America's Most Endangered Rivers - (Page 13) AMERICA’S MOST ENDANGERED RIVERS : 2008 EDITION TM SUMMARIES NUMBER 1 NUMBER 2 CATAWBA-WATEREE RIVER NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA ROGUE RIVER OREGON THREAT: O U T D AT E D WAT E R S U P P LY M A N A G E M E N T The Catawba-Wateree River has served communities in the Southeast for thousands of years. This regional treasure was home to some of the first Native American tribes encountered by Europeans in the United States. The river now provides drinking water to millions, supports a myriad of local industries, and sustains the high quality of life residents enjoy. However, under this rich exterior, the CatawbaWateree River is being drained away by water mismanagement and explosive population growth. These threats, combined with predictions of more frequent droughts due to global warming, impair the river’s health and its ability to provide for residents in the future is at risk. North Carolina and South Carolina have a choice: they can continue to demonstrate ineffectual river management and move toward a future of water scarcity and uncertainty, or embrace river protection and sustainable water use to ensure a thriving economy and high quality of life for years to come. THREAT: L O G G I N G A N D ROAD CONSTRUCTION A M E R I C A’ S M O S T E N DA N G E R E D R I V E R S T M : 2 0 0 8 E D I T I O N | W W W. A M E R I C A N R I V E R S . O R G NANCY PIERCE The Rogue River is one of the most renowned rivers in the country, famous for its exceptional scenery, biodiversity, world-class fishing, and thrilling whitewater boating. One of the eight original rivers protected in the national Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1968, the Rogue supports a thriving recreation economy and draws thousands of anglers, boaters and hikers each year. But proposals to clearcut old-growth forest along key streams that feed the Rogue threaten to choke the river with sediment and destroy the river’s wild character. Unless Congress kills these destructive logging plans and permanently protects Rogue River tributaries, the amazing and unique wonders of the wild Rogue will be lost to future generations. KEN MORRISH 13 http://www.americanrivers.org Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of America's Most Endangered Rivers America's Most Endangered Rivers Contents Map: America’s Most Endangered RiversTM of 2008 What Does Global Warming Mean for Rivers? America’s Most Endangered RiversTM Success Stories Catawba River Rogue River Cache la Poudre River St. Lawrence River Minnesota River St. Johns River Gila River Allagash Wilderness Waterway Pearl River Niobrara River America's Most Endangered Rivers http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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