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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

Glen Canyon Dam – Alternatives Meetings April 5th & 6th

The National Park Service and Bureau of Reclamation are currently seeking the public's ideas for the action... [read more]

Paddling on the Merced in Yosemite!

Yosemite National Park is continuing to seek your input as they develop alternatives for their Merced Wild... [read more]

Decision to Allow Limited Boating on Chattooga Headwaters Reversed

American Whitewater received the following press release from the US Forest Service. It's another in a long... [read more]

Forest Service Releases Final Rule for Forest Planning

  Earlier today, the Forest Service released a Final Rule for National Forest System Land Management Planning.... [read more]

Flaming Gorge Pipeline Proponents ask FERC to Reconsider Application

Green River (WY/UT/CO) - Wyco Power and Water, Inc. (“Wyco”), proponents of the 500 mile-long water-supply pipeline... [read more]

AW Announces new Northeast Stewardship program

American Whitewater is pleased to announce that we are launching a new Northeast Regional Stewardship Program. The... [read more]

BLM to Approve Gas Drilling in Green River basin – Desolation Canyon

Utah - The Obama administration has decided to authorize nearly 1,300 new natural gas wells in Utah’s... [read more]

Remembering O. K. Goodwin, Long-Time AW Safety Chair

 American Whitewater recently learned that O.K. Goodwin, founder of The Coastal Canoeists (1965) and AW safety chair... [read more]
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