The 2014 Annual Report PLUS
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Conservation • Access • Events • Adventure • Safety BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS Sep/Oct 2014 THE 2014 ANNUAL REPOrt BRINGING baCK THE AW RIVER TRIP PLUS Flow studY On ThE wisconSin River A success “Birthplace of Rivers” MOnumenT Proposed in WV Where will a take you next? WHITEWATER | TOURING | FISHING · JACKSONKAYAK.COM A vOLUnTEER PUBLiCATiOn PROMOTinG RivER COnSERvATiOn, ACCESS And SAFETY American whitewater Journal Sep/Oct 2014 – volume 54 – issue 5 ColumnS 5 The Journey Ahead by Mark Singleton 15 Annual Report 41 Safety by Charlie walbridge 50 Remembrance: Jamie McEwan by Charlie walbridge STEwARdShiP 6 Wisconsin Paddlers Get to Evaluate Flows at Grandfather Falls by Thomas O’Keefe and Kris Stepenuck 8 Montana Headwaters Campaign Scores Wins, Moves Ahead by Kevin Colburn 9 “Birthplace of Rivers” National Monument Proposed in WV by Kevin Colburn 10 Forest Service and Paddlers Meet about Man-made Strainers in Idaho by Kevin Colburn Feature ARTicles SupportinG Aw 12 American Whitewater’s Trip Down the Rogue by Thomas O’Keefe 13 California Outfitters Support American Whitewater by Theresa Simsiman history 38 A Conversation with Oz Hawksley by Thomas O’Keefe Boaters head into Washboard rapid on Oregon’s Rogue Publication Title: American Whitewater River during AW’s June 2014 trip with Northwest Rafting Issue Date: Sep/Oct 2014 Company. To learn more about the trip and get your spot Statement of Frequency: Published Bimonthly Authorized Organization’s Name and Address: for next year, check out the article on page 12. American Whitewater P.O. Box 1540 Photo by Thomas O’Keefe Cullowhee, NC 28723 PURPOSE RivER STEwARdShiP: processes, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, whitewater rivers, as well as river recreation, empowerment of volunteers, public outreach and conservation, access, and safety. This is accomplished An integrated Approach education, and, when necessary, legal action. through our bimonthly AW Jour nal, a monthly e-news, americanwhitewater.org, paddling events, educational RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to whitewater Our mission: “To conserve and restore America’s events, and through direct communication with rivers pursuant to the guidelines published in its whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities the press. to enjoy them safely,” is actively pursued through official Access Policy, AW arranges for river access our conservation, access, safety and education efforts through private lands by negotiation or purchase, Together, AW staff, members, volunteers, and affiliate under the umbrella of River Stewardship. The only seeks to protect the right of public passage on all rivers clubs can achieve our goals of conserving, protecting national organization representing the interest of and streams navigable by kayak or canoe, encourages and restoring America’s whitewater resources all whitewater paddlers, American Whitewater is the equitable and responsible management of whitewater and enhancing opportunities to safely enjoy these national voice for thousands of individual whitewater rivers on public lands, and works with government wonderful rivers. agencies and other river users to achieve these goals. enthusiasts, as well as over 100 local paddling AW was incorporated under Missouri nonprofit club affiliates. SAFETY: AW promotes paddling safely, publishes corporation laws in 1961 and maintains its principal AW’s River Stewardship program adheres to the four reports on whitewater accidents, maintains a uniform mailing address at PO Box 1540, Cullowhee, NC 28723; tenets of our mission statement: national ranking system for whitewater rivers (the phone 1-866-BOAT-4-AW (1-866-262-8429). AW is International Scale of Whitewater Difficulty) and tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal CONSERVATION: AW’s professional staff works publishes and disseminates the internationally- Revenue Service. closely with volunteers and partner organizations recognized American Whitewater Safety Code. to protect the ecological and scenic values of all whitewater rivers. These goals are accomplished EDUCATION: AW shares information with the through direct participation in public decision-making general public and the paddling community regarding American Whitewater Journal Staff Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charlie Walbridge, Honorary Carla Miner Editor Ambrose Tuscano [email protected] Membership Director Brent Austin P.O. Box 913, Soda Springs, California 95728 Bruceton Mills, WV West Valley City, UT e-mail: [email protected] Lexington, KY [email protected] Graphic Design/Production/Photo Editor Megan Seifert [email protected] Courtney Wilton [email protected] Bob Nasdor Chris Bell Assistant Editors Patricia Rutka, Erica J. Seifert, Barry Tuscano Portland, OR NE Stewardship Director [email protected] Contributing Writers Sudbury, MA Asheville, NC Mark Singleton, Thomas O’Keefe, Kris Stepenuck, Kevin Colburn, [email protected] Theresa Simsiman, Charlie Walbridge BOARD OFFICERS Rich Bowers Thomas O’Keefe Photo Contributors [email protected] President: Chris Bell Angie Tornes, Thomas O’Keefe, Kevin Colburn, Leigh Tetor, Pacific NW Stewardship Director Bellingham, WA Theresa Simsiman, Dorothy Hawksley, Vice President: Courtney Wilton Seattle, WA Robert Arthur Obst and Dr. Colleen E. Hayes Ed Clark Secretary: Susan Hollingsworth [email protected] Industry Partnerships and Adverstising: Mark Singleton Lincoln, VT Elliott Mark Singleton e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Safety Editor Charlie Walbridge Treasurer: Trey Coleman Executive Director Route 1, Box 329F, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 Trey Coleman Cullowhee, NC e-mail: [email protected] Knoxville, TN At Large: Christopher Hest and [email protected] [email protected] Brian Jacobson Stewardship Reports Editor Theresa Simsiman Megan Hooker, [email protected] Kent Ford California Stewardship Assistant Missing Copies and Address Changes kent2003@performancevideo. AW STAFF Sacramento, CA Carla Miner, [email protected] com Laura Blalock theresa@americanwhitewater. American Whitewater is printed by Boyd Brothers Printing, Panama City, Florida. Durango, CO All rights reserved. Finance Manager org Christopher Hest Cullowhee, NC Dave Steindorf [email protected] [email protected] California Stewardship Director San Francisco, CA Kevin Colburn Chico, CA Susan Hollingsworth Elliott National Stewardship Director [email protected] Portland, OR Missoula, MT [email protected] [email protected] Nathan Fey Brian Jacobson Colorado Stewardship Director Long Creek, SC Longmont, CO EDITORIAL DISCLAIMER [email protected] The opinions expressed in the features and nathan@americanwhitewater. org editorials of American Whitewater are those of Don Kinser the individual authors. They do not necessarily represent those of the Directors of American [email protected] Megan Hooker Whitewater or the editors of this publication. Marietta, GA Stewardship Assistant On occasion, American Whitewater publishes Bend, OR TOLL FREE NUMBER official organizational policy statements drafted Megi Morishita megan@americanwhitewater. 1-866-262-8429 and approved by the Board of Directors. These [email protected] org policy statements will be clearly identified. Newport, Oregon 4 americanwhitewater.org THE JourNEY AHEAD he Staff and Board of American All told, these efforts benefited Feather River Festival (CA) - Whitewater are using this issue of several thousand miles of spectacular September 26-28, 2014 the American Whitewater Journal rivers and hundreds of thousands of Over a decade ago, the first recreational toT share our 2013 Annual Report with river enthusiasts. releases took place on the North Fork you. These reports are one of the more Feather (CA) as a requirement of a new important tools that nonprofits use to Paddlers understand that you cannot hydroelectric power license that was being communicate program success and financial love what you don’t know. It’s our love applied for by the utility. The staff and performance to constituents. A key take- of whitewater that makes us fierce volunteers of American Whitewater, Chico away from this report is that we have a lean defenders of rivers and their flows. This Paddleheads, and Shasta Paddlers spent administrative model, 83 cents on every intimate connection to flowing water has more than five years and thousands of dollar passes through directly to support made American Whitewater a force in hours negotiating through the hydropower river stewardship efforts. This ratio, 17% river stewardship for 60 years. It’s your relicensing process to make recreational of expenses spent on administration and membership support that allows American releases happen on the Feather. Now the fund raising, is a low overhead percentage Whitewater’s staff members to work on boating community has a great river to in the nonprofit world and a demonstration important projects in their respective enjoy, so why not celebrate it with us the of our commitment to using resources to regions. Our team consists of professional last weekend in September? The beauty support our core mission: protecting and staff supported by board members and of the Feather is that there are multiple restoring whitewater rivers. volunteers from communities across sections to suit each paddler’s skills. the country. American Whitewater’s Looking back at the numbers from last regional approach to stewardship work is We hope