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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Hoosic River Flows & Access (NY)

On June 10 & 11, 2003, a flow study was conducted by American Whitewater with the cooperation... [read more]

Moose River Relicensing (NY)

New York's Moose River was first run in 1977 or 1978 and was shortly thereafter threatened by... [read more]

Boundary Creek Defense (ID)

Boundary Creek is a premiere creek run located in the Panhandle of Northern Idaho, and also is... [read more]

Upper Yough Releases (MD)

A new permit issued In April of 2007 by the Maryland Department of the Environment instituted a... [read more]

Restoring the White Salmon River and Enhancing Opportunities to Enjoy the River (WA)

Working closely with partner organizations, American Whitewater has played a leading role in stewardship projects addressing both... [read more]

Upper Yough Access (MD)

The Upper Youghiogheny River in western Maryland has long been a premier destination for whitewater paddlers on... [read more]

Cuyahoga Restoration (OH)

For many paddlers and river advocates, the story of the Cuyahoga River has been one of persistence... [read more]

Snake River Restoration (ID, OR, WA)

Encompassing 250,000 square miles, the Pacific Northwest’s Columbia and Snake River system represents a vast network of... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

House Passes Bill to Flood Wild and Scenic Merced

On Tuesday, the House passed HR 2578, a package of 14 bills that included a proposal to... [read more]

Legislation to Protect Olympic Peninsula’s Ancient Forests and Wild Rivers

  QUILCENE, Wash. (June 21, 2012) The Wild Olympics Campaign, of which American Whitewater is a member,... [read more]

Ohiopyle Falls Guidelines for 2012

  American Whitewater requested that Ohiopyle Falls Access Guidelines be updated for the current year. We are... [read more]

ACTION ALERT: Merced Wild and Scenic Rollback Vote Next Week

Congressional efforts to turn part of the Wild and Scenic Merced River into a reservoir are heating... [read more]

Adam Cramer Appointed to Advise on Forest Planning

Earlier this month, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack named the members of an advisory committee charged with providing... [read more]

With New Hire, AW Turns the Volume Up to 11

American Whitewater is pleased to announce the hiring of Alan Panebaker as our new Northeast Stewardship Director. ... [read more]

Discovery of Invasive Aquatic Alga Didymo in Youghiogheny (PA).

American Whitewater received the following press release about the discovery of the invasive aquatic alga known as didymo,... [read more]

Friendsville MD Leaders Thank Paddlers for Donations

The Mayor and Town Council of Friendsville, Maryland recently sent AW an open letter of thanks in... [read more]
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