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Awesomeness by ACA State Directors
Georgia The Georgia State Director, in cooperation with
the Outdoor Recreation program at the Georgia Institute of Technology, sponsored five students for a five-day Instructor Certification Workshop on Tybee Island. All five students passed the assessment and are now ACA Instructors.
Indiana The extremely popular White River is being
threatened with a dam to create the Mounds Lake Reservoir in Anderson Indiana, affecting a four county area and impacting tens of thousands who enjoy paddling, hiking and biking. The reservoir would eliminate miles of free flowing water, destroy a mature riparian ecosystem including a fen within a State Nature Preserve, other associated wetlands, and one- third of Mounds State Park. To find out how you can take action, please visit
www.moundslakereservoir.org
South Dakota The South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association
hosted their Annual Paddling Fair in June, which provided hundreds of families the free opportunity to try out canoes, kayaks and SUPs. Gaining in popularity is the Adaptive Paddling Fair, held earlier that day. The Fort to Field 50 Paddle Battle, a 50-mile race on the Missouri River, will be held on July 11.
Tennessee ACA Tennessee has been very busy with
Paddle Events. Paddlefest in Nashville was a huge success. TVCC ran an incredable Canoe and Kayak School with over 180 participants. Membership in the state has been increasing. California Across the state, ACA Paddle America Clubs have been active. The Stanford Kayak Club hosted its Intro to Whitewater Kayaking Trip, the Los Angeles Kayak Club hosted its “Cobwebs Weekend” to help kayakers get back into paddling, and Rivers for Change held their “California 100” race down the Sacramento River, 100 Miles in a Day!
Wyoming The Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act
that proposes a feasibility study to open paddling access to rivers and streams in the iconic Wyoming national parks has its fair share of opponents primarily from the resource management and conservation communities. While the ACA certainly supports increased access to paddling, it’s important to be aware and educated on alternative views especially when those views come from our partners in the conservation and recreation communities.
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