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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe 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

Reflections on Loss and Opportunity In Flood Ravaged Western North Carolina

I can still feel the lines in my body.  I close my eyes and I run the... [read more]

Forest Service Backs Elimination of Lochsa Area River Protections

The Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest recognized that 88 rivers on the National Forest lands they manage... [read more]

Montana Walks Back Proposed Fish Creek Paddling Ban

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (MTFWP) released their final Fish Creek Recreation Strategy earlier this week, in... [read more]

Hurricane Helene Update and Resources

Although we are devastated and overwhelmed by the magnitude of the destruction of Hurricane Helene, we are... [read more]

New Public Safety Conditions for PG&E’s Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project (CA)

[Fresno,Calif., Oct. 3, 2024] – State and federal agencies have mandated new safety and environmental conditions for... [read more]

Hurricane Helene Wreaks Havoc on River Community Including American Whitewater

Massive flooding, landslides, and wind damage related to Hurricane Helene has put western North Carolina, southeast Tennessee... [read more]

Fall 2024 Update on California Whitewater Boating Releases

We have some exciting fall releases and boating information to share! Fall is the driest time of... [read more]

Georgia Committee Meeting on the Right to Paddle this Friday

A special state House study committee tasked with determining the public's rights to paddle on Georgia’s streams... [read more]
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