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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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
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Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
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Unearthing a queen s lost tale
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Porto, Portugal
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The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
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The island fox’s incredible comeback
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International Sloth Day
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Staring down winter
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Walk the line
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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National Panda Day
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1, 1, 2, 3: It s Fibonacci Day!
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Happy Panda Day!
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Swim city
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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Corfu at night, Greece
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Death Valley National Park, California
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Happy Bee Day to you
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Sunburst at Angkor
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