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Kevin Colburn

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Kevin Colburn 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

Wells River (VT) Whitewater Access to be Improved under New FERC License

The new hydropower license for the Newbury Hydroelectric Project on the Wells River in Vermont requires access... [read more]

Public Input Needed for Cataract Canyon and Canyonlands NP (UT)

The confluence of the largest two rivers in the Southwest is a special place. Anyone who has... [read more]

If You Purchased or Received a 2024 American Whitewater Calendar Please Read

We need to sincerely apologize. We had a misprint in our 2024 calendars and the month of... [read more]

Opportunity to Stop Mine on Colorado River (CO)

Photo by Susie Kincade  Last month, we reported on the zombie gravel mine that keeps rearing its head... [read more]

Harlequin Duck Surveys on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River (WA)

American Whitewater is partnering with Conservation Northwest and the Forest Service on a community-science project to monitor... [read more]

California 2024 Recreational Releases

Annually, American Whitewater starts the paddling year by confirming recreational release dates negotiated with hydropower projects across... [read more]

Crystal River (CO) Wild & Scenic Feasibility Committee Consensus

On leap day, the Crystal River Wild and Scenic and Other Alternatives Feasibility Steering Committee came to... [read more]

New York Release Schedule Set

The 2024 Release Scedule for New York's Adirondack Region (Moose, Beaver, Raquette) has been set and upstate... [read more]
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