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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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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,