River Action Center

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Representative Tom McClintock of California has introduced H.R. 934, a bill to remove from federal protection for a segment of the Wild & Scenic Merced River to allow for expansion of McClure Reservoir by the Merced Irrigation District (MID). The proposed reservoir expansion would drown a segment of the Wild Merced, a river that provides outstanding opportunities for outdoor recreation and critical fish and wildlife habitat in the Mother Lode region of California.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has ordered all state and local flood control districts to remove every tree and shrub larger than two inches in diameter from the banks of its levees or risk losing Federal funding and assistance. This tree-elimination policy would destroy more than 1,600 miles of wildlife-rich riparian forest in California alone and would severely impact a good number of already threatened species including the Swainson's hawk, Delta smelt, Chinook salmon and more. Plus, the policy would cost more than $7 billion to implement. Friends of the River strongly opposes this short-sighted and destructive mandate and is calling the move, a "War on Nature." We need concerned individuals like you to tell President Barack Obama that this issue deserves his attention. TAKE ACTION: click here to send your letter to President Obama.

Representative Sam Farr is seeking public comments in regard to the reintroduction of his bill to protect more than 90 miles of proposed Wild & Scenic Rivers on public lands in the Big Sur region. This would be similar to the bill he introduced in 2009 <click here for more information>. If you are a constituent of Rep. Farr, please attend this important meeting and urge him to reintroduce the Big Sur Management Act. Please send an email to Rep. Farr to let  him know that you support this bill and urge him to reintroduce it as soon as possible. To send an email to Rep. Farr, TAKE ACTION.