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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Flathead National Forest River Protection (MT)

Wild rivers and their enthusiasts got some good news with the release of the new 15-20 year... [read more]

San Joaquin River Stewardship (CA)

The San Joaquin River is one of California’s most significant whitewater rivers, flowing from the high Sierra... [read more]

Blackwater River Access Purchase (WV)

American Whitewater, with help from the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Friends of the Cheat, purchased a... [read more]

Fox River (WI)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in protecting and enhancing whitewater paddling opportunities on the Fox River... [read more]

Weber River Flow Restoration (UT)

American Whitewater spent several years participating in the relicensing of a hydropower dam on Utah's Weber River... [read more]

West Rosebud Creek Flow Restoration (MT)

American Whitewater worked with local volunteers Ian McIntosh and Rod Lodders, who also represented the Beartooth Paddlers... [read more]

Bear River Flow Restoration (ID)

American Whitewater has worked for over two decades to secure and maintain Bear River flow restoration. In... [read more]

Middle Fork Snoqualmie (WA)

One of the most significant outdoor recreation areas close to metropolitan Seattle is the Middle Fork of... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe Articles

EPA Notes Significant Concerns with South Fork Salmon Mine Project

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a letter to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) detailed numerous concerns,... [read more]

Update – Proposed Gravel Pit at the Confluence of the Eagle and Colorado DENIED

Thank you for quick mobilization earlier this month to urge the Eagle County Planning Commission to deny... [read more]

New Fee Program Comes to Some Virginia Access Areas

Last year the Virginia Legislature passed a new law into effect that requires the public to pay... [read more]

The Rollout of 2021’s Great American Outdoors Act Projects

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) was signed into law in August 2020, providing $9.5 billion to... [read more]

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

The New River Gorge, a premier paddling destination in southern West Virginia is set to become a... [read more]

Private Timberlands Bordering Classic Whitewater in Columbia Gorge For Sale

The pending sale of 101,000 acres of private timberland by SDS Lumber Company in Washington and Oregon... [read more]

Plan to Improve North Fork Nooksack River (WA) Finalized

For the past several years American Whitewater has worked with the National Park Service Rivers and Trails... [read more]

Piru Creek Pyramid and Frenchman’s Flat Flow Restoration Update

American Whitewater is coordinating with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service to bring flows... [read more]
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