Explore 103 National Wildlife Refuge Water Trails online via nationalriversproject.com

Photo by Marcia Pradines, USFWS: Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia is one of the many rivers now accessible on nationalriversproject.com. Here, visitors may spot black bear, cranes, alligators and tortoises! 

Dozens of popular paddling destinations along National Wildlife Refuge Water Trails are now even more accessible online having been recently added to the National Rivers Project (NRP), an interactive map and online database which helps to identify, explore and plan river trips. The NRP now includes 18 National Wildlife Refuges and features 103 water trails and 50 access points managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

RMS National Board of Directors

2021-2023 Officers 

 Meet our newly elected National Board of Directors! Thank you for voting, and please help us welcome our new leadership!

Southwest Chapter Paddling Trip announced for Oct. 9-11, 2020 on the Gunnison River in CO

It's time to enjoy the late summer/fall weather and the comradery of other River Management Society members on a float trip on the Gunnison River through the Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area! Please see the information below, and if interested, please contact Stuart Schneider at stuartwschneider(at)gmail.com or Rob White at rob.whiteco(at)gmail.com.

RMS hosts Nolichucky River Gorge trip with Wild and Scenic River advocates, river managers

The Nolichucky River Gorge may be one step closer to earning Wild and Scenic River (WSR) designation following an August river trip with RMS members and Nolichucky WSR advocates. Attendees learned more about what a Wild & Scenic Nolichucky Gorge would look like and how it could benefit local communities and affect management decisions. They also discussed updates on the legislative status and where to go from here.