majority of their municipal water from the Sacramento and Colorado Rivers and they have done this for much of the last 80 years. With 19 million water consumers in Southern California and decreasing flows in these rivers, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is looking to recycle their used water, all the way back to tap. aridification, climate change, drought, mega drought, colorado compact, water, mega city, imported water, state water plan, colorado aqueduct, california water, science be dammed, cadillac desert, colorado river, southwest united states, recycled water, sacramento river, southern california, river, water in the west true full 26 5b189632-3d3a-4850-a704-e133d73a291b River Swimming and the Blue Mind This past June of 2021, Matt Moseley attempted to swim 52 miles downriver in one day in the Green River of Utah.  He was swimming to make a statement about the state of water in western US.  The river he was swimming was at record low levels.  Matt has completed open water swims in the Colorado River, Lake Pontchartrain, the Caribbean Ocean, Lake Tahoe and he does it all to bring attention to water.  His "early morning job" is open water swimming.  His "day job" is a PR strategist.  He serves as the co-chair of the Colorado River Council for American Rivers and recently published his first book.  

 

MATT MOSELEY
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]]> Tue, 6 Jul 2021 20:32:25 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Mike Fiebig, Mark Williams, American Rivers, Kristin Moseley, Sam Carter, Matt Moseley) www.theriverradius.com This past June of 2021, Matt Moseley attempted to swim 52 miles downriver in one day in the Green River of Utah.  He was swimming to make a statement about the state of water in western US.  The river he was swimming was at record low levels.  Matt has completed open water swims in the Colorado River, Lake Pontchartrain, the Caribbean Ocean, Lake Tahoe and he does it all to bring attention to water.  His "early morning job" is open water swimming.  His "day job" is a PR strategist.  He serves as the co-chair of the Colorado River Council for American Rivers and recently published his first book.  

 

MATT MOSELEY
Website
Book:  "Ignition"
Green River Swim
Wikipedia
Youtube Channel
 

MARK WILLIAMS
Veterans Path:  Website, Instagram, Facebook


WORLD OPEN WATER SWIM ASSOCIATION
Website
 

AMERICAN RIVERS
Open Position:  Associate Director, Southwest River Protection Program


PHOTO CREDIT
John Mans:  Instagram, Website


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]]> River Swimming and the Blue Mind Mike Fiebig, Mark Williams, American Rivers, Kristin Moseley, Sam Carter, Matt Moseley 00:56:22 This episode is floating down the river with Matt Moseley before, during and after his open water swim in the Green River of Utah in June of 2021. This swim down a river flowing at record low levels becomes a vessel for deep dives into the blue mind and the health of western rivers. This episode is floating down the river with Matt Moseley before, during and after his open water swim in the Green River of Utah in June of 2021. This swim down a river flowing at record low levels becomes a vessel for deep dives into the blue mind and the health of western rivers. river swim, drought, confluence, low water, green river, american rivers, colorado river basin, open water swimming, low flows, colorado river, river, world open water swim association true full 25 003f8710-3cf2-4838-bd00-2af5728029f8 Source to Sea on the Saco River Saco River

Mount Washington

White Mountains 

Atlantic Salmon

 

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]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (rivers for change, saco river, joe klementovich, sam carter) www.theriverradius.com Saco River

Mount Washington

White Mountains 

Atlantic Salmon

 

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]]> Source to Sea on the Saco River rivers for change, saco river, joe klementovich, sam carter 00:52:31 The Saco River in New Hampshire and Maine hosted a Source to Sea expedition this past spring of 2021. Two acquaintances were both planning to travel the Saco River from Mt Washington to the Atlantic Ocean. So they partnered up and paddled fully loaded paddle boards from the source to the sea. The Saco River in New Hampshire and Maine hosted a Source to Sea expedition this past spring of 2021. Two acquaintances were both planning to travel the Saco River from Mt Washington to the Atlantic Ocean. So they partnered up and paddled fully loaded paddle boards from the source to the sea. maine, source to sea, mount washington, new hampshire, atlantic ocean, new england, atlantic salmon, rivers for change, saco river, white mountains, paddle board true full 24 ea5716a4-6fa0-4499-9a34-e356d6061745 Supraglacial Rivers While interviewing Dr. Laurence C. Smith for an episode in May about his new book, "Rivers of Power, we went down a rabbit hole of talking about Supraglacial Rivers.  This short conversation gets the basics of these unique rivers that start on the top of the glaciers and is a more candid expression from Dr. Smith about this topic that he researches at great depth.  Supraglacial rivers are constantly moving their locations, changing flows and are unique among rivers as they carry no sediment.   

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What a Glacial River Reveals About the Greenland Ice Sheet
 

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http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/greenland-is-melting

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-catastrophic-greenland-melt-20150112-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/climate/greenland-ice-melting.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html

 

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]]> Tue, 8 Jun 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr. Laurence C. Smith, Brown University, Rivers of Power, NASA) www.theriverradius.com While interviewing Dr. Laurence C. Smith for an episode in May about his new book, "Rivers of Power, we went down a rabbit hole of talking about Supraglacial Rivers.  This short conversation gets the basics of these unique rivers that start on the top of the glaciers and is a more candid expression from Dr. Smith about this topic that he researches at great depth.  Supraglacial rivers are constantly moving their locations, changing flows and are unique among rivers as they carry no sediment.   

GUEST

Dr. Laurence C. Smith

 

RESEARCH

Northern Change Research Laboratory

Supraglacial River Forcing of Subglacial Water Storage and Diurnal Ice Sheet Motion

 

BOOKS
Rivers of Power

The World in 2050
 

VIDEOS

What a Glacial River Reveals About the Greenland Ice Sheet
 

ARTICLES

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/greenland-is-melting

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-catastrophic-greenland-melt-20150112-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/climate/greenland-ice-melting.html

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html

 

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]]> Supraglacial Rivers Dr. Laurence C. Smith, Brown University, Rivers of Power, NASA 00:21:48 Imagine a river with no sediment. None at all. A temperature that is a barely above freezing. A river that is new and old all at the same time. These are the rivers that form on the top of the glaciers of Greenland. Imagine a river with no sediment. None at all. A temperature that is a barely above freezing. A river that is new and old all at the same time. These are the rivers that form on the top of the glaciers of Greenland. supraglacial river, glacier, moulins, greenland ice sheet, dr. laurence c. smith, brown university, glacier melt, greenland true full 23 826a84fe-ece5-46e8-b6d9-2700429c6a96 History of the Groover The groover is one of those words that has become an adjective, a noun and a verb and originally has nothing to do with the thing it defines.  The groover is that portable, leakproof and reusable river toilet that gets packed on so many overnight river trips.  It has become an essential tool for protecting the quality of the river corridor where humans travel for recreation.  This episode is a conversation with people who experienced the rivers when the need for the groover first emerged, and these are the people who did the work to develop and spread the groover as a tool across the western United States.  

Selway Fabrication, sponsor of this episode & manufacturer of excellent modern groovers, offering 10% off their products for River Radius listeners until June 23, 2021.

Desert River Kayak, Canoe and Float Tubes:  Helen Howard’s company, a guest on today’s episode.

SWCA Environmental Consultants:  Steven Carothers’ company, a guest today’s episode.  

 

BOOKS & ARTICLES

“Hijacking a River” a book of the modern Grand Canyon history by Jeff Ingram, a guest on today’s episode.

“Lifetime Achievement Award” for Jeff Ingram, a guest on today’s episode.

1977 Downriver Magazine article by Steven Carothers, guest on today’s episode.

“Steve Carothers” in the Boatman’s Quarterly, by Lew Steiger and Steven Carothers.  

“Saving rivers just as they are has been good for Idaho,” by LuVerne Grussing, guest on today’s episode.

“Guest Opinion: Congress must reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund” by LuVerne Grussing, guest on today’s episode.

“Picking the Best River Toilet” from RiverBent.

“They call me Groover Boy” by Kevin Fedarko, a story of carrying the groovers on commercial river trips in the Grand Canyon.  

“Your guide to the Groover” by OARS.

 

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]]> Wed, 26 May 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Selway Fabrication, LuVerne Grussing, Helen Howard, Jeff Ingram, Steven Carothers, Hijacking a River, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com The groover is one of those words that has become an adjective, a noun and a verb and originally has nothing to do with the thing it defines.  The groover is that portable, leakproof and reusable river toilet that gets packed on so many overnight river trips.  It has become an essential tool for protecting the quality of the river corridor where humans travel for recreation.  This episode is a conversation with people who experienced the rivers when the need for the groover first emerged, and these are the people who did the work to develop and spread the groover as a tool across the western United States.  

Selway Fabrication, sponsor of this episode & manufacturer of excellent modern groovers, offering 10% off their products for River Radius listeners until June 23, 2021.

Desert River Kayak, Canoe and Float Tubes:  Helen Howard’s company, a guest on today’s episode.

SWCA Environmental Consultants:  Steven Carothers’ company, a guest today’s episode.  

 

BOOKS & ARTICLES

“Hijacking a River” a book of the modern Grand Canyon history by Jeff Ingram, a guest on today’s episode.

“Lifetime Achievement Award” for Jeff Ingram, a guest on today’s episode.

1977 Downriver Magazine article by Steven Carothers, guest on today’s episode.

“Steve Carothers” in the Boatman’s Quarterly, by Lew Steiger and Steven Carothers.  

“Saving rivers just as they are has been good for Idaho,” by LuVerne Grussing, guest on today’s episode.

“Guest Opinion: Congress must reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund” by LuVerne Grussing, guest on today’s episode.

“Picking the Best River Toilet” from RiverBent.

“They call me Groover Boy” by Kevin Fedarko, a story of carrying the groovers on commercial river trips in the Grand Canyon.  

“Your guide to the Groover” by OARS.

 

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]]> History of the Groover Selway Fabrication, LuVerne Grussing, Helen Howard, Jeff Ingram, Steven Carothers, Hijacking a River, Sam Carter 01:02:23 For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD. Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover. This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created. For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD. Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover. This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created. porta potty, history, carry out human waste system, groover, grand canyon, salmon river, colorado river true full 22 67d3fa73-c9dd-465b-9830-46fa903e6893 The Book: "Rivers of Power" "Rivers of Power"was published in 2020.  It covers humans' history with rivers from some of the earliest civilizations to the most powerful nations today and how water is possibly the greatest natural capital.  

Rivers, their water and their usefulness for society has not changed.  What is changing is how humans can and do move that water from source to a place of use.  This episode explores great canals that are under construction, massive dams that are creating international tensions, efforts to use water over and over and over.  

Our human relationship with rivers is ongoing and morphing and simultaneously static.  Dr. Smith seems to know this and is able to explain this through cultures and time.  

Dr. Laurence C. Smith was a professor at UCLA for 20 years in the Geography Department and now teaches at Brown University.  He also conducts research in the northern arctic learning about rivers that form from the ice melt of glaciers.  

Videos and links of Dr. Smiths arctic work and research:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/what-a-glacial-river-reveals-about-the-greenland-ice-sheet

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/climate/greenland-ice-melting.html?mtrref=duckduckgo.com&gwh=55A49A12C52C7A3814A02AA9C525DD28&gwt=regi&assetType=REGIWALL

 

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]]> Tue, 11 May 2021 09:05:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Carter, Dr Laurence Smith, Brown University) www.theriverradius.com "Rivers of Power"was published in 2020.  It covers humans' history with rivers from some of the earliest civilizations to the most powerful nations today and how water is possibly the greatest natural capital.  

Rivers, their water and their usefulness for society has not changed.  What is changing is how humans can and do move that water from source to a place of use.  This episode explores great canals that are under construction, massive dams that are creating international tensions, efforts to use water over and over and over.  

Our human relationship with rivers is ongoing and morphing and simultaneously static.  Dr. Smith seems to know this and is able to explain this through cultures and time.  

Dr. Laurence C. Smith was a professor at UCLA for 20 years in the Geography Department and now teaches at Brown University.  He also conducts research in the northern arctic learning about rivers that form from the ice melt of glaciers.  

Videos and links of Dr. Smiths arctic work and research:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/what-a-glacial-river-reveals-about-the-greenland-ice-sheet

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/27/world/greenland-is-melting-away.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/climate/greenland-ice-melting.html?mtrref=duckduckgo.com&gwh=55A49A12C52C7A3814A02AA9C525DD28&gwt=regi&assetType=REGIWALL

 

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]]> The Book: "Rivers of Power" Sam Carter, Dr Laurence Smith, Brown University 01:04:21 Dr. Laurence C. Smith is a professor, river researcher and author. His most recent book, "Rivers of Power," is a tour of humans’ consistent pursuit of living next to rivers through time, and how in our modern times, humans are rerouting rivers and choosing how water moves and is used. Dr Smith provides insight into the connections of human culture and rivers that we easily overlook Dr. Laurence C. Smith is a professor, river researcher and author. His most recent book, "Rivers of Power," is a tour of humans’ consistent pursuit of living next to rivers through time, and how in our modern times, humans are rerouting rivers and choosing how water moves and is used. Dr Smith provides insight into the connections of human culture and rivers that we easily overlook china, grand ethiopian renaissance dam, yangtze river, blue nile, sediment, ethiopia, rivers of power, egypt, three gorges dam, nile river, geography, cairo, water, dam, fresh water, yellow river, hydrology, china water canal, brown university, gerd, river culture, dr laurence smith, opium wars true full 21 1e47934b-bfd8-4384-ba56-74d123c68acc Pacific Ocean takeout for SacSource2Sea Sacramento Source to Sea:  Website, Instagram

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Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea
Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea

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Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea
Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea

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]]> Pacific Ocean takeout for SacSource2Sea Rivers for Change, Sacramento Source to Sea 00:35:05 How about ending a river trip at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay. The Pacific Ocean waiting to pull you out. This episode is the last in a set of three about the Sacramento River Source to Sea project starting near Mount Shasta and ending at that edge of the Pacific. Hear the stories of bringing this 400 mile trip to a close. How about ending a river trip at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay. The Pacific Ocean waiting to pull you out. This episode is the last in a set of three about the Sacramento River Source to Sea project starting near Mount Shasta and ending at that edge of the Pacific. Hear the stories of bringing this 400 mile trip to a close. san francisco bay, california steelhead, source to sea, klamath mountains, california salmon, golden gate bridge, mount shasta, california water, sacramento river, central valley true full 20 2774a77a-5747-4b70-9cce-3c519e6a0b44 What is a River 2021 For many years, I have wondered about what really makes up a river.  I can see the basic features and the flows, the source and end.  But how does it really work?  Why does it work?  What are the prominent forces creating the path of the river.  This longer episode is a direct interview and conversation with Dr. David Montgomery from the University of Washington in Seattle.  Dave is a geologist by training and says to understand landscape, you have to understand rivers.  He is an author and appears if a few films about rivers and geology.  

 

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]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:15:52 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr. David Mongomery, Sam Carter, River Radius Podcast) www.theriverradius.com For many years, I have wondered about what really makes up a river.  I can see the basic features and the flows, the source and end.  But how does it really work?  Why does it work?  What are the prominent forces creating the path of the river.  This longer episode is a direct interview and conversation with Dr. David Montgomery from the University of Washington in Seattle.  Dave is a geologist by training and says to understand landscape, you have to understand rivers.  He is an author and appears if a few films about rivers and geology.  

 

DR. DAVID MONTGOMERY 
Professor at University of Washington
Books he has authored
Soil and mushroom research website
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]]> What is a River 2021 Dr. David Mongomery, Sam Carter, River Radius Podcast 01:05:52 From the basic to the complex, this episode explores what comprises a river. Is a river more than water? Where does the water come from and where does it go? This episode helps unravel the mysteries of what a river is. From the basic to the complex, this episode explores what comprises a river. Is a river more than water? Where does the water come from and where does it go? This episode helps unravel the mysteries of what a river is. fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, river true full 19 328be7b3-e361-4043-a262-4cde2bc6d7a0 Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea In March of 2021, three women launched a source to sea expedition on the Sacramento River in California.  In this new episode, we talk for 25 minutes with the crew at mile 153 and hear about how the river has changed once they left the mountains and was impounded behind a few different dams.  They call themselves Sacramento Source to Sea.  They skied on snow to get to their river launch and began paddling downriver.  We interviewed them before they launched in episode 16, Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea. They are now low in the Central Valley meeting river people in river towns to learn about how modern day communities engage with this river that irrigates farms and ranches that feed America.  They will paddle through the capital of California, Sacramento, and switch from pack rafts to sea kayaks and continue paddling on the salt water to the Golden Gate Bridge.  We will interview them again as their trip progresses.  

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]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:47:13 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sacramento Source to Sea) https://www.theriverradius.com In March of 2021, three women launched a source to sea expedition on the Sacramento River in California.  In this new episode, we talk for 25 minutes with the crew at mile 153 and hear about how the river has changed once they left the mountains and was impounded behind a few different dams.  They call themselves Sacramento Source to Sea.  They skied on snow to get to their river launch and began paddling downriver.  We interviewed them before they launched in episode 16, Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea. They are now low in the Central Valley meeting river people in river towns to learn about how modern day communities engage with this river that irrigates farms and ranches that feed America.  They will paddle through the capital of California, Sacramento, and switch from pack rafts to sea kayaks and continue paddling on the salt water to the Golden Gate Bridge.  We will interview them again as their trip progresses.  

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]]> Mile 153 Sacramento Source to Sea Sacramento Source to Sea 00:24:58 Sacramento Source to Sea started on snow skis in the mountains and are now paddling the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of California closing in on sea level. This non wilderness journey explores a river that grows food for America. Sacramento Source to Sea started on snow skis in the mountains and are now paddling the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of California closing in on sea level. This non wilderness journey explores a river that grows food for America. redding, source to sea, california, sacramento, klamath mountains, mt shasta, sacramento river, central valley true full 18 d84ac859-fd2e-43d2-981e-3653e65935a3 The silty byproduct of Lake Powell The last time Lake Powell was full was in 1986; today it sits at 1/3 of its capacity and it is expected to end 2021 lower than it is today.  As this reservoir drops, it exposes more and more of the sediment dumps that have been hiding below the water.  As the Colorado River hits the dead current of Lake Powell, it drops its sediment load.  That sediment is clogging the river way and is critical to the health of the river downstream, all the way to the ocean, and yet it can't get there.  In the Returning Rapids episode we learned about the problem of the sediment first hand as we toured the clogged river way; in this episode we talk with the managers of Lake Powell, The Bureau of Reclamation, about their vision and plans for Lake Powell and for the sediment that is now in Powell's wake.  

 

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]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:10:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Carter, Heather Patno, Bureau of Reclamation, Lee Tranyham) www.theriverradius.com The last time Lake Powell was full was in 1986; today it sits at 1/3 of its capacity and it is expected to end 2021 lower than it is today.  As this reservoir drops, it exposes more and more of the sediment dumps that have been hiding below the water.  As the Colorado River hits the dead current of Lake Powell, it drops its sediment load.  That sediment is clogging the river way and is critical to the health of the river downstream, all the way to the ocean, and yet it can't get there.  In the Returning Rapids episode we learned about the problem of the sediment first hand as we toured the clogged river way; in this episode we talk with the managers of Lake Powell, The Bureau of Reclamation, about their vision and plans for Lake Powell and for the sediment that is now in Powell's wake.  

 

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Lake Powell

Glen Canyon Dam

High Flow Experiment

Colorado Compact

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]]> The silty byproduct of Lake Powell Sam Carter, Heather Patno, Bureau of Reclamation, Lee Tranyham 00:37:37 This episode is a follow up to the Returning Rapids episode and hosts a conversation with the Bureau of Reclamation about the receding Lake Powell and all the sediment byproduct left behind as the nation's second largest reservoir sits at 1/3 of full. This episode is a follow up to the Returning Rapids episode and hosts a conversation with the Bureau of Reclamation about the receding Lake Powell and all the sediment byproduct left behind as the nation's second largest reservoir sits at 1/3 of full. silt, river radius, sediment, high flow experiment, returning rapids, glen canyon dam, dam, grand canyon, glen canyon, lake mead, dominy layer, cataract canyon, colorado river, lake powell true full 17 f069700c-d8a8-4b9e-8d0d-f8d84c96d7fd Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea Source to Sea trips are the journey from a river's headwaters to where that river meets the salt water.  In 2021, The River Radius will host on river, real time interviews with various source to sea trips.  The first is the Sac Source to Sea, a journey launching on March 14 2021 down the Sacramento River.  The Sac, as this river is called, feeds a huge agricultural community in the Sacramento Valley, and that valley supplies an immense amount of food to the United States.  In this Mile 0 episode, you will meet the three crew members, Ari, Jamie and Alyssa two weeks before they launch on this expedition.  This Source to Sea project will allow us as host and listener to learn about a river we haven't yet explored.  

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Rivers for Change (they provided a scholarship to Sac Source to Sea)

Sacramento River

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138 Days on a River
Rowing Home 5000 Miles

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]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (sac source to sea, alyssa winkelman, ari kosel, rivers for change, jamie trapp) www.theriverradius.com Source to Sea trips are the journey from a river's headwaters to where that river meets the salt water.  In 2021, The River Radius will host on river, real time interviews with various source to sea trips.  The first is the Sac Source to Sea, a journey launching on March 14 2021 down the Sacramento River.  The Sac, as this river is called, feeds a huge agricultural community in the Sacramento Valley, and that valley supplies an immense amount of food to the United States.  In this Mile 0 episode, you will meet the three crew members, Ari, Jamie and Alyssa two weeks before they launch on this expedition.  This Source to Sea project will allow us as host and listener to learn about a river we haven't yet explored.  

The River Radius website, instagram, and facebook.

Sac Source to Sea website and instagram.

Rivers for Change (they provided a scholarship to Sac Source to Sea)

Sacramento River

Sacramento Valley

Central Valley

San Francisco Bay

Strait Up film by Jamie Trapp

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138 Days on a River
Rowing Home 5000 Miles

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]]> Mile 0 Sacramento River Source to Sea sac source to sea, alyssa winkelman, ari kosel, rivers for change, jamie trapp 00:36:46 This is the first in a series of episodes that will host real time interviews with the Sac Source to Sea crew as they navigate the Sacramento River from its headwaters in the Klamath Mountains of Northern California to the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay. This is the first in a series of episodes that will host real time interviews with the Sac Source to Sea crew as they navigate the Sacramento River from its headwaters in the Klamath Mountains of Northern California to the Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Bay. san francisco bau, source to sea, sacramento valley, california, golden gate bridge, california water, sacramento river true full 16 fe42c9fa-17b6-4bab-80cc-f7e4e139ad4d Returning Rapids of Cataract 2021 When the free running Colorado River smashes into the still water of Lake Powell, it drops its massive sediment load into Cataract Canyon and the reservoir.  This has been happening since the late 1970s when Powell was approaching full pool.  And for the last 20 years, Powell has been slowly and steadily decreasing its volume because there is not enough annual inflows from the Green, Gunnison and San Juan Rivers that drain the Southern Rockies into the Colorado River.  As the water drops more, sediment and silt is exposed and the river keeps carving down through the mess.  A group of river runners has been paying close attention to the changes as only river runners can do.  They got organized and developed the Returning Rapids project to document the re-emergence of Cataract Canyon and its rapids.

 

GIVEAWAY of EmRiver educational river table

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]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:50:48 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Eddyline Welding, Sam Carter, Mike Dehoff) www.theriverradius.com When the free running Colorado River smashes into the still water of Lake Powell, it drops its massive sediment load into Cataract Canyon and the reservoir.  This has been happening since the late 1970s when Powell was approaching full pool.  And for the last 20 years, Powell has been slowly and steadily decreasing its volume because there is not enough annual inflows from the Green, Gunnison and San Juan Rivers that drain the Southern Rockies into the Colorado River.  As the water drops more, sediment and silt is exposed and the river keeps carving down through the mess.  A group of river runners has been paying close attention to the changes as only river runners can do.  They got organized and developed the Returning Rapids project to document the re-emergence of Cataract Canyon and its rapids.

 

GIVEAWAY of EmRiver educational river table

Returning Rapids Project

Center for Colorado River Studies

Colorado River

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Canyonlands National Park

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]]> Returning Rapids of Cataract 2021 Eddyline Welding, Sam Carter, Mike Dehoff 00:39:39 Cataract Canyon is welcoming some of its rapids back to the flow of the river as the Colorado River is recovering from a reservoir. A crew of river runners has been there witnessing and documenting the Returning Rapids. Cataract Canyon is welcoming some of its rapids back to the flow of the river as the Colorado River is recovering from a reservoir. A crew of river runners has been there witnessing and documenting the Returning Rapids. returning rapids, glen canyon dam, canyonlands national park, glen canyon, bureau of reclamation, cataract canyon, colorado river, lake powell true full 15 8c81bb5c-a85b-4f7b-820c-c8f1616d9fc2 Trailer River Radius Podcast Fri, 19 Feb 2021 03:31:50 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com Trailer River Radius Podcast The River Radius LLC 00:01:59 This trailer for The River Radius Podcast provides a peek into a few episodes and a has a short description from the host describing what this podcast provides the listener. This trailer for The River Radius Podcast provides a peek into a few episodes and a has a short description from the host describing what this podcast provides the listener. true trailer 1220c70d-6c71-4c76-8a2e-a97a87ddc8c4 River Permits Do you rally up your river friends each January and coordinate your river permit dates?  Do you get permits?  Do you wonder who is behind the curtain of rec.gov and the permitting offices?  This episode asked all those questions and spoke with the river permitting "boss" at rec.gov, and the river permit offices at Dinosaur National Monument, Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho and Grand Canyon National Park.  There are people behind the curtain, they are very friendly and shared with The River Radius information to help all of us better understand the why and the how of the river permit systems.  

Each river office has a website with relevant information and deep statistical data that tells a story of each seasons application numbers.  Here they are:

Dinosaur National Monument main river info page

Idaho 4 Rivers main river info page

Grand Canyon National Park, River Lottery

Grand Canyon National Park, River Lottery statistics

Recreation One Stop (rec.gov)

 

These two previous episodes listed below from The River Radius Podcast offer more and different information about the content in this episode:

Hoops’ Echo
Herm Hoops worked at Dinosaur National Monument for years and spent many days and nights on the Green River.  He was a strong and passionate river conservationists and wrote a comprehensive history of modern river rafts.  Herm passed away late in 2020.  

8000 Years on the Selway
The Selway River in Idaho has hosted humans for thousands of years with Salmon and Steelhead fisheries, resources to build shelters, and amazing water. Over the summers of 2018 and 2019 archeological research has been conducted on the Selway to clarify and protect the artifacts in the river valley. Jeff Adams explains as much as he can, the story of humans along the Selway long before the Europeans arrived.

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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:16:38 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Steve Sullivan Grand Canyon National Park, Recreation One Stop, Donna Leuzinger Salmon-Challis National Forest, Ethan Oja Dinosaur National Monument, Sheri Hughes Recreation.gov, Sam Carter, Dan Johnson Dinosaur National Monument) www.theriverradius.com Do you rally up your river friends each January and coordinate your river permit dates?  Do you get permits?  Do you wonder who is behind the curtain of rec.gov and the permitting offices?  This episode asked all those questions and spoke with the river permitting "boss" at rec.gov, and the river permit offices at Dinosaur National Monument, Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho and Grand Canyon National Park.  There are people behind the curtain, they are very friendly and shared with The River Radius information to help all of us better understand the why and the how of the river permit systems.  

Each river office has a website with relevant information and deep statistical data that tells a story of each seasons application numbers.  Here they are:

Dinosaur National Monument main river info page

Idaho 4 Rivers main river info page

Grand Canyon National Park, River Lottery

Grand Canyon National Park, River Lottery statistics

Recreation One Stop (rec.gov)

 

These two previous episodes listed below from The River Radius Podcast offer more and different information about the content in this episode:

Hoops’ Echo
Herm Hoops worked at Dinosaur National Monument for years and spent many days and nights on the Green River.  He was a strong and passionate river conservationists and wrote a comprehensive history of modern river rafts.  Herm passed away late in 2020.  

8000 Years on the Selway
The Selway River in Idaho has hosted humans for thousands of years with Salmon and Steelhead fisheries, resources to build shelters, and amazing water. Over the summers of 2018 and 2019 archeological research has been conducted on the Selway to clarify and protect the artifacts in the river valley. Jeff Adams explains as much as he can, the story of humans along the Selway long before the Europeans arrived.

Contact The River Radius Podcast:  hello@theriverradius.com

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]]> River Permits Steve Sullivan Grand Canyon National Park, Recreation One Stop, Donna Leuzinger Salmon-Challis National Forest, Ethan Oja Dinosaur National Monument, Sheri Hughes Recreation.gov, Sam Carter, Dan Johnson Dinosaur National Monument 00:40:34 River permits for western rivers are becoming more and more competitive. Why do we have permits, how many people are applying and what comes next? This episode hosts conversations with the permit office at Recreation One Stop (rec.gov) and with the river permitting offices at Dinosaur National Monument, Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho and Grand Canyon National Park. River permits for western rivers are becoming more and more competitive. Why do we have permits, how many people are applying and what comes next? This episode hosts conversations with the permit office at Recreation One Stop (rec.gov) and with the river permitting offices at Dinosaur National Monument, Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho and Grand Canyon National Park. main salmon river, recreation one stop, snake river, middle fork of the salmon river, salmon-challis national forest, grand canyon national park, river permits, selway river, rec.gov, green river, hells canyon, recreation.gov, middle fork, dinosaur national monument, echo park, yampa river, salmon river, colorado river, rec dot gov, idaho, gates of lodore true full 14 0f86c19d-1976-4ee7-8020-d6c6afde7024 Rowing Home 5000 miles The first river Ellen Falterman paddled was the Amazon, upriver in a 400 lb dugout canoe for a few weeks with her brother.  But that is not the story here.  The story here is that her second river trip was a run down the Missouri River from Montana to St Louis, and then her third river to paddle was the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.  And she kept going, along the coastal islands and then via the Intra Coastal Waterway to Texas, to her home and her family.  She accomplished this all by the age of 25.  Ellen was peeling back life.  She comes from a family of pilots.  Her older brother, a pilot, crashed his plane into the river and did not survive.  This is the story of a human digging in on her own humanity.  Anointing herself with her grief and finding strength there.  Ellen is a river boater, a pilot, a flight instructor and is preparing to row around the world across the oceans.  

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]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:05:19 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Ellen Falterman, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com The first river Ellen Falterman paddled was the Amazon, upriver in a 400 lb dugout canoe for a few weeks with her brother.  But that is not the story here.  The story here is that her second river trip was a run down the Missouri River from Montana to St Louis, and then her third river to paddle was the Mississippi River from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.  And she kept going, along the coastal islands and then via the Intra Coastal Waterway to Texas, to her home and her family.  She accomplished this all by the age of 25.  Ellen was peeling back life.  She comes from a family of pilots.  Her older brother, a pilot, crashed his plane into the river and did not survive.  This is the story of a human digging in on her own humanity.  Anointing herself with her grief and finding strength there.  Ellen is a river boater, a pilot, a flight instructor and is preparing to row around the world across the oceans.  

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]]> Rowing Home 5000 miles Ellen Falterman, Sam Carter 00:47:19 Rowing Home is the story of one person paddling and rowing from Montana and Minnesota on the biggest rivers of North America, to the Gulf of Mexico, and then to Texas. All by water. Canoes, kayaks, planes, headwaters and ocean waters. Rowing Home is the story of one person paddling and rowing from Montana and Minnesota on the biggest rivers of North America, to the Gulf of Mexico, and then to Texas. All by water. Canoes, kayaks, planes, headwaters and ocean waters. driftless area, gulf of mexico, 3 forks montana, missouri river, atchafalaya river, ellen magellan expeditions, barrier islands, ellen falterman, mississippi river, texas, birds foot delta, lake itasca, three forks montana, trinity river, grumman canoe true full 13 14060567-b94c-43a3-b3d4-9d4f89902f0c The Blue Nile River The Blue Nile River starts in Ethiopia and confluences with the White Nile River in Sudan to form the Nile River.  The Nile River is the longest river in the world.  The Blue Nile starts in the highlands of Ethiopia and courses through deep gorges and canyons, open country and passes by many small and larger groups of people living along the river.  This river is home to the Nile Crocodile and Hippopotamus both of which can pursue humans as prey.  The Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam was recently completed and is now filling with water from the Blue Nile.  This will inundate much of the river upstream of this dam, change the flows, the nature of the river corridor and the land where many people live.  In 1987 Steve Stahl was 21 years old when he floated the Blue Nile.  in 2019 he came back to see the river again that will soon be underwater.  In this show, he tells of the river and the people that he encounters.  And he explains the Croc rocks.  

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]]> Tue, 1 Dec 2020 19:11:38 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Sam Carter, Steve Stahl) www.theriverradius.com The Blue Nile River starts in Ethiopia and confluences with the White Nile River in Sudan to form the Nile River.  The Nile River is the longest river in the world.  The Blue Nile starts in the highlands of Ethiopia and courses through deep gorges and canyons, open country and passes by many small and larger groups of people living along the river.  This river is home to the Nile Crocodile and Hippopotamus both of which can pursue humans as prey.  The Grand Renaissance Ethiopian Dam was recently completed and is now filling with water from the Blue Nile.  This will inundate much of the river upstream of this dam, change the flows, the nature of the river corridor and the land where many people live.  In 1987 Steve Stahl was 21 years old when he floated the Blue Nile.  in 2019 he came back to see the river again that will soon be underwater.  In this show, he tells of the river and the people that he encounters.  And he explains the Croc rocks.  

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]]> The Blue Nile River Sam Carter, Steve Stahl 00:55:36 The Blue Nile River of Ethiopia is the largest volume river feeding into the Nile River. In 1987 and 2019, Steve Stahl boated the Blue Nile. This river passes by many small groups of people, through intense whitewater and is populated with Nile Crocodiles and Hippopotamus. His trip in 2019 is the last descent of this river before it is impounded behind a new dam and he tells us the story of the river and the people he encounters. The Blue Nile River of Ethiopia is the largest volume river feeding into the Nile River. In 1987 and 2019, Steve Stahl boated the Blue Nile. This river passes by many small groups of people, through intense whitewater and is populated with Nile Crocodiles and Hippopotamus. His trip in 2019 is the last descent of this river before it is impounded behind a new dam and he tells us the story of the river and the people he encounters. grand ethiopian renaissance dam, sierra rios, ethiopia, gumez, sudan, hippopotamus, steve stahl, egypt, croc rocks, nile river, laka tana, africa, rafting, sobek, nile crocodiles, white nile river, gerd, boating, blue nile river true full 12 13e1eb4d-f54f-4c83-8a1e-0c876890ab2f Freedom River A local guy from Moab, Utah was ready to turn himself in for a warrant in Colorado.  The jail he would spend time in was near the same river that ran through his hometown of Moab.  He brought his kayak with him and planned to float home after his jail time was up.  As he approached the jail, the call of the river and the "nice day" simply won out, and he floated right past the jail.  Downstream that day and the next were two permitted stretches of river, Ruby Horsethief and West Water, and he did not have nor want the permits for either.  He grew up on this river.  That didn't matter to the beauracratic systems in place and his actions invited the River Rangers and state law enforcement to track him down.  This short story gives the details and hears how this human loves this river.  

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West Water
Grand Junction, CO
Clifton, CO
Moab, UT
 

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]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:59:44 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Patrick Burchell, Sam Carter) www.theriverradius.com A local guy from Moab, Utah was ready to turn himself in for a warrant in Colorado.  The jail he would spend time in was near the same river that ran through his hometown of Moab.  He brought his kayak with him and planned to float home after his jail time was up.  As he approached the jail, the call of the river and the "nice day" simply won out, and he floated right past the jail.  Downstream that day and the next were two permitted stretches of river, Ruby Horsethief and West Water, and he did not have nor want the permits for either.  He grew up on this river.  That didn't matter to the beauracratic systems in place and his actions invited the River Rangers and state law enforcement to track him down.  This short story gives the details and hears how this human loves this river.  

Colorado River
Ruby Horsethief
West Water
Grand Junction, CO
Clifton, CO
Moab, UT
 

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]]> Freedom River Patrick Burchell, Sam Carter 00:16:43 As our attention spans decrease this fall of 2020, this short episode tells the story of a man who planned to kayak home after a stint in jail, yet decided to not even go to jail, and head on down the river back home. For a person who grew up on that river, ignoring the river permits he needed that day was not even on his mind, and his continued hobby of hunting dinosaur bones was as normal as drinking water. As our attention spans decrease this fall of 2020, this short episode tells the story of a man who planned to kayak home after a stint in jail, yet decided to not even go to jail, and head on down the river back home. For a person who grew up on that river, ignoring the river permits he needed that day was not even on his mind, and his continued hobby of hunting dinosaur bones was as normal as drinking water. grand junction, utah dnr ranger, moab, poach river, ruby horsethief, clifton, jail, blm river ranger, colorado, utah, colorado river, west water true full 11 494b9587-4353-48b8-b32a-129cae02ef30 Part 2: Building Fish After the genetically pure Greenback Cutthroat Trout was found above a waterfall in Bear Creek, Colorado Parks and Wildlife quickly worked to secure this fish, and to propagate it in its native basin, the South Platte River Basin.  Projects have included several smaller stream areas where the Greenback has been reintroduced to its basin.  Currently the largest project yet, over 30 miles of stream reintroduction, is in the works.  This is a multi-agency effort, involves the Wild and Scenic Poudre River, and in the effort to restore a fish, the ironic path of eliminating other fish and possibly using dynamite to further change a stream are part of the plan.  Are these too much or are they simply what is needed to bend the path of the Greenback back to its true headwaters.  This episode explores fish biology, Wild and Scenic River regulations, modern river recreation, and genetic diversity.  

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]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:58:12 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Dr Kevin Rogers, Matt Fairchild, American Whitewater, Wild and Scenic Rivers Council, United States Forest Service, Bryan Maddox, Jennifer Back, Evan Stafford, Sam Carter, Boyd Wright, National Park Service, Colorado Parks and WIldlife) www.theriverradius.com After the genetically pure Greenback Cutthroat Trout was found above a waterfall in Bear Creek, Colorado Parks and Wildlife quickly worked to secure this fish, and to propagate it in its native basin, the South Platte River Basin.  Projects have included several smaller stream areas where the Greenback has been reintroduced to its basin.  Currently the largest project yet, over 30 miles of stream reintroduction, is in the works.  This is a multi-agency effort, involves the Wild and Scenic Poudre River, and in the effort to restore a fish, the ironic path of eliminating other fish and possibly using dynamite to further change a stream are part of the plan.  Are these too much or are they simply what is needed to bend the path of the Greenback back to its true headwaters.  This episode explores fish biology, Wild and Scenic River regulations, modern river recreation, and genetic diversity.  

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Rocky Mountain National Park

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grasslands

Wild and Scenic Rivers:  Cache La Poudre River

American Whitewater

Poudre River

South Platte River Basin

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Greenback Cutthroat Trout

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]]> Part 2: Building Fish Dr Kevin Rogers, Matt Fairchild, American Whitewater, Wild and Scenic Rivers Council, United States Forest Service, Bryan Maddox, Jennifer Back, Evan Stafford, Sam Carter, Boyd Wright, National Park Service, Colorado Parks and WIldlife 00:41:02 The Greenback Cutthroat Trout survived many different assaults on its existence and genetic lineage. Once it was found in hiding above a waterfall, work began to reestablish this fish in its original basin. And yet, this work runs into itself as the projects require more changes to the streams of Colorado. The Greenback Cutthroat Trout survived many different assaults on its existence and genetic lineage. Once it was found in hiding above a waterfall, work began to reestablish this fish in its original basin. And yet, this work runs into itself as the projects require more changes to the streams of Colorado. starter fluid rapid, poudre river, greenback cutthroat trout, the big south, cache la poudre river, american whitewater, cameron peak fire, colorado parks and wildlife, native trout, south platte river basin true full 10 c10a65bd-5f41-4e09-972b-4e1b1ad9b87b Part 1: Something Fishy Before Manifest Destiny arrived in North America, the Greenback Cutthroat Trout only lived in the South Platte River Basin of the Southern Rockies in Colorado.  This fish was beat up as it lived in the streams where Europeans first inhabited Colorado.  It was then accidentally saved from extinction over 100 years ago by an unknowing entrepreneur who put it up high in a mountain stream where it was left alone for 100 plus years.  In the 20th Century, fish enthusiasts and researchers began work to help this fish recover, except they lacked the absolute clarity of what fish was what in the now genetically mixed fish populations and streams of Colorado.  When a PhD student decided to perform research on the historical path of the fish, many details emerged that were unexpected and that changed and corrected the path of recovery for this fish.  This is a story of raising a nation, changing the natural landscape and then working to repair the harm.  This is a story of the resilience of life and of the dedication of a group of people who work to bring this fish back home.  

 

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]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:56:29 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Rocky Mountain Flycasters, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, University of Colorado, Metcalf Lab, Dr Jessica Metcalf, Dick Jefferies, Colorado State University, Boyd Wright, Dr Kevin Rogers, Trout Unlimited) www.theriverradius.com Before Manifest Destiny arrived in North America, the Greenback Cutthroat Trout only lived in the South Platte River Basin of the Southern Rockies in Colorado.  This fish was beat up as it lived in the streams where Europeans first inhabited Colorado.  It was then accidentally saved from extinction over 100 years ago by an unknowing entrepreneur who put it up high in a mountain stream where it was left alone for 100 plus years.  In the 20th Century, fish enthusiasts and researchers began work to help this fish recover, except they lacked the absolute clarity of what fish was what in the now genetically mixed fish populations and streams of Colorado.  When a PhD student decided to perform research on the historical path of the fish, many details emerged that were unexpected and that changed and corrected the path of recovery for this fish.  This is a story of raising a nation, changing the natural landscape and then working to repair the harm.  This is a story of the resilience of life and of the dedication of a group of people who work to bring this fish back home.  

 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Dr Jessica Metcalf

Dr Kevin Rogers

Boyd Wright

Rocky Mountain Flycasters TU

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

Endangered Species List

Colorado State Fish

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]]> Part 1: Something Fishy Rocky Mountain Flycasters, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, University of Colorado, Metcalf Lab, Dr Jessica Metcalf, Dick Jefferies, Colorado State University, Boyd Wright, Dr Kevin Rogers, Trout Unlimited 00:39:51 The Greenback Cutthroat Trout of Colorado was once a prolific fish in the streams of the South Platte River Basin. That all changed with the arrival of European Americans. Since then it has been spread across the state, hybridized, squeezed out by non-native fish, placed on the Endangered Species List, named the State Fish of Colorado, and thought to be extinct. After many efforts to re-establish this fish, it took a college student, a PhD student to sort out the details and set the path for the Greenback Cutthroat Trout to regain its place in its home river basin. The Greenback Cutthroat Trout of Colorado was once a prolific fish in the streams of the South Platte River Basin. That all changed with the arrival of European Americans. Since then it has been spread across the state, hybridized, squeezed out by non-native fish, placed on the Endangered Species List, named the State Fish of Colorado, and thought to be extinct. After many efforts to re-establish this fish, it took a college student, a PhD student to sort out the details and set the path for the Greenback Cutthroat Trout to regain its place in its home river basin. colorado state fish, greenback cutthroat trout, dr kevin rogers, colorado parks and wildlife, native trout, cutthroat trout, endangered species list, colorado, south platte river basin, dr jessica metcalf true full 9 a14e139b-8850-443b-997f-a58f87f3d3bc Thirsty Growth The Poudre River starts in Rocky Mountain National Park and flows through fantastic country.  Immediately when it leaves the mountains it is put to work providing water for humans in many applications.  This river even has its flows augmented by inputs that are diverted from streams on the other side of the Continental Divide.  Today, there are several Front Range municipalities and water districts actively working to develop water rights from the Poudre for distribution and use in existing and emerging homes.   One project is NISP, Northern Integrated Supply Project; the other is the City of Thornton pipeline.  There is very real concern more water extraction from the Poudre will dry this river up before it flows through the City of Fort Collins, Colorado.  On this show we are joined by American Whitewater, Northern Water, Diversify Whitewater, Rocky Mountain Adventures, and Larimer County.  Unable to join were the City of Thornton and the City of Fort Collins.  This is the story of water and humans in the west in the modern moment.  

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]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:51:33 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Rocky Mountain Adventures, american whitewater, Lily Durkee, evan stafford, NISP, Northern Water, Larimer County, Jeff Stahla, Michelle Bird, Kyle Johnson, hattie johnson, diversify whitewater) www.theriverradius.com The Poudre River starts in Rocky Mountain National Park and flows through fantastic country.  Immediately when it leaves the mountains it is put to work providing water for humans in many applications.  This river even has its flows augmented by inputs that are diverted from streams on the other side of the Continental Divide.  Today, there are several Front Range municipalities and water districts actively working to develop water rights from the Poudre for distribution and use in existing and emerging homes.   One project is NISP, Northern Integrated Supply Project; the other is the City of Thornton pipeline.  There is very real concern more water extraction from the Poudre will dry this river up before it flows through the City of Fort Collins, Colorado.  On this show we are joined by American Whitewater, Northern Water, Diversify Whitewater, Rocky Mountain Adventures, and Larimer County.  Unable to join were the City of Thornton and the City of Fort Collins.  This is the story of water and humans in the west in the modern moment.  

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]]> Thirsty Growth Rocky Mountain Adventures, american whitewater, Lily Durkee, evan stafford, NISP, Northern Water, Larimer County, Jeff Stahla, Michelle Bird, Kyle Johnson, hattie johnson, diversify whitewater 00:45:42 The Poudre River is born from the Southern Rockies onto the Front Range of Colorado. Wilderness, Wild and Scenic, whitewater, flyfishing. This is a beautiful river. It is also a working river. Regional communities want more of the water for their homes and for the river itself. How much can the Poudre River give? The Poudre River is born from the Southern Rockies onto the Front Range of Colorado. Wilderness, Wild and Scenic, whitewater, flyfishing. This is a beautiful river. It is also a working river. Regional communities want more of the water for their homes and for the river itself. How much can the Poudre River give? rocky mountain national park, nisp, poudre river, city of fort collins, rocky mountain adventures, larimer county, northern integrated supply project, northern water, city of thornton, american whitewater, diversify whitewater, thornton water project, thornton pipeline true full 8 6bdb0896-a2d9-4aea-8c07-dd82dd8fca6b The Confluence of boating and writing This episode digs into a key concept of waste and the philosophy of Georges Bataille that Zak Podmore uses to define waste.  The authors that have influenced his writing and given him insight into challenging topics are explored to include Charles Bowden and Ed Abbey.  Zak talks about the process of writing this book and the mentors that supported him: Amy Irvine, Craig Childs, Mark Sundeen.  Zak also explains the power of his Mom's life on his life, and then simply enough, uses his own adventures to weave all of this knowledge and wisdom into some fresh perspectives on the pressing layers of life that recirculate through generations.  Zak is writing and publishing this book in the beginning of his 3rd decade and he approaches it with frank humbleness and clarity.   

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]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2020 00:57:48 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (sam carter, zak podmore) www.theriverradius.com This episode digs into a key concept of waste and the philosophy of Georges Bataille that Zak Podmore uses to define waste.  The authors that have influenced his writing and given him insight into challenging topics are explored to include Charles Bowden and Ed Abbey.  Zak talks about the process of writing this book and the mentors that supported him: Amy Irvine, Craig Childs, Mark Sundeen.  Zak also explains the power of his Mom's life on his life, and then simply enough, uses his own adventures to weave all of this knowledge and wisdom into some fresh perspectives on the pressing layers of life that recirculate through generations.  Zak is writing and publishing this book in the beginning of his 3rd decade and he approaches it with frank humbleness and clarity.   

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]]> The Confluence of boating and writing sam carter, zak podmore 00:48:47 CONFLUENCE is a new book about rivers in the American West, cultural interactions that lay just beyond the banks of these rivers, and the adventures to capture these stories. Zak is a new literary influence in the genre of rivers and tells us about his new book and the forces that influence his writing. CONFLUENCE is a new book about rivers in the American West, cultural interactions that lay just beyond the banks of these rivers, and the adventures to capture these stories. Zak is a new literary influence in the genre of rivers and tells us about his new book and the forces that influence his writing. bluff utah, source to sea, elwha river, bluff, confluence, immigration, writing, pulse flow, green river, waste, torrey house press, san juan river, little colorado river, rio grande, book, colorado river, georges bataille true full 7 89c0f928-c571-456c-abbf-52ef8758532e Hoops's Echo In December of 2019, "The Salad Days" film was released telling a brief story of Herm Hoops's life.  He landed his dream job as a Ranger at Dinosaur National Monument, home of Echo Park.  He boated Desoloation Canyon on the Green River again and again and again.  Possibly his last trip down Deso is documented in "The Salad Days."  This interview is with Herm Hoops, his wife Valerie Hoops and film maker Cody Perry.  They talk about Herms life, the concepts of this film, and rivers need the boaters to care for the rivers, and how Herm sees his life.  

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]]> Mon, 4 May 2020 18:49:58 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Herm Hoops, Cody Perry, Valerie Hoops, Rig to Flip) www.theriverradius.com In December of 2019, "The Salad Days" film was released telling a brief story of Herm Hoops's life.  He landed his dream job as a Ranger at Dinosaur National Monument, home of Echo Park.  He boated Desoloation Canyon on the Green River again and again and again.  Possibly his last trip down Deso is documented in "The Salad Days."  This interview is with Herm Hoops, his wife Valerie Hoops and film maker Cody Perry.  They talk about Herms life, the concepts of this film, and rivers need the boaters to care for the rivers, and how Herm sees his life.  

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]]> Hoops's Echo Herm Hoops, Cody Perry, Valerie Hoops, Rig to Flip 00:37:12 By living his life the way he wanted, Herm Hoops found himself becoming a river lover, a river boater and a man pursuing his life on his terms. He chased passion instead of career. He stood up for rivers and learned that was conservation. He found his dream job. By living his life the way he wanted, Herm Hoops found himself becoming a river lover, a river boater and a man pursuing his life on his terms. He chased passion instead of career. He stood up for rivers and learned that was conservation. He found his dream job. flim, national park service, valerie hoops, green river, herm hoops, dinosaur national monument, echo park, rig to flip, yampa river, cody perry, utah, desolation canyon, the salad days true full 6 c03fc5a8-8b5f-4042-929a-f06a609f05d2 From The Grand to Corona While spending 25 days intentionally away from the world of technology and news and globalization, a group of friends navigated the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon building friendships, exploring the canyons, resetting their life trajectory.  In that 25 day period, a virus that started at a market in inland China has caught rides in cars, on planes and trains, and has moved to 6 continents, killing people, maxing out health care systems, scaring financial markets, causing rigid governmental responses, and in many places it is ignored as nothing big.  In one moment these friends are having moments of reflection and joy, and then moments of confusion, then they are welcomed back to their new paradigm.  Two members of the trip tell the story with humor and heartfelt observation.  They went into the canyon to take a break, and they come out of the canyon to concerns about family, uncertainty with personal employment, and wondering why there is a toilet paper shortage.  

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]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:42:33 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Jon Romeo, Josh Munson, Tyler Whitcomb photography, Mason Thomas, One Chain, Zach Edler) www.theriverradius.com While spending 25 days intentionally away from the world of technology and news and globalization, a group of friends navigated the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon building friendships, exploring the canyons, resetting their life trajectory.  In that 25 day period, a virus that started at a market in inland China has caught rides in cars, on planes and trains, and has moved to 6 continents, killing people, maxing out health care systems, scaring financial markets, causing rigid governmental responses, and in many places it is ignored as nothing big.  In one moment these friends are having moments of reflection and joy, and then moments of confusion, then they are welcomed back to their new paradigm.  Two members of the trip tell the story with humor and heartfelt observation.  They went into the canyon to take a break, and they come out of the canyon to concerns about family, uncertainty with personal employment, and wondering why there is a toilet paper shortage.  

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]]> From The Grand to Corona Jon Romeo, Josh Munson, Tyler Whitcomb photography, Mason Thomas, One Chain, Zach Edler 00:47:42 13 boaters launched down the Grand Canyon in February 2020 for a 25 day journey. They emerged from the canyon on March 14 to the corona virus pandemic. This is a story about moving from bliss to a TP shortage in the course of one day. 13 boaters launched down the Grand Canyon in February 2020 for a 25 day journey. They emerged from the canyon on March 14 to the corona virus pandemic. This is a story about moving from bliss to a TP shortage in the course of one day. lee's ferry, raft, grand canyon, pearce ferry, re-entry, arizona, colorado river, covid 19, corona virus true full 5 1b852aa0-c6f1-4274-b811-2658280e0cbe 8000 Years on the Selway For two summers, I have been able to row gear boats down the Selway to support this archaeology research.  My view has been that of the laymen, the novice archeologist, the boater.  At the end of each summer's trip, I have interviewed Jeff Adams of Interior West Consulting to hear the onsite interpretation of what was recorded over the past 8 days.  The stone artifacts tell a story.  The river and its perfect water add to the story.  While I find it stubbornly awkward to make assumptions about a human existence a few hundred years ago to several thousand years ago, I absolutely thrive when I am able to contemplate my short life and how I am like, and am different from the humans who came before me.  This show is two people sitting in an amazing place wondering about life beyond their own.  https://www.facebook.com/theriverradius/?ref=bookmarks       Also on Instagram at The River Radius, and https://www.theriverradius.com

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]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2020 06:18:04 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) https://www.theriverradius.com For two summers, I have been able to row gear boats down the Selway to support this archaeology research.  My view has been that of the laymen, the novice archeologist, the boater.  At the end of each summer's trip, I have interviewed Jeff Adams of Interior West Consulting to hear the onsite interpretation of what was recorded over the past 8 days.  The stone artifacts tell a story.  The river and its perfect water add to the story.  While I find it stubbornly awkward to make assumptions about a human existence a few hundred years ago to several thousand years ago, I absolutely thrive when I am able to contemplate my short life and how I am like, and am different from the humans who came before me.  This show is two people sitting in an amazing place wondering about life beyond their own.  https://www.facebook.com/theriverradius/?ref=bookmarks       Also on Instagram at The River Radius, and https://www.theriverradius.com

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]]> 8000 Years on the Selway The River Radius LLC 01:01:57 The Selway River in Idaho has hosted humans for thousands of years with Salmon and Steelhead fisheries, resources to build shelters, and amazing water. Over the summers of 2018 and 2019 archeological research has been conducted on the Selway to clarify and protect the artifacts in the river valley. Jeff Adams explains as much as he can, the story of humans along the Selway long before the Europeans arrived. The Selway River in Idaho has hosted humans for thousands of years with Salmon and Steelhead fisheries, resources to build shelters, and amazing water. Over the summers of 2018 and 2019 archeological research has been conducted on the Selway to clarify and protect the artifacts in the river valley. Jeff Adams explains as much as he can, the story of humans along the Selway long before the Europeans arrived. salmon, steelhead, selway river, nez perce, idaho true full 4 255f3800-bad9-4b96-ad9a-6872a52df0d8 2020 2020 is an important push out year for this podcast.  Target topics are discussed here, and an invitation for you as the listener to engage.  Also, some insight is covered regarding what happened in 2019 to build this podcast.  

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]]> Sun, 26 Jan 2020 19:20:03 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (The River Radius LLC) www.theriverradius.com 2020 is an important push out year for this podcast.  Target topics are discussed here, and an invitation for you as the listener to engage.  Also, some insight is covered regarding what happened in 2019 to build this podcast.  

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]]> 2020 The River Radius LLC 00:05:36 2020 is here and this short episode explains what to expect on the podcast this year, and what was happening behind the scenes last year. 2020 is here and this short episode explains what to expect on the podcast this year, and what was happening behind the scenes last year. true full 3 5fb9c6ec-3872-4c00-a13c-71fb73e50a94 138 Days on a River Jenny and Mike Fiebig took 6 months off from their normal working, shopping, daily life to get back to the land and the river. They hiked to the headwaters of the Green River in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and started walking, then packrafting and eventually they launched their custom dory on the Green River and went downstream, all the way to the Mexican border with the United States. This could be a story about all the big rapids and waves and runs....and its not. It’s a story about this married couple, these two humans and how they slowed down and went at the pace of a river for 138 days. Stereotypes fell away. New connections were made. And as they say, they met each again after many years of marriage.

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]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:02:47 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Mike Fiebig, Hog Island Boatworks, Sam Carter, Jenny Fiebig, Eddyline Welding, Green River) www.theriverradius.com Jenny and Mike Fiebig took 6 months off from their normal working, shopping, daily life to get back to the land and the river. They hiked to the headwaters of the Green River in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming and started walking, then packrafting and eventually they launched their custom dory on the Green River and went downstream, all the way to the Mexican border with the United States. This could be a story about all the big rapids and waves and runs....and its not. It’s a story about this married couple, these two humans and how they slowed down and went at the pace of a river for 138 days. Stereotypes fell away. New connections were made. And as they say, they met each again after many years of marriage.

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]]> 138 Days on a River Mike Fiebig, Hog Island Boatworks, Sam Carter, Jenny Fiebig, Eddyline Welding, Green River 00:55:00 Jenny and Mike Fiebig decided to go on one long river journey. 138 days. Wyoming to Mexico. Source to Sea on the Green River. This is their story of being a human on a river trip. Jenny and Mike Fiebig decided to go on one long river journey. 138 days. Wyoming to Mexico. Source to Sea on the Green River. This is their story of being a human on a river trip. source to sea, green river, colorado river, lake powell true full 2 15987525-819b-47bb-aab5-d065d87dda7d Highwater, Helicopters and Money As the winter of 1983 closed out in the Western United States, the Central and Southern Rocky Mountains were covered in exceptionally deep snow. Spring was warming up and rain was falling. This combination of fast melting snow and rain timed the runoff into the Green and Colorado Rivers just perfect to create record high flows well above 100,000 CFS into Cataract Canyon. It was commercial river season in Cataract and two trips were being pushed into running the biggest water in North America to ensure the company made its profit. As the river level continued to rise, trips were loosing boats and the risk was intense. Bego, Laurie Cooper and Tim Cooper were guides that season and are still friends today. 35 years later, they told that story around the campfire of running Cataract Canyon in 1983, a boss who was seeing dollar signs, and helicopters that shuttled notes and people up and down the corridor. See more at Instagram and Facebook.

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]]> Sun, 12 May 2019 17:21:15 +0000 hello@theriverradius.com (Mike DeHoff, Bego, Tim Cooper, Sam Carter, Eddyline Welding, Laurie Cooper) www.theriverradius.com As the winter of 1983 closed out in the Western United States, the Central and Southern Rocky Mountains were covered in exceptionally deep snow. Spring was warming up and rain was falling. This combination of fast melting snow and rain timed the runoff into the Green and Colorado Rivers just perfect to create record high flows well above 100,000 CFS into Cataract Canyon. It was commercial river season in Cataract and two trips were being pushed into running the biggest water in North America to ensure the company made its profit. As the river level continued to rise, trips were loosing boats and the risk was intense. Bego, Laurie Cooper and Tim Cooper were guides that season and are still friends today. 35 years later, they told that story around the campfire of running Cataract Canyon in 1983, a boss who was seeing dollar signs, and helicopters that shuttled notes and people up and down the corridor. See more at Instagram and Facebook.

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]]> Highwater, Helicopters and Money Mike DeHoff, Bego, Tim Cooper, Sam Carter, Eddyline Welding, Laurie Cooper 00:39:00 Cataract Canyon in Utah can host the biggest whitewater in North America. In 1983 it had flows over 100,000 CFS. Two commercial river trips were stuck in Cataract for that highwater and their guides tell their story. Cataract Canyon in Utah can host the biggest whitewater in North America. In 1983 it had flows over 100,000 CFS. Two commercial river trips were stuck in Cataract for that highwater and their guides tell their story. helicopters, rafts, highwater, dories, grand canyon, floods, cataract canyon, lake powell, 1983 true full 1