Bob Doppelt, M.A., is Executive Director and co-founder of the Pacific Rivers Council, Inc. He is recognized as a national leader in river protection and conservation efforts, and sustainable development, He was the key strategist for the Oregon Omnibus National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1988), the largest river protection act in the nation's history for the lower 48 states.
Entering the Watershed is the product of a two-year project established by the Pacific Rivers Council to develop new federal riverine protection and restoration policy alternatives. It recommends a comprehensive new approach to river protection based on principles of watershed dynamics, ecosystem function, and conservation biology -- a nationwide, strategic community- and ecosystem-based watershed restoration initiative.