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Kevin Colburn

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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

Check Out Our Winter Stewardship Update and See What Your Membership Supports!

At the end of every year, American Whitewater takes an inquisitive look back at the success we’ve... [read more]

Southern Rockies Program Year End Review

After another busy year in the southern Rockies, it is a great time to look back on... [read more]

Prep-Work is Underway on Great Falls Catawba Restoration (NC/SC)

They call it the paperclip, a sinuous concrete channel doubling back on itself along a low diversion... [read more]

Recreation Not Red Tape: All the Details

First introduced in March 2016, Senator Wyden's Recreation Not Red Tape Act had a hearing in the... [read more]

2022 Advanced Southeast Release Schedule Set!

American Whitewater and our affiliate clubs have spent the past 25 years working to restore flows to... [read more]

AW Holiday Membership Offer + 2022 AW Calendars + Sweet New Merch!

Tis' the season! Our 2021 AW Holiday Membership Offer is now available. Get a one-year Standard AW... [read more]

Encourage Dam Removal Study on Chattooga River (GA/SC)

Tugalo Dam was built 100 years ago. For the past hundred years it has inundated four miles... [read more]

Forest Service Proposes Expansive Post-Fire Tree Removal Project in California

As West Coast boaters are all too familiar, the past two wildfire seasons have been a difficult... [read more]
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