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National Paddling Film Festival BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS July/August 2003 $4.95 US $7.70 CAN www.americanwhitewater.org A VOLUNTEER PUBLICATION PROMOTING RIVER CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND SAFETY Corner Charc .........................................................................4 American Whitewater Journal Volunteer Salute ..................................................................5 Volume XLIV, No.4 Access FEATURES • Access Updates ...................................................6 Conservation Western • Conservation Updates......................................7 • Fighting to Save Clearwater Creek.............12 Rivers • Cheoah River Relicensing..............................13 • Watershed Protection .....................................14 The Beauty of • Riversmart Program.........................................15 the Middle Fork 34 • The Gatineau - Still Free-flowing!................18 Focus: Open Boats National • Susan Taft on Open Boat History................20 • Getting Started by Charlie Walbridge.......22 Paddling Events Film Festival • Trinity River Festival ........................................26 • What’s Goin’ On?................................................28 Big Names and Bigger Theater 58 Traveling with Kayaks • Chiapas - Held Capative by Zapatistas......44 • Traveling with Kayaks......................................50 USA • THE Travel List ....................................................54 Team River Voices • Costa Rica After the Flood.............................56 Psyched 72 Safety for Worlds • Buckle Up.............................................................68 • Worth the Risk?..................................................70 Publication Title: American Whitewater Issue Date: July/August 2003 Statement of Frequency: Published bimonthly Cover Jed Wiengarten Authorized Organization’s Name and Address: American Whitewater The Skookumchuck Narrows 1424 Fenwick Lane Silver Spring, MD 20910 Printed on Recycled Paper RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to rivers (the International Scale of Whitewater American Whitewater whitewater rivers pursuant to the guidelines Difficulty) and publishes and disseminates Our mission is to conserve and restore published in its official Access Policy, AW the internationally recognized AW Whitewater America’s whitewater resources and to enhance arranges for river access through private lands Safety Code. by negotiation or purchase, seeks to protect the opportunities to enjoy them safely. right of public passage on all rivers and streams EVENTS: AW organizes sporting events, The American Whitewater (AW) is a national navigable by kayak or canoe, resists unjustified contests and festivals to raise funds for river organization with a membership consisting of restrictions on government managed whitewater conservation, including the Ocoee Whitewater thousands of individual whitewater boating rivers and works with government agencies and Rodeo in Tennessee, the Gauley River Festival in enthusiasts, and more than 100 local paddling other river users to achieve these goals. 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