The Latest
The last scheduled 2025 releases for the Upper Nantahala and Cascades are this Saturday and Sunday, September... [read more]
The American Whitewater Accident Summary for January–June 2025 is now available online. Since our inception, American Whitewater... [read more]
Online tickets sales for Gauley Fest are available now. Gauley Fest is one of our biggest fundraisers of... [read more]
For the past six years, American Whitewater and the Outdoor Alliance California team have been meeting with... [read more]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially proposed to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which has... [read more]
Show your support for American Whitewater with limited edition river inspired gear! American Whitewater has partnered again... [read more]
After eight years of hosting Gore Fest, American Whitewater is excited to announce we fully passed the... [read more]
If you’ve driven I-70 through western Colorado, you’ve likely driven by the Shoshone dam and powerhouse in... [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
Returning Home to Good News Last week, I returned from a 19-day Grand Canyon trip to learn that... [read more]
Photo: Kayakers on the Eagle River's Gilman Gorge, photo by Tom O'keefeThis morning, the federal Surface Transportation... [read more]
With the President’s signature today, 621 miles of new Wild and Scenic Rivers have been established through... [read more]
Excavators are in place at Mill Pond Dam on Northeastern Washington's Sullivan Creek, poised to begin chipping... [read more]
Earlier this month the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission unanimously voted to designate the waters of the North... [read more]
There’s great news for the pure rivers of Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California! On January 12, 2017,... [read more]
In an important victory for Ernie’s Gorge, we learned earlier today that Black Canyon Hydro LLC was... [read more]
This week Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 16-04 designating Oregon’s first new State Scenic Waterways since... [read more]