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Due to popular demand, yet another batch of Tallulah VCDs have been printed and were mailed today! If you have been missing your VCD, renewed your membership since the last mailing and requested a VCD, or you have e-mailed me personally, your very own VCD should be arriving at your doorstep soon! If you missed the chance to sign up, Oceana VCDs will be available again at the Tallulah this Spring. Just come by the AW tent to renew your

After passing the Senate by a 31to 19 vote the Boat Fee Legislation has now passed onto the House.  The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committeewill review the Senate version, potentially propose amending language and votewhether to pass it to the House floor for a vote.  THISIS THE TIME TO KILL THE BILL.  Pleasetake the time to send a letter, email or phonecall to each member of the House FWP committee.    The House FWP Committee scheduleda public hearing for

  Montana Boaters After passing the Senate by a 31to 19 vote the Boat Fee Legislation has now passed onto the House.  The House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committeewill review the Senate version, potentially propose amending language and votewhether to pass it to the House floor for a vote.  THISIS THE TIME TO KILL THE BILL.  Pleasetake the time to send a letter, email or phonecall to each member of the House FWP committee.    The House FWP Committee scheduleda

American Whitewater has a new Events Coordinator and volunteer editor for its hallmark publication, American Whitewater. Mardee Allcorn is the Events Coordinator, joining Michael Phelan Events Director, in the Asheville, NC office. Tim Nickles of Boulder, Colorado, will be providing the editorial leadership for the American Whitewater beginning with the May, 2003 issue. “As a past successful small business owner, Mardee brings the skills and initiative that characterize the entrepenurial spirit to American Whitewater,” comments Michael Phelan, AW Events Director.

Americans love this nation’s rivers. The evidence is all around us:from the ever increasing whitewater market to the escalating sale of rods and reels; from the increase in land prices along rivers to the development of river trails. This love of the rivers sometimes leads to confusion or conflict over the public rights and priveliges of use for kayakers, canoers, and rafters who float on the nations waters. However, it leads to even greater difficulties and conflicts for fishermen who

Two of AW’s corporate partners Immersion Research (IR) and Lunch Video Magazine (LVM)have joined forces to offer paddlers a free DVD. That’s right. If you go to the IR website www.immersionresearch.com, request a catalogue and fill out a short survey, LVM and IR will send you a 60 minute long “Best of LVM” DVD with your copy of the IR 2003 catalog. What is the “Best of LVM”? It’s the highlights from two years worth of Lunch Video Magazine- the

The current Green River (Upper Green, Class II-III+ and Green Narrows, Class IV-V+) parking lot is under new management for 2003. As you may know the parking situation at the put-in has been the result of the Ring family offering their field for everyone to park for a small daily fee. While this arrangement has been great for paddlers it has proven to be a nightmare for the Rings who have had to constantly supervise and enforce payment to help

Open Walk-On from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm First two weekends in April: 5-6, 12-13 Saturdays at 500 cfs and Sundays at 700 cfs That’s right, Tallulah season is almost here! Releases begin at 9:30 am and all boaters must start down the stairs by 3:00 pm to beat the flow down to the lake. You will need to sign a waiver at the top of the stairs to be permitted to paddle the river and veteran Tallulah boaters will

The draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the new forest plan that affects the Chattooga River was scheduled to be mailed on February 28. Interested AW members who had their name added to the USFS mailing list for the Forest Plan should be receiving the document any day now. Two of the alternatives evaluated in the DEIS include boating access on the Chattooga headwaters above the Highway 28 bridge. This is the first time the USFS has publicly evaluated the

American Whitewater 1424 Fenwick Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910 301.589.9453 Ph 301.565-6714 Fax www.americanwhitewater.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 27, 2003 CONTACT: Risa Shimoda (301) 589-9453 risa@amwhitewater.org Kevin Colburn (828) 252-6482 kevin@amwhitewater.org Upper Ocoee Likely to Flow Thanks to AW, Outfitters, Congressman Wamp and TVA DUCKTOWN, TN — The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced their offer to release water on the Upper Ocoee River for 20 days of recreation this year. Likely to be accepted by the Ocoee River Outfitters, it represents a

UPDATE: These meetings are the first in a several month process to determine the values of the citizens and visitors of Watertown New York, and how the Black River can be managed to meet those interests. This is exactly what the paddling community has been advocating for and we are very excited at this opportunity. This round of public comment is designed to capture the full range of ideas on how to best manage the River Corridor, whereas meetings in

February 22 marked the twentieth anniversary of the National Paddling Film Festival presented by the Bluegrass Wildwater Association. This year’s event was a roaring success for both the BWA and AW. There was a tremendous amount of interest in American Whitewater at the event, and AW staff signed up 27 new members. AW would like to thank all of our new members, including Bryon Engel and Jessie King who are our two newest “Ender Club” members. American Whitewater would like

Infections are the leading cause of river related injury among paddlers. Oftentimes these are simply minor ear and sinus infections that are hard to trace to a specific river or source of pollution. Lately however, reports of dangerous Staphylococcus (Staph) infections have come in from paddlers in several parts of the country. These infections were likely linked to specific rivers. In an attempt to find and stop the sources of the pollution causing these serious helath problems, and to better