Rewilding Urban Rivers: Conservation for the Anthopocene

Dammed, diverted, channelized, dewatered, and polluted, urban rivers are the most abused, neglected, and damaged ecosystems in the country. And yet, the wildest places in the city tend to be along these same rivers and creeks, which offer crucial wildlife corridors and connectivity to core conservation area. Ironically, our postindustrial urban landscapes offer significant potential for ecological recovery and could potentially forestall the impending ecological crisis.

Get the book here: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496230614/

All royalties are donated to Spokane Riverkeeper. For more information visit: https://www.spokaneriverkeeper.org/

From the Desk of Greg Gordon: Fly-Fishing on the Urban Frontier

An example of urban rewilding: In 2022, the Coeur d’alene and Spokane tribes conducted salmon releases in the Spokane watershed:

Listen to an 15 minute interview about the book: https://faculti.net/rewilding-the-urban-frontier

Check out this event featuring four of our authors:

“Because most of us reside in cities, and cities invariably grew up along rivers, the river restoration themes the authors of Rewilding the Urban Frontier lay out in this fine book will seem smart and practical, maybe even obvious, to every American who still senses the evolutionary pull of nature on the human animal. This prophetic book is about a future we’re building, and there’s nothing dystopian about it in the least.”—Dan Flores, New York Times best-selling author of Coyote America and Wild New World

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