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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Rio Grande Recreational Needs Assessment

Rio Grande Recreational Flow Study In partnership with the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project, and supported by... [read more]

Colorado Forest Planning (CO)

Forest Planning in Colorado American Whitewater is closely involved with Colorado’s National Forest Planning efforts. Nearly 68%... [read more]

Hiwassee Dries Flow Restoration (TN)

American Whitewater has long had an interest in restoring flows to the 13-mile long, biologically diverse Hiwassee... [read more]

Kinnickinnic River Restoration (WI)

The Kinnickinnic River runs through downtown River Falls, Wisconsin, where it has been historically altered by two... [read more]

Weiser River (ID)

Idaho’s Weiser River is 103 miles long and flows south from its headwaters in the Seven Devils... [read more]

Methow River (WA)

The Methow Valley is one of the most important landscapes in the state of Washington and of... [read more]

Harpers Ferry River Access Plan (WV/VA/MD)

American Whitewater worked with local paddlers and agency planners in 2014-2016 to create a river access plan... [read more]

Kalmiopsis Rivers (OR/CA)

The Siskiyou Mountains in Southwestern Oregon give rise to iconic wild rivers like the Wild and Scenic... [read more]

American Whitewater Articles

American Whitewater Members Topple Two California Dam Proposals

American Whitewater and members of the paddling community were called upon to stop two detrimental dam proposals,... [read more]

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Monuments on the Path to Restoration

As a part of the day one executive order on “Protecting Public Health and Environment and Restoring... [read more]

Restoring Public Input and Strong Environmental Reviews to Federal Projects

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is the essential law outlining environmental review for public lands and... [read more]

Overnight Camping Permits Once Again Available for Paddlers on Redwood Creek

Redwood Creek flows through the heart of Redwood National Park, offering whitewater boaters the rare opportunity to... [read more]

Access Restored to Multiple NW California Whitewater Rivers

By all counts, 2020 was an epic wildfire season, particularly on the West Coast. Throughout Oregon and... [read more]

Help Protect Colorado’s Western Slope Rivers this Valentine’s Day

American Whitewater is asking the paddling community to step up this Valentine’s Day to help protect rivers... [read more]

Prop DD Funds Beginning To Emerge

In 2019 American Whitewater endorsed Proposition DD, a statewide ballot initiative in Colorado that asked voters to... [read more]

Representative Simpson Proposes a Bold New Vision for the Snake River (WA/OR/ID)

Anyone who has boated the Middle Fork Salmon at the end of the season has seen the... [read more]
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