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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

Visit Rivers Responsibly During the Shut Down

The US Federal government officially shut down October 1, 2025, and a resolution to reopen the government... [read more]

National Low Head Dam Inventory is Live!

American Whitewater worked intently on two cycles of the biannual Water Resources Development Act to ensure a... [read more]

Grasstops Collective Application is Now Open!

American Whitewater and our partners at the Outdoor Alliance have been training community leaders for the past... [read more]

Use the Free Shuttle, Final 2025 Nantahala Cascades Releases, Sept. 27-28 (NC)

The last scheduled 2025 releases for the Upper Nantahala and Cascades are this Saturday and Sunday, September... [read more]

Accident Summary Jan–June 2025 Available Online

The American Whitewater Accident Summary for January–June 2025 is now available online. Since our inception, American Whitewater... [read more]

Get your Gauley Fest Tickets online and WIN! And Gauley Fest News……

Online tickets sales for Gauley Fest are available now. Gauley Fest is one of our biggest fundraisers of... [read more]

Restoring Access to the Wild & Scenic Tuolumne River (CA)

For the past six years, American Whitewater and the Outdoor Alliance California team have been meeting with... [read more]

Administration Seeks Comments on Repealing Roadless Area Protections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially proposed to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has... [read more]
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