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This week AW staff had a great opportunity to spend some time with students at Colorado College, who are focusing the next 10 weeks on Western water issues. They’re digging into topics ranging from water savings and water banking, to tribal rights, to perceived conflicts between recreation and ecosystem needs, and even to water quality. Together, we explored the policy and regulatory options that allow us to keep water in our rivers – Wild & Scenic, Colorado's Instream Flow Program,

King County has some great whitewater on the South Fork Skykomish and tributaries like the Tye and Money Creek; forks of the Snoqualmie with great runs like Ernie's, Middle-Middle, and Fall in the Wall; Green River Gorge; Cedar River; and White River. As part of an ongoing effort to guide management of rivers, the King County Water and Land Resources Division is conducting a survey of resident attitudes and perspectives on rivers. The short survey explores these issues: How do

After a private boater was cited for misdemeanor criminal charges for camping, American Whitewater asked California State Department of Parks and Recreation to reconsider their camping policy on the Middle Fork American River (MFA).  This policy essentially banned private boating camping from July to October to reduce the risk of fire.  In a letter to Superintendent Mike Lynch, Auburn State Recreation Area (ASRA), Dave Steindorf acknowledged the importance of protecting the recreation area from fire risks but did not believe

Gauley Fest. . .bigger and better every year! Started in 1983 to celebrate the derailment of a hydro-electric project that would have disrupted the flows on the Gauley River, Gauley Fest has grown to become the largest river festival in the world. It's a showcase for American Whitewater and the top whitewater vendors in the boating community. Vendor registration is now open and we encourage you to reserve your space now! Registration for Basic and Non-Profit booth space purchases are available online

Area CEO’s, Sportsmen, Businesses, Conservation & Recreation groups thank Murray, Kilmer for reintroducing Wild Olympics bill this congress   QUILCENE, Wash. (June 4, 2015 )  The Wild Olympics Coalition, which includes American Whitewater, today cheered the introduction of the Wild Olympics Wilderness & Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by Senator Patty Murray and Representative Derek Kilmer to permanently protect more than 126,500 acres of Olympic National Forest as wilderness and 19 rivers and their major tributaries, a total of 464

Throughout the rest of 2015, American Whitewater will be working hard across the country to protect and restore the rivers that you love, and ensure that the public can enjoy them safely. As you'll see in our 2015 Summer Appeal, we've got our work cut out for us, from addressing the impacts of the drought in California and making progress towards removing deadbeat dams in the Pacific Northwest, to keeping water in Colorado's rivers and advocating for Wild and Scenic

Throughout the rest of 2015, American Whitewater will be working hard across the country to protect and restore the rivers that you love, and ensure that everyone can enjoy them safely. As you'll see in our 2015 Summer Appeal, we've got our work cut out for us, from addressing the impacts of the drought in California and making progress towards removing deadbeat dams in the Pacific Northwest, to keeping water in Colorado's rivers and advocating for Wild and Scenic protections in

On Friday, June 5th 2015 at 8:30 – 10:30pm join Mark Singleton, Executive Director of American Whitewater, and DC boaters for a fundraiser in support of American Whitewater’s river stewardship program that supports efforts to keep rivers free, clean, and flowing.   When: Friday, June 5, 2015 ô°€ 8:30-10:30 pm Where: The Irish Inn, Glen Echo RSVP by June 3—click here Pre-event Potomac paddle for those interested (details in the RSVP)   Door prizes and raffle for all participants. Come

Today, the U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers released the new Clean Water Rule. The rule reaffirms the Clean Water Act's protection of water quality on our nation’s rivers, headwater streams and wetlands. The new rule is vital for protecting river recreation, stream habitat, drinking water, riparian property and significant economic activity from the impacts of unregulated pollution. American Whitewater supports the rule, and we expect it to maintain the water quality that you are accustomed to experiencing

Last week's release of the Colorado River Basin Study "Moving Forward" report prompted some good conversation about next steps, which isn't a moment too soon. AW believes it's time to move past talk to action in the basin, and especially action on water conservation. Conservation is the cheapest, simplest and most effective way to bridge the large and growing gap between river water supplies and demands. Bonus feature of conservation: we will still have rivers to run! Check out our