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Kevin Colburn

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Kevin Colburn Projects

Merced Wild and Scenic River

The headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Merced River begin in the iconic Yosemite National Park. The... [read more]

Big South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River Access (CO)

Big South is Colorado wilderness paddling at it's best! Access to the river, however, has been increasingly... [read more]

Gore Canyon Whitewater Park (CO)

As part of comprehensive management planning for the Upper Colorado River, Grand County obtained a Recreational In-Channel... [read more]

San Miguel River (CO)

For over ten years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access, protect flows, and restore riparian... [read more]

Cache la Poudre River Northern Integrated Supply Project (CO)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in advocacy on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), which proposes... [read more]

Animas River Tacoma-Ames Hydro (CO)

For several Years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access at the Tacoma Hydroelectric facility on... [read more]

Sunset Falls Hydropower Development

On September 28, 2011, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County filed an application for a... [read more]

Similkameen River (BC/WA)

American Whitewater supports protecting the environmental, recreational, and other values of a fully connected and continuously flowing... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

Reflections on Loss and Opportunity In Flood Ravaged Western North Carolina

I can still feel the lines in my body.  I close my eyes and I run the... [read more]

Forest Service Backs Elimination of Lochsa Area River Protections

The Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest recognized that 88 rivers on the National Forest lands they manage... [read more]

Montana Walks Back Proposed Fish Creek Paddling Ban

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) released their final Fish Creek Recreation Strategy earlier this week, in... [read more]

Hurricane Helene Update and Resources

Although we are devastated and overwhelmed by the magnitude of the destruction of Hurricane Helene, we are... [read more]

New Public Safety Conditions for PG&E’s Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project (CA)

[Fresno,Calif., Oct. 3, 2024] – State and federal agencies have mandated new safety and environmental conditions for... [read more]

Hurricane Helene Wreaks Havoc on River Community Including American Whitewater

Massive flooding, landslides, and wind damage related to Hurricane Helene has put western North Carolina, southeast Tennessee... [read more]

Fall 2024 Update on California Whitewater Boating Releases

We have some exciting fall releases and boating information to share! Fall is the driest time of... [read more]

Georgia Committee Meeting on the Right to Paddle this Friday

A special state House study committee tasked with determining the public's rights to paddle on Georgia’s streams... [read more]
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