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This fall, American Whitewater joined with other conservation and recreation groups to file a "Friend of the Court" brief in a case before the Supreme Court. The case addresses whether municipalities should be responsible for cleaning up stormwater pollution. The case was originally brought by NRDC and Santa Monica Baykeeper in 2008. Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District had violated their NPDES permit under the Clean Water Act, and the organizations sued to hold them

American Whitewater is proud to announce Adam Rettig as our December Volunteer of the Month! AW's Kevin Colburn had this to say about Adam's overall stellarness: A few months ago Adam Rettig called us up and offered to volunteer his mad statistics skills and knowledge of water management. He didn't really care what the project was – he just wanted to help out and keep his skills sharp. After discussing a few possible projects the perfect opportunity came up for

Colorado – American Whitewater is pleased to announce the addition of Chris Menges as a Stewardship Fellow in Colorado, where he joins our Colorado River Program as the Gunnison River Stewardship Assistant.  Chris will be working with AW staff on ongoing strategic efforts to define recreational flow-needs across the Colorado River basin, and to grow our network of grassroots activists engaged in advancing river management policies at the state and federal levels.  In this new role, Chris will work with

  American Whitewater has received a third 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities.   Dec 1, 2012, Charity Navigator announced that American Whitewater has earned its third consecutive 4-star rating. Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that American Whitewater adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way. Only 9% of the nonprofits Charity

Deadline approaching: You have through Midnight Pacific Time, December 14th to cast your vote. As an organization, American Whitewater has been quite fortunate to have a committed group of volunteer Board of Directors that provides the organization with high-level oversight and strategic direction. To sustain this healthy and vibrant board an effective process is in place to insure an appropriate transition of Directors over time. This transition process balances the need for fresh ideas with appropriate leadership continuity. Current American Whitewater members

It’s not too early to be thinking about the Holiday gifts you’ll need for all the river enthusiasts on your list. No matter if they’re at home on the water, or just enjoy supporting river stewardship, an AW Membership is the perfect gift choice! For 2012, we've put together a great Membership deal: An American Whitewater Membership plus an AW 2013 Calendar all for just $45. We think it’s a great gift to give to any river lover, or heck, a

Just a friendly reminder: an American Whitewater membership makes the perfect gift for the paddler or river-lover in your life! We've made buying one super easy and quick too. Just fill out our Gift Membership form and we'll take care of the rest. If they already have an AW membership, no problem, we'll just add on another year to it. You get to give a great gift and support your favorite non-profit at the same time. Awesome!

The 2013 American Whitewater calendar is now available for puchase! Each year, we collect the best photos from our gracious  fans and pick out our favorites for our annual calendar. We then sell this calendar and use the funds to support our river stewardship work. It's an awesome fundraiser and a product that we know you'll love. Please consider picking up one (or thirty six) of them today. Thanks!

The 4th ANNUAL YOUGH DEFENSE PARTY will be held on Thursday, November 15th at Wilderness Voyageur's Falls City Pub in Ohiopyle, PA starting at 4:30 pm. –  The event features live music by Meadow Run (5:00 pm) & the Ferncliff Collective (9:00 pm ). Food and drink will be served after 6:00 pm. A great silent auctiom begins  at 5:00 pm; the first phase ends at 8:15 pm, and the second phase ends at 8:45  pm. There will be 20

It's easy to become a high-level supporter of American Whitewater with our Membership installment plans. With these plans, you can pay for any AW membership over $250 in your choice of 4 or 12 annual payments. Maybe you're eyeing one of our awesome member rewards or looking to offset your taxes for next year. Or, maybe you just love saving rivers! Regardless, we hope you'll consider increasing your membership level through our installment program. All memberships over $250 are eligible and you

Earlier this week, Free Flow Power willingly surrendered permits granting them exporation and development rights associated with two proposed new dams on New York's Black River.  The proposed Felts Mills and Great Bend dams, if built, would have inundated 4.8 miles of the Black River that is currently free flowing.    American Whitewater formally intervened in the permitting process for the Felts Mills and Great Bend hydropower projects in 2010.  In our intervention we stressed that these proposed projects required

At American Whitewater, it’s possible to have two different kinds of accounts: a Membership account and a Website account. A Membership account is for dues-paying AW members (e.g. you get the Journal, and other Members-only benefits), a Website account is a free account on our website (e.g. you can post photos, etc.). These two kinds of accounts can be linked together. If you’re a dues-paying AW Member, doing so provides a number of benefits including no ads/reminders to become a

  American Whitewater is asking all paddlers and river lovers to take 5 minutes and read our 2012 Winter Appeal (pdf). In it, we layout the hard work we’ve done on behalf of river lovers everywhere, members or not.   We won’t sugar coat it, this Winter Appeal is our direct request to all whitewater enthusiasts to make a year end tax-deductible donation to American Whitewater. Your financial support help funds our river stewardship program. We think our consistent successes

Gunnison, Colorado – American Whitewater is pleased to announce a new one-year fellowship position within our Colorado River Stewardship Program. The part-time fellowship is a key addition to our ongoing strategic efforts to define recreational flow-needs across the Colorado River basin, and to grow our network of grassroots activists engaged in advancing river management policies at the state and federal levels.  American Whitewater is now accepting applications for this one-year position, which will play a lead role in organizing local

The Bureau of Land Management is currently receiving comments on proposed changes to the river permitting system for the Desolation and Gray Canyons of Utah's Green River. Currently, the permitting system for private boaters is on a first-come, first-serve call in reservation process. The proposed system would change to an online lottery, housed on Recreation.gov. If approved, private lottery applications for the 2013 season would be accepted between December 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013. The fee structure would also change.

The November/December issue of the AW Journal features California Bridges – New Opportunities for River Access. Our index now provides direct links to each article. this issue includes. . . Board Elections An Education on the Lower Pecos Talkin’ Kayakin Desert Family Float I’m Flipping! I’m Flipping! I’m Flipping! . . .plus much more! Want to read the AW Journal online: You need a current membership and you must be registered with the AW website and have your membership associated