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River Runners for Wilderness is an organization for all river runners dedicated to the Wilderness Colorado River and its tributaries.

Living Rivers and its project River Runners For Wilderness are committed to sustainable ecological river protection and equitable river access for all people.

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Private Tour Company Legislation Continues to Move in Congress 

US Senate Bill 873, The America’s Outdoor Recreation Act (AORA), received a hearing before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The AORA does for private tour companies providing outdoor recreation what the 1872 Mining Act did for mineral extraction, opening the doors to federal land recreational commercialization. This comes at a time when federal land managers across the country are seeing record levels of do-it-yourself recreational demand. 

For additional information on how to comment, click here to read the November 2023 Riverwire

 

To see the latest Riverwire click here.

 

For the latest V-Wave Podacst, click here.

 

Check out the pages below for information on:

Grand Canyon Wilderness

Grand Canyon River Management

Rafting Grand Canyon WIKI  (Do-It-Yourself River Trip Planning)

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Photo Rematching 2021

With historically low water levels in the reservoir behind Glen Canyon Dam, an expedition was made in the Fall of 2021 to match historical photos with photos of the current setting in upper Glen Canyon. We went out again in the Fall of 2022 and did more photo rematching.