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The 21st Deerfield Riverfest will be held on July 11th in Charlemont (MA). The annual event celebrates whitewater boating on the Deerfield River that resulted from the historic settlement agreement signed by AW, FLOW, AMC and others which provides 106 whitewater release days on the Fife Brook section and 32 releases on the Dryway section of the Deerfield River. The festival is AW's biggest fundraiser in the northeast and supports our stewardship work in the region. The event will feature

The 21st Deerfield Riverfest will be held on July 11th in Charlemont (MA). The annual event celebrates whitewater boating on the Deerfield River that resulted from the historic settlement agreement signed by AW, FLOW, AMC and others which provides 106 whitewater release days on the Fife Brook section and 32 releases on the Dryway section of the Deerfield River. The festival is AW's biggest fundraiser in the northeast and supports our stewardship work in the region. The event will feature

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

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

The hydropower industry wants to go back to their good old days, where they could dam a river, take out all of the water and not give a second thought to the impact it might have on fish, wildlife or people. They're serious in their mission, and have released a draft bill in Congress that would gut environmental and public interest protections in the Federal Power Act. These are the very tools that American Whitewater and our partners have used

The May/June Issue of the AW Journal features "Fighting for the Colorado River’s Future".  This issue also includes. . .  * Recipe for a Perfect Creek * Canoes, Canoes, Canoes * AW Advocates for 50+ New Wild and Scenic Rivers in Montana! . . .and much more.   Current members – Read the issue now! Not a Current member – Join or Renew!

The May/June Issue of the AW Journal features "Fighting for the Colorado River’s Future".  This issue also includes. . .  * Recipe for a Perfect Creek * Canoes, Canoes, Canoes * AW Advocates for 50+ New Wild and Scenic Rivers in Montana! . . .and much more.   Current members – Read the issue now! Not a Current member – Join or Renew!

Late last month, U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released a discussion draft of a bill that is, by far, the most dangerous piece of hydropower legislation for rivers that we've seen in over a decade. The proposed "Hydropower Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015" would take the hydropower industry back to the days that brought about massive hydropower development during the last century, where developers could dam a river, take out all of the flow and barely give a second

California boaters! Join American Whitewater on Monday, May 11th at the State Capitol in Sacramento for California Rivers Day–an education, outreach, and activism event focusing on rivers.    Our rivers need your voices more than ever, as the severe and persistent drought has unleashed an intense push to take us back to the era of big dam building and weaken protections for our waterways. We hope you'll come out to celebrate and advocate for our rivers!     California Rivers Day will

THIS WEEK ONLY! American Whitewater is thrilled to announce that we have partnered with FLOAT to bring you limited edition river stewardship T shirts available this week only! For every shirt sold FLOAT will donate $8 to American Whitewater to help us restore rivers. Head on over to www.float.org and SHOP today – lots of fun colors to choose from!