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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Merced Wild and Scenic River

The headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Merced River begin in the iconic Yosemite National Park. The... [read more]

Big South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River Access (CO)

Big South is Colorado wilderness paddling at it's best! Access to the river, however, has been increasingly... [read more]

Gore Canyon Whitewater Park (CO)

As part of comprehensive management planning for the Upper Colorado River, Grand County obtained a Recreational In-Channel... [read more]

San Miguel River (CO)

For over ten years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access, protect flows, and restore riparian... [read more]

Cache la Poudre River Northern Integrated Supply Project (CO)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in advocacy on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), which proposes... [read more]

Animas River Tacoma-Ames Hydro (CO)

For several Years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access at the Tacoma Hydroelectric facility on... [read more]

Sunset Falls Hydropower Development

On September 28, 2011, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County filed an application for a... [read more]

Similkameen River (BC/WA)

American Whitewater supports protecting the environmental, recreational, and other values of a fully connected and continuously flowing... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

Cheat Canyon Settlement Reached; Land Set Aside for Endangered Species

A timber company planning log sensitive parts of the Cheat River Canyon has agreed to protect habitat... [read more]

Jim Segerstrom, Swiftwater Rescue Pioneer, Dies

Jim Segerstrom, founder of Rescue III International and a renowned swiftwater rescue expert, died February 5, 2007 in... [read more]

Paddling organizations opt for collaboration over lawsuit

Yesterday, a group of river paddling organizations and individuals withdrew their appeal of a federal court decision... [read more]

South Fork American: Signed Sealed Delivered

After years of planning, studying and down-to-the-wire negotiations, a settlement was signed on January 29th for the... [read more]

Alston & Bird Team Named Volunteers of the Month

American Whitewater is pleased to announce that our awesome team of attorneys at the law firm of Alston & Bird are... [read more]

2007 Top Ten River Stewardship Issues

2007 is going to be an awesome year for American Whitewater. We anticipate that big new agreements... [read more]
American Whitewater recently requested that the City of Boonton, NJ recognize and support paddling on the Class... [read more]

Support Montana’s Bridge Access Bill

Montana's Senator Lane Larson (D-Billings) recently introduced Senate Bill 78, which if signed into law, will support the... [read more]
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