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Thomas O’Keefe

Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Grand Canyon (AZ)

The Grand Canyon withstands time as one of the longest priorities for American Whitewater and remains a... [read more]

Colorado River Basin Management

The Colorado River has been over-allocated and mismanaged for more than a century. Known as the hardest... [read more]

Dolores River (CO)

The Dolores River contains an impressive diversity of landscapes, from its pristine high-altitude headwaters in the Lizard... [read more]

Montreal River (WI/MI)

The Montreal River forms part of the border between Wisconsin and Michigan and is one of the... [read more]

Big Sandy Land Conservation (WV)

On January 26, 2024, American Whitewater purchased a large portion of the classic Lower Big Sandy river... [read more]

Pinnacles of the Dan Flow Restoration (VA)

Townes Dam and Talbott Dam on the upper reaches of the Dan (a.k.a. Pinnacles of the Dan)... [read more]

Montana Headwaters Wild and Scenic Protection Efforts

The Montana Headwaters Campaign is a creative grassroots approach to conserving some of Montana's and the continents... [read more]

New River Dries Flow Restoration (WV)

American Whitewater worked through the federal dam relicensing process to restore flows and access to the 5.3... [read more]

Kevin Colburn Articles

ACTION ALERT: Grand Canyon: Glen Canyon Dam Comments Due Jan 31!

The future of the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam will be decided in the not so... [read more]

Forest Service Announces New Planning Rule

Jan. 26, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signaled the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intent to issue... [read more]

American Whitewater Website RFP

American Whitewater is looking for an oustanding vendor to help us build the next version of our... [read more]

New Study: Enloe Project on Similkameen River Not Cost Effective (WA)

Today, the Columbia Bioregional Education Project (CBEP), joined by several conservation groups including American Whitewater, issued a... [read more]

Year of the River: Episode 3, Elwha River (WA)

Currently underway, the Elwha River restoration project is the biggest dam removal effort in history (see today's... [read more]

Sign-Ins Required for the Upper Blackwater

After a second fatality on West Virginia's Upper Blackwater River in just over two years Blackwater Falls... [read more]

Opposing Susitna Dam (AK)

American Whitewater has formally weighed in to oppose the Susitna Dam in Alaska. In July 2011 the... [read more]

Colorado River Flows – Round II! Kremmling Comments due January 17th.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Kremmling Field Office (KFO) is currently seeking public comment on the future... [read more]
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