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AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest September 22, 2001 – January 31, 2002 Help us strengthen the voice for river access and WIN! It’s easy! Just get your friends to join AW! For every 2 new members you bring in, we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a 7-day trip to Ecuador with Small World Adventures and you’ll get a cork AW coaster with a sneak-preview of our new (unreleased!) logo. Sign me up! Why AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest? Why your

<center><table><table cellspacing=10><tr><td></td><td> <font size="2"><img height="180" width="120" src="/resources/repository/SWA_EcuadorSurfer.jpg" align=left></font> </td><td><br></td><td> <p><font size="2"><b>AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest<br> September 22, 2001 – January 31, 2002<br> </b></font></p> <p><font size="4" color="0896DB"><b><i>Help us strengthen the voice <br>for river access and WIN! </i></b></size><br> </font></p> </td> </tr></table> </center> <p><font size="2"><br> It’s easy! Just get your friends to join AW! For every 2 new members you bring in, we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a 7-day trip to Ecuador with Small World Adventures and you’ll get a cork

AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest September 22, 2001 – January 31, 2002 Help us strengthen the voice for river access and WIN! It’s easy! Just get your friends to join AW! For every 2 new members you bring in, we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a 7-day trip to Ecuador with Small World Adventures and you’ll get a cork AW coaster with a sneak-preview of our new (unreleased!) logo. Sign me up! Why AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest? Why your

AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest September 22, 2001 – January 31, 2002 Help us strengthen the voice for river access and WIN! It’s easy! Just get your friends to join AW! For every 2 new members you bring in, we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a 7-day trip to Ecuador with Small World Adventures and you’ll get a cork AW coaster with a sneak-preview of our new (unreleased!) logo. Sign me up! Why AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest? Why your

<center><table><table cellspacing=10><tr><td></td><td> <font size="2"><img height="180" width="120" src="/resources/repository/SWA_EcuadorSurfer.jpg" align=left></font> </td><td><br></td><td> <p><font size="2"><b>AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest<br> September 22, 2001 – January 31, 2002<br> </b></font></p> <p><font size="4" color="0896DB"><b><i>Help us strengthen the voice <br>for river access and WIN! </i></b></size><br> </font></p> </td> </tr></table> </center> <p><font size="2"><br> It’s easy! Just get your friends to join AW! For every 2 new members you bring in, we’ll enter your name in a drawing for a 7-day trip to Ecuador with Small World Adventures and you’ll get a cork

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has turned down American Whitewater’s proposal for regular access to Ohiopyle Falls on the Lower Yough. We remain optimistic that we will be able to obtain access through the on-going planning process as the park’s regulations are being rewritten. Stay tuned for more updates…PDF copy of the PA-DNCR’s response (125 KB)

Link to Savage River NewsMore than 125 boaters wrote letters to Governor Glendening at the 2001 Potomac Fest asking for his personal attention in getting regularly scheduled whitewater recreation releases on the World Championship Savage River. In September, Governor Glendening asked his staff to mediate between American Whitewater and the Upper Potomac River Commission. It now appears that the UPRC is willing to consider American Whitewater’s proposal for releases. Thanks to everyone who wrote the Governor and helped us with

A major success for AW and the paddling community! On August 23, 2001 a meeting was held with Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and local hunt club representatives. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss paddlers’ access to the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area roadways during the managed hunts. This issue was identified by AW in its “top 40” access issues in the year 2000. The National Park Service management from Big South Fork and the Obed served as the

American Whitewater and Duke Power implemented a successful controlled whitewater flow study on the cascades and upper Nantahala on September 26th and 27th. Nearly 50 volunteers paddled either section of the river up to 4 times at 4 different flows; 175cfs, 250cfs, 350cfs and 500cfs. This study was a critical step towards establishing a regular schedule of releases on the class 4/5 Cascades and class 3 Upper Nantahala in Western North Carolina. The success of the flow study would not

John Cornwell and the Ace Outdoor Center rolled out another fantastic Rolling Rodeo on the Gauley River, September 21st. The Rodeo incorporated a wave event on Geek Wave, an FTR event at Pillow Rock, a hole riding competition at Hungry Mother, and a culminating FTR at Sweets Falls. Approximately, thirty-five NOWR Pro’s participated in the event. The highlights of the competition included Ted Devoe and Bryan Kirk wowing the crowd with some stunning aerial loops at Geek Wave, BJ Johnson

A partial view of the Gauley Festival from atop the Perception van. Close to 5000 attendees flooded this year’s Gauley Fest Spectacular! Among them were the 200 or so volunteers that made this stupendous event possible. We want to publicly thank them and give you the official event recap. I want to apologize up front. If I’ve left out your name, forgive me. That’s the problem with this sort of thank you — some get overlooked. Please let me know,

Congratulations to new member Steve Higgins of Windsor, Ontario, the winner of the Prijon boat of his choice. Steve’s name was drawn last Saturday night at the Gauley River Festival from among approximately 900 other new members who joined American Whitewater since April 1, 2001. Talk about new member benefits!!! Many thanks to Prijon for donating this great prize. Steve, enjoy your new boat!

Want to protect your FREE, unlimited access at Panther Creek (AKA Mason Branch)? Then don’t camp at the site, and don’t build fires in the field. Most importantly, if you see campers at the site, take charge of the situation and ask them to move along to a campground elsewhere. If boaters blow our access at the Panther Creek take-out, then there is no other access point until you get to Bucklick (the put in for the Lower), and it

AW’s Paddle Ecuador! Contest Imagine…lush rainforests, clean warm water, lava cliffs, tree-lined banks, tropical birds, waterfalls, polished granite bolders. You could be there! Sign up for the contest today and get one free entry in the drawing for a 7-day trip in ECUADOR. Click here! About the contest You probably know at least a handful of people who want to protect and paddle whitewater rivers just as much as you do. When they join American Whitewater, they’ll help us make

Volunteers are hard at work getting ready for the 2001 Gauley Festival to take place this coming Saturday. American Whitewater Board Members Joe Greiner, Kara Weld, Sherry Olsen and Tom Christopher hard at work on issues affecting whitewater paddlers across the country.Volunteer AW Directors from all over the US are in meetings this Thursday and Friday to make the decisions that will determine the direction of the only organization working solely on whitewater. AW Board Member Tom Christopher was instrumental

1. Ocoee River, Tennessee Issue: Releases on the Upper Ocoee River Goal: Secure an annual schedule of free releases Current Status: TVA recently decided to drastically reduce the number of releases available to paddlers on the Upper Ocoee. It is their opinion that they own the water and are therefore entitled to charge paddlers for the use of that water. American Whitewater disagrees; the water is part of the public trust and belongs first and foremost in the river. TVA

1. Ocoee River, Tennessee Issue: Releases on the Upper Ocoee River Goal: Secure an annual schedule of free releases Current Status: TVA recently decided to drastically reduce the number of releases available to paddlers on the Upper Ocoee. It is their opinion that they own the water and are therefore entitled to charge paddlers for the use of that water. American Whitewater disagrees; the water is part of the public trust and belongs first and foremost in the river. TVA

Nantahala Cascades Flow Study Alert American Whitewater and Duke Power are conducting a flow study on the Cascades and Upper Nantahala in the coming weeks as part of the relicensing of the hydro project on the Nantahala. This flow study could ultimately lead to scheduled releases on these great class 4/5 and 3 sections. Word has gotten out about the study and folks have been contacting us about paddling the river on the study days. Uninvited paddlers showing up to

Message from Ulrich Feldhoff, ICF President The ICF Slalom World Championships 2001, which were scheduled to take place between September 20th-23rd, 2001 on the slalom course of Ocoee Tennessee (USA) have been cancelled due to the terrorist attacks in the United States of America. This decision was taken by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) today in cooperation with the National Federation of the United States (USACK) and the local Organizing Committee (CBEDA) in Ocoee. The federal authorities in the United