National Wild and Scenic River System
National Wild and Scenic River System | Rivers.gov
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by Congress in 1968 to preserve rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values.
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System - Wikipedia
The Act established the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to protect and enhance rivers found to be regionally and nationally significant. Rivers may be ...
Wild & Scenic Rivers | US Forest Service
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protects more than 13,400 miles of rivers and streams in the U.S. The Forest Service is involved in managing over 5,000 of ...
Wild and Scenic Rivers Program (U.S. National Park Service)
Wild and Scenic Rivers are designated by Congress. The National Park Service plays a major role in protecting the outstandingly remarkable ...
List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers - Wikipedia
Salmon River in Oregon · Ontonagon River, Michigan · Wilson Creek · Red River, New Mexico · Lower Flathead River · Loxhatchee River · Taunton River · White Clay Creek.
What Are Wild and Scenic Rivers? - National Park Service
National Wild and Scenic designation essentially vetoes the licensing of new hydropower projects on or directly affecting the river. The ...
Wild and Scenic Rivers | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, contains 14 wild and scenic rivers, extending 1,066 river miles. The Service ...
Wild and Scenic Rivers - Bureau of Land Management
Congress passed the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968, establishing the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System to preserve free-flowing rivers for the benefit ...
Wild and Scenic Rivers - Environmental Review - HUD Exchange
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 USC 1271-1287) provides federal protection for certain free-flowing, wild, scenic, and recreational rivers.
Wild and Scenic Rivers | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 established the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and authorizes Congress to preserve certain rivers with ...
1271 et seq.) to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present ...
36 CFR Part 297 -- Wild and Scenic Rivers - eCFR
Wild and scenic river means a river and the adjacent area within the boundaries of a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System pursuant to section ...
HOW MANY RIVERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM? As of 2023, the National System protects 13,492 miles of 227 ... 388 Wild and Scenic River ...
National Wild and Scenic Rivers
1271 et seq.) as a response to threats occurring to our nation's fragile rivers. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act preserves those designated rivers which possess ...
Scenic Rivers - PA DCNR - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Federal and state legislation allows waterway segments to be designated as part of the Scenic Rivers System. This designation is intended to protect the natural ...
Then, following a positive finding, Congress could add the river to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Of course,. Congress has the power to ...
If a project is proposed along a river that is designated in the national wild and scenic rivers system, the recipient must make a determination whether the ...
National wild and scenic rivers system, January 2000
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by Congress in 1968 (Public Law 90-542; 16 U.S.C 1271 et seq.) to preserve certain rivers with ...
Protecting Wild Rivers - - American Rivers
What is a Wild and Scenic River? The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by Congress in 1968 (Public Law 90- 542; 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.)
National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the DRB - NJ.gov
Passage of this bill means that the entire White Clay Creek Watershed is now included in the national system, making it the first National Wild ...