For National Rivers Month, Find Out Which River Species You Are

Take this quiz to match your personality with some of the nation’s most important river-dwelling fish and animals 

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For National Rivers Month, Find Out Which River Species You Are
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Are you most like a beaver, damselfly, salmon, Oregon spotted frog, river otter, hellbender, or Gila trout? These are just some of the thousands of species critical to healthy North American rivers. Let’s see which one you identify with. On to the quiz!

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5 Reasons the U.S. Needs Free-Flowing Rivers

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Free-flowing rivers are the lifeblood of wild landscapes, providing habitat and food to myriad aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal species. Rivers are also the source of more than two-thirds of the drinking water in the United States, yet fewer than 1 percent of those waterways fall under federal or state protection.

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Dam Removal in Washington State Promises to Benefit Fish, Whales, and People

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Dam Removal in Washington State Promises to Benefit Fish, Whales, and People

The Middle Fork Nooksack River originates on the southern slope of Mount Baker in northwestern Washington, flows northwest through the Cascade Range and the Mount Baker Wilderness, and joins with the Nooksack’s north and south forks before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.