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Eric Rounds

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Eric Rounds 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

American Whitewater Members Topple Two California Dam Proposals

American Whitewater and members of the paddling community were called upon to stop two detrimental dam proposals,... [read more]

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Monuments on the Path to Restoration

As a part of the day one executive order on “Protecting Public Health and Environment and Restoring... [read more]

Restoring Public Input and Strong Environmental Reviews to Federal Projects

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is the essential law outlining environmental review for public lands and... [read more]

Overnight Camping Permits Once Again Available for Paddlers on Redwood Creek

Redwood Creek flows through the heart of Redwood National Park, offering whitewater boaters the rare opportunity to... [read more]

Access Restored to Multiple NW California Whitewater Rivers

By all counts, 2020 was an epic wildfire season, particularly on the West Coast. Throughout Oregon and... [read more]

Help Protect Colorado’s Western Slope Rivers this Valentine’s Day

American Whitewater is asking the paddling community to step up this Valentine’s Day to help protect rivers... [read more]

Prop DD Funds Beginning To Emerge

In 2019 American Whitewater endorsed Proposition DD, a statewide ballot initiative in Colorado that asked voters to... [read more]

Representative Simpson Proposes a Bold New Vision for the Snake River (WA/OR/ID)

Anyone who has boated the Middle Fork Salmon at the end of the season has seen the... [read more]
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