Wild and Scenic Rivers Dashboard
Visualizes data on the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
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The Chattooga: A captivating past, a bright future
The Chattooga River flows freely under Wild and Scenic protection and community care. (USDA Forest Service photo by Gregory Cunningham)
SOUTH CAROLINA —As USDA Forest Service employees, we have the honor of stewarding landscapes that transcend our lifetimes. It can be both humbling and encouraging to…
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Recreation, Heritage, & Volunteer Resources (RHVR) and Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers (WWSR) Contact Us
Recreation, Heritage & Volunteer ResourcesActing Public Benefits Director: Katie ArmstrongDeputy Director: VacantExecutive Assistant: VacantStaff Assistant: Ryan WillbrandPolicy Analyst: Robert NicholsRecreation, Tourism, and Public Services StaffAssistant Director: VacantNational Recreation Planner: Sam RiderSocial Scientist: Nora CampbellNational Tourism & Interpretive…
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Wild & Scenic River Management
Who manages Wild & Scenic Rivers?Wild & scenic rivers can be designated by Congress or by the Secretary of the Interior at a state Governor’s request. Congressionally designated wild and scenic rivers are managed by the Department of Agriculture (Forest Service) or Department of the Interior (Bureau of Land Management, Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park Service). State agencies…
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Wild & Scenic Rivers
What are wild and scenic rivers?The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act protects more than 13,400 miles of rivers and streams in the U.S. The Forest Service is involved in managing over 5,000 of those wild and scenic rivers miles.Designation as a wild and scenic river is our nation’s strongest form of protection for free-flowing rivers and streams. They have remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic…