American Whitewater, Conservation Alliance grantee and nation-wide advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater rivers, is doing great work. Their efforts have lead to securing flow protections for iconic Colorado rivers, blocking the Flaming Gorge Pipeline Project on the Yampa River, and dam removals including the Dillsboro Dam on the Tuckasegee River (NC) and the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River (WA).
The photo is of Green River in Desolation Canyon. This segment is threatened by large-scale water withdraws, oil & gas development, and potential Oil Shale and Tar Sands leases. AW and its conservation partners have recently succeeded in opposing the Regional Watershed Supply Project, which would have taken 81 Million gallons of water out of this river every year. Photo: Kent Vertrees, AW Volunteer
But they aren’t doing this work alone.
The Conservation Alliance has funded American Whitewater (AW) eight times since 1993, contributing close to $250,000 to their campaigns to protect North America’s last wild rivers. But equally important to the success of these campaigns, AW has developed relationships with Conservation Alliance members; like-minded outdoor industry businesses passionate about protecting the landscape where their customers recreate.
