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As you plan your year-end giving, 2025 is a uniquely powerful year to make tax-smart, non-cash gifts... [read more]
American Whitewater and our affiliate clubs have spent the past 25 years working to restore flows to... [read more]
As our way of saying, “Hey! Thanks!”, we're elated to announce that we have two great prizes... [read more]
Colorado Gives Day is happening now through December 9! Donate today to have your dollars go even... [read more]
Two weeks ago, the states of Oregon and California unexpectedly announced the seasonal closure of three of... [read more]
This past fall, despite a government shutdown, American Whitewater continued our work meeting with decision makers in... [read more]
Placer County is currently in the process of removing bridge debris from the American River at Highway... [read more]
Each year American Whitewater's membership ratifies Board of Director members to serve three-year terms. These candidates volunteer... [read more]

Action Alerts

The Trump Administration has announced that they will rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has protected... [read more]
Do you paddle the Lower Chiwawa River outside of Leavenworth, WA? Your input is needed.Chelan County has... [read more]
Last week, the US House Natural Resources Committee passed a budget-related bill that–if it becomes law–will sell... [read more]
The Bureau of Land Management’s Big Bar Launch facility off of Highway 49 is the only legal... [read more]
The West Virginia Public Waterway Access Act would require that significant bridge construction projects include river access... [read more]
During his first term, President Trump signed two major conservation laws. In 2019, the John D. Dingell,... [read more]
The American system for preserving public lands and supporting its citizens' access to them has been the... [read more]
Update! In response to efforts from American Whitewater and our partners, Grand Canyon National Park has extended... [read more]

Success Stories

American Whitewater is excited to share the launch of our new website! The new site offers our... [read more]
American Whitewater just secured an important win for whitewater recreation on the Class IV+ Slab Creek Run... [read more]
American Whitewater is thrilled to announce that over the past two months we purchased two parcels of... [read more]
In a big win for the Colorado River, the purchase of water rights to protect and leave... [read more]
A decade of advocacy efforts in the hydropower project licensing on the Deerfield River in Massachusetts has... [read more]
What does having safe access to clean water flowing through public lands mean to you and your... [read more]
Two weeks ago, the states of Oregon and California unexpectedly announced the seasonal closure of three of... [read more]
As of August 1, 2025, all five river access facilities that American Whitewater helped champion during the... [read more]