June is National Rivers Month, a time to celebrate the importance of rivers to our planet. Rivers are our planet’s lifeblood, providing essential services, including water, food, recreation, and transportation. Rivers also play a vital role in the global climate system by moderating temperatures and storing carbon dioxide.
If you use rivers for transportation, the navigational river charts produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), available from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Bookstore, are essential safety resources for the professional and recreational maritime community.
Managing the many major rivers that are the carriers of commerce depending upon the conditions of the mighty Mississippi to the rivers across the Great Plains to those that crisscross the southern U.S from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Georgia is a rigorous and critical responsibility.
Whether you are a captain of a huge barge traversing mighty and unpredictable waterways, a weekender with a dinghy, an elegant river yacht, or managing a holiday river cruiser, USACE navigational river charts will advise you of the best channels to run and the latest clearing of the rivers. You can obtain a chart most relevant to where you travel on America’s rivers by visiting the GPO online bookstore. Each chart features a specific section of a river or the joining of two rivers.
Rivers are essential to our planet and our way of life. Let’s help protect this important resource by conserving water whenever possible and disposing of waste properly.
Happy National Rivers Month!
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About the author: Blogger contributor Ed Kessler is a Promotions Specialist in GPO’s Publications and Information Sales Office.
Images and additional content provided by Government Book Talk Editor Trudy Hawkins. Trudy is the Senior Marketing & Promotions Specialist in GPO’s Publication & Information Sales Office supporting the U.S. Government Online Bookstore (https://bookstore.gpo.gov).
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