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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

American Whitewater 2012 Annual Report

American Whitewater has released our 2012 Annual Report, it can be downloaded by clicking here. A couple... [read more]

Speak up for Idaho’s wildest rivers

  The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is currently updating their forest management plan. The plan governs land... [read more]

AW Partners with Dam Safety Researcher

American Whitewater's Accident Database contains more than 1000 fatal accidents and near misses reported over the last 35... [read more]

Montana Dam Proposals to be Withdrawn!

The company that has been seeking permits to build three new hydropower projects in Montana announced today... [read more]

Volunteer of the Month – Presented by Kokatat

American Whitewater is proud to announce our June 2013 Volunteers of the Month: Chris Donochod, Justyn Thompson,... [read more]

Action Alert: Comment on Hydropower Proposal for Sunset Falls (WA)

  On March 21, 2013 Snohomish PUD filed a Pre-Application Document and Notice of Intent to seek... [read more]

Wenatchee River Festival 2013 (WA)

The Wenatchee River Festival will take place once again on the second weekend in June with the... [read more]

2013 Summer Appeal

Only twice each year, American Whitewater appeals for financial support for our river stewardship work. To this... [read more]
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