# Seek Higher Ground - Tim Palmer on His Lifelong Relationship to Floodwaters

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Podcast: [The River Radius Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-river-radius-podcast-1171849)
Published: 2025-09-30T09:05:00+00:00
Episode link: www.theriverradius.com
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## Resource

Tim Palmer has spent much of his life floating down, writing about, and photographing America’s rivers. With 34 books and scores of awards to his name (including the first-ever lifetime achievement award presented by American Rivers), he’s one of river conservation's most seasoned voices. In this episode, guest host Clark Tate joins Tim to talk about a recent run down the newly dam-free Klamath, his lifelong bond with Pennsylvania’s Youghiogheny River, the origins of America's flood management system, the benefits of giving rivers the room they need to run when the waters inevitably rise, and how increasingly severe floods both reveal our vulnerabilities and offer opportunities.

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