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Merced Wild and Scenic River

The headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Merced River begin in the iconic Yosemite National Park. The... [read more]

Big South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River Access (CO)

Big South is Colorado wilderness paddling at it's best! Access to the river, however, has been increasingly... [read more]

Gore Canyon Whitewater Park (CO)

As part of comprehensive management planning for the Upper Colorado River, Grand County obtained a Recreational In-Channel... [read more]

San Miguel River (CO)

For over ten years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access, protect flows, and restore riparian... [read more]

Cache la Poudre River Northern Integrated Supply Project (CO)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in advocacy on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), which proposes... [read more]

Animas River Tacoma-Ames Hydro (CO)

For several Years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access at the Tacoma Hydroelectric facility on... [read more]

Sunset Falls Hydropower Development

On September 28, 2011, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County filed an application for a... [read more]

Similkameen River (BC/WA)

American Whitewater supports protecting the environmental, recreational, and other values of a fully connected and continuously flowing... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

House Passes Bill to Flood Wild and Scenic Merced

On Tuesday, the House passed HR 2578, a package of 14 bills that included a proposal to... [read more]

Legislation to Protect Olympic Peninsula’s Ancient Forests and Wild Rivers

  QUILCENE, Wash. (June 21, 2012) The Wild Olympics Campaign, of which American Whitewater is a member,... [read more]

Ohiopyle Falls Guidelines for 2012

  American Whitewater requested that Ohiopyle Falls Access Guidelines be updated for the current year. We are... [read more]

ACTION ALERT: Merced Wild and Scenic Rollback Vote Next Week

Congressional efforts to turn part of the Wild and Scenic Merced River into a reservoir are heating... [read more]

Adam Cramer Appointed to Advise on Forest Planning

Earlier this month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack named the members of an advisory committee charged with providing... [read more]

With New Hire, AW Turns the Volume Up to 11

American Whitewater is pleased to announce the hiring of Alan Panebaker as our new Northeast Stewardship Director. ... [read more]

Discovery of Invasive Aquatic Alga Didymo in Youghiogheny (PA).

American Whitewater received the following press release about the discovery of the invasive aquatic alga known as didymo,... [read more]

Friendsville MD Leaders Thank Paddlers for Donations

The Mayor and Town Council of Friendsville, Maryland recently sent AW an open letter of thanks in... [read more]
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