The River Management Society awarded American Whitewater and Executive Director, Mark Singleton, with the Outstanding Contribution to River Management Award at recent meetings in Gridwood, Alaska. A key mission of RMS is to develop and promote professional river management and encourage professional development. One of the best ways to promote professional river management is to recognize those members and others who have made significant contributions to the art and science of river management, and those who best exemplify the spirit and purpose of the RMS.
Criteria for the Outstanding Contribution to River Management Award includes:
- Advanced the field of river management through contributions in areas such as science, education, interpretation, research, and/or law enforcement;
- Developed innovative (or creatively adapted) river management techniques;
- Organized conferences/meetings that advanced river management as a science and as a profession;
- Developed or implemented new communication techniques to coordinate and connect managers;
- Provided opportunities for increased awareness by citizens and river visitors of their role in caring for rivers and watersheds; and/or
- Was an outstanding advocate for and promoted professional river management and outdoor ethics.
This award would not have been possible without close collaboration with our agency partners at the National Park Service, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Corp of Engineers.