| Account | William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal. William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal. William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal. William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal. |
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| Time | 1967-05-06 04:00:00 GMT |
| Reported Date | -83880000 |
| River Reported | Hudson |
| Reporter | Author Of Report Thomas O'Keefe 3537 NE 87th St. Seattle, WA 98115 E-mail: okeefe@americanwhitewater.org Phone: 425-417-9012 |
| River |
Hudson [NY]
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