Fresh Water

Volunteers turned out in force to welcome beavers back to degraded mountain meadows.

Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.

As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.

Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have stopped falling.

By providing both mitigation and adaption, dam removal can lower greenhouse gas emissions and restore carbon sinks.

A major restoration effort by a coalition of Tribes and government agencies could help imperiled fish and other animals on the Trinity River.

Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe.

A new book from water expert Peter Gleick urges a rethinking of how we use, manage and value one of our most important resources.

An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West.

We rely on freshwater plants and animals for clean water, food, recreation and other needs. And yet they’re often overlooked in conservation.