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Georgia Canoeing Associations continues its tradition of suppporting whitewater racing with its 35th Annual Southeastern U.S. Slalom and Wild Water Championships. GCA has been a longtime supporter and one of AW’s oldest affiliate clubs. Last year, GCA demonstrated its belief in AW as an organization by giving a substantial financial gift. On behalf of AW, please thank GCA for this wonderful gift and support their time honored event.35th Annual Southeastern U.S. Slalom and Wild Water Championships The 35th Annual Southeastern

Update on Connecticut Boat Registration Attempt Paddlers who use Connecticut Rivers, Three separate bills have been proposed in the Connecticut State Legislature that would require registration of ALL vessels over ten feet, another makes the minimum eight feet and the third would require all users to pass a state administrated safety course before using a vessel in Connecticut. Canoes and Kayaks would be included in the legislation as presently written. Additional information is available on the HACKS web site. The

The American Whitewater network provider was down for the past 24 hours. If, during that time, you signed up, renewed or purchased products online, your order was not received. In addition, there is a possibility that if you emailed a staff member, it was not received. If you signed up or renewed online, please email Jessie Rice at jessie@amwhitewater.org. If you ordered product online, please email AJ McIntyre at aj@amwhitewater.org. Thank you for your patience and continued support of American

Oral Statement of John Gangemi, Conservation Director American Whitewater Before the Montana Senate Fish and Game Committee Hearing on Senate Bill 287 Funding for Managing Water-based Recreation(Thursday, February 5, 2003, at 3:00 PM) Contact Information:782 Swan River RoadBigfork, MT 59911Phone: 406-837-3155Fax: 406-837-3156 301-589-6121 (fax)jgangemi@digisys.net Good afternoon. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is an honor and a privilege to speak on proposed Senate Bill 287, Funding for Managing Water-based Recreation. I am John Gangemi, Conservation Director for American

Oral Statement of John Gangemi, Conservation Director American WhitewaterBefore the Montana Senate Fish and Game CommitteeHearing on Senate Bill 287 Funding for Managing Water-based Recreation(Thursday, February 5, 2003, at 3:00 PM) Contact Information:782 Swan River RoadBigfork, MT 59911Phone: 406-837-3155Fax: 406-837-3156 301-589-6121 (fax)jgangemi@digisys.net Good afternoon. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is an honor and a privilege to speak on proposed Senate Bill 287, Funding for Managing Water-based Recreation. I am John Gangemi, Conservation Director for American Whitewater. I

DEERFIELD RIVERFEST PLANNING BEGINS American Whitewater Events Director, Mike Phelan traveled back to his home state of Massachusetts this past week to kick off this year’s planning session for the AW Deerfield RiverFest held August 2-3rd, in Charlemont, MA. This is the 10-Year Anniversary for the festival and in 2003 will be showcased as one of AW’s flagship events. Meeting with volunteer Mike Coleman, local festival manager & director, Bruce Lessels and Evie Locke from Zoar Outdoor, and Tom Christopher,

American Whitewater recognizes Three Rivers Paddling Club, one of our club affiliates, for outstanding involvement and support. TRPC has been involved in numerous ways over the past few months: they played a major role in the success of the 2002 Ohiopyle Falls Race, held a raffle at their January Holiday Party in which all proceeds were donated to American Whitewater, and contributed over $1000 to AW for the Quemahoning Dam Release Project, which will lead to eventual releases on the

Last Chance To Comment!!! TO FOREST SERVICE ON BLACKWATER CANYON TRAIL LOGGING ROAD PROPOSAL! From Judy Rodd, Director, Friends of Blackwater Canyon Dear Friend: The United States Forest Service has extended until February 3, 2003 a public comment period on the proposal by the timber company Allegheny Wood Products, owned by John Crites, to turn the scenic Blackwater Canyon Trail, on Monongahela National Forest land, into a commercial logging road. Thank you if you’ve already sent in a scoping comment!

Last Chance To Comment!!! TO FOREST SERVICE ON BLACKWATER CANYON TRAIL LOGGING ROAD PROPOSAL! From Judy Rodd, Director, Friends of Blackwater Canyon Dear Friend: The United States Forest Service has extended until February 3, 2003 a public comment period on the proposal by the timber company Allegheny Wood Products, owned by John Crites, to turn the scenic Blackwater Canyon Trail, on Monongahela National Forest land, into a commercial logging road. Thank you if you’ve already sent in a scoping comment!

Have you ever noticed how when you are in the unpleasant process of getting worked on a river that you don’t feel the water or hear anything? I figure this is your subconscious brain, your critter brain, taking the controls from your cumbersome conscious human brain that got you in the mess in the first place. It was my critter brain that watched my bow climb higher and higher as my micro shot out of the West Fork of the

This month American Whitewater recognizes Sam Johnson of Bradford, PA for volunteering to promote American Whitewater at local events. Sam took up kayaking in 1996 and loves to share his enthusiasm with others. He has given up paddling weekends in order to demonstrate kayaking and represent American Whitewater at local events including the upcoming Bradford Kinzua Outdoor & Travel Show where he will be doing three demonstrations on Friday, February 28 and four on Saturday, March 1. Sam is assistant

Dear Boaters (rafters and kayakers): Jerry Meral is working with the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, trying to convince them to regularly schedule releases from Indian Valley Dam down the North Fork of Cache Creek, so the winter "Eagle Run" on Cache Creek becomes more predictable. He is working with the Natural Heritage Institute as part of a study of conjunctive use of surface and groundwater on Cache Creek. Please let him know the following: 1. What

The Nooksack Falls project, a hydropower facility originally constructed in 1906, has not been in operation since 1997, but plans to resurrect the project could have an impact on recreational opportunities. For paddlers, the primary concern would likely be access as the project would dewater the last few hundred yards of whitewater to the take-out at the pool above Nooksack Falls, which would necessitate legal access at the diversion dam. In summer 2002 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released