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American Whitewater Projects

Hoosic River Flows & Access (NY)

On June 10 & 11, 2003, a flow study was conducted by American Whitewater with the cooperation... [read more]

Moose River Relicensing (NY)

New York's Moose River was first run in 1977 or 1978 and was shortly thereafter threatened by... [read more]

Boundary Creek Defense (ID)

Boundary Creek is a premiere creek run located in the Panhandle of Northern Idaho, and also is... [read more]

Upper Yough Releases (MD)

A new permit issued In April of 2007 by the Maryland Department of the Environment instituted a... [read more]

Restoring the White Salmon River and Enhancing Opportunities to Enjoy the River (WA)

Working closely with partner organizations, American Whitewater has played a leading role in stewardship projects addressing both... [read more]

Upper Yough Access (MD)

The Upper Youghiogheny River in western Maryland has long been a premier destination for whitewater paddlers on... [read more]

Cuyahoga Restoration (OH)

For many paddlers and river advocates, the story of the Cuyahoga River has been one of persistence... [read more]

Snake River Restoration (ID, OR, WA)

Encompassing 250,000 square miles, the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia and Snake River system represents a vast network of... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

Top 40 Issue 11: Chattooga River, Sections III and IV, GA/SC.

ISSUE: The Forest Service is revising the Sumter Forest Management Plan on the Chattooga. This plan will... [read more]

Top 40 Issue 10: Fee Demo, LWCF, and CARA.

ISSUE: For the third year in a row, American Whitewater has identified Fee Demo and funding for... [read more]

Top 40 Issue 8: Hydropower Relicensing: California and the Southeastern U.S.

ISSUE: Hydropower RelicensingGOAL: River restoration, whitewater opportunities and river accessCurrent Status: In California over the next 15... [read more]

Top 40 Issue 6: Bear River, Southeast Idaho

ISSUE: Hydropower RelicensingGOAL: Restoration of Bear River and whitewater opportunitiesCurrent Status: The Bear River has been on... [read more]

Top 40 Issue 5: Upper Yough, MD.

ISSUE: Like it or not, tourism is coming to Friendsville and boaters are riding on the front... [read more]

Top 40 Issue 2: North Fork Feather River, California

ISSUE: Hydropower RelicensingGOAL: Improve river access, restore whitewater opportunitiesCurrent Status: The North Fork Feather River potentially has... [read more]

Electric Utility Deregulation and Hydropower Reform Legislation

ISSUE: Restoring rivers degraded by hydropower operationsGOAL: Preserve language in Federal Power Act. Provide guidance for individual... [read more]

Boaters Seek $40 Million for USGS Streamgages in FY 2002

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) does as much as any other federal agency to promote safe... [read more]
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