River of the Month

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Big Sheep Creek

December | 2018
Big Sheep Creek is flanked by pristine wetlands, meadows, ponds and side-streams that nourish everything from insects and trout to bighorn sheep and grizzly bears.
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Rio Grande

November | 2018
A ribbon of life, history and legend in the arid West, the Rio Grande is an American icon and one of the country’s original wild and scenic rivers.
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Salmon River

October | 2018
A crown jewel among all western rivers, the Salmon River tumbles wild and clear from the mountainous heart of Idaho to the Snake River, near the Oregon border.
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Snake River

September | 2018
Draining a vast swath of the American West, the Snake is the largest tributary to the Columbia River and is itself a collection of some of the country’s greatest streams, including the Blackfoot, Salmon, Selway, Clearwater, Owyhee and Grande Ronde.
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North Umpqua River

August | 2018
A salmon stronghold and one of the West’s recreational treasures, the North Umpqua River pours cold and clear from the crest of the Cascades in southern Oregon.
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Eel River

July | 2018
California’s third largest river, the Eel River drains a vast landscape spanning five counties and several wilderness areas in the remote northern reaches of the Golden State.
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