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Thomas O’Keefe

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Thomas O’Keefe Projects

Merced Wild and Scenic River

The headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Merced River begin in the iconic Yosemite National Park. The... [read more]

Big South Fork of the Cache la Poudre River Access (CO)

Big South is Colorado wilderness paddling at it's best! Access to the river, however, has been increasingly... [read more]

Gore Canyon Whitewater Park (CO)

As part of comprehensive management planning for the Upper Colorado River, Grand County obtained a Recreational In-Channel... [read more]

San Miguel River (CO)

For over ten years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access, protect flows, and restore riparian... [read more]

Cache la Poudre River Northern Integrated Supply Project (CO)

American Whitewater has been actively engaged in advocacy on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP), which proposes... [read more]

Animas River Tacoma-Ames Hydro (CO)

For several Years, American Whitewater has worked to improve public access at the Tacoma Hydroelectric facility on... [read more]

Sunset Falls Hydropower Development

On September 28, 2011, Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County filed an application for a... [read more]

Similkameen River (BC/WA)

American Whitewater supports protecting the environmental, recreational, and other values of a fully connected and continuously flowing... [read more]

Thomas O’Keefe 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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