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American Whitewater Projects

Grand Canyon (AZ)

The Grand Canyon withstands time as one of the longest priorities for American Whitewater and remains a... [read more]

Colorado River Basin Management

The Colorado River has been over-allocated and mismanaged for more than a century. Known as the hardest... [read more]

Dolores River (CO)

The Dolores River contains an impressive diversity of landscapes, from its pristine high-altitude headwaters in the Lizard... [read more]

Montreal River (WI/MI)

The Montreal River forms part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan and is one of the... [read more]

Big Sandy Land Conservation (WV)

On January 26, 2024, American Whitewater purchased a large portion of the classic Lower Big Sandy river... [read more]

Pinnacles of the Dan Flow Restoration (VA)

Townes Dam and Talbott Dam on the upper reaches of the Dan (a.k.a. Pinnacles of the Dan)... [read more]

Montana Headwaters Wild and Scenic Protection Efforts

The Montana Headwaters Campaign is a creative grassroots approach to conserving some of Montana's and the continents... [read more]

New River Dries Flow Restoration (WV)

American Whitewater worked through the federal dam relicensing process to restore flows and access to the 5.3... [read more]

Kevin Colburn Articles

Colorado’s Whitewater Events Schedule Released!

We have put together a schedule of whitewater festivals and events for the 2017 paddling season in... [read more]

Bear River Runs as Idaho Flows Boom

Yesterday AW Volunteer Charlie Vincent received a call from PacifiCorp with a heads up on pending BIG... [read more]

American Whitewater Staff to Testify In Congress on Hydropower’s Future

American Whitewater’s Dave Steindorf will testify before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives at 10... [read more]

Releases in Idaho’s Milner Mile Likely This Spring

Idaho Power announced today that "flows of 10,000 cfs or greater in the Class V whitewater Milner... [read more]

March/April Issue of the AW Journal online now!

The March/April issue of the AW Journal is available in the "Library". Read it online or download your... [read more]

Releases To Lower Dolores River Still Certain for 2017

Cortez, Colorado - American Whitewater and local interests in Dolores Water sat down again this month with... [read more]

AW Volunteer of the Month Presented by Kokatat – Violet Jakab

We would like to recognize Violet Jakab for being a vocal community advocate in our efforts to... [read more]

Bridging the Gap – Mosquito Road Bridge SFA Slab Creek (CA)

Originally built in 1867 the “Swinging Bridge” a.k.a. Mosquito Road Bridge over the South Fork American River... [read more]
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