In the Northern Rockies, American Whitewater’s work focuses on protecting rivers and recreational opportunities throughout Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. We have successfully advocated for hundreds of miles of river protection through the National Forest planning process, restored flows to impacted rivers like the Bear River and West Rosebud Creek, and played a role in the conservation of special places like Alberton Gorge. In a region that has more whitewater rivers than paddlers, there is a lot of work for river advocates!
Northern Rockies: News
American Whitewater and our affiliate club, Beartooth Paddlers have worked with the power company and other stakeholders... [read more]
The Flathead National Forest is looking to create a new river management plan for the Wild and... [read more]
On January 10th, the U.S. Forest Service released the Final Record of Decision (ROD) for the updated... [read more]
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) released their final Fish Creek Recreation Strategy earlier this week, in... [read more]
The Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest recognized that 88 rivers on the National Forest lands they manage... [read more]
It's mid-summer and for much of the country that means it's prime boating and river season. For... [read more]
The Fall River is home to a gem of a whitewater run flowing through a low canyon... [read more]
Last month, four members of American Whitewater’s Stewardship team—Kevin Colburn, Scott Harding, Kestrel Kunz, and Thomas O’Keefe—visited... [read more]
Northern Rockies: Projects
The Montana Headwaters Campaign is a creative grassroots approach to conserving some of Montana's and the continents... [read more]
Wild rivers and their enthusiasts got some good news with the release of the new 15-20 year... [read more]
American Whitewater spent several years participating in the relicensing of a hydropower dam on Utah's Weber River... [read more]
American Whitewater worked with local volunteers Ian McIntosh and Rod Lodders, who also represented the Beartooth Paddlers... [read more]
In 2004 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new 30 year License Order for the... [read more]
In 2002 AW signed a Settlement Agreement with project owner PacifiCorp and other parties (National Park Service,... [read more]
The National Conservation Lands—a 26-million-acre collection of national monuments, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and... [read more]
American Whitewater played a pivotal role early in the efforts to protect 306 acres of former Montana... [read more]
Northern Rockies: Events
The Bigfork Whitewater Festival will be celebrating its 51st year! We welcome you to join us for... [read more]
The Race Format for 2026 will be as follows: Tuesday June 9th Kokatat Qualifier Sprint down S-Turn... [read more]