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Evan Stafford

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Evan Stafford 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

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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