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AMC’s Waters and Rivers Protection Fund Expands Whitewater Paddling Across the Region

AMC’s Waters and Rivers Protection Fund Expands Whitewater Paddling Across the Region

by Appalachian Mountain Club | Mar 21, 2022

Julia Khorana can remember a time when the Deerfield River in Western Massachusetts was nearly unusable by paddlers and whitewater lovers. The problem, back in the early 1990s, was that the old hydroelectric dam that held back water in the summer months resulted in an...
2022 North Fork Feather (CA) Releases and Opportunities

2022 North Fork Feather (CA) Releases and Opportunities

by American Whitewater | Mar 18, 2022

American Whitewater is happy to confirm boating opportunities for the North Fork Feather River on the Rock Creek and Cresta Reach for 2022. These flows are a part of license operations and were included in the hydropower license order that American Whitewater helped...
Expect Atypical Nantahala Flows This Spring and Possibly Longer (NC)

Expect Atypical Nantahala Flows This Spring and Possibly Longer (NC)

by American Whitewater | Mar 14, 2022

Duke Energy has announced that they can only generate power and release water from the powerhouse at 50% of their normal capacity on the Nantahala River due to the failure of a transformer. The powerhouse is now capable of releasing 315 cfs versus the typical 630 cfs,...
American Whitewater Wins Fight For New Hiking Trail on North Fork Feather (CA)!

American Whitewater Wins Fight For New Hiking Trail on North Fork Feather (CA)!

by American Whitewater | Mar 4, 2022

American Whitewater’s commitment to enhancing opportunities to enjoy our rivers extends beyond the water, and we’re thrilled to announce that we just secured the construction of a riverside hiking trail along the Poe Run of the North Fork Feather River in California....
The Hydropower Myth, Part II; Is Hydropower as ‘Green’ as Promised?

The Hydropower Myth, Part II; Is Hydropower as ‘Green’ as Promised?

by Idaho Rivers United | Jan 20, 2022

Enormous releases of greenhouse gas emissions, species decline and extinction, and habitat fragmentation. While you’d be right if you assumed these were characteristics of fossil-fuel plants that have had devastating impacts on our planet, you might be surprised that...
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