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Boundary Waters Receives Huge Protection

While Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been ravaged by wildfires this summer, it also just recevied some good news. The Boundary Waters...
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10 Top Wild and Scenic Floats

Start this paddling season off with a bang by floating one of our nation's top Wild & Scenic Rivers! Behold, 10 of the best...
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Lakes Powell, Mead Fall to Record Lows

"How high is the water, Mama?" croons Johnny Cash. Not high enough in both Lakes Mead and Powell, say water regulators. Both Lake Mead on...
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Fall/Winter Outlook for the Grand (from Tom Martin/Grand Canyon Private River Runners)

Running the Grand this fall or winter and wondering what the water levels might be? So are we. Read on for the latest report...
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Fly Fishing, Adventure, and Reverence for Water Converge in Riverhorse Nakadate’s New Book from Patagonia Works: Water Lines

Born and raised in the Lone Star State, Riverhorse Nakadate is a writer, angler, adventurer, musician, and lifelong nomad whose path is as fluid...
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From Paddling to Fence Posts: Rendezvous River Sports Rolls Out Boat Recycling Program in Jackson

Rendezvous River Sports and the Jackson Hole Kayak School are putting kayaks to great use even after they’re all beat-up and out to pasture. “We...
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A Look at Jimmy Carter, Our Most “Paddlingest” President

While all eyes seem to be on President Trump these days, another U.S. president, former President Jimmy Carter, was known for making waves with...
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New Book Out on Idaho’s Selway: The Original Wild & Scenic River 

There’s a new book out on the Selway River, and like your oars in Ladle, Moose Juice, or Wolf Creek rapids, you won’t want...
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March Madness: Colorado Water Trust Launches Best River Song Bracket!

Battle of the River Song—LET’S GET READY TO RUMMMMMBBBBBLLLLLEEEEEEE!! Colorado Water Trust staff have put together the Ultimate River Song Playlist—and they’d love help crowning the...
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New Book: Pete McBride’s Witness to Water!

Longtime Colorado River Basin advocate and acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride (whom you may recognize from Kevin Fedarko's recent book "A Walk in the...
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5 Top Freed (Undammed) Rivers to Paddle! 

Highlighted by the recent decommissioning of four dams along California's Klamath River, there’s a new era underway to remove dams across the country, restoring...
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A Call for Permit Reform

A recent post on Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association's Facebook page called for a reform of the current permit lottery system operated by rec.gov....
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NRS Films Releases “Common Waters” Film and Tour

Ever get harassed by landowners for floating or fishing in Colorado? NRS Films has released a new film by Rig to Flip Productions, “Common...
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Hacienda Puchegüín: Vast Valley, Paddling Paradise in Chilean Patagonia Preserved

Kayakers and rafters looking for a new place to paddle in Chilean Patagonia can revel in knowing that 133,000 hectares have recently been preserved...
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Baja Program Teaches Local Kids How to Kayak (And You Can Help By Sponsoring a Kid!)

A weeklong program in Baja gives 24 schoolchildren from low-resource homes in Loreto the chance to learn, grow, and fall in love with the ocean...
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“Yampa Yearnings” – A New Book From Award-winning Author Eugene Buchanan

A personal and powerful chronicle of the Yampa River, the last wild tributary to the Colorado River System STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. (December 2, 2025) –...
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Kahtoola Premieres “Arctic Alchemy” Documentary on Urgent Threats Facing Alaska’s Arctic

Flagstaff-based Kahtoola announced the online premiere of Arctic Alchemy, a powerful new documentary from Alaskan filmmakers Colin Arisman and Zeppelin Zeerip, now streaming on...
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Costa Rica’s Pacuare River in Position for Permanent Protection

On Friday October 31, 2025, conservationists looking to permanently protect Costa Rica’s Pacuare River — including the Rivers and Forest Alliance (RAFA), founded by...
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New Book “Yampa Yearnings” Heralds Colorado’s Yampa River (Pre-order Here!)

A new book by award-winning author Eugene Buchanan heralds northwest Colorado’s Yampa River, the last remaining free-flowing tributary to the Colorado River Basin. As...
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New Wild & Scenic Rivers Bill For Montana Announced

A new Wild & Scenic Rivers Bill for Montana has been announced, with U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke holding a a press event for the...
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Paddle Tribal Waters Team Touches Down in Pacific After 308 Miles Down Klamath

They did it. After paddling 308 miles from the headwaters of the Klamath River, 30 Paddle Tribal Waters youth formed a line behind two...
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Sea Kayaking Baja’s Espiritu Santo

It’s the eyes I remember most. Curious, friendly and confident. The same could be said for his whiskers, but I'd add the word probing....
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Indigenous Youth, Part of Paddle Tribal Waters Team, Put on for Source-to-Sea Descent of Entire Klamath River

Two countries. Thirteen students. One life-changing semester—all in preparation for the first descent of a restored Klamath River. That’s the storyline behind the multi-year...
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John Wesley Powell Museum Gets New Kayaks to Display

A trailer full old kayaks has made its way to the heralded John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River, Utah, thanks to the efforts...
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Want a Free 6-Day Kayaking Trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations’ Sweepstakes!

Yes, you heard right. Want a free six-day kayaking trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations' Sweepstakes! They’re running...
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