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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Sultan River (WA)

Snohomish PUD operates the Jackson Hydroelctric Project on the Sultan River. American Whitewater has a direct interest... [read more]

Canadian Whitewater

Rivers don't stop at international borders and conservation efforts should not either. Though American Whitewater currently does... [read more]

Cispus River Access (WA)

In 1986 FERC issued a license to Lewis County PUD to construct a new hydropower project at... [read more]

Ausable Chasm Access (NY)

New York State Electric and Gas blocked access to the Ausable River downstream of their Rainbow Falls... [read more]

Feather River (CA)

In 1997 American Whitewater began working on to restore the Feather River, which was heavily impacted from... [read more]

Pit River (CA)

The Pit River is the largest river in northeastern California; its watershed is 4,324 square miles. The... [read more]

Puyallup Watershed (WA)

The Puyallup River drainages includes the White, Carbon, and Puyallup Rivers which originate off the slopes of... [read more]

Protecting the Ashlu (BC)

To hear the real story of the Ashlu check out Bryan Smith's powerful documentary, 49 MW. Threats... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

Building on Our Success from 2021

At a year’s end, we often find ourselves reflecting on the rivers of our lives – the... [read more]

Nolichucky River Wild and Scenic Designation Update (NC/TN)

What’s up with the Nolichucky? We get this question a lot here at AW, and it’s a... [read more]

Crude Oil Trains Threaten Colorado River (CO)

Late last month, the federal Surface Transportation Board approved construction and operation of the Uinta Basin Railway,... [read more]

Making Policy Progress in Colorado

The Colorado based stewardship team had the pleasure of working with a team of graduate students from... [read more]

Let’s Continue the Conversation Kern River (CA)

Paddlers are invited to join American Whitewater and the National Park Service for a Zoom discussion to... [read more]

Paddlesports Safety on the Agenda for the 2022 Washington Legislative Session

For the past several years the Washington State legislature has had an interest in improving paddlesports safety... [read more]

Packrafting: Paddling Remote Locations

Forgive the pun, but packrafting is blowing up. There are over 30 manufacturers struggling to keep up... [read more]

American Whitewater Releases New River Safety Films

American Whitewater is proud to announce the release of our new series of river safety films! Beginning... [read more]
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