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Kevin Colburn

Kevin Colburn Projects

Restoring Flows to the Chelan Gorge (WA)

The Chelan Gorge is a short but spectacular section of whitewater on the east side of the... [read more]

Nooksack River Stewardship (WA)

The Nooksack River has its origins on the slopes of Mt. Baker traveling down to Puget Sound... [read more]

Protecting the Smith River, California–Oregon Border

The Smith River is one of the last major free-flowing rivers on the West Coast. Known for... [read more]

National Conservation Lands

The National Conservation Lands—a 26-million-acre collection of national monuments, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, trails, and... [read more]

Clackamas River Stewardship (OR)

The Clackamas River is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved whitewater rivers—renowned for its clear water,... [read more]

Alberton Gorge Land Conservation (MT)

American Whitewater played a pivotal role early in the efforts to protect 306 acres of former Montana... [read more]

North Fork French Broad Wild and Scenic Designation (NC)

American Whitewater has been working with citizens to propose Wild and Scenic River designation for approximately 3.2... [read more]

Owyhee Canyonlands Conservation (OR)

The Owyhee River, protected as a Wild and Scenic River, is renowned among river runners as one... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

Colorado River Basin Study Projects Imbalances in Water Supply and Demand

Last month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the release of the Colorado River Basin Study... [read more]

AW Opposes Bureau of Reclamation Proposal to Raise Shasta Dam (CA)

The Bureau of Reclamation has had their sight set on raising the height of California's Shasta Dam... [read more]

Weigh in On Maryland Fracking

Western Maryland is home to the Marcellus Shale formation, now infamous for burgeoning natural gas production accomplished... [read more]

Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Pratt Wild and Scenic Protections Reintroduced (WA)

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA8) have reintroduced their Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions... [read more]

AW Opposes CT Farmington River Diversion

American Whitewater has filed comments opposing the further diversion of water from the Farmington river in Connecticut... [read more]

Supporting Mining Clean Up In Opal Creek Headwaters (OR)

On January 15th, American Whitewater submitted comments in support of clean-up activities at two inactive mines in... [read more]

Wall Street Journal on the Wild and Scenic Merced

The Wall Street Journal released an article today outlining the current threat to the Wild and Scenic... [read more]

Life and Death Beyond the Edge

First Published in Site Zed, a web site for essays on paddlesports. http://www.sitezed.com/life-and-death-beyond-the-edge/ Please check the link... [read more]
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