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American Whitewater Projects

Rio Grande Recreational Needs Assessment

Rio Grande Recreational Flow Study In partnership with the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project, and supported by... [read more]

Colorado Forest Planning (CO)

Forest Planning in Colorado American Whitewater is closely involved with Colorado’s National Forest Planning efforts. Nearly 68%... [read more]

Hiwassee Dries Flow Restoration (TN)

American Whitewater has long had an interest in restoring flows to the 13-mile long, biologically diverse Hiwassee... [read more]

Kinnickinnic River Restoration (WI)

The Kinnickinnic River runs through downtown River Falls, Wisconsin, where it has been historically altered by two... [read more]

Weiser River (ID)

Idaho’s Weiser River is 103 miles long and flows south from its headwaters in the Seven Devils... [read more]

Methow River (WA)

The Methow Valley is one of the most important landscapes in the state of Washington and of... [read more]

Harpers Ferry River Access Plan (WV/VA/MD)

American Whitewater worked with local paddlers and agency planners in 2014-2016 to create a river access plan... [read more]

Kalmiopsis Rivers (OR/CA)

The Siskiyou Mountains in Southwestern Oregon give rise to iconic wild rivers like the Wild and Scenic... [read more]

American Whitewater Articles

A Ward’s Ferry Bridge Take-out Worthy Of The Wild & Scenic Tuolumne River

The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued Bureau of Land Management (BLM) negotiated 4(e) conditions that... [read more]

Unprecedented Win for Water Quality in Colorado!

On June 14, Colorado’s Water Quality Control Commission voted 7-1 to protect 520 miles on 25 streams... [read more]

American Whitewater Prevails in Case to Protect the Tuolumne River

In a case before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, American... [read more]

May/June AW Journal now available

The May/June AW Journal is hot off the press! Check out the digital copy here. In this... [read more]

River Protections in Montana and New Mexico Hit Milestone in Congress

On June 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on two... [read more]

American Whitewater Announces New Executive Director, Clinton Begley

After conducting a nationwide search and interviewing several highly qualified candidates, American Whitewater announced today that Clinton... [read more]

AW Participates in EPA Roundtable on the Importance of Clean Water

On Tuesday, June 7, Kevin Colburn, American Whitewater’s National Stewardship Director, participated in a roundtable hosted jointly... [read more]

Over 50 Paddlers Enjoy Inaugural Weber River Releases (UT)

This past Saturday, June 4, was the first of four negotiated Saturday releases that will occur annually... [read more]
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