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American Whitewater, along with ten other not-for-profit outdoor recreation/conservation organizations, presented the third annual ¡¥Moving Mountains¡¦ award to an industry leader who truly ‘walks the talk.¡¦ On August 16th at the 2002 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City. the 2002 award went to Cascade Designs, nominated by Washington Trails Association. The AW nominee, Teva, was also recognized in the ceremony held at the Salt Palace and hosted by Dennis Madsen, CEO of Recreational Equipment, Inc. Cascade Designs supports

American Whitewater Volunteers are continuing to try to reopen Texas’ Guadalupe River. The river was closed by Judge Scheel in July by an emergency order following record flooding. Now that the flood waters have receded, American Whitewater’s volunteers are advocating for a restoration of the public’s right to float on the Guadalupe. Our volunteers’ letter to the judge, which was sent last week, is attached below. More information: Texas’ Guadalupe Closed Following FloodingCounty to Vote to Extend Closure on Guadalupe

American Whitewater has joined American Rivers, Friends of the White Salmon and several additional groups in support of extending Wild and Scenic status to the Upper White Salmon River located within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State. Background (adapted from information compiled by American Rivers) Congress designated the Lower White Salmon River as a Scenic River through the Columbia River Gorge Act of 1986 (this section includes the BZ whitewater run). Congress also directed the Forest Service to

AW’s Grand Canyon Survey Analysis American Whitewater collected responses to our non-scientific online survey between July 9 and August 8, 2002 at www.AmericanWhitewater.org. Our purpose in conducting the survey was to gauge the pulse of our members and the boating public on several issues related to river management in the Grand Canyon. The respondents were self-selecting and elected to go to American Whitewater’s website after receiving email notification of the survey’s availability. 872 people completed the survey; 15 of these

Idaho Rivers United is a medium-sized, grassroots-oriented river conservation organization with a dedicated donor base, a strong board of directors and a compelling organizational mission. The Conservation Director will report to and work closely with the Executive Director and other members of the management team. Primary responsibilities are to develop and implement river conservation programs, evaluate threats to Idaho’s rivers and opportunities to protect them and to supervise conservation staff and volunteers. In addition, the Conservation Director will assist the

The Fourth Annual AmericanWhitewater Ohiopyle Falls Race and FreestyleFri-Sun, September 27-29, 2002Website under construction! Check back for official info and updates! Info Endorsement (260 k)Entry Form Adult Waiver Junior Waiver OhiopyleState ParkAWOhiopyle Falls StreamKeeper PageAWLower Yough StreamKeeper PagePrevious Years’ Race Results:199920002001Click here toorder the 2001 Race Video.Click here toorder the 2000 Race Video.Article:History of the Ohiopyle Falls Race, by Barry Tuscano (184k; requires the Acrobat reader)This Event Weekend will benefit American Whitewater’sAccess Programs, and local community and environmental causes chosen

The Fourth Annual AmericanWhitewater Ohiopyle Falls Race and FreestyleFri-Sun, September 27-29, 2002Website under construction! Check back for official info and updates! Info Endorsement (260 k)Entry Form Adult Waiver Junior Waiver OhiopyleState ParkAWOhiopyle Falls StreamKeeper PageAWLower Yough StreamKeeper PagePrevious Years’ Race Results:199920002001Click here toorder the 2001 Race Video.Click here toorder the 2000 Race Video.Article:History of the Ohiopyle Falls Race, by Barry Tuscano (184k; requires the Acrobat reader)This Event Weekend will benefit American Whitewater’sAccess Programs, and local community and environmental causes chosen

Congratulations to New York Rivers United’s Bruce Carpenter on being named this year’s River Conservationist of the Year by the Adirondack Council! If you paddle in New York you should know the name Bruce Carpenter. Here at AW we have recognized Bruce for years as an effective and passionate river advocate, who has saved countless miles of river and acres of forest in New York State. Bruce regularly works closely with AW staff and volunteers, and has accomplished a great

The Park Service has scheduled a public meeting on August 7th, from 7pm to 9pm at the Cliffside Inn, Harpers Ferry, WV. The meeting will be held in Parlor A. The purpose of the meeting is to review the issues and options for Lock 34. American Whitewater is seeking a volunteer (private boater) to attend the meeting and report back to us. If you can attend, please contact AW’s Access Director Jason Robertson at 301-589-9453 to learn more about volunteering.Lock

This release is from the GCPBA, an AW affiliate. We encourage you to attend today’s meeting if possible in Salt Lake or Thursday’s meeting in Flagstaff. gcpba Newswire – River Planning Comes to Salt Lake, Tuesday the 6th at 4:00 PM August 4, 2002Since river runners often speak with fondness for beer and plenty of it, The Tivioli Center, a former brewery in downtown Denver seemed like a fitting place to start the public input process last Thursday August 1st,

It sounds irrelevant to river running, however the public comment provisions under NEPA are central to AW’s ability to advocate for you. NEPA provides a forum for public discourse and review of federal decisions affecting the environment. Our ability to influence river management by the Army Corps, Forest Service, Park Service, Federal Energy Regulatory Authority and other agencies comes directly from NEPA. Please submit written comments before AUGUST 23 to the NEPA Task Force through the NEPA Task Force link

Deerfield Riverfest was a HUGE Success!Due to the efforts of many volunteers, generous sponsors, and the patronage of the Northeastern paddling community the Deerfield Riverfest was able to raise several thousand dollars to support AW’s conservation and access work. One boater said “I wait for this fest all year and it is even better than Christmas because it lasts a whole weekend.” Great music by the Hemlock Gorge Boys, world famous barbeque, and great new activities made the Deerfield Riverfest

WAY TO GO TOM!!! The “Take Back Our River Day”, a paddlers’ act of civil disobedience on the Russian River scheduled for August 17th, will not be held. Tom Meldau, President of the Sequoia Paddling Club, long-time AW member and volunteer, in meeting with representatives of Syar Industries has negotiated access to the historically used path around the county-installed dam at Memorial Beach in Healdsburg. The fence that the gravel company has installed will remain, but a gate manned from

In late July, American Whitewater volunteer, board member, and safety guru Charlie Walbridge arranged the delivery and distribution of gravel at the Upper Yough’s Sang Run access point. Several volunteers have also helped mow the grass and pick up trash this summer.American Whitewater maintains this site with the help of our volunteers under a cooperative agreement with the state of Maryland. Toilet rental, maintenance overhead and other expenses are paid for with visitor donations.AW began managing the site in 2001

August 1, 2002For Immediate ReleaseCONTACT: Maureen Oltrogge 928-638-7779 National Park Service Investigating Outbreak of Gastrointestinal Illness on the Colorado River Grand Canyon, AZ – The National Park Service is currently investigatingnine cases of gastrointestinal illness reported on the Colorado River earlythis morning. The illnesses were reported by a river guide on a commercialtrip camped at Hells Hollow at River Mile 183 near Whitmore Wash. Two ofthe nine individuals, a 47 year old male and a 16 year old male, weretransported

            AmericanWhitewater is poised for another amazing year of river advocacy, possibly oneof our most impressive ever. In the next 12 months the AW team will be bringingyou releases on several phenomenal new rivers that will revolutionize paddlingin those regions, protecting and restoring fair public access to some of thenations greatest rivers, conserving thousands of acres of riverside land,representing you in the halls of federal government, and working hard to makesure we can keep doing all of these amazing things