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AUTUMN NEWTSCAPE - Hidden amongst a mosaic of fallen foliage, a rough-skinned newt explores the enchanting forest understory along Oregon's Rogue River Trail. Newts were just one of the many fasinating species seen while backpacking up the Wild and Scenic stretch of Oregon's Rogue River, a pleasant reminder of the life that can be protected and supported when a river is conserved. Captured by @davidherasimtschuk as part of our forthcoming film project celebrating America's Wild & Scenic Rivers, cooperative with the @wildandscenicrivers managing agencies and partners. #newt #amphibians #wildandscenic #rogueriver #river #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #freshwater #freshwatersillustrated #wemayfly

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WILD & SCENIC WEDNESDAY - On Oregon's Wild & Scenic Rogue River with river author, advocate, and preeminent paddler, Tim Palmer. The Rogue River is one of the original 8 rivers designated by Congress under the 1968 Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, and is now one in a system of more than 150 of Wild & Scenic Rivers across the US. Captured by @davidherasimtschuk as part of our forthcoming film project celebrating America's Wild & Scenic Rivers, cooperative with the Wild & Scenic managing agencies and partners. #rogueriver #oregon #rivers #conservation #naturephotography #wild&scenic #freshwater #wildriverlife #paddling #canoe #waterislife #wemayfly #freshwatersillustrated #madrivercanoe #wearerivers

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WOOSH! They're back!! Brook Trout in New England's rivers are dressed up in their brightest colors, and making their way back to their spawning grounds. Image captured by a @davidherasimtschuk with a SonyA7RII and @nauticamhousings, as part of an forthcoming film project that we're working on with Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture partners and with support from @nfwf. Special thanks to Reef Photo & Video for equipment advice and support. #brooktrout #trout #charr #newengland #appalachian #flyfishing #fishing #maine #fish #river #freshwater #waterislife #freshwatersillustrated #wemayfly

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We're pretty sure that David Herasimtschuk (@davidherasimtschuk) is the biggest name in freshwater photography... and he's in Bristol, England this week to share his stunning photos (like this one from Australia's Macquarie Marshes) and share the @freshwatersillustrated mission at the @wildscreenorg Festival!! #frogs #wildscreen #amphibians #naturephotography #uwphoto #underwater #waterislife #wemayfly #freshwater #freshwatersillustrated (at Bristol, United Kingdom)

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MONET? Nope. The enchanting hues of a Longear Sunfish, brought to you by a healthy Oklahoma spring creek! Photo by @davidherasimtschuk / Freshwaters Illustrated Special thanks to Brandon Brown of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) for helping us document some of the aquatic species that inhabit Oklahoma's diverse waters, and thanks to @nauticamhousings and @reefphotovideo for equipment support! #impressionism #irridescent #colorful #sunfish #ozark #freshwater #river #oklahoma #freshwatersillustrated #wemayfly #water #waterislife

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Good old river clean-up float with @cascadiaex and some good neighbors on our home waters. #weallliveupriver #willamette #upriver #waterislife #wemayfly (at Corvallis Waterfront)

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GUSHING WITH PRIDE, A team of river surgeons stops for a portrait amidst the removal of a 100 year old blockage in an artery of the Catawba River system, North Carolina. Thanks to @americanrivers, Carolina Land & Lakes RC&D, @usfws, and many others involved in this restorative effort! #wearerivers #damnation #northcarolina #catawba #rivers #restoration #ecosystem #conservation #freshwatersillustrated #waterislife #wemayfly

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RE-CONNECTION - After 100 years and nearly 40 vertical feet of concrete and masonry, two reaches of North Carolina's Henry Fork River are re-united... the beginning of a safer and more live-able river for the region's rich fish, mussel, and human communities. Thanks to @americanrivers, Carolina Land & Lakes RC&D, @usfws, and many others involved in this restorative effort! Photo by @davidherasimtschuk / Freshwaters Illustrated #wearerivers #damnation #northcarolina #catawba #rivers #restoration #ecosystem #conservation #freshwatersillustrated #waterislife #wemayfly

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WATCHABLE WATERS - Like birders in forest, an inquisitive group of river snorkelers gathers around their amphibious guide, Casper Cox, in the famous "snorkel hole" of the Conasauga River in the @CherokeeNationalForest. Learn more about Casper and this special place in our Hidden Rivers film project https://vimeo.com/66103145 and our short film, A Deeper Creek: https://vimeo.com/103358996 Captured by @davidherasimtschuk with a #sonyA7rII. Thanks to @reefphotovideo for equipment advice and support! #watchablewaters #naturewatch #riversnorkel #getoutside #wearerivers #weareallaquatic #underwater #snorkel #fish #naturephoto #nature #freshwater #tennessee #coosa #conasauga #snorkelhole #cherokeenationalforest #smokymountains #blueridge #tennessee #hiddenrivers #biodiversity #river #chub #red #freshwater #waterislife #wemayfly #watershed #cleanwater #freshwatersillustrated

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FIRE IN THE RIVER - Another swarm of shiners (Saffron and Tennessee) lights up an Appalachian streambed after it has been carefully cleaned by chubs and stonerollers... just some of the biodiversity we document as part of our Hidden Rivers film project https://vimeo.com/66103145 Captured by @davidherasimtschuk with a #sonyA7rII and @nauticamusa housing with WWL-1 adapter. Thanks to @reefphotovideo for equipment advice and support! #fire #bonfire #underwater #scarlet #minnow #theglow #uwphoto #naturephoto #nature #freshwater #tennessee #cherokeenationalforest #smokymountains #blueridge #tennessee #hiddenrivers #biodiversity #river #chub #red #freshwater #waterislife #wemayfly #watershed #cleanwater #freshwatersillustrated

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MINNOWS ABLAZE - Tennessee and Warpaint Shiners flash their spawning colors over a mound of clean gravels, carefully placed by a tireless River Chub. ...just some of the vivid colors we see as we continue work on our Hidden Rivers film project https://vimeo.com/66103145 Captured by @davidherasimtschuk with a #sonyA7rII and @nauticamusa housing with WWL-1 adapter. Thanks to @reefphotovideo for equipment advice and support #bonfire #underwater #theglow #uwphoto #naturephoto #nature #freshwater #tennessee #cherokeenationalforest #hiddenrivers #biodiversity #river #chub #red #freshwater #waterislife #wemayfly #watershed #cleanwater #freshwatersillustrated

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TANGERINE DARTER. Tangerine Darter. tangerine darter. Just keep saying it. It's one of the many brilliant fishes we encounter in the rich rivers of the Southeastern US, as we continue work on our Hidden Rivers film project: https://vimeo.com/66103145 Captured by @davidherasimtschuk with a Sony A7rII and 90mm macro and @nauticam underwater housing. Thanks to @reefphoto for equipment advice and support. #biodiversity #fish #river #tangerine #ecosystem #freshwater #spawn #hiddenrivers #waterislife #darter #wemayfly #freshwatersillustrated

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ONCE IN A BLUE MOON... YOU JUST MIGHT SEE ONE! North America's largest salamander wasn't always so scarce, though... Learn more about Hellbenders by watching our film THE LAST DRAGONS at https://vimeo.com/108512185 and check out a new article in @biographic featuring the photographs of @davidherasimtschuk at http://biographic.com/posts/sto/hell-bent-on-survival Image captured with a #sonyA7Rii with @nauticamhousings and WWL-1 adapter. Thanks to @reefphotovideo for equipment support to help us document these amazing creatures. #dragon #hellbender #fullmoon #dinosaur #salamander #amphibian #underwater #uwphoto #appalachian #river #wrinkles #freshwater #rivermonster #biodiversity #conservation #waterislife #wemayfly #freshwatersillustrated #watershed #cleanwater #nature #wildlife #findyourforest #waterlife #discovertheforest

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AIR. WATER. TURTLE!!! Get out of your shell and find your inner turtle on #WORLDTURTLEDAY! This Western Pond Turtle is a species of concern in rivers and floodplains of the Pacific Northwest, and one of the creatures we feature in our new film, UPRIVER - www.upriver.org Photo by @davidherasimtschuk. Captured with a Canon @5dmkiii with a @nauticamhousings underwater housing. Thanks to @reefphoto for technical and equipment support! #turtle #willamette #upriver #weallliveupriver #underwaterphoto #uwphoto #wemayfly #waterislife #reptile #river #divein #freshwater #freshwatersillustrated #ecosystem #biodiversity #oregon

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RUN, FISH, RUN! We're imagining the fish who are celebrating #worldfishmigrationday by swimming freely through a river system somewhere, and also thinking about those that no longer can. Fortunately, these Lake Sturgeon from Wisconsin's Wolf River system still have a pathway to get to their spawning grounds. Lake Sturgeon are also getting re-acquainted with some of their old stomping grounds in the South, like the Tennessee and Coosa River systems, where they're being reintroduced with help from @usfws, @twra, @tennesseeaquarium, and others... one of the stories we're covering in our forthcoming film Hidden Rivers Photo by @davidherasimtschuk. Captured with a Canon @5dmkiii with a @nauticamhousings underwater housing. Thanks to @reefphoto for technical and equipment support! #migration #sturgeon #biodiversity #river #freshwater #wolfriver #wisconsin #waterislife #findyourfish #hiddenrivers #wemayfly #freshwatersillustrated

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Don't forget our struggling neighbors on Endangered Species Day, like this threatened Oregon Spotted Frog resting in freshly laid mass of eggs in a Cascade mountain wetland. Long live frogs! Captured as part of a forthcoming film project in partnership with the @usfws Shot by @davidherasimtschuk with #sonya7rii and @nauticamhousings with wwl-1 wide adapter. Thanks to @reefphotovideo for equipment advice and support!! #endangeredspeciesday #endangeredspecies #oregonspottedfrog #waterislife #freshwatersillustrated #amphibian #frog #wemayfly

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LONG LIVE CHUBS! Grand Canyon Youth Guide, Stephanie Jackson, releases an endangered Humpback Chub back into the Colorado River. Captured and monitored as part of a youth science expedition, these imperiled fish are hanging on in a river that is even more altered than we knew. To learn more about this citizen science effort, take a few minutes to watch our new film “WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY”, produced in Partnership with the @usgs, & in Cooperation with @grandcanyon_youth & @grandcanyonnps. See video link in our profile or go to: Vimeo video - https://vimeo.com/164929241 Facebook video - https://www.facebook.com/wemayfly/videos/10153414629986401/ Learn more about USGS Citizen Science in the Grand Canyon at http://www.gcmrc.gov/, and how these efforts are revealing new insights about hydropower impacts on Western rivers at http://tinyurl.com/jgx7w2h #grandcanyon #findyourpark #nationalparks #myimportantplace #rafting #citizenscience #whitewater #usgs #ecology #biodiversity #coloradoriver #changethecourse #grandcanyonyouth #freshwater #waterislife #chub