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American Whitewater Projects

Snake Headwaters Wild and Scenic Management (WY)

On March 30, 2009 President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 which included the... [read more]

West River Flows & Access (VT)

The West River has a history of whitewater boating dating back at least 50 years. In 1958,... [read more]

Gross Reservoir (CO)

To increase its water supply, the City and County of Denver's Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water)... [read more]

Yuba and Bear Rivers (CA)

The South Yuba River was the birthplace of the hydropower industry in California in the late 1890’s.... [read more]

Susitna (AK)

History of Hydropower Proposals on the Susitna Devil's Canyon on the Susitna River, one of North America's... [read more]

Milltown Dam Removal (MT)

For over 70 years, the Clark Fork River was used as the dumping ground for the waste... [read more]

Sullivan Creek Dam Removal and Flow Management (WA)

SUMMARY A power company built 2 dams, power houses, diversion pipes, and transmission lines on Sullivan Creek... [read more]

Gauley River Protection and Management (WV)

The Gauley River is considered by many to be the ultimate big water river in the eastern... [read more]

Kevin Colburn Articles

Cheat Canyon Settlement Reached; Land Set Aside for Endangered Species

A timber company planning log sensitive parts of the Cheat River Canyon has agreed to protect habitat... [read more]

Jim Segerstrom, Swiftwater Rescue Pioneer, Dies

Jim Segerstrom, founder of Rescue III International and a renowned swiftwater rescue expert, died February 5, 2007 in... [read more]

Paddling organizations opt for collaboration over lawsuit

Yesterday, a group of river paddling organizations and individuals withdrew their appeal of a federal court decision... [read more]

South Fork American: Signed Sealed Delivered

After years of planning, studying and down-to-the-wire negotiations, a settlement was signed on January 29th for the... [read more]

Alston & Bird Team Named Volunteers of the Month

American Whitewater is pleased to announce that our awesome team of attorneys at the law firm of Alston & Bird are... [read more]

2007 Top Ten River Stewardship Issues

2007 is going to be an awesome year for American Whitewater. We anticipate that big new agreements... [read more]
American Whitewater recently requested that the City of Boonton, NJ recognize and support paddling on the Class... [read more]

Support Montana’s Bridge Access Bill

Montana's Senator Lane Larson (D-Billings) recently introduced Senate Bill 78, which if signed into law, will support the... [read more]
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