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2009 Summer Membership Drive – May Winners

As you probably already know, AW is holding a huge summer-long membership drive with monthly winners through September and two grand prizes being drawn in October.   The contest is simple and you can still be a part of it:   Only open to members of American Whitewater Joining or renewing your membership with AW gives you one chance to win Every $10 donation (by a current member) equals one chance to win (i.e. $100 = 10 chances)   Here’s

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June Volunteer of the Month Presented by Kokatat

American Whitewater would like to recognize Bob Focht as our June volunteer of the month.   Bob was the lead volunteer this year at the Tallulah Releases in Georgia. He led a team that oversaw parking at the put-in, the signing and collecting of waivers to access the gorge plus lots more. Bob’s a perfect example of the valuable role that volunteers play at American Whitewater. Thanks Bob!   In recognition of his efforts Bob will be receiving an OuterCore

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Comments sought on Condit Dam removal environmental review

The Washington Department of Ecology has just released an environmental review to address how sediment will be managed during the proposed removal of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River in October 2010. Ecology undertook this supplemental review to better understand the implications of releasing the sediments behind the dam during dam removal. Elevated levels of naturally occurring mercury were found in some of the sediments. Studies indicate, however, that the release of the material during dam removal would actually

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2008 Annual Report

American Whitewater’s 2008 Annual Report is now ready for you to download and read.   The AW Annual Report is one of the most important pieces that American Whitewater puts out each year. It details the progress of our river stewardship programs throughout the nation. It also features our Revenue and Expense reports for fiscal year 2008 so you can see AW’s various sources of income and also where your contribution gets spent.   The Annual Report also features the 2008

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2009 Summer Membership Drive Poster

Download and print your own 8.5” x 11” poster for AW’s Summer Membership Drive.   This is the exact same graphic that will be running in upcoming editions of the AW Journal and it’s yours free to print and post wherever you’d like to show your AW support.   Enjoy!

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New AW and LVM Video Podcast: The Colorado River (CO)

American Whitewater’s Colorado Stewardship Director, Nathan Fey, talks with John Grace at LVM about the current state of water rights and whitewater in colorado. Nathan goes on to explain what the threats are to one of the nation’s most iconic rivers, and what we as whitewater enthusiasts can do to help. Not to mention you’ll get to see some cool video of the Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park, the infamous Barrel Springs rapid in Glenwood Canyon of the Colorado and Gore

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FERC Grants Seasonal Access to Ausable – AW Appeals Decision

Today, American Whitewater filed a formal challenge of a May 1, 2009 decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to prohibit public boating access to New York’s Ausable River for 7 months of the year, while allowing access the other 5 months.  The dam owner, New York State Electric and Gas has totally blocked access to the river for the past several decades.  FERC’s decision follows a decade of analysis and public participation that culminated in a 2008 Environmental

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Wenatchee River Festival 2009

The Wenatchee River Festival will take place once again on the second weekend in June with the main festivities on Saturday June 13. The festival will be at Riverside Park in Cashmere and we’ll have the patio reserved for food and drink. Leavenworth Mountain Sports will be sponsoring the freestyle competition and Outdoor Adventure Center will be sponsoring the downriver race. For those who want to just run the river we will have shuttle service running throughout the day on

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AW Seeks to End Chattooga Delays (NC/SC/GA)

This April marked four years since American Whitewater successfully appealed the US Forest Service decision to reinstitute a ban on paddling the Upper Chattooga River.  The highest office of the USFS found that the ban violated the Wilderness Act and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as well as USFS policy.  They gave the Sumter National Forest two years to conduct a user capacity analysis and issue a new decision.  Last year the Sumter National Forest released an analysis of paddling on

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White Salmon Riverfest and Symposium

Brought to you through the efforts of Wet Planet Whitewater and the Headwaters Institute, along with all our other donors and sponsors that make this event possible, this annual event will take place on Saturday May 30th. Check the festival website for additional information. The Headwaters Institute and its associated network of educators strive to be the premier provider of natural history, conservation, and interpretative trainings for professional guides and those who enjoy running rivers. The seminars encourage and promote

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Yuba and Canyon Creek Flow Study UPDATE (CA)

Boating Study Releases Planned for Middle Yuba SF Yuba and Canyon Creek   American Whitewater is partnering with Nevada Irrigation District (NID) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to identify a preferred range of whitewater boating flows on numerous reaches in the Yuba and Bear watersheds. Information obtained from surveys completed by boaters will help us identify flow preferences for whitewater boating. Flow preferences determined from boater surveys will be used to evaluate possible effects on whitewater boating from

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Calling Contributing Canoeists

American Whitewater has heard a lot of comments in the past year from avid canoeists who want their voices to be heard in our publication. Well, we’ve been listening. This year, our September/October issue will be devoted solely to C-boaters. Now here’s the important thing: we need your contribution to make this a successful issue. Send your stories and photos (please don’t forget the captions & credits) about and of whitewater canoeing. We don’t care if you’re young or old,

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Local Paddlers Maintain Upper Yough Access

On Friday, May 22nd a group of local paddlers got the Upper Yough Access area into top shape for the ’09 season. This facility, owned by the State of Maryland, has been maintained by American Whitewater volunteers for the last 8 years. We do the work and collect the money, saving paddlers and the State some serious money!   Friendsville paddler John Regan was the driving force behind the day’s work. He and his tractor spread 50 tons of gravel

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Membership Questions   Phone: 1-866-BOAT-4-AW (1-866-262-8429) Email: info@americanwhitewater.org   Executive Office   Phone: 828-586-1930 Mailing: P.O. Box 1540 Cullowhee, NC 28723 Fax: 828-586-2840 Deliveries: 629 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779

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Membership Questions   Phone: 1-866-BOAT-4-AW (1-866-262-8429) Email: info@americanwhitewater.org   Executive Office   Phone: 828-586-1930 Mailing: P.O. Box 1540 Cullowhee, NC 28723 Fax: 828-586-2840 Deliveries: 629 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779

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Web Site Updates

American Whitewater has released an updated website! This is the first release of the new website since February of last year. There are hundreds of updates, new features, and several bug fixes as well. Please excuse us over the next couple days as we tweak our website settings for optimal performance. The biggest changes on the new site are the new join and donate functionality, the better river summary information, expanded state listings, better flow information, historical flows, better personal

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Regional Watershed Supply Project – Update

The US Army Corps of Engineers announced the scoping comment period has been extended to July 27, 2009 and two additional scoping meetings will be conducted. Additional scoping meetings have been scheduled in both Grand Junction and Craig, Colorado at the following locations and times: June 10, 2009                     6:30pm to 9pm                    601 Yampa AveCraig, CO                June 11, 2009                      Mesa County Fairgrounds6:30pm to 9pm                    2785 US Hwy 50Grand Junction, CO Previous scoping meetings were held:April 14, 2009 – Green River, WYApril 15, 2009 – Vernal,

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2009 Golden Community Rodeo Series (CO)

The Golden Community Rodeo will embark on its 7th annual whitewater kayak rodeo series in the summer of 2009. ·    Events at Clear Creek Whitewater Park in down town Golden at 5:30 p.m·    Events are every Wednesday: May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10·    Open to all paddlers of all skill levels·    Categories include Sport, Intermediate, and Experts·    Each event offers prizes to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category·    Come have some fun, everyone is welcome and

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2009 Summer Membership Drive

Join, Renew or make a donation to AW this Summer, and you could win big! This summer, everyone who joins AW or makes a $10 or more donation between May 1 – October 1 will be entered into a nation-wide raffle to win some great prizes. Monthly drawings will be held for prizes from Immersion Research, Kayak Session, Keen, LVM, Smith Optics and Yakima. On October 15th we will be announcing the winners of not one but two grand prizes

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2009 Schedule of Whitewater Flow Releases on the Black River (WI)

Hatfield Hydro has released its 2009 schedule of whitewater flow releases on the Black River.   Where: Original river channel about 2.5 miles upstream from North American Hydro’s Hatfield Hydro Project on the Black River. A spillway gate will be opened so peak flows occur at the Highway K bridge area.   When: Whitewater flow releases this year will occur between 11:00 and 2:00 on Saturdays May 30th, June 20th, and September 12th.  In addition, if there is enough water July 11th and August 8th,

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