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American Whitewater Projects

Merced Wild and Scenic River

The headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Merced River begin in the iconic Yosemite National Park. The... [read more]

Big South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River Access (CO)

Big South is Colorado wilderness paddling at it's best! Access to the river, however, has been increasingly... [read more]

Gore Canyon Whitewater Park (CO)

As part of comprehensive management planning for the Upper Colorado River, Grand County obtained a Recreational In-Channel... [read more]

San Miguel River (CO)

For over ten years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access, protect flows, and restore riparian... [read more]

Cache la Poudre River Northern Integrated Supply Project (CO)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in advocacy on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), which proposes... [read more]

Animas River Tacoma-Ames Hydro (CO)

For several Years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access at the Tacoma Hydroelectric facility on... [read more]

Sunset Falls Hydropower Development

On September 28, 2011, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County filed an application for a... [read more]

Similkameen River (BC/WA)

American Whitewater supports protecting the environmental, recreational, and other values of a fully connected and continuously flowing... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

Acquisition Policy

American Whitewater’s Conservation and Access Easement PolicyWatauga River(NC) - Blackwater River(WV) - Elkhorn River(KY) - Alberton Gorge(MT)... [read more]

Leave No Trace Policy

Your actions on and off the river affect how people perceive boaters in their communities. Here are... [read more]

Leave No Trace Policy

Your actions on and off the river affect how people perceive boaters in their communities. Here are... [read more]

Risk Management in Six Steps

By Will LeverettePublished in American Whitewater January/February 2001Editor’s Note: Will Leverette is the Risk Management Department Director... [read more]

Passive Access Reductions on South Fork American (CA)

In January 2001, American Whitewater Regional Coordinator Mike Bean alerted El Dorado County officials that boaters are... [read more]

ALERT: Logging on Upper Yough Planned

American Whitewater recently learned of plans to log sections of the Upper Yough's river bank near Friendsville,... [read more]

Action Alert: Hydropower Relicense Process Reviewed

Your Comments Needed to Protect Rivers Undergoing Hydropower Relicensing.Your comments can make the difference between dry river... [read more]

Action Alert: Changes to Hydropower Relicensing Process

Your Comments Needed to Protect Rivers Undergoing Hydropower Relicensing. Your comments can make the difference between dry... [read more]
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