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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

Illinois proposed “Exclusion Zones” threaten boating

The state of Illinois has proposed a new dam safety law.  The proposed law includes the establishment... [read more]

Gauley Festival this Weekend Sept 19-21 ~~~ Summersville, WV

No river in the country defines fall paddling quite as well as the Gauley. Located in the... [read more]

Gauley Festival this Weekend Sept 19-21 ~~~ Summersville, WV

No river in the country defines fall paddling quite as well as the Gauley. Located in the... [read more]

SC Attorney General Offers Opinion on River Access

 South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has issued a legal opinion regarding the public’s rights to navigable... [read more]

SC Attorney General Offers Opinion on River Access

 South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has issued a legal opinion regarding the public’s rights to navigable... [read more]

Several USGS Gages on the Chopping Block

The USGS announced today that a number of their streamgages are threatened by loss of funding.  The... [read more]

Congress Moves to Protect Oregon’s Rivers

Tributaries of the lower Rogue River and the rivers of Mt. Hood will be the subject of... [read more]

Take Action: Speak Up for Wild Rivers

Right now the largest land and river protection bill in recent history is in the US Senate,... [read more]
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