If you are a nature enthusiast, or simply enjoy listening to the sound of rumbling rivers, you might like to know that today is World Rivers Day. First held in 2005 during the United Nations" "Water for Life’ campaign, it was proposed by Canadian river conservationist Mark Angelo, who founded BC Rivers Day in western Canada in 1980. World Rivers Day is held on the fourth Sunday of September to celebrate and raise awareness of the benefits that rivers provide to people and the planet.
World Rivers Day
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Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Mountains fit for a queen
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International Womens Day
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Chicagohenge
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Autumn in Alaska
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47 years of Badlands National Park
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A long path to freedom
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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Leaves of Grass
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Alpine marmots at Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Let s face it: It s World Emoji Day
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Installation art turns heads
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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The borrowed days are here
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International Literacy Day
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Taking the scenic route to Sturgis
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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The desert blooms
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Just another day in paradise
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St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
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