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Photograph by Michael Melford
Tinayguk River
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska
44 miles protected since 1980 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Merced River
Yosemite National Park, California
114.5 miles protected since 1987; 8 additional miles since 1992 -
Photograph by Michael Melford, aerial support by Lighthawk
Owyhee River
Owyhee River Wilderness, Idaho
120 miles protected in Oregon since 1984 and 67.2 more since 1988; 171.1 miles protected in Idaho since 2009 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Chattooga River
Sumter National Forest, South Carolina
58.7 miles protected in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia since 1974 -
Photograph by Michael Melford, aerial support by Lighthawk
Snake River Headwaters
Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming
387.5 miles protected since 2009 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Upper Rogue River
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon
40.3 miles protected since 1988 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
104 miles protected since 1968 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Loxahatchee RiverJonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida7.6 miles protected since 1985
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Photograph by Michael Melford
Fossil CreekCoconino National Forest, Arizona16.8 miles protected since 2009
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Photograph by Michael Melford
Bruneau River SystemBruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Idaho94.7 miles protected since 2009
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Photograph by Michael Melford
Allagash River
Aroostook County, Maine
92.5 miles protected since 1970 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Tlikakila River
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
51 miles protected since 1980 -
Photograph by Michael Melford
Snake River HeadwatersBridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming387.5 miles protected since 2009
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Photograph by Michael Melford
Allagash River
Moonlight bathes a birchbark canoe on Maine's Allagash River, a tranquil spot for paddlers.
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