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Eric Rounds

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Eric Rounds Projects

Restoring Flows to the Chelan Gorge (WA)

The Chelan Gorge is a short but spectacular section of whitewater on the east side of the... [read more]

Nooksack River Stewardship (WA)

The Nooksack River has its origins on the slopes of Mt. Baker traveling down to Puget Sound... [read more]

Protecting the Smith River, California–Oregon Border

The Smith River is one of the last major free-flowing rivers on the West Coast. Known for... [read more]

National Conservation Lands

The National Conservation Lands—a 26-million-acre collection of national monuments, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and... [read more]

Clackamas River Stewardship (OR)

The Clackamas River is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved whitewater rivers—renowned for its clear water,... [read more]

Alberton Gorge Land Conservation (MT)

American Whitewater played a pivotal role early in the efforts to protect 306 acres of former Montana... [read more]

North Fork French Broad Wild and Scenic Designation (NC)

American Whitewater has been working with citizens to propose Wild and Scenic River designation for approximately 3.2... [read more]

Owyhee Canyonlands Conservation (OR)

The Owyhee River, protected as a Wild and Scenic River, is renowned among river runners as one... [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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