News about the river running community, including information about nonprofit organizations, paddling groups, river running resources, and paddling events.
What happens to kids when they put their phones away for a week and float a river? “Magic happens,” said Brett Hochmuth, executive director of GOALS Youth River Expeditions, a nonprofit that provides growth-focused river expeditions primarily for middle-school and high-school age kids. “Kids literally change their body posture between the put-in and the take-out.” … Read more
In its approach to river conservation, Forever Our Rivers is not unlike a river system itself, channeling resources from various sources into programs that sustain the entire watershed. “Forever Our Rivers was started by a group of people who had done river restoration projects throughout the Southwest,” said Executive Director Ann Johnston. “During discussions about … Read more
After an impressive start in 2019, Diversify Whitewater not only survived the setbacks of the pandemic but is coming back stronger than ever in 2022 with an expanded mission, new talent on the board of directors, and different types of event programming. “We’re excited about this year and the impact we can have in bringing … Read more
American Whitewater has some lofty goals for 2022, including getting some changes to the Clean Water Act reversed. The 68-year-old river conservation organization has already nailed some significant victories this year and is gunning for more. “We’re trying to re-establish rules under the Clean Water Act that would define the waters that the Act covers … Read more
One of Sarah Nelson’s favorite days since founding the river conservation organization Protect Our Rivers was an October river cleanup in Denver with Odell Brewing that brought out participants of all ages decked out in Halloween costumes. “You would see the cutest little unicorn or a little witch who was on a mission to put … Read more