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Position Available: Events Coordinator American Whitewater is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Events Coordinator. This position reports to the Events Director of American Whitewater and is responsible for assisting with the development and implementation of the American Whitewater events program. Interested individuals should mail or email (phone call will not be accepted) a resume to the attention of Michael Phelan, American Whitewater, 20 Battery Park Suite 302, Asheville, NC 28801 by December 9, 2002. Job description

Position Available: Director of Operations American Whitewater is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Events Coordinator. This posiiton reports to the Events Director of American Whitewater and is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of American Whitewater’s events program. Interested individuals should mail or email (phone calls will not be accepted) a resume to the attention of Michael Phelan, American Whitewater, 20 Battery Park, Suite 302 Asheville, NC 28801 by Decemeber 9th. Job Description is

November 14th, 2002 – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) river managers are meeting today to discuss the future implementation of new permits on Oregon’s Lower Deschutes River. The proposed permit system is becoming controversial as outfitters fear the precedent of seeing the nation’s first “Common Pool” permit system being implemented by a federal agency to manage recreational river use.The idea behind a Common Pool permit system is that it is managed without allocating use between commercial outffiters and the

Top 10 Conservation and Access Issues 2002/2003American Whitewater is poised for another amazing year of river advocacy, possibly one of our most impressive ever. In the next 12 months the AW team will be bringing you releases on several phenomenal new rivers that will revolutionize paddling in those regions, protecting and restoring fair public access to some of the nations greatest rivers, conserving thousands of acres of riverside land, representing you in the halls of federal government, and working hard

Moab, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has changed the permit system on Westwater Canyon for 2003. According to the BLM website (www.blm.gov/utah/moab/ww-info.html the permit system was changed “in response to high cancellation rates associated with the annual lottery over the last several years.”The BLM received 2500 permit applications and only issued 431 permits via the lottery this year, unfortunately there was a 60% attrition or cancellation rate during July-Sept. While 2002 was a low water year, this

According to a new proposal from the Army, the New River is likely to remain open to navigation in the four-mile section where it flows past the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia. This is a huge victory to protect traditional American freedoms from unnecessary restraints in the wake of 9/11.American Whitewater and our membership wrote dozens of letters, attended meetings, and made phone calls seeking to protect this access.The Army’s recommendation is consistent with American Whitewater’s comments. The decision

Effective today, the North Umpqua River between Hoseshoe Bend and Apple Creek is reopened to paddling. Please use caution in floating this stretch. While the closure has beenlifted, the log hazards resulting from treefall associated with the Apple Fire remain. Although all paddlers should exercise caution and judgement and recognize that the situation may change, one can currently navigate around most of the logs and portage routes are available around the rest–scout carefully. The wood could prove inconvenient for rafters

Ever wanted to see your run at Oceana? Thanks to American Whitewater, you will be able to see YOUR run down Oceana on BIG SCREEN this weekend at the Tallulah! AW’s team of river videographers will be taking video of ALL boaters running Oceana on Saturday from about 11 am – 1 pm, and then showing that footage at the Tallulah cookout Saturday night. PLUS, take it home with you! Receive your FREE copy of AW’s “Oceana 2002 VCD” by

American Whitewater wants YOU! AW needs new members and looks forward to seeing existing members again. We’re throwing a FREE cookout this Saturday night at Tallulah Gorge State Park “Boater Camping Area” (next to the State Park campground.) This is for members in commemoration of the five-year anniversary of releases on the Tallulah. Free burgers & dogs grilled to perfection. Free beverages*. Movies projected on big screen including fresh footage taken Saturday at Oceana. AW sweatshirts, shorts, rash guards, and

Due to post-fire conditions in the Umpqua National Forest, Forest Supervisor James Caplan announced that the North Umpqua River is now closed to boating and fishing between Horseshoe Bend and the Apple Creek Campground until further notice for reasons of public safety (order 175, issued 17 Oct 2002, closure map). The reason given for the river closure is the threat to safety posed by the presence of logs and other wood debris that have fallen into the river as a

This summer, the Forest Service authorized the abrupt transfer of recreation fees to fund fire fighting efforts. AW reported on this on June 27th. Following additional research and increasing concern that the funds would not be reimbursed to work on the river and trail projects for which the funds were collected from hikers and boaters, our group and other recreation-oriented conservation organziations wrote variations on the following letter to the recipients listed below. If this use of Fee Demo funds

Please be careful of strainers on all the rivers you paddle. Shane Hulsey reported on November 4th, 2002 that there were several hazards on the Tallulah this year: I happened to be in the right place at the right time yesterday and managed to pull a girl off of the log below Lynch’s Wrench, but I shudder to think what might have happened otherwise….There is a tree just below Bridal Veil, which is just above the Zoom Flume. At least

American Whitewater and a group of stakeholders hope to sign a settlement agreement in February that will have broad ranging effects across the Tuckaseegee and Nantahala Watersheds. Currently, there are numerous proposals on the table that could lead to different seasonal lake levels, more recerational flows, rec flows in new river reaches, higher minimum instream flows, land conservation, water quality enhancements, and one rather special proposal: the removal of Dillsboro Dam. Duke Power itself suggested in a Trial Balloon that

WORKING TOGETHER WORKS WONDERS! For Immediate Release Contact Jason Robertson, Access Director, American Whitewater, 866-262-8429 NOVEMBER 1, 2002 – Werner Paddles, American Whitewater, Washington Kayak Club, and organizers of the annual SkyFest have reached their initial goal and raised over $20,000 to secure public river access to the Skykomish River. Jason Robertson, Access Director for American Whitewater expressed the team’s enthusiasm. “Working together, our groups reached our ten-year goal in just 18 months. This is a testimony to the importance

Links to AW’s comments are provided below. Our comments were over 100 pages in length and were intentionally exhaustive. We wanted to cover as many of the points that our members have expressed to us as possible with the Park.If you have some thoughts or ideas that you’d like to share with us, our staff and volunteers would love to hear them. Please send them to Access@amwhitewater.org CRMP ProjectGrand Canyon National ParkP.O. Box 129Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023grca_crmp@nps.govDear Superintendent Joe Alston,Thank