March 7, 2010

Cedar Race Next Weekend!

Filed under: Events, Kayaking- Whitewater — Tags: cedar river, kayaking, slalom race — Sam Drevo @ 9:28 pm

Come make 2010 a record year for not only the “most participants” but the “most recreational racers” at the Cedar Whitewater Races! Drag all your paddling friends with you!! Information below or go to www.nwwhitewater.org

The WASHINGTON KAYAK CLUB PRESENTS….

CEDAR RIVER WHITEWATER RACES

MARCH 13-14, 2010

This event is Northwest Cup Race #1 for Slalom and Downriver and is a USA Regional Team qualifying event for Juniors, Seniors and Masters. It’s also just a lot of fun and a perfect event for those new to slalom racing. The race is open to all ages of boaters and types of whitewater craft. The Cedar River is class II+. Flow will be 390 cfs. Flow and river information is available from the American Whitewater website at: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2078/

Location: Landsburg Bridge – where the Cedar River crosses the Issaquah-Hobart Road. Adjacent to the City of Seattle park at the Cedar River Watershed and the King County Regional Cedar River trail. Home of the League of Northwest Whitewater Racers permanent slalom training site about 40 minutes east of Seattle.

Cost: $25/racer ($5.00 discount with proof of ACA membership (most WKC members are ACA members). FREE to Spectators and Volunteers! Special deals for Juniors!

SCHEDULE – Downriver races on Saturday and Slalom races on Sunday. The course is open for practice all day Saturday and Sunday until 10:30 am (Practice gates are always up – race course will be set on Friday afternoon if enough folks are available. E-mail me if you can help! Otherwise will be done Saturday morning - if you come help, should be done in an hour.

Saturday – March 13

Registration – 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

11:00 am – Downriver sprint runs

12:00 pm – Boater Cross sprint event??

3:00 pm – Downriver Classic race

Sunday, March 14

2:00 am — Daylight savings – Don’t forget to move your clock ahead one hour!!

9:00 am – Late registration ($5.00 extra fee)

10:00 am – Registration closes

10:45 am – Racer’s Meeting

11:30 am – Morning Runs

1:30 pm – Afternoon Runs

3:00 pm – Team Runs

AWARDS – following course take-down

VOLUNTEERS always needed and appreciated:

Course Construction on Friday or early Saturday morning
Timers for the Downriver sprint and classic races on Saturday
Judges and Timers for the Slalom race on Sunday
Registration assistance on Saturday

THE CEDAR RIVER RACES are organized by the Washington Kayak Club www.washingtonkayakclub.org and the League of Northwest Whitewater Racers www.nwwhitewater.org

Sanctioned by the American Canoe Association: www.americancanoe.org

With specials thanks to Seattle Public Utilities

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February 13, 2010

Raft Camp- Great Opportunity

Filed under: Adventures, Events, Instruction, rafting — Tags: camp, clackamas river rafting, rafting — Sam Drevo @ 5:46 pm

UCWWF / ORG RAFT CAMP

When: May 1-2, 2010: 10am (both days)

Location: Carter Bridge (Hwy 224) 15mi upstream from Estacada, Or.

As a part of the Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival and the High School Race

we are putting on a raft camp — two days of River Safety and awareness training for the unitiated.

While this camp is designed mainly for high school aged kids, adults are encouraged to participate.

We teach basic boating and rescue skills

Proper fitting and wearing of PFD’’s, swimming rapids, using throw ropes to rescue and be rescued, proper techniques to pull swimmers back into a boat, how to properly sit in the raft and effectively use a paddle, paddling commands, and working as part of the team.

Our main goal is to prepare our ‘campers to race in the festival be comfortable doing so.

We give them as much on the water paddling experience as daylight allows including several

runs over Carter Falls with the last trip of the day going from Fish Creek to Toilet Bowl.

Camp Instructors are experienced proffessional whitewater river guides with much emphasis on safety. We provide the boats, PFD’s, guides, and support crew. Campers provide their own wet suits and bring a lunch. They are invited to participate both days.

The cost of raft camp for the high schoolers is covered by contributions and the cost for adults is $50 ea. Two days of rafting and instruction – What a bargin!!!

If you know of anyone who would enjoy this experience, please have them call

Dan @503-888-0569 or email rivermandan2698@yahoo.com

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January 15, 2010

Help support the Wild Image Project

Filed under: Adventures, Conservation, Events, Exploration, Kayaking- Flatwater — Tags: century paddle, daniel fox, wild image project — Sam Drevo @ 11:23 am

Daniel Fox was one of our pioneer paddler / guides for the Century Paddle last summer, and was an aid supporter of the Clackamas River Cleanup. He is a great guy who is ambitious and a great shot with the camera. He is setting out to embark on a 6 month journey to South America, and needs your help. Please check out his website and support the cause. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thewildimageproject/2010-argentina-expedition

More to raffle coming soon. Stay tuned!!

Tickets start at $25

I am leaving on Feb. 11th for about 6 to 7 months. First stop will be LaPaz, Baja for 10 days of sea kayaking and photography with Gray Whales. Then 2 to 3 weeks on a sailboat for more photography. Then, I will be heading to Argentina for about 6 months. Working in collaboration with Fundacion Vida Sylvestre and Parques National, I will spend 6 months to photograph and report about endemic threatened and endangered species.

While I am out on expedition, I will post 2 to 4 entries per month. Each entry will be like the one posted last week on the Snowshoeing Trip, with photos/video/story (www.kontain.com/thewildimageproject). They will appear on Kontain, Planet Explore, iWend and Spot Adventure. A new website has been in the works www.thewildimageproject.com It acts like a console, where viewers can follow the expedition in almost real time. Each day will be tracked through Spot. Photos will be posted through Flickr and will feed the gallery. Videos will be posted on Vimeo and will appear on the site. Entries will be promoted through Twitter and Facebook.

Thank you very much for you support. It is greatly appreciated.

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December 4, 2009

Drink for River Stewardship Dec 10th!

Filed under: Conservation, Events — Tags: kayaking portland, oregon kayaking, oregon paddling, Willamette River, willamette river kayaking — Rod @ 6:41 pm

Head to Pizzicato Pizza’s new sustainably-built restaurant at SE Division & 21st and ask them to pour you a pint of Fish Brewing’s organic Willamette Riverkeeper Paddler Pale ale! This eatery was constructed of recycled materials.

Enjoy gourmet pizza & cold organic ale! All proceeds on December 10th benefit Willamette Riverkeeper’s efforts to restore Oregon’s Willamette River. There’ll be a special get together from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Where: Pizzicato at SE 21st & Division (across from New Seasons)

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November 10, 2009

Slideshow: Riddle of the Tsangpo!

Filed under: Events, International Whitewater, Kayaking- Whitewater — Tags: charlie munsey, mt kailas, riddle of the tsangpo, tibet, tsangpo river — Rod @ 3:36 am

Join Charlie Munsey in Hood River Nov. 11th for his presentation of his 1st descent of Tibet’s Tsangpo River! He’ll also cover the history of expedition kayaking – twenty years of expedition kayaking in the Himalayas and North America. He’ll showcase Mount Kailas, one of Tibetan Buddhism’s holiest places. People travel thousands of miles to Kailas, where they make a clockwise circuit – sometimes on their knees.

Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $8 at the Kayak Shed or at the Columbia Center

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November 6, 2009

Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival 11/12

Filed under: Conservation, Events — Tags: bagdad theater, oregon paddling, Paddling Oregon, Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival, willamette riverkeeper — Rod @ 10:00 am

Brought to you by Willamette Riverkeeper and Patagonia, the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival is as entertaining as much as it is a call to action. Expect an inspiring lineup of creative, independent, eco conscious adventure films that illustrate the Earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect the environment.

Wild & Scenic both informs people about the state of the world, and inspires us to create positive change. You’ll see Red Gold, an award winning film about a controversial copper and gold mine is proposed at the headwaters of the world’s largest salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, AK. The film tells a story of remote Native American sustenance-users, commercial fisherman, sport fisherman and residence that all share the commonality of salmon fishing at the core of their existence. For the first time, all user groups have come together in opposition of Pebble Mine development.

Crossroads at the Columbia: Exploring the environmental and community-rights issues surrounding proposals by private companies to build Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals on Oregon’s Columbia River.

Where: McMenamins Bagdad Theater, SE 37th & Hawthorne

Time: 7:00 p.m.

PRIZE: That’s right – we like prizes! You’ll get a chance to win an Eddyline Merlin XT kayak!

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November 5, 2009

Sustainable Art Auction Saturday Nov. 7th! Ripple effect

Filed under: Conservation, Events — admin @ 4:42 pm

Save the Date! 2009 RiPPLe: Sustainable Art Auction

Hello Everyone

Just a reminder about this Saturdays big Art Auction. We are coming together for a night of fun to support art, sustainability and promoting clean rivers. We are featuring 15 local artists who have spent the past month and a half creating art out of the 4,910 lbs of trash collected from the 2009 Down the River Clean Up on the Clackamas River. After last years amazing show, I think there is no doubt this is one not to miss. It is great to see all these artists supporting the River Cleanup movement here in Portland, and this show is top notch! If you are a supporter of the idea reduce, reuse, recycle, then this show is one to support.

See you there!

NuMiss is brand brand new, it’s right in the heart of Mississippi, and it’s where we’re setting up shop for RIPPLE.

Numiss 4039 N. Mississippi, Portland OR

Sat Nov 7 4pm – 8pm (PST)

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November 1, 2009

Nelscott Reef Big Wave Film Premier

Filed under: Adventures, Events, Photography, ocean surfing — admin @ 1:38 am

“THE FIND: Claiming Nelscott Reef”!

Come join us to see and celebrate the premiere of the first feature of its kind on big wave surfing off the Oregon coast:

A film noirish surf story …

“THE FIND: Claiming Nelscott Reef”

Hollywood Theatre

November 18th @ 7pm

4122 ne Sandy Blvd.

featuring surfing pros from around the globe.

Presented by Eray Motion Media and Behemoth Productions.

Directed by Erich Lyttle. Produced by Sarah Henderson and Billy Miller.

Original music by John Askew, featuring musicians from the PacNW and beyond.

A big thanks to all of our FIND supporters, including Film Action Oregon’s Hollywood Theatre for their support to do this film event in one of our city’s beloved indie theatres.

After party to be held across the street at Hollywood Wine and Espresso:

http://www.hollywoodwine.com

More info on tickets and Film Action Oregon/Hollywood Theatre:

http://www.hollywoodtheatre.org/engaging/about_theatre.html

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October 28, 2009

Down the River Cleanup Presentation Tonight

Filed under: Conservation, Events — Tags: show n tell pdx, we love clean rivers — Rod @ 1:57 pm

Come tonight to Show & Tell PDX! We Love Clean Rivers has been selected to present at this monthly event! I’m told there’ll be some refreshments.

Kristin will be presenting on behalf of We Love Clean Rivers along with Jenn Reilly of Ripple PDX this Wednesday at Show & Tell PDX, an informal showcase for entrepreneurs . This month’s event focuses on what people are doing to change the world through action and is part of the New Communicators, a three-day series of events intended to inspire and educate on new ways of communicating with people. Please come!

Show & Tell PDX
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Doors open at 6:30pm
Presentations from 7-9pm (see line up below)
Location: Substance World Headquarters, 1551 SE Poplar (located just behind Castagna’s just south of Hawthorne between SE 18th & 19th)
RSVP REQUIRED (Space is limited to 75 and about 35 have RSVP’d so far)

For more information about the event and to RSPV: http://findsubstance.com/2009/10/23/show-and-tell-changing-the-worldnew-communicators-line-up/
Or, RSVP directly via Upcoming at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4551876/

Presenters for this month’s Show & Tell include:

Otis Rubottom, Columbia Sportswear: Columbia Sportswear Reused Box Program

Kristin Dahl, Board President of We Love Clean Rivers, Inc. with Jenn Reilly from the RIPPLE Effect: Turning restoration into recreation on rivers in the Pacific Northwest, then turning the trash into art

Chad Rea, ecopop: Bringing conscious consumerism out of the exclusive fringe and into the accessible mainstream

Eva Lake: Changing the world through art and artists

Tyesha Snow: Redefining what Strategy means in the context of creative work

Scott McDonald, Not For Sale Campaign: A recent trip to Ghana, West Africa to rescue eight children off Lake Volta

Michael Etter, re:Active magazine: introducing students to design thinking and the creative process in general, helping youth to see a path that makes sense for them by introducing them to jobs in the fields of design, writing, illustration and photography

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October 26, 2009

350.org River of Action Success

Filed under: Conservation, Events — Tags: 350.org, oregon paddling, Paddling Oregon, River of Action Day, willamette river kayaking — Rod @ 9:26 am

350bigger

Saturday the 24th over 100 paddlers assembled on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, to make a statement. As part of International Climate Action Day, we made a huge “350″ of kayaks, canoes and paddleboards at the waterfront. This planetery event cries out for action. In over 150 countries in hundreds of places, participants spelled out the number 350. 350 parts per million is the amount of CO2 the Earth’s atmosphere can hold without catastrophic consequences for our climate.

We are already at 387. The idea was to get the attention of a climate conference upcoming in Copenhagen, to get those attending to take action immediately!

puttingthenumbertogether

We lucked out on the weather, it was a golden fall day, and a lot warmer than I anticipated. I turned out to be over dressed for temperature and under prepared for sun! As bullhorns blared out instructions and walkie talkies were crackling, we tried to coordinate out three numbers. The slow current of the Willamette was enough to push the group into the Burnside Bridge three times, causing us to re-create the number. At least we got it right one time!

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