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American Whitewater Projects

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

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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