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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Hood River Access (OR)

Hood River Access Project With the completion of the project to remove Powerdale Dam in 2010 and... [read more]

Clean Water Act

For over fifty years, the Clean Water Act has been the foundation of our nation’s commitment to... [read more]

Browns Canyon National Monument (CO)

Browns Canyon National Monument was designated in 2015 to protect one of Colorado’s most cherished stretches of... [read more]

Green River Diversion Structure

In late March 2017, American Whitewater celebrated the official opening of boat passage through the Tusher Diversion... [read more]

Crooked River (OR)

Central Oregon's Wild and Scenic Crooked River flows through stunning basalt canyons in Central Oregon's high desert.... [read more]

Smith Creek Flow Management (ID)

American Whitewater staff and volunteers have at times sought a collaborative effort to reduce the recreational impacts... [read more]

West Canada Creek Relicensing (NY)

For decades, West Canada Creek from Middleville to Herkimer, N.Y., proved a reliable beginner/intermediate run with consistent... [read more]

Green River Releases (VT)

The Green River in Vermont provides a remote ,scenic, and exciting whitewater boating opportunity below the Green... [read more]

American Whitewater Articles

Visit Rivers Responsibly During the Shut Down

The US Federal government officially shut down October 1, 2025, and a resolution to reopen the government... [read more]

National Low Head Dam Inventory is Live!

American Whitewater worked intently on two cycles of the biannual Water Resources Development Act to ensure a... [read more]

Grasstops Collective Application is Now Open!

American Whitewater and our partners at the Outdoor Alliance have been training community leaders for the past... [read more]

Use the Free Shuttle, Final 2025 Nantahala Cascades Releases, Sept. 27-28 (NC)

The last scheduled 2025 releases for the Upper Nantahala and Cascades are this Saturday and Sunday, September... [read more]

Accident Summary Jan–June 2025 Available Online

The American Whitewater Accident Summary for January–June 2025 is now available online. Since our inception, American Whitewater... [read more]

Get your Gauley Fest Tickets online and WIN! And Gauley Fest News……

Online tickets sales for Gauley Fest are available now. Gauley Fest is one of our biggest fundraisers of... [read more]

Restoring Access to the Wild & Scenic Tuolumne River (CA)

For the past six years, American Whitewater and the Outdoor Alliance California team have been meeting with... [read more]

Administration Seeks Comments on Repealing Roadless Area Protections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially proposed to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has... [read more]
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