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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Snake Headwaters Wild and Scenic Management (WY)

On March 30, 2009 President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 which included the... [read more]

West River Flows & Access (VT)

The West River has a history of whitewater boating dating back at least 50 years. In 1958,... [read more]

Gross Reservoir (CO)

To increase its water supply, the City and County of Denver's Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water)... [read more]

Yuba and Bear Rivers (CA)

The South Yuba River was the birthplace of the hydropower industry in California in the late 1890’s.... [read more]

Susitna (AK)

History of Hydropower Proposals on the Susitna Devil's Canyon on the Susitna River, one of North America's... [read more]

Milltown Dam Removal (MT)

For over 70 years, the Clark Fork River was used as the dumping ground for the waste... [read more]

Sullivan Creek Dam Removal and Flow Management (WA)

SUMMARY A power company built 2 dams, power houses, diversion pipes, and transmission lines on Sullivan Creek... [read more]

Gauley River Protection and Management (WV)

The Gauley River is considered by many to be the ultimate big water river in the eastern... [read more]

Kevin Colburn Articles

Check Out Our Winter Stewardship Update and See What Your Membership Supports!

At the end of every year, American Whitewater takes an inquisitive look back at the success we’ve... [read more]

Southern Rockies Program Year End Review

After another busy year in the southern Rockies, it is a great time to look back on... [read more]

Prep-Work is Underway on Great Falls Catawba Restoration (NC/SC)

They call it the paperclip, a sinuous concrete channel doubling back on itself along a low diversion... [read more]

Recreation Not Red Tape: All the Details

First introduced in March 2016, Senator Wyden's Recreation Not Red Tape Act had a hearing in the... [read more]

2022 Advanced Southeast Release Schedule Set!

American Whitewater and our affiliate clubs have spent the past 25 years working to restore flows to... [read more]

AW Holiday Membership Offer + 2022 AW Calendars + Sweet New Merch!

Tis' the season! Our 2021 AW Holiday Membership Offer is now available. Get a one-year Standard AW... [read more]

Encourage Dam Removal Study on Chattooga River (GA/SC)

Tugalo Dam was built 100 years ago. For the past hundred years it has inundated four miles... [read more]

Forest Service Proposes Expansive Post-Fire Tree Removal Project in California

As West Coast boaters are all too familiar, the past two wildfire seasons have been a difficult... [read more]
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