In this first episode, Friends of the River's Resilient Rivers Director Ashley Overhouse and Executive Director Jann Dorman converse with Mark as we celebrate the 52nd National Earth Day.

In 1979, Mark Dubois captured national headlines when he chained himself to the bedrock of the Stanislaus River Canyon as a new reservoir filled. While his action forced only a temporary reprieve for the Stanislaus, the growing movement to protect rivers brought a halt to major dam building in the United States.

Mr. Dubois was international coordinator for Earth Day 1990 & 2000, events that involved 200 million people from 184 countries.   He coordinated ten consecutive lobbying efforts at World Bank/IMF annual meetings, and founded WorldWise, a grassroots campaign for international development bank reform. 
 
As a co-founder of Friends of the River and the International Rivers Network, Mark Dubois has long been a leader in river conservation. 
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