Chattooga

May 20, 2015

Forest Service Supports Chattooga Trails (NC/SC/GA)

The Forest Service released their decision yesterday to move forward with formalizing roughly 1.5 miles of existing undesignated trails and building less than 1000 feet of new trails to improve […]

Nov 11, 2014

Court Finds 2012 Chattooga Decision Legal

Last week the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on the case over the Forest Service’s 2012 decision to implement restrictions on paddling the Wild and Scenic Upper Chattooga River. […]

Oct 28, 2014

Comment Opportunity on Upper Chattooga Access

The Forest Service is seeking comments on their Environmental Assessment and proposal to upgrade and designate the trails and access areas that paddlers and others use to access the Wild […]

Dec 6, 2012

Chattooga Court Hearing Marks Progress for Paddlers

Yesterday a hearing was held in US District Court in South Carolina regarding the Forest Service's illegal bans and severe limits on paddling 21 miles of the Wild and Scenic […]

Nov 27, 2012

Upper Chattooga Rules Shared – Paddling to Start Soon!

The first season of legal paddling on portions of the Wild and Scenic upper Chattooga River since 1976 is nearly upon us. The Forest Service will begin allowing paddling […]

Aug 23, 2012

Chattooga USFS Consideration Done – River to Partially Open This Winter

A decision made earlier this month by the Washington Office of the US Forest Service officially ends the agency’s consideration of recreational management on the Wild and Scenic Upper Chattooga […]

Mar 16, 2012

Chattooga River Update – Some Boating Possibly Allowed Soon

It has been a big week for the management of the Chattooga River. First, the US Forest Service announced that they will begin allowing paddlers to descend parts of the […]

Feb 23, 2012

Court Sides with Paddlers on Several Chattooga Issues

Two federal court decisions issued in recent days favor conservation-oriented paddlers and their efforts to require fair, legal, and protective management of the Wild and Scenic Upper Chattooga River. […]

Aug 31, 2011

Conservation-Oriented Paddlers File Comments On Upper Chattooga

Yesterday, national and regional conservation-oriented paddling organizations submitted comments on the US Forest Service’s 489-page Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding recreation on the Wild and Scenic Upper Chattooga River. Also joining […]

Jul 29, 2011

Call for Chattooga River Comments

Dear Paddler, If you care about being able to enjoy rivers flowing through public lands, we ask that you submit a comment regarding the upper Chattooga River (NC/SC/GA), and to […]

Jul 15, 2011

Paddlers Secure Chattooga Conservation Outcomes, But Remain Severely Limited

Earlier today the US Forest Service released a Draft Environmental Assessment that proposes to continue denying the American public the simple right to float in canoes and kayaks down the […]

Dec 4, 2010

Paddlers Succeed in Chattooga Hearing – Case Moves Ahead!

On December 2, 2010 United States District Judge J. Michelle Childs issued a decision regarding the management of the Wild and Scenic upper Chattooga River, located in North Carolina, South […]

Oct 14, 2010

Paddlers Get Their Day In Court on Chattooga

Yesterday, conservation-oriented paddlers presented their case against the US Forest Service regarding the agency’s illegal paddling ban on 21 miles of the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River in a […]

Dec 22, 2009

USFS Withdraws Chattooga Decisions and Analyses

Yesterday, before leaving for the Holidays, US Forest Service officials “voluntarily withdrew” their decisions and analysis regarding their illegal ban on paddling the Wild and Scenic Upper Chattooga River. The […]

Oct 30, 2009

USFS Decides No Upper Chattooga Boating This Winter

Earlier this week the USFS granted Georgia Forest Watch’s request to cancel USFS plans to allow a paltry six days of paddling on one small section of the upper Chattooga River (NC/SC/GA). […]

Aug 26, 2009

A Portion of the Chattooga Headwaters Open To Limited Boating Starting Dec 2009

After a considerable delay of over 2 years, US Forest Service officials announced a final decision on managing recreation uses on the upper Chattooga River and released the Final Environmental […]

Jun 26, 2008

USFS Announces More Chattooga Delays (Again)

The USFS has announced another 6-month delay in creating a new plan for managing recreation on the Wild and Scenic upper Chattooga River. The announcement came in a certified […]

Jun 26, 2008

USFS Announces More Chattooga Delays (Again)

The USFS has announced another 6-month delay in creating a new plan for managing recreation on the Wild and Scenic upper Chattooga River. The announcement came in a certified […]

Mar 7, 2008

Surprise: More Chattooga Delays

The Sumter National Forest (SNF) told AW today to expect even more delays in the release of their Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding recreational use in the Wild and Scenic Upper […]

Mar 7, 2008

Surprise: More Chattooga Delays

The Sumter National Forest (SNF) told AW today to expect even more delays in the release of their Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding recreational use in the Wild and Scenic Upper […]

Dec 20, 2007

More Chattooga Delays – Another Season Lost

American Whitewater has received news that the US Forest Service has failed to meet yet another deadline in their development of a new recreation management plan on in the upper […]

Oct 5, 2007

Chattooga Meeting Poses New Challenges

Meeting attendees at the September 29th Chattooga River management meeting endured a confusing and challenging day. The meeting was set up to refine the USFS’s 6 alternatives, however two […]

Sep 25, 2007

Chattooga Meeting this Saturday, 9/29

The next US Forest Service workshop relating to the management of the Chattooga River will be held Saturday, September 29th. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the development […]

Apr 15, 2002

Help Acquire & Conserve White Salmon Riverfront (WA)

Paddlers! Please write to Senators Cantwell and Murray in support of an opportunity to protect properties currently available for public acquisition along the White Salmon River. These riverfront properties are […]

Oct 2, 2001

AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest September 22, 2001 – January 31, 2002 Help us strengthen the voice for river access and WIN! It’s easy! Just get your friends to join AW! […]

Sep 8, 1999

John’s Creek, VA Access Update

American Whitewater advises boaters to stay off John’s Creek until the access situation is resolved. Another arrest will only drive a deeper wedge into the situation. Two years ago, a […]

Sep 8, 1999

John’s Creek, VA Access Update

American Whitewater advises boaters to stay off John’s Creek until the access situation is resolved. Another arrest will only drive a deeper wedge into the situation. Two years ago, a […]