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Oregon’s Department of State Land has just issued a final ruling and determined that the Rogue River from RM 68.5 to 157.5 (Grave Creek to Lost Creek Dam) in Josephine and Jackson Counties (where the river flows through the towns of Grants Pass, Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Shady Cove) is indeed navigable. This is the section of the Rogue upstream of the popular Wild and Scenic multiday trip but it includes reaches that are popular for whitewater day trips.

There’s still snow in the mountains and flows have been great all spring as boaters from across Washington state gear up to host the Wenatchee River Festival on one of the region’s premiere whitewater rivers. Boaters from across the Pacific Northwest will all converge on the town of Cashmere this weekend for a great weekend of fun and activities on the water. Friday evening starts out with the AW stewardship roundtable at 6 pm. This will be an opportunity for

American Whitewater recently received a grant which provides an opportunity to explore the reintroduction of rivercane (Arundinaria gigantea) to the Cheoah River.  The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s 21st Century Community program, Western Regional Office, proposed the project and obtained the grant in their efforts to develop a sustainable economy for Graham County.  This grant was provided by Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources which is a Cherokee Preservation Foundation program ultimately funded by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian. 

In May 2002 Senator Murray and Representative Larsen introduced legislation known as the Wild Sky Wilderness Act to designate wilderness areas in the North Fork Skykomish and Beckler River watersheds. The Skykomish Valley provides outdoor recreation opportunities to tens of thousands of visitors who come to enjoy world class whitewater, tremendous fishing, challenging rock climbing, and many spectacular miles of hiking trails as well as skiing, snowshoeing, hunting, horse packing and many other forms of recreation. American Whitewater supports proposed

Last week President Bush signed a bill making Wild Sky the first new wilderness area in Washington State in more than a quarter century. The new wilderness includes the headwaters of several whitewater runs including the North Fork Skykomish, Silver Creek, Rapid, and Beckler. Wild Sky was sponsored by Senator Patty Murray and Congressman Rick Larsen and covers 106,577 acres of forested lands on the west slope of the Cascades. Significantly, approximately 30% of the protected land includes low elevation

    Yuba-Bear/Drum-Spaulding Projects Whitewater Boating Flow Survey Study Nevada Irrigation District (NID) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) are partnering with American Whitewater to identify a preferred range of whitewater boating flows on numerous reaches on the Middle Yuba, South Yuba, Bear River, Fordyce Creek, Canyon Creek and North Fork of the North Fork American rivers.  NID operates the Yuba-Bear Project and PG&E operates the Drum-Spaulding Project in these watersheds. The projects are undergoing relicensing with the Federal

The US Army Corps of Engineers has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) and is preparing to issue a permit, under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, to dredge and fill lower segments of Colorado’s only Wild and Scenic River, the Cache la Poudre. The Denver Regulatory Office of the Corps has released electronic copies of the Draft EIS for public review and comment.   The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District