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Pick up your very own copy of our super popular 2010 calendar for just $15!   All the photos in this calendar were submitted by our members and fans and we sell the calendars each year to raise funds for our river stewardship projects. We hope you’ll pick one up today!   Swing on over to the calendar page in the AW Store to purchase. Thanks!

The 2010 Ender Club ($100) level t-shirts are in. These shirts can’t be purchased anywhere and are only available to our dedicated members. We hope you’ll consider joining us today!   If you see anyone wearing one of these shirts, make sure you give them a high five for being an awesome river steward.   http://americanwhitewater.org/membership

American Whitewater is pleased to recognize the outstanding volunteer contributions of Patrick Tooley, Ken Ransford, and Jay Kenney this month.   Patrick, Ken, and Jay have served as AW’s expert advisors on River Access in Colorado and have helped develop AW’s analysis and position on Colorado’s House Bill 1188, which seeks to clarify the Right of Navigation in Colorado.   Patrick Tooley, a Denver lawyer and 15 year associate of Colorado Whitewater, has dedicated countless hours to the analysis, interpretation,

This spring, the Colorado Legislature is considering a bill, which helps protect the rights of commercial boaters to float on commercial sections of river, and increases the safety of boaters by decriminalizing incidental contact with private land to portage obstacles. HB -1188 is a good bill, but doesn’t go far enough! American Whitewater, Colorado Whitewater, and our team of advisors need your help to ensure the bill provides safe access and rights of navigation to ALL boaters on EVERY river.

The Mar/Apr issue of the AW Journal features an Intro to Whitewater:   Giving Back  Are You Trying to Kill Your Daughters?  The Mighty Miami  Between Family and Fearless  Youngsters Learning on the Salmon . . .plus much more!   Want to read the AW Journal online: You need a current membership and you must be registered with the AW website and have your membership associated with your website user account.   Current members – Read the Intro to Whitewater issue

House Bill 1188 is sitting in the Colorado Senate waiting to be assigned to a Senate committee, we expect that to happen next week. While we are in little bit of a holding pattern in the processes of the State Senate – our battle continues in the field. A couple of Colorado media outlets came out opposed to HB 1188! But we can fight back and let our opinions be heard too. VOTE NOW in the ONLINE POLL – it

A landmark legislative battle is playing out right now in the state of Utah regarding the rights of paddlers to traverse the state’s rivers.  A 2008 court case clarified that existing Utah law supports the public’s right to fish and paddle rivers, including the right to touch the bed and banks.  In response, legislators have sought to pass new laws that redefine the rights of the public. As these bills have progressed, one bill has pulled forward as the most

A landmark legislative battle is playing out right now in the state of Utah regarding the rights of paddlers to traverse the state’s rivers.  A 2008 court case clarified that existing Utah law supports the public’s right to fish and paddle rivers, including the right to touch the bed and banks.  In response, legislators have sought to pass new laws that redefine the rights of the public. As these bills have progressed, one bill has pulled forward as the most

American Whitewater asks that you Contact Colorado’s State Legislators and Urge them to Add Private Boaters to the “River Outfitter Bill”.The Colorado Legislature is considering a bill (House Bill 1188 or the “River Outfitters Bill”), which helps protect the rights of commercial boaters to float on commercial sections of river, and also increases the safety of boaters by decriminalizing incidental contact with land to portage obstacles. HB-1188 is a good bill, but doesn’t go far enough! Navigation and safety should

The Colorado legislature is considering House Bill 10-1188 (HB-1188), legislation that attempts to clarify Colorado’s river access laws.  As written, HB-1188 is limited to commercial outfitters and sections of river that have been commercially rafted.  On Monday, February 8th, the House Judiciary Committee approved an amended version of House Bill 1188 by a 7-3 vote. AW and Colorado Whitewater have contacted the sponsor of HB-1188, Representative Kathleen Curry (I-Gunnison) asking that the Bill be amended to include private boaters.  For

American Whitewater would like to recognize Theresa Simsiman as our February Volunteer of the Month!     Theresa Simsiman has been a whitewater paddler since 1999. In that short time she has made many significant contributions to rivers in California.  In addition to being an active member of the whitewater community near her home in Coloma, Theresa decided that she wanted to give something back to this sport that she loved so much. In 2005, Theresa became involved in the relicensing

American Whitewater would like to recognize Theresa Simsiman as our February Volunteer of the Month!     Theresa Simsiman has been a whitewater paddler since 1999. In that short time she has made many significant contributions to rivers in California.  In addition to being an active member of the whitewater community near her home in Coloma, Theresa decided that she wanted to give something back to this sport that she loved so much. In 2005, Theresa became involved in the relicensing

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the whitewater park feasibility study on the Feather River in Oroville California.  Included in the study was Phase I and Phase II, the study is part of the settlement agreement signed in 2006. Developing a whitewater park in Oroville was an idea first suggest by American Whitewater as a means of mitigating the lost whitewater opportunities that were flooded when lake Oroville was created.  Although the settlement agreement did not require