River Management Society

2025 RMS Award Winners

The River Management Society (RMS) congratulates winners of the 2025 RMS Awards, individuals whose achievements and leadership among river professionals inspire us. Awardees include:

Kevin Colburn: Frank Church Wild and Scenic Rivers Award
Liz Lacy: Frank Church Wild and Scenic Rivers Award
Lelia Mellen: Outstanding Contribution to the River Management Society
Joan Stemler: Outstanding Contribution to River Management

Map: Impacts of 2025 Federal Staff Reductions to River Safety

River managers nationwide are sharing how federal agency re-prioritization will impact their ability to support the safe use of our rivers. In an interactive map, RMS is documenting this information to help shine a light on the importance of our community's work on rivers nationwide. We invite you to share your river data by completing this form. All input will be shared without attribution.

RMS River Training Center receives USDA Forest Service Award

We are deeply honored and proud to announce that the RMS River Training Center has been recognized by the USDA Forest Service as one of the 2024 National Wild and Scenic Rivers Award recipients. During a virtual ceremony on Monday, Dec. 9, RMS Executive Director Risa Shimoda and River Training Center Coordinator Angie Braley graciously accepted this award.

Support River Professionals This Giving Season

Since 1996, River Management Society staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly to support the professionals who study, protect and manage North America's rivers. Over the last two years, RMS membership has reached record highs, driven by a demand for tools, training, and opportunities to collaborate.

Welcome Sera Janson Zegre, our new RMS Journal Editor

RMS is thrilled to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Sera Janson Zegre, who just published her first issue of the RMS Journal. We are eager for you all to get to know and work with her and hope you'll join us in giving her the warmest welcome! Read about Sera and celebrate the many contributions of her predecessor, Caroline Kurz, in the Fall 2024 issue of the RMS Journal, linked above. Sera has invited feedback on the Journal, which may be submitted here.

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