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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

Take Action to Protect Grand Canyon Flows

On April 14, 2023, the Bureau of Reclamation released a three-alternative plan for the short-term management of... [read more]

American Whitewater Opposes Brookfield Effort to Weaken Clean Water Act

American Whitewater has intervened in a legal appeal brought by Great Lakes Hydro (GLHA), a subsidiary of... [read more]

Colorado Stream Access Oral Arguments May 2, 2023

American Whitewater, along with Colorado River Outfitters Association and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, filed an amicus brief... [read more]

Updates about the Dolores River (CO) Releases

The following includes the information from the Dolores River Spill team and is posted on the Dolores... [read more]

California 2023 Scheduled Recreational Releases & Opportunities

California paddling adventures abound during this wet water year! Here are the confirmed recreational releases or forecasted... [read more]

Dolores River Releases to Begin This Weekend

Due to unprecedented snowpack, especially at low elevations, in the Dolores River basin, McPhee reservoir is filling... [read more]

Dolores Boater Meeting May 4th to Discuss Releases this Summer

SNOTEL sites within the Dolores River watershed have reached records and the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center... [read more]

American Whitewater launches new Community Events Calendar for AW Journal

To better connect our community, American Whitewater is launching a Community Events calendar in the May/June Issue... [read more]
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