Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Virginia's Scenic Rivers Program

Presented by the River Management Society, in partnership with Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Virginia Commonwealth University.

RMS welcomes you as a river manager, scientist, planner, legal expert or river conservation and recreation advocate!  Brush up skills as you grow your network of outdoor resource students and professionals.  Richmond, Virginia (RVA) is our host city, on and around the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University and blossoming amidst the excitement of a resurgent James River.  Providing power for iron works and a thoroughfare for commerce; suffering decades of untold levels of misuse as the regions dumping vessel; the James is redefining the City as its environmental,economic and cultural centerpiece.  You will delight in the discovery of RVA's vibrant businesses, innovative programs and exciting events held against a backdrop of our nation's founding history and the river.

• Program Information (will be updated fall 2020)
• Travel & Lodging Information (will be updated fall 2020)

Registration fees 

2020 Symposium Events Online!

While the in-person 2020  River Management Symposium is rescheduled for May 18-21, 2021, these special events took place to support current and future river professionals. 

• Mountain Creeks to Metro Canals  – Student Research Symposium 
• Rivers in Your State: Open, Closed or In-Between?

Partners & Sponsorship Opportunities

The 2021 River Management Symposium is possible only through the efforts of many.We thank our partners and sponsors for their in-kind and financial support! Support us as a 2021 Symposium Sponsor! 

 Past RMS Symposiums 

• 1992     Portland            Rivers for Tomorrow
• 1994     Grand Junction  Rivers without Boundaries
• 1996     Columbus          Beyond the Banks
• 1998     Anchorage         Rivers - The Final Frontier
• 2000     Charleston         Blending Art & Science in River Management
• 2002     Boise                Incredible Rivers, Incredible Demands
• 2004     Tahoe               River Voices, River Choices
• 2006     Sioux City         Collaborating in the Current
• 2008     Portland, ME     Branching out from the MAINEstream
• 2010     Portland, OR     Bridging Conservation and Recreation
• 2012     Asheville, NC     From Intimate Creeks to the Infinite Sea North American River Management Symposium
• 2014     Denver, CO        Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow’s River Professionals
• 2012 Symposium Program  - From Intimate Creeks to the Infinite Sea 
• 2014 Training Symposium -  Managing Rivers in Changing Climes: Training Tomorrow's River Professionals
• 2016 River Management Symposium - River and Recreation in a Changing Climate 
• 2016 Symposium: Rivers and Recreation in a Changing Climate (Boise, Idaho) - Program and Proceedings
• 2018 River Management Symposium - Wild, Scenic and Beyond!