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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

Lochsa Area Streams Need Your Help Again (ID)!

The Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests are taking another big step toward eliminating protections from most... [read more]

Help get new river access and flow info for the Kaweah River (CA)

The Kaweah River is one of the crown jewels of southern Sierra whitewater. Flowing out of Sequoia... [read more]

Keep it in Your Zip Code – How to Paddle in a Pandemic

Our friends at Outdoor Alliance recently released How to Get Outside (during a pandemic), a set of... [read more]

Colorado State Policy April Update

...and just like that Spring has officially sprung! Flowers are beginning to bloom after a long winter,... [read more]

A Note from our Membership Director

We know that many of you are struggling financially due to economic loss as a result of... [read more]

Nantahala-Pisgah Forest public meetings and comment period delayed

The much-anticipated Draft Forest Plan for the 1.1 million-acre Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest was released in February, but... [read more]

Nantahala-Pisgah Forest public meetings and comment period delayed

The much-anticipated Draft Forest Plan for the 1.1 million-acre Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest was released in February, but... [read more]

Navigating Troubled Waters with American Whitewater

A large part of our stewardship work at American Whitewater is following the science of healthy, clean... [read more]
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