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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

Public Safety and the San Joaquin River Gorge (CA)

The San Joaquin River below Pacific Gas & Electric Company’s (PG&E) Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project is more than... [read more]

Flathead Draft River Management Plan Open for Comment (MT)

The Flathead National Forest has released their Draft Comprehensive River Management Plan for the Wild and Scenic... [read more]

Upper American River Project (CA) 2026 Whitewater Releases

Image: Slab Creek Run release flows. Photo by Darin McQuoid. Slab Creek & South Fork Silver Creek... [read more]

Help Shape the Future of Dryden Dam River Access on the Wenatchee River (WA)

The Dryden Dam water access site is one of the most heavily used and important public river... [read more]

Support Today Could Help Pass WV Bridge Access Bill 

If you live in West Virginia, please call or email your state senator today and share your... [read more]

Sudden Flow Increase Expected on Klamath River (Feb. 20, 2026)

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) will conduct a sediment flushing release from Keno Dam near Klamath... [read more]

Green River (VT): After 15 Years Whitewater Releases Set to Begin

American Whitewater, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Trout Unlimited, and Vermont Natural Resources Council reached an... [read more]

How Long Can You Paddle? Peter Weingarten Proved It’s As Long As You Want

Peter Weingarten was an Enduring Rivers Circle member, a group of river loving individuals who have made... [read more]
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