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Regional coordinator Vicky Vine, of Chico California, was a major factor in the very successful first season of recreational releases on the North Fork Feather River in Northern California. Vicky attended all five release weekends, spending many long hours working the booth and helping solve the many challenges that crop up during the start-up of a new release schedule. Vicky’s selfless dedication of her time and energy is but a small example of her love of rivers and her sense

This past Monday AW Executive Director Risa Shimoda and long-time Safety Committee member Charlie Walbridge met with Pam Dillon, the new executive director of the American Canoe Association (ACA). Dave Jenkins, ACA’s legal expert, Virgil Chambers, executive director of the National Safe Boating Council, and Ruth Wood, Executive Director of BOAT US also participated. ACA and AW were asking Ms. Wood’s advice on preparing a joint Coast Guard Grant application to be coordinated by Risa. In addition to support from

Today’s decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturning theIdaho District Court’s preliminary injunction on the Roadless AreaConservation Rule is an outstanding victory for conservation of the Nation’s headwaters rivers and streams. The Ninth Circuit Court’s ruling reflects the wishes of the millions ofAmericans who participated in the most inclusive rulemaking in federalrulemaking history. More than 1.6 million comments were received andmore than 600 public hearings were held throughout the country in theformulation of this landmark policy that protects

Vote today for those who have been recommended to serve on the American Whitewater Board of Directors. Recommended board members’ names, hometowns, and a brief summary of their background and qualifications are listed. These recommended board members, nominated to fill current board vacancies, will serve for a term of three (3) years, beginning January 1, 2003. You are eligible to vote if you are a dues-paying member in good standing. Individual Affiliate Clubs have two votes for each of the

NPFF Announces BIG CHANGES for 2003! The Bluegrass Wildwater Association and it’s volunteers invite you to enter and attend the 2003 NPFF featuring the joy, challenge, and beauty of kayaking, and canoeing in a competition of video, film, and computer images, both still and motion. Each year the festival has grown and this year is no different as we continue to look at new ways to have fun, entertain and contribute more to river conservation. Please join with the volunteers

December 7th, a lawsuit was dismissed that alleged that the California Coastal Commission does not have the right to require property owners to allow public access near their beachfront homes. The suit, brought by David Geffen of entertainment recording fame sought to keep people off the beach in front of his home. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Yaffe ruled that the September decision by California’s Coastal Commission requiring at least a dozen public pedestrian walkways along Malibu’s 27 miles

If you have scouted or paddled the typically dewatered "Great Falls of the Catawba" near the town of Great Falls, SC, Please contact Kevin Colburn at AW. Please email a trip report and your contact information to kevin@amwhitewater.org or call 828-252-6482.Thanks!

Southern Forests are the fiber basket of the world. As logging decreased in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1990s, it accelerated across the South. Today, the Southern US is the largest wood-producing region in the world, producing 25 percent of the world s paper products and two-thirds of the paper made in the US. According to a 2-year federal study released last November: • The paper industry is the largest consumer of forests in the region, logging about 5

American Whitewater is looking for help from a graphic designer who is willing to volunteer their services to create the design elements necessary for this year’s American Whitewater River Festivals. These design elements would be used in national advertising, local/regional advertising, event posters, t-shirts, the event newspapers etc… The 2003 American Whitewater River Festivals will celebrate the health and well being of the river and its community. The Festivals will bring together river users and outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy a

American Whitewater is looking for help from a graphic designer who is willing to volunteer their services to create the design elements necessary for this year’s American Whitewater River Festivals. These design elements would be used in national advertising, local/regional advertising, event posters, t-shirts, the event newspapers etc… The 2003 American Whitewater River Festivals will celebrate the health and well being of the river and its community. The Festivals will bring together river users and outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy a

The CHRC is a coalition of conservation, sportfishing, and river recreation organizations that works to restore California rivers impaired by hydropower dams. The position description is as follows. Please visit www.calhrc.org for more information about CHRC, or contact CHRC Director Steven Wald with questions specific to the position. Assistant DirectorCalifornia Hydropower Reform CoalitionBerkeley, California The California Hydropower Reform Coalition is seeking a full-time assistantdirector to work with the coalition director in its downtown Berkeleyoffice. The CHRC works to restore and

With the holiday season coming on, some of you may be wanting to shop on line. If you go to the American Whitewater homepage and then click on Gear, Guides, and Services, and then on that page click on Books and Videos, that will take you to a link to Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com and whitewatervideo.com. If you click on any of those links from that page, AW will get a small percentage of each purchase at no additional

Save a Gauge in an HourBackground on Streamgaging – Sample Letters How do we get a gauge on the Fish? It looks like they have an old gauge house downstream on river left. Did they used to have one and it was shut down? With the help of AW, is there a way to get a gauge? I, myself, live 10 minutes from the Fish. I have no problem checking the gauge when people are wondering. BUT, I would love

American Whitewater Refocuses Events Program to Better Serve Its Mission ASHEVILLE, NC – After nurturing competitive freestyle paddling from its infancy in 1987, American Whitewater (AW) has announced a major shift in its events program for 2003. “AW will step aside as the organizing force for freestyle paddling competition” notes Michael Phelan, AW Events Director. “This move will usher in a new era, building upon our storied history of hosting exceptional whitewater river festivals that started in 1986 with the