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Restoring Flows to the Chelan Gorge (WA)

The Chelan Gorge is a short but spectacular section of whitewater on the east side of the... [read more]

Nooksack River Stewardship (WA)

The Nooksack River has its origins on the slopes of Mt. Baker traveling down to Puget Sound... [read more]

Protecting the Smith River, California–Oregon Border

The Smith River is one of the last major free-flowing rivers on the West Coast. Known for... [read more]

National Conservation Lands

The National Conservation Lands—a 26-million-acre collection of national monuments, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and... [read more]

Clackamas River Stewardship (OR)

The Clackamas River is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved whitewater rivers—renowned for its clear water,... [read more]

Alberton Gorge Land Conservation (MT)

American Whitewater played a pivotal role early in the efforts to protect 306 acres of former Montana... [read more]

North Fork French Broad Wild and Scenic Designation (NC)

American Whitewater has been working with citizens to propose Wild and Scenic River designation for approximately 3.2... [read more]

Owyhee Canyonlands Conservation (OR)

The Owyhee River, protected as a Wild and Scenic River, is renowned among river runners as one... [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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