Signing the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act on Oct. 2, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson said, “Every individual and every family should get to know at least one river.”
As we celebrate 50 years of protecting America’s rivers, our rivers and waters continue to tell the story of the West. Rivers sustain us; from the water we drink, to the food we eat. They also provide recreation and renewal; from the story of John Wesley Powell’s epic descents down the Green and Colorado rivers to biking Ogden’s new River Parkway.
Today, water in the West is challenged, and that challenge requires that we all renew our connection to and support for our water and river resources.