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Thomas O’Keefe

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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

Acquisition Policy

American Whitewater’s Conservation and Access Easement PolicyWatauga River(NC) - Blackwater River(WV) - Elkhorn River(KY) - Alberton Gorge(MT)... [read more]

Leave No Trace Policy

Your actions on and off the river affect how people perceive boaters in their communities. Here are... [read more]

Leave No Trace Policy

Your actions on and off the river affect how people perceive boaters in their communities. Here are... [read more]

Risk Management in Six Steps

By Will LeverettePublished in American Whitewater January/February 2001Editor’s Note: Will Leverette is the Risk Management Department Director... [read more]

Passive Access Reductions on South Fork American (CA)

In January 2001, American Whitewater Regional Coordinator Mike Bean alerted El Dorado County officials that boaters are... [read more]

ALERT: Logging on Upper Yough Planned

American Whitewater recently learned of plans to log sections of the Upper Yough's river bank near Friendsville,... [read more]

Action Alert: Hydropower Relicense Process Reviewed

Your Comments Needed to Protect Rivers Undergoing Hydropower Relicensing.Your comments can make the difference between dry river... [read more]

Action Alert: Changes to Hydropower Relicensing Process

Your Comments Needed to Protect Rivers Undergoing Hydropower Relicensing. Your comments can make the difference between dry... [read more]
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