AMERICAN WHITEWATER Info

Kayak Session is proud to collaborate with American Whitewater, a non-profit river conservation organization. Our mission is to show kayaking at its best with amazing pictures of paddling on beautiful rivers. Without the hard work and dedication of AW, we would have a difficult time portraying these incredible rivers, and it would probably become even more difficult in the years to come. We would like to acknowledge this work and AW has agreed to keep us updated on some of the projects they are involved in. For more information on these and other issues that American Whitewater is working on, go to www.americanwhitewater.org

THE LONG ARC OF RESTORING FLOWS TO A WHITEWATER CATHEDRAL Deep in an un-run gorge in central Washington (USA), Tracy Clapp flew off of ‘Super Boof’ in his distinctive Pyranha Micro 230 as churning blue water echoed off sculpted granite cliffs for only the second time in nearly a century. The year was 2000 and six paddlers were cashing in their golden tickets to be the first to explore the Chelan Gorge. But let’s rewind to a time before there were boatable flows in the Chelan River. In the United States, hydropower facilities are licensed for a specified period of time, after which they are required to be re-licensed through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This re-licensing process contains language requiring hydropower providers to give equal consideration to wildlife and recreation,…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, winter 2017

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