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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

2007 Changes to Green and Yampa Permits

There are two changes that will occur with the permit process for 2007 on the Green and... [read more]

AW Partners with BLM on New River Database

The Bureau of Land Management recently announced the completion of the National BLM River Database.  The database is a... [read more]

2006 Gauley River Festival

Wow, what a festival! With not much water elsewhere in the country, thousands of paddlers flocked to... [read more]

Coleman Awarded AW Steward of the Year Award

American Whitewater and Wave Sport presented the AW Steward of the Year Award to Charlene Coleman of... [read more]

AW Voices Support For the Owyhee Initiative (ID)

A bill is currently in the Senate that would designate 384 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers,... [read more]

Judge Restore Roadless Protections Nationwide

On September 20th, Federal Judge Elizabeth Laporte of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco reinstated a ban... [read more]

Black Canyon of the Gunnison to Get More Water (CO)

Trout Unlimited and Western Resource Advocates recently won a court victory overthrowing an agreement between the US... [read more]

September/ October Cresta Releases Canceled on Feather (CA)

The USFS upon the recommendation of their amphibian biologist has canceled the two remaining Saturday Cresta releases... [read more]
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