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Evan Stafford Projects

Rio Grande Recreational Needs Assessment

Rio Grande Recreational Flow Study In partnership with the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project, and supported by... [read more]

Colorado Forest Planning (CO)

Forest Planning in Colorado American Whitewater is closely involved with Colorado’s National Forest Planning efforts. Nearly 68%... [read more]

Hiwassee Dries Flow Restoration (TN)

American Whitewater has long had an interest in restoring flows to the 13-mile long, biologically diverse Hiwassee... [read more]

Kinnickinnic River Restoration (WI)

The Kinnickinnic River runs through downtown River Falls, Wisconsin, where it has been historically altered by two... [read more]

Weiser River (ID)

Idaho’s Weiser River is 103 miles long and flows south from its headwaters in the Seven Devils... [read more]

Methow River (WA)

The Methow Valley is one of the most important landscapes in the state of Washington and of... [read more]

Harpers Ferry River Access Plan (WV/VA/MD)

American Whitewater worked with local paddlers and agency planners in 2014-2016 to create a river access plan... [read more]

Kalmiopsis Rivers (OR/CA)

The Siskiyou Mountains in Southwestern Oregon give rise to iconic wild rivers like the Wild and Scenic... [read more]

American Whitewater Articles

Paddlers Secure Chattooga Conservation Outcomes, But Remain Severely Limited

Earlier today the US Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Assessment that proposes to continue denying the... [read more]

American Whitewater Files in Opposition to Dewatering Ernie’s Gorge

Last week American Whitewater joined with American Rivers, North Cascades Conservation Council, and Alpine Lakes Protection Society... [read more]

Selway Bridge Replacement a Post-Permit Season Hurdle (ID)

The US Forest Service is replacing the Indian Creek Bridge, which will result in a closure of... [read more]

Seeking Yellowstone River Oil Spill Volunteers (MT)

American Whitewater was recently contacted by a Montana paddler and environmental contractor who is pursuing the possibility... [read more]

Action Alert: Comment on Colorado Roadless Rule

Colorado's backcountry is a human-powered recreation paradise. For paddlers we enjoy great rivers like the Animas or... [read more]

Grand Canyon Gets Interim Protection from Mining

The Secretary of the Interior recently announced a 6-month extension to his Department's moratorium on new uranium... [read more]

Harpers Ferry Access – A Progress Report

The "Needles" section of the Potomac and the Shenandoah "Staircase" are two of the most popular Class... [read more]

Alternative Access to Milsap Bar, Middle Fork Feather (CA)

After meeting with American Whitewater earlier this week, the Plumas National Forest in California has agreed to... [read more]
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