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Seattle, WA – American Whitewater announced today that it has received a $2000 grant from Therm-a-Rest® and SealLine® to further develop a regional program in the Pacific Northwest focused on the whitewater rivers of the Pacific Coastal River systems, East and West slopes of the Cascades, and the Columbia Basin. Support from Therm-a-Rest and SealLine will assist the regional stewardship program and allow American Whitewater to provide additional focus on an emerging project on the Green River in Washington State,

The Appalachian Wilderness Medicine Conference will be held at the Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center in Davis, West Virginia on August 11-13. The program, designed for doctors and emergency care providers, will feature lectures and practical presentations on swiftwater rescue, cave rescue, mountain bike injuries, hunting and ATV accidents, snake bites, and poisonous plants. For registration information go to www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/em/wilderness.asp.

The Sang Run gauge was recently vandalized and now does not read accurately with the Friendsville gauge. The Sang Run gauge reads about 2 inches low so a 640 cfs release or a level of 2 ft now reads 1.75 on the gauge. The discrepancy has the potential to mislead paddlers on the actual river level.

The North Fork Feather Release schedule is finally fit to print. The releases will be the fourth weekend of the month, Cresta Saturday and Rock Creek Sunday.  The Dates are :•    June 25th (Rock Creek only)•    July 22nd /23rd•    August 26th/27th•    September 23rd/24th•    October 28th/ 29th AW has been hard at work negotiating a long term plan for the Feather with PG&E  and our other Agency partners.  This plan will include:•    Two release weekends per month.•     Permanent funding for the

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American Whitewater has a long history of working in the Mid-Atlantic. Our regional conservation and access program is directed towards securing recreational releases from dams and securing public access points to rivers, which would otherwise be lost due to development. Our work on securing releases on the Gauley and Yough (both Upper and Lower) have proven integral to developing regional rural economic strategies and building sustainable commercial markets for eco-tourism opportunities. We are lucky that West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and

The Southeast is rich in rainfall and mountains, making it a whitewater treasure and a hot spot for hydropower development. The rivers in this region are some of the oldest and most biologically rich in the country and are world famous for their whitewater. A host of recent dam relicensings have provided opportunities to restore some of the best regional rivers that were lost to dams in the early 1900’s. To meet the needs of the large paddling community in

The Midwest is not particularly well known for the caliber of whitewater; however, there are hundreds of gems scattered around the region and every state boasts at least one whitewater prize. Recent Successes Volunteers secured a public access point for the popular play spot at Hidalgo Falls, Texas. Saved several streamgages from termination due to lack of funding in Oklahoma. Acquired a public access take-out on the Elkhorn River, KY. Helped secure releases and access on the Russell Fork, KY/VA.

American Whitewater’s conservation program focuses on dam relicensing and continued protection of key watersheds on public land. American Whitewater is a founding member and current Steering Committee member of the California Hydropower Reform Coalition. American Whitewater has participated in the relicensing of 22 hydro projects throughout the state. Our goals are to secure annually scheduled whitewater releases, access improvements, real time flow information and improved instream flows for river ecological purposes. Recent Successes Annual schedule of whitewater flows negotiated on

American Whitewater has an active program in the Pacific Northwest. Our regional conservation program features a focus on dam relicensing and continued protection of key watersheds on public land. While we are lucky that many of our rivers flow through public land we are not without access issues. The Skykomish remains one of our top ten access issues. Recent Successes Public access on the White Salmon (BZ access now in public ownership) Opening of North Fork Umpqua after a closure

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Support AW and Enjoy 20 Years Of Reggae American Whitewater has teamed up with EarthBeat Records to offer our supporters a wonderful gift. Until December 31st, 2003, if you join AW as an Ender Club Member ($100), we’re offering you a FREE 20th Anniversary CD from the most revered reggae festival in the world ‘Reggae on The River.’ The CD is a compilation of songs gathered from 20 years of performances. Hear music from the CD In addition to the