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Evan Stafford

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Evan Stafford 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

American Whitewater Brings Boaters’ Voices To Senate Hearing

American Whitewater recently submitted testimony in the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee to... [read more]

New Membership and Donation Forms are Live

We’ve recently upgraded our membership and donation forms at American Whitewater to better serve the needs of... [read more]

Spots Open! Join a Rogue River Adventure with American Whitewater

In June 2026, American Whitewater members are invited to join American Whitewater staff and board members for... [read more]

American Whitewater is Hiring River Content Curators 

American Whitewater is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1954 with a mission to protect and... [read more]

Slab Creek 2026 Recreation Releases Cancelled (CA)

The 2026 Slab Creek recreation season was set to kick off with six scheduled releases between late... [read more]

Slab Creek (CA) 2026 Put-in & Take-out Information

Ahead of this season’s Slab Creek recreation releases, American Whitewater has been working with SMUD and the... [read more]

Additional Releases Proposed on New River Dries (WV)

Big changes are likely on the way for the New River Dries–including 32 releases annually! Thanks to... [read more]

Penstock Fails at New Colgate Powerhouse on North Yuba River (CA)

A major penstock failure on the North Yuba River could take years to repair. Flows will be... [read more]
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