American Whitewater is pleased to announce the winners of the 6th Annual Flowing Rivers Campaign with Clif Bar!

Congratulations to the AW Affiliate Clubs the Atlanta Whitewater Club and the Fairbanks Paddlers.

Back in March, American Whitewater challenged all its Affiliate Clubs to submit proposals for two $1,250 grants for projects "that promote river stewardship, conservation, access and/or safety education on our nation’s rivers." Of the many responses we received, those of the Atlanta Whitewater Club and the Fairbanks Paddlers stood out.

The Atlanta Whitewater Club has received funding for an ambitious project in which members will be participating in river clean-ups on 4 different rivers in the Atlanta area. These rivers include the Telico, Cartecay, Chattooga, and Sope Creek, with some rivers having more than one cleanup date. A very worthy endeavor to be sure.

The Fairbanks Paddlers’ project tackles the often overlooked question of the disposal of human waste on river trips. Over the course of a 3-4 day float trip on the popular Gulkana River in Alaska, all trip participants will be utilizing portable toilets and packing out all human waste generated on the trip. In partnership with local news sources and through education of their own members and fellow river users the Fairbanks Paddlers aim to encourage the use of portable toilets on all multi-day river trips.

American Whitewater and Clif Bar are extremely pleased to help fund these ventures and remind people to check back for project updates in the future.

Congratulations again to the Atlanta Whitewater Club and the Fairbanks Paddlers!