Wilderness Aware Rafting in the News

Browse Media Coverage of Wilderness Aware Through the Years

Wilderness Aware’s Accomplishments, Photos, Articles and Excerpts

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2008 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
Aug 17 Mountain Mail Newspaper Summer Tourism Means Hot Business Photo of WA boat.
June 26 Chaffee County Times Renewable Energy project uses Wind, Sun Story and photo of WA’s ribbon cutting ceremony for renewable energy project that provides 20% of WA’s electric energy needs.
June 13 Mountain Mail Newspaper Pro Raft Race Won by Wilderness Aware Story on WA’s Women’s team victory in annual FibArk Raft Race.
June 11 Mountain Mail Newspaper Done for The Day Photo of WA boats and guests at the end of a trip.
June 5 Rocky Mountain News Rapids Recovery Feature Story and pictures on Denver Mission Raft Trip. WA hosts 80 recovering addicts each year.
April 7 Arizona Republic Where the Salt River runs Deep, Rafting is at its Best Story listing WA as outfitter on Salt river.
2007 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
July 5 Chaffee County Times Buena Vista Summer Recreation Mecca Photo of WA boat.
June Colorado Parent Magazine River Rafting for the Whole Family Photo of Joe Greiners’ family on cover; photo of Joe’s son next to article.
May Sunset Magazine Top 10 Rafting Trips Feature article listing WA’s Inn to Inn trip as one of the Top 10 rafting trips in the country.
2006 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
July 13 Chaffee County Times Trip Benefits Orpheum Theater Story and pictures of WA fundraiser raft trip. $10,000 was donated by WA for chairs for the renovation of Buena Vista’s historic Orpheum Theater.
June 1 Rocky Mountain News New Kind of Thrill Picture of WA boat hosting the Denver Rescue Mission, one of WA’s charities.
May Paddler Magazine 15 Greatest Stories Picture of WA boat in Quartzite Falls rapid on the Salt River.
March 16 Chaffee County Times Wilderness Aware Adds Picnic Area Feature story and photos of WA’s $160,000 landscaping project around headquarters building.
2005 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
Sept 16 Mountain Mail Newspaper Bird’s Eye View of Proposed Wilderness Story on making Browns Canyon a wilderness. Flight attended by Joe Greiner.
July Women’s Health Magazine Blue Skies, White Water Feature story depicting WA guide Julie Pelzer.
May 19 Chaffee County Times Well Trained Guides Important to Valley’s Rafting Industry Front page feature story and photos on WA’s guide training program.
May 15 Pueblo Chieftain Raft Country USA Story quoting Joe Greiner.
May Mountain Mail Newspaper Best of Chaffee County Historical Picture of Joe Greiner back in 1989.
May Mountain Mail Newspaper Arkansas River Offers Classic Whitewater Runs Story quoting Joe Greiner.
March 24 Arizona Republic Ride the Rapids of the Upper Salt River Story featuring photo of WA boat and quote of Joe Greiner.
March 18 Arizona Republic Rapids Transit Feature Story Listing WA as Salt River Outfitter.
2004 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
June Denver Post Vacation Time for Colorado Story on upcoming rafting season quoting Joe Greiner.
January Paddlesports Business N/A Photo of Joe Greiner at national trade show
2003 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
Nov 25 Rocky Mountain News Rising Waters Refloat Rafters Story quoting Joe Greiner on recovery after drought year.
June 21 Rocky Mountain News Soaked-Don’t be Afraid to Get your Feet Wet Feature story on rafting season listing WA as featured outfitter.
June 3 Denver Post Recovery on the Rapids Feature story on our annual charity Denver Rescue Mission Raft trip.
May 5 Longmont Daily Times Call Running the Salt Feature Story on a WA raft trip on the Salt River.
May 1 Wall Street Journal Money’s Worth Story featuring WA on the Arkansas River.
May Denver Post Rafting’s Rapid Recovery Story of recovery from drought year with photo of WA boats and quoting Joe Greiner.
April 20 Longmont Daily Times Call Wild Water Story quoting and listing WA as a featured outfitter.
March 20 Arizona Republic Running Wild Story Listing WA as an outfitter on the Salt River.
2002 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
Aug 17 Rocky Mountain News High and Dry on the Arkansas Front page feature story covers record drought on a WA trip.
July 31 Mountain Mail Newspaper Smaller Boats Allow Rafting to Continue during Low Water Story Featuring WA’s Decision to buy fleet of small boats to survive record drought of 2002.
July 26 Rocky Mountain News Multi-day raft Trips mix Comfort with Adventure Story featuring our Inn to Inn Trip.
May 27 Pueblo Chieftain Lower Water Levels may offer a less wild rafting experience Story anticipating record dry summer with quote from Joe Greiner.
May 18 Chaffee County Times Supplies on River Raft Story and photo. WA donates rafts on manpower to shuttle supplies over river to build interpretive kiosks on local hiking trail.
May Rocky Mountain News Summer Escapes (Magazine Insert) WA featured outfitter on Arkansas River.
2001 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
May 18 Denver Post Tourism Leaders Outlook Sunny Photo of WA boat and feature story on prospects for season, quoting Joe Greiner.
2000 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
July Colorado Biz Magazine Wave of the Future Feature story on how WA has become successful. Click Here to read article.
May 22 Mountain Mail Newspaper River Clean-Up hauls out 1 ½ Tons of Garbage Feature story and photo on river clean up with photo of WA staff participating in clean-up.
1999 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
December Colorado Biz Magazine Company of the Year Awards Announcement of WA winning the ‘Colorado Company of he Year’ award for the 2nd time.
Sept 2 Greeley Tribune Off the Beaten Rapid Feature story on a WA Gunnison Gorge trip.
May Outdoor Explorer Magazine Guide to the Best of your Backyard Story listing the Arkansas River and Wilderness Aware.
Jan 28 Chaffee County Times New Wilderness Aware Building Goes Hi-tech Feature story on construction of headquarters facility.
1998 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
July 7 Denver Post Rapid Transit Photo featuring WA Boats.
May 26 Rocky Mountain News Drug Tests for River Guides Studied Story quoting Joe Greiner regarding Wilderness Aware’s policy of drug testing all raft guides.
April 24 Mountain Mail Newspaper Raft Trips Featured Story of Wilderness Aware Hosting television segment for “Colorado Getaways” for Colorado TV station .
1997 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
June 22 Scottsbluff Star Herald Wet and Wild Feature story on a WA trip on the North Platte River.
April 2 Mountain Mail Newspaper WA Honored as Best Tourism Company Story about being selected “Colorado Company of the Year”.
Jan 27 Mountain Mail Newspaper Employers Finding Ways to Deal with Housing Crunch Story featuring Wilderness Aware’s progressive policy of providing housing for summer employees.
1996 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
August Colorado Business Magazine 1996 Business Awards Announcement of WA winning ‘Colorado Company of the Year’ award.
August 9 Pueblo Chieftain Rafting Company Prospers through business Rapids Feature story on history and success of Wilderness Aware.
1995 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
August 22 Mountain Mail Newspaper Presidential Hopeful Gramm Visits Valley Story and photo on WA hosting Phil Gramm as he films a commercial for his 1996 presidential bid.
May Boulder Daily Camera Rafting Outfitters Rethink Drug Policy Story quoting Joe Greiner regarding Wilderness Aware’s policy of drug testing all raft guides.
1994 MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
July Entrepreneur Magazine and Business Start Ups Magazine Tour de Force Feature stories in sister magazines featuring story of how WA got started.
80′s MEDIA
DATE PUBLICATION HEADLINE FEATURE
June 9, 1988 Chaffee County Times Through the Chute WA Owners shown hosting Locals Appreciation Day, given to the community in thanks for support for creating the Buena Vista Boat Chute.
Dec 12, 1985 Chaffee County Times Buena Vista Grants Special Use Permit to Locate Business in Downtown Area Announcement of Wilderness Aware moving to BV after Joe and Sue Greiner purchased company from previous owners.
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