**Ongoing Projects:**

  * [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Project/view/id/Nantahala/|Nantahala River Dam Relicensing]]
  * [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Project/view/id/26/|Tuckasegee Dam Relicensing]]
  * [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Project/view/id/27/|Catawba River Dam Relicensing]]
  * [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Project/view/id/3/|Headwaters of the Chattooga Access]]
  * [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Project/view/id/Cheoah/|Cheoah River management]]
  * Saluda River Relicensing
  * Navigability Research in NC, SC, and VA
  * Stream Clean-ups  
  * Twelvemile Creek dam removals
  * Enhanced Management of the Tallulah River

**Recent Successes:**

We strongly encourage you to read our [[http://www.americanwhitewater.org/resources/repository/2005_Southeastern%2520Report.pdf|2006 Southeastern Stewardship Report]].  We have recently:

  * Signed settlement agreement on the Nantahala River that secures and improves the over 230 releases on the Lower Nantahala and will provide 8 days of releases per year on the Upper Nantahala. The agreement also improves minimum flows, public access, and flow information.
  * Signed settlement agreement on the Tuckasegee River that secures and improves 168 releases on the Lower Tuckasegee and will provide 7 days of releases per year on the West Fork of the Tuck. The agreement also calls for the removal of Dillsboro Dam, protects a piece of land, provides nearly $1,000,000 for river conservation, and improves minimum flows, public access and flow information.
  * Successfully advocated for 54 days of recreational releases on the Upper Ocoee
  * Negotiated access to the Little River in NC’s Dupont State Forest
  * Purchased and manage the Watauga River Take out
  * Assisted with the purchase of an access site on the Cartecay River
  * Defeated unreasonable proposed fee system, and advocated for improved water quality on the Pigeon River
  * Assisted in the restoration of emergency hiking access to the Green River Narrows
  * Negotiated and manage 10 annual releases on the Tallulah River
  * Restored flows to the Cheoah River included scheduled releases

**Future Challenges:**

  * Securing permanent public access for the Green River in NC
  * Improving river access laws in GA
  * Horsepasture River Access in NC
  * Restoring flow to the Pigeon River Dries
  * Restoring flow to the Hiwassee River Dries
  * Improving water quality across the region
  * Opening access to the Oconoluftee River
  * Opening access to the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area.
  * Encouraging smart growth and riparian corridor protection