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American Whitewater is proud to release some big upgrades to our website with the support of a U.S Coast Guard grant. We’ve totally revamped the mapping tool for interacting with our National Whitewater Inventory (NWI), our database containing over 5,700 runs, with crowdsourced descriptions, recommended flow levels, rapid descriptions, alerts, news and more. This improved planning tool will not only help paddlers select the rivers and flow levels appropriate for their skill, it will also inspire you to visit new

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The owner of Santeetlah Dam, Brookfield, has refused requests to reschedule eight spring releases on the Cheoah River that were cancelled because of Covid-19. Today, American Whitewater filed a request asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to require Brookfield to make up at least half of the cancelled releases later this year. The request comes after Brookfield delayed a meeting to reschedule releases and then flatly refused to provide any make-up releases. Similar releases on nearby dams operated by other

We’ve got an opportunity to designate over 1000 miles of new Wild and Scenic Rivers and we need your voice to help make it happen. The must-pass National Defense Authorization Act has a package of key public lands and rivers protections attached to it, including new Wild and Scenic designations that the AW staff worked directly with key members of Congress to include, and for which we now need you to reach out to your representative in support of to

Dave Hajoglou – more commonly known as Hojo – is American Whitewater’s September Volunteer of the Month. Hojo is an absolutely integral part of the Gore Canyon Festival every year. Providing his software genius through his company Wavemonkey Scoring, Hojo times the Gore Race and judges and scores the freestyle event at the Pumphouse wave all free of charge. He doesn’t just show up with a computer either. Hojo is involved year-round in the planning and preparation, always looking for

As you’ve all seen by now, we are not hosting any of our four festivals this year. These events provide an opportunity to gather the boating community, celebrate and enjoy the rivers we work hard to protect, and build support for AW. New and renewing memberships are essential to these events and we had to get creative with ways to fill the gap not hosting them would leave. Thanks to our industry partner, Down River Equipment, and top membership drawing

American Whitewater received the following open letter to boaters from the rangers and staff of the Gauley River National Recreation Area. This letter will keep you up to date on important management actions of the National Park Service on the Gauley River for the 2020 season. It is important to note that the Tailwaters Campground will be closed due to Covid-19 and social distancing concerns. Other private campgrounds in the area may have limitations on camping, so please plan ahead.

UPDATE: CALIFORNIA SCHEDULED RECREATIONAL RELEASES  In California during the midst of COVID 19, American Whitewater has made a commitment to work with local counties, state & federal land management agencies and hydropower utilities to get paddlers the most up to date status of scheduled recreational flows for 2020. Here is the status of scheduled releases for NF Feather Rock Creek, Pit 5 and SF Feather Little Grass Valley. The most up to date information can also be found on our

Gore Fest has the decades-long tradition of hosting one of Colorado’s premiere downriver races. In the past five years it has expanded to include multiple events, bringing together kayakers, rafters, stand-up paddle boarders, families, and river enthusiasts from all over the region to celebrate a cornerstone river in the Colorado whitewater community. Unfortunately, due to concerns surrounding public safety because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have restructured the event to an online format. This decision was not an easy one

With a recent grant from the United States Coast Guard, American Whitewater is launching a project to produce two films on basic whitewater safety. We are issuing this Request for Proposals for assistance in this effort. For details and to submit a proposal please see this document – RFP American Whitewater Basic Whitewater Safety Films 2020 Proposals are due September 11, 2020

Northeast boaters came together to support American Whitewater at the (virtual) Deerfield Fest Membership Event on June 26th . The event celebrated 25 years of whitewater boating on the Deerfield River in Western Massachusetts and featured great music, local legends, awesome giveaways from our industry partners, and updates on our stewardship work in the region. If you missed it check out the archived event video to see all the fun!

Take action to protect instream flows in the Poudre! The Larimer County Commissioners are reviewing the 1041 permit for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) and accepting public comment right now. NISP will remove peak flows from the Poudre River for the next 20-30 years at the mouth of the Poudre Canyon, and disrupt invaluable ecological and recreational resources like the Poudre River Whitewater Park. In late 2019, the City of Fort Collins officially opened the Whitewater Park, and since

Submit your best photos for American Whitewater’s annual calendar! When The deadline is August 14th, 2020. How Via our online submission form. Images must be submitted as high-resolution files (suitable for printing up to 10″, at least 1MB) for inclusion in the calendar, without monetary compensation. Maximum 10 photo entries per person. Who Any and all photographers, from professionals to complete novices. Have you taken a photo before? Then you’re ready. Why First, you’ll get a free copy of the

Today marks the official opening of the new Guy Ford River Access Area on the Watauga River. The paddling community has long sought and can now celebrate permanent public access to the classic Watauga River Gorge which serves as a staple for Class IV+ paddlers throughout the region. American Whitewater owns and manages the Sherwood Horine Takeout thanks to donations and volunteers over many years, and worked closely with the many individuals and organizations that purchased and developed the new