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THUMBS UP to NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency) for beefing up its Marine Debris program.
THUMBS DOWN to West Virginia coal chemicals in the water.
ACA 2014 Excursions
Sugar Island and Ausable River KAYAK FISHING
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JULY 26–AUGUST 2, 2014 Sugar Island, Canada $1,650 (7 nights / 6 days) Hosted by Emerald Water Anglers Pro Staff Tee Clarkson
Director’s Eddy My momma taught me to share
ook closely. It’s hard to see, but that black rock-ish looking thing about to make a turn into Kelsey’s eddy is a black bear. This bear is a paddler, so Kelsey Bracewell, the photographer
and ACA’s Safety, Education, and Instruction Coordinator, was happy to have an eddy buddy. Kelsey said, “That was exciting! Until today I’ve never shared much with a bear, except an occasional trail, some wide open space, and possibly, some saliva on a fork I accidently left out at a camp site. Obviously, this is one of those exciting encounters that will only take place if you get out there and explore. Though, I can’t say I would like to be that close again.” ACA-ers love to share. We share our eddies (with humans or bears) and our network of
collective knowledge. We want people to access the water safely and easily so we endeavor to give you paddling relevant tools and knowledge to enhance your experience. We have one of the largest databases of instructors in the United States and set the gold standard for on-water instruction. Join the ACA as we encourage people of all abilities and all ages to experience waterways. ACA membership is important. As an ACA member, not only can you share your
knowledge, but you can be a part of a network of like-minded paddlers focused on important paddling issues. Please, take a kid paddling, support a waterway, explore—join the ACA! Kelsey also mentioned that while bears are welcome eddy buddies, beehives, strainers and
snakes are not. Send your Eddy Buddy pics to Kelsey at
kbracewell@americancanoe.org. Welcome new ACA board members: Susan Welshman and Andrew Tush
Wade Blackwood, ACA, Executive Director Canoe-Kayak-Raft-SUP-Rescue
Greece SEA KAYAKING and MULTI-ADVENTURE TRIP
JUNE 14–21 • JUNE 28–JULY 5 • SEPT 27–OCT 4 Island of Poros, Greece $1,399 for June/July $1,199 for September/October Hosted by ACA Instructor Trainer Educator Barbara Cutter and Adventure Tourism Services
Danish South Sea SEA KAYAKING and SAILING
JULY 12–19, 2014 Denmark • $1,176 Hosted by Gerhard Grimm, ACA Instructor Trainer Educator
For more information, visit:
www.americancanoe.org/excursions
Greece Sugar Island
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