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American Whitewater Projects

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park Management

Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks contain an environment without parallel, and their rivers, in many ways,... [read more]

Colorado River Access (CO)

Colorado River Access American Whitewater's Colorado River Access Program works to improve river access and public safety... [read more]

Green River (WY/UT/CO)

American Whitewater is working to protect the Green River—one of the West’s most iconic and ecologically significant... [read more]

Kern River (CA)

Table of ContentsKern River #3 Hydropower Project, P-2290Borel Hydropower Project, P-382Kern River #1 Hydropower Project, P-1930Kern Canyon... [read more]

Lower Dolores Working Group (CO)

American Whitewater and various stakeholders have formed a Working Group in Colorado's Lower Dolores River Valley to... [read more]

Black River (NY)

In 1984, American Whitewater (Pete Skinner) joined Ron Smith of Adirondack River Outfitters and his attorney Ron... [read more]

Yampa River (CO)

The Yampa River is one of the last major free-flowing rivers in the Colorado River Basin, and... [read more]

Beaver Relicensing (NY)

The Beaver River offers some of the most challenging and dramatic rapids in the state as well... [read more]

American Whitewater Articles

Governor Inslee Directs State Agencies to Cease Chehalis Dam Efforts (WA)

This past week, Washington Governor Jay Inslee directed Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington Department of Fish... [read more]

New Hydropower Legislation; A Bad Deal For Rivers

The recently introduced “Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act” by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) represents a short-sighted effort... [read more]

Bear River Releases Rescheduled for Late Summer (ID)

Recreational releases were cancelled on many rivers this spring due to Covid-related travel restrictions and concerns, including... [read more]

New River Dries to Flow Free This Fall (WV)

The owners of Hawks Nest Dam on the New River Dries is undertaking a thorough inspection of... [read more]

Piney River and Tributaries Designated Scenic Rivers (TN)

On June 22, 2020, the Piney River, Little Piney River, and Duskin Creek, located near Spring City,... [read more]

AW Challenges New EPA Rule Weakening States’ Ability to Protect Rivers

American Whitewater, along with several other river conservation partners, filed litigation today challenging new Environmental Protection Agency... [read more]

Custer-Gallatin Plan Contains New River Protections (MT)

Today, Montana's Custer-Gallatin National Forest became the most recent National Forest to release their new final management... [read more]

A Victory for the San Joaquin River Gorge

American Whitewater efforts, funded by a Conservation Alliance grant, to protect the San Joaquin River Gorge received... [read more]
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