#FindYourPark and Show Us Your Rivers

The National Park Service is celebrating its Centennial this year (2016) and the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’s 50th anniversary is coming up in 2018. We encourage the paddling community to get out there, take photos, and enjoy rivers while finding your park! You can help tell the story of these rivers which supports their conservation and stewardship by sharing your photos.

 

The National Park Service has initiated an effort to capture the beauty of each of the 3,200 river segments listed on the Nationwide Rivers Inventory and populate an interactive map with photos.

 

The Nationwide Rivers Inventory is a listing of free-flowing river segments in the United States that are believed to possess one or more “outstandingly remarkable” natural or cultural values judged to be of more than local or regional significance. Under a 1979 Presidential Directive, and related Council on Environmental Quality procedures, all federal agencies must seek to avoid or mitigate actions that would adversely affect one or more segments in Nationwide Rivers Inventory. For those who enjoy recreational opportunities on rivers, this list of rivers represents our nation’s most spectacular free-flowing rivers and many our community is out enjoying on a weekly basis. Because of this, we can play a unique role in assisting the National Park Service in providing imagery that captures the beauty and inspires stewardship of these special places.

 

TAKE PART

 

To join the project, add your images of your favorite rivers in the Nationwide Rivers Inventory to the Flickr group.

 

Join Here: http://bit.ly/1V6nBKv

 

List of Rivers That Need Photos

 

Just take a look at the above list and share any photos you have of these rivers with the group. The list will be updated weekly as submissions come in. Then, quickly fill out the Google form linked from the Flickr page to provide the National Park Service with permission to use your image.

 

While you're at it, be sure to upload your best images to the American Whitewater image database.