West Fork Tuckaseegee Flows Again! Aw's Annual Report
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Conservation • access • events • adventure • safety BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS Jul/Aug 2013 WEST FORK TUCKASEEGEE FLOWS AGAIN! AW’S ANNUAL REPORT PLUS GRAND CANYONS • gem of upper amazon threatened by dams! • one man’s wait for THE ICONIC U.S. RIVER TRIP Where will a take you next? WHITEWATER | TOURING | FISHING · JACKSONKAYAK.COM a VoLunteer pubLiCATION PROMOTING riVer ConserVATION, aCCESS and SAFETY american whitewater Journal Jul/aug 2013 – Volume 53 – issue 4 CoLumns 5 The Journey Ahead by mark singleton 34 Enduring Rivers 35 2012 Annual Report 64 Remembrance by tyler williams stewardship 6 Missisquoi Releases Return by bob nasdor 6 Virginia Stream Access Reform Continues by Kevin Colburn 7 West Fork Tuck Roars Back to Life! By Kevin Colburn FEATURE ARTICLES internationaL whitewater 10 The Grand Canyon of the Amazon: Rio Marañon by rocky Contos 16 Incan Ruins in the Grand Canyon of the Amazon to be Drowned by rocky Contos internationaL stewardship 18 Help Stop 15+ Dams Planned for the Upper Amazon by rocky Contos ICONIC RIVER TRIPS 22 Time on Waitlist Helps Guy Do Bucket List Trips With Parents by eric miller 26 The Grand Canyon: The real work begins once permit is in hand By eric miller wiLderness whitewater 30 Stories from Explore Six Rivers: The Bloody Run of the Van Duzen by paul gamache A kayaker boofing Rough Run Falls on the West Fork Publication Title: American Whitewater Issue Date: Jul/Aug 2013 Tuckasegee (NC) in June 2013. Releases on the WF Tuck have Statement of Frequency: Published Bimonthly been a long time coming; American Whitewater has been Authorized Organization’s Name and Address: American Whitewater integrally involved in securing releases on this stretch for the P.O. Box 1540 past 12 years. Given the quality of this river, it’s been worth Cullowhee, NC 28723 the wait! Photo by Clinton Koontz 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 [email protected] Chris Menges Editor Ambrose Tuscano Bruceton Mills, WV Colorado Stewardship Assistant Chris Bell P.O. Box 913, Soda Springs, California 95728 Crested Butte, CO e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Courtney Wilton [email protected] Graphic Design/Production/Photo Editor Megan Seifert Asheville, NC [email protected] Portland, OR Carla Miner Rich Bowers Assistant Editors Erica J. Seifert, Barry Tuscano Membership Director [email protected] Contributing Writers West Valley City, UT Bellingham, WA BOARD OFFICERS Mark Singleton, Bob Nasdor, Kevin Colburn, Rocky Contos, Eric [email protected] Miller, Paul Gamache, Tyler Williams Dave Cernicek President: Norwood Scott Bob Nasdor Photo Contributors [email protected] Clinton Koontz, Justin Harris, Garrick Taylor, Kevin Colburn, Vice President: Chris Bell NE Stewardship Director Jackson, WY Rocky Contos, Eric Miller, Stew Oakley, Paul Gamache, Wes Sudbury, MA Schrecongost, Rok Sribar, Chris Menges, Thomas O’Keefe, Dave Secretary: Susan Hollingsworth Steindorf, Nathan Fey, Samantha Ruppel, Kent Vertrees, Scott Ed Clark [email protected] Lincoln, VT Treasurer: Courtney Wilton Gilbert, Kurt Sisson, Cody Howard Thomas O’Keefe [email protected] Events / Advertising Coordinator Jeff Paine At Large: Chris Hest and Brian Pacific NW Stewardship Director phone 828-398-0321 Kent Ford Jacobson Seattle, WA e-mail: [email protected] kent2003@performancevideo. [email protected] Safety Editor Charlie Walbridge com Route 1, Box 329F, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 AW STAFF Jeff Paine Durango, CO e-mail: [email protected] Laura Blalock Outreach Director Stewardship Reports Editor Christopher Hest Finance Manager Asheville, NC Kevin Colburn, [email protected] [email protected] Cullowhee, NC [email protected] Missing Copies and Address Changes San Francisco, CA [email protected] Carla Miner, [email protected] Mark Singleton Susan Hollingsworth Kevin Colburn Executive Director American Whitewater is printed by Boyd Brothers Printing, Panama City, Florida. Portland, OR All rights reserved. National Stewardship Director Cullowhee, NC [email protected] Missoula, MT [email protected] [email protected] Brian Jacobson Dave Steindorf Long Creek, SC Nathan Fey California Stewardship Director [email protected] Colorado Stewardship Director Chico, CA Longmont, CO [email protected] Don Kinser nathan@americanwhitewater. EDITORIAL DISCLAIMER [email protected] org The opinions expressed in the features and Marietta, GA Megan Hooker editorials of American Whitewater are those of Stewardship Assistant the individual authors. They do not necessarily represent those of the Directors of American Norwood Scott Bend, OR Whitewater or the editors of this publication. [email protected] megan@americanwhitewater. On occasion, American Whitewater publishes San Francisco, CA org TOLL FREE NUMBER official organizational policy statements drafted 1-866-262-8429 and approved by the Board of Directors. These Charlie Walbridge, Honorary policy statements will be clearly identified. 4 americanwhitewater.org THE JourNEY AHEAD minimize the chance of unethical activities Again, please take some time to read and consistently executes its mission our 2012 Annual Report on page 35. We in a fiscally responsible way. Only 9% of have a great story to tell right now. Our the nonprofits Charity Navigator rates stewardship projects are making a real have received three consecutive 4-star difference to rivers and local communities evaluations, indicating that American across the country, while providing flows Whitewater outperforms most other for recreation and habitat. If you are charities in America. This “exceptional” reading this publication and you are not designation from Charity Navigator a member, please consider supporting differentiates American Whitewater from this work. If you are a member, thanks for its peers and demonstrates to the public your support; please pass this issue on to that it is worthy of their trust and support. a friend and let them know what we are doing. There has never been a better time At the heart of our river stewardship to support American Whitewater! program is the understanding that conservation and recreation are mutually See you on the river, dependent. Time spent paddling forms the basis for a conservation ethic that values water in rivers. Paddlers understand that you cannot love what you don’t know. It’s he staff and board of American our love of whitewater that makes us fierce Mark Singleton Whitewater are using this issue defenders of rivers and their flows. This of the American Whitewater intimate connection between our members JournalT to share our 2012 Annual Report and flowing water has made American with you. I hope you choose to read the Whitewater a force in river stewardship for complete report starting on page 35 but in close to 60 years. A strong