River Links

Dave Hough, managing partner of Mountain Streams & Trails, has signed an agreement with non-commercial whitewater enthusiasts to allow continued use of the popular access to the Cheat and Big Sandy River at Jenkinsburg, WV. The deal followed a successful fundraising effort by canoeists, kayakers and rafters who raised $15,000 to finance much-needed repairs and improvements to the area. American Whitewater worked closely with Friends of the Cheat, a local watershed group well known to the paddling community. They took the lead in fundraising and obtained a matching grant from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The project is going out to bid, and construction will proceed in the next 60 days.