America's Waterways | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/americas-waterways/RSS feed for America's WaterwaysenWed, 23 Sep 2026 18:06:27 +0000An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name Ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-otter-just-returned-to-new-york-citys-bronx-river-for-the-first-time-in-a-century-now-you-can-help-name-it-180989556/A trail camera photographed the animal earlier this summer, offering a hopeful sign that the once-polluted urban waterway is recovering after decades of restoration workWed, 23 Sep 2026 18:06:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-otter-just-returned-to-new-york-citys-bronx-river-for-the-first-time-in-a-century-now-you-can-help-name-it-180989556/