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RESERVE YOUR LAUNCH ON WASHINGTON'S NISQUALLY RIVER WHITEWATER RELEASES FOR 2000 REQUIRE A RESERVATION Tacoma Public Utilities has selected the dates for the November and December whitewater releases on Washington's Nisqually River. This year Tacoma requires that boaters call to confirm their attendance at a respective release date. In 1999, no boaters showed up for one of the release days. Reservations need to be made at least three days prior to release date. Releases are contingent on two or more

RESERVE YOUR LAUNCH ON WASHINGTON’S NISQUALLY RIVERWHITEWATER RELEASES FOR 2000 REQUIRE A RESERVATIONTacoma Public Utilities has selected the dates for the November and December whitewater releases on Washington’s Nisqually River. This year Tacoma requires that boaters call to confirm their attendance at a respective release date. In 1999, no boaters showed up for one of the release days. Reservations need to be made at least three days prior to release date. Releases are contingent on two or more paddlers making

Dave TaliaferroRob WhiteManagers, Arkansas Headwaters Recreation AreaPO Box 126Salida, CO 81201October 24, 2000 American Whitewater is a national non-profit organization with a membership of over 8,300 individual whitewater boating enthusiasts and more than 165 local canoe club affiliates, representing approximately 80,000 whitewater paddlers. American Whitewater was organized in 1957 to protect and enhance the recreational enjoyment of whitewater sports in America. The organization is dedicated to safety, education, and the conservation of America’s whitewater rivers. Our mission is to conserve

Greetings! Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS), founded in 1967, is an outdoor retailer with 78 stores and a website http://www.emsonline.com. We are a resource for just about everything one would need for an outdoor adventure with brands such as The North Face, Sierra Designs, Kelty, Columbia and more. Twice a year, in April and October, we have a huge event called Club Day. This is our way of saying “thank you!” to great outdoor clubs and organizations like American Whitewater that

For Immediate Release, October 13, 2000 Settlement Reached for Rock Creek-Cresta Hydropower ProjectNorth Fork Feather River, California (Silver Spring, MD) American Whitewater, in concert with other recreational and environmental groups as well as state and federal resource agencies reached a settlement agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) dictating future operations of the Rock Creek-Cresta Hydroelectric Project for the next 30 years. The agreement signed on September 18, 2000 strikes a balance between continued hydropower generation and ecological and recreational

GEORGE W. BUSH (REPUBLICAN) CONSERVATION Much of the river conservation work done by American Whitewater is supported by provisions in federal environmental regulations. As governor of Texas, Bush has overseen efforts to enact a major anti-regulatory agenda. He supports stronger state and local control of environmental regulations and has advocated voluntary private programs for protecting endangered species, wildlife habitat and wetlands. In 1994, Bush’s opposition to the Federal Endangered Species Act was both a central theme in his campaign for

The class 5 Squaw Leap section of the San Joaquin River will have boatableflows for six weeks starting Monday Nov. 6, when PG&E begins maintanenceoperations on their Kerchoff #2 powerhouse. During these six weeks andpossibly starting on Saturday Nov 4, PG&E will run water through their oldKerchoff #1 powerhouse. This powerhouse releases water into the 1.5 mileSquaw Leap Gorge. Releases tend to be in the 1,800 cfs range and tend tooccurr in the afternoon and evening. The beautiful Squaw Leap

Dam release on 4 sections of river:Flannagan Dam to Bartlick – class II+ Bartlick to Garden hole – class II-III+ Garden Hole to Park n’Surf – class V Park n’ Surf to Elkhorn city – class II-III+ Then there’s the rendezvous! It’s only $15 donation to get in, camp and listen to non-stop live music for a week. It’s goin on NOW THROUGH THIS WEEKEND!http://www.surfbwa.org/russellfork THE BLUEGRASS WILDWATER ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN WHITEWATER PRESENT THE 6TH ANNUAL 2000 Russell Fork RIVER