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In 2025, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2982, expanding the types of vessels subject to waterway access... [read more]
Update: California has agreed to keep their sites open through the winter unless severe weather conditions justify... [read more]
American Whitewater, Colorado Whitewater, and the American Canoe Association are pursuing a bill in Colorado’s 2026 legislative... [read more]
Looking for that special gift for someone or just feeling the need to treat yourself? Our American... [read more]
The US Federal government officially shut down October 1, 2025, and a resolution to reopen the government... [read more]
The tax landscape is shifting in 2026, bringing new limits on charitable deductions that could reduce the... [read more]
American Whitewater and our partners at the Outdoor Alliance have been training community leaders for the past... [read more]
American Whitewater worked intently on two cycles of the biannual Water Resources Development Act to ensure a... [read more]
Action Alerts
American Whitewater’s database of whitewater accidents and fatalities, maintained since 1972, documents that 10% of river fatalities... [read more]
The Clackamas River, one of the most important paddling resources for the Pacific Northwest, remains closed several... [read more]
As a part of Portland General Electric’s (PGE) license for its hydroelectric project along the Clackamas River,... [read more]
Design for the US 101 Elwha River Bridge replacement project is proceeding forward and the Washington Department... [read more]
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking your input on a proposal to protect a... [read more]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is in the process of completing their review for a new hydropower... [read more]
Currently Kaukauna Utilities is applying for a new license to increase capacity at the Badger Rapide Croche... [read more]
With the spring thaw fast approaching we have posted a new survey for paddlers to report their... [read more]
Success Stories
A vision more than a century in the making is about to become reality with last week’s... [read more]
Following a two and a half year process, the Upper Nooksack River Recreation Plan, has been finalized.... [read more]
On Saturday April 25th, Snohomish PUD will be providing a whitewater recreational opportunity on the Upper Sultan... [read more]
Last week the State of South Carolina issued the final permit that Duke Energy needed before the... [read more]
In the final days of the 113th Congress public lands bills were attached to the must-pass National... [read more]
In an important affirmation of the value of whitewater recreation at federally-licensed hydropower projects, the Federal Energy... [read more]
The biggest dam removal in history begins September 17, 2011 on Washington’s Elwha River. Removing the two... [read more]
Last week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new license to the City of Kaukuna... [read more]