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American Whitewater Projects

Flathead National Forest River Protection (MT)

Wild rivers and their enthusiasts got some good news with the release of the new 15-20 year... [read more]

San Joaquin River Stewardship (CA)

The San Joaquin River is one of California’s most significant whitewater rivers, flowing from the high Sierra... [read more]

Blackwater River Access Purchase (WV)

American Whitewater, with help from the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Friends of the Cheat, purchased a... [read more]

Fox River (WI)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in protecting and enhancing whitewater paddling opportunities on the Fox River... [read more]

Weber River Flow Restoration (UT)

American Whitewater spent several years participating in the relicensing of a hydropower dam on Utah's Weber River... [read more]

West Rosebud Creek Flow Restoration (MT)

American Whitewater worked with local volunteers Ian McIntosh and Rod Lodders, who also represented the Beartooth Paddlers... [read more]

Bear River Flow Restoration (ID)

American Whitewater has worked for over two decades to secure and maintain Bear River flow restoration. In... [read more]

Middle Fork Snoqualmie (WA)

One of the most significant outdoor recreation areas close to metropolitan Seattle is the Middle Fork of... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe 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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