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American Whitewater Projects

Virginia Stream Access Defense

It will come as no surprise to Virginia paddlers that their state’s river access laws are among... [read more]

Big Hungry River Dam Removal (NC)

In September 2011, The NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Commission (NC DENR WRC)... [read more]

South Carolina Right to Float

American Whitewater and our partners successfully defended the public right to float rivers and streams in South... [read more]

Watauga River Access Acquisition (TN/NC)

American Whitewater purchased the AW Sherwood Horine Take-out on the ultra-classic Watauga Gorge in the 1990's and... [read more]

Little River Access (NC)

Access to Triple Falls on the Little River in NC was long forbidden by private corporate ownership.... [read more]

Kevin Colburn 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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