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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

Gila Wild and Scenic River Bill Reintroduced and Gaining Speed (NM) 

Today, Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján reintroduced the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and... [read more]

Gila Wild and Scenic River Bill Reintroduced and Gaining Speed (NM) 

Today, Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján reintroduced the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and... [read more]

Current Journal RH Content

The JournalThe American Whitewater Journal  was first published in 1955 as the first whitewater magazine in the... [read more]

Rule That Gutted State Authority To Protect Rivers Below Dams Overturned!

Late in the evening on Thursday, October 21, a coalition of advocates, including American Whitewater won a... [read more]

Tallulah Gorge Releases Return! (GA)

Tallulah Gorege releases are back! Following over a year in which releases were cancelled because of dam... [read more]

American Whitewater Statement on Pending Sale of SDS Lands

This past week a consortium that includes Twin Creeks Timber, The Conservation Fund, and WKO announced plans... [read more]

Gauley Fest Membership Drive and Online Auction Ends September 28!

Gauley Fest annually provides our community with an opportunity to reflect on this much-loved stretch of whitewater,... [read more]

Thirteen River Rookie Mistakes to Avoid

Safety Editor’s Note: Teresa Gryder is a former river guide and a whitewater paddler with decades of... [read more]
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