American Whitewater’s mission is to protect and restore America’s whitewater rivers and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.
Caring for the outdoors begins with your voice. Lawmakers value your input, and we’ve made it simple to share your perspective. Be part of the next major conservation success by advocating for the protection of public lands and waters today. Explore and act on our latest action alerts here.
From protecting rivers, to putting water back in rivers, to ensuring the public has access to rivers, to improving safety information for boaters, American Whitewater works to ensure river runners and all who enjoy rivers have opportunities to experience and enjoy clean and healthy rivers.
Volunteers play a vital role at American Whitewater. With a small dedicated staff we increase our footprint many times by relying on passionate volunteers to help move forward our mission.
American Whitewater holds four official festivals each year. These events provide an opportunity to bring our community together, celebrate our river stewardship successes, and to raise funds through membership that will propel our work.
AW’s original purpose since 1954 has been to distribute information among its Affiliate Clubs. AW’s relationship with local clubs has provided the backbone for much of the river conservation and access work it accomplishes throughout the country. Over 100 clubs are now AW Club Affiliates and they are all doing great work on your behalf. If you don’t belong to a club, consider joining one of the organizations found on this page.
