Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Oct 2, 2024

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Ever wonder how some of our rivers stay unspoiled? It"s thanks to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, which was signed into law on this day in 1968. This legislation created the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System which preserves rivers with exceptional natural, cultural, and recreational qualities.

© Design Pics/Danita Delimont

palette

Today in History

Oct 2, 2018North Cascades National Park at 50
Oct 2, 2019Wild scene on the Merced River
Oct 2, 2020A wild and scenic scene
Oct 2, 2021A river on the tundra
Oct 2, 2022Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Oct 2, 2023World Architecture Day
Oct 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 14, 2025Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Mar 16, 2025Happy Panda Day!
Sep 15, 2019A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
Mar 4, 2018Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
Oct 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mar 18, 2021A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
Sep 29, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival
Aug 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Mar 4, 2025Happy Fat Tuesday!
Mar 14, 2018Happy Pi Day!
Dec 19, 2020Four Sisters, thousands of trees
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Feb 12, 2021The cycle begins anew
Jan 29, 2019A winter’s holiday ends
Feb 2, 2022Groundhog Day
May 20, 2020It s World Bee Day
Jun 22, 2025World Rainforest Day
Sep 29, 2020A crush in Lavaux
Mar 27, 2024World Theater Day
Aug 1, 2019Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
Jul 23, 2020At the foot of Dubrovnik s Gibraltar
Feb 17, 2019Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
Feb 10, 2023Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
Feb 22, 2024Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
Aug 2, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Apr 24, 2018National Park Week: Everglades National Park
Feb 27, 2023International Polar Bear Day
Apr 12, 2022International Day of Human Space Flight
Mar 20, 2020Heron lies the Salton Sea
Apr 28, 2020Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral