Whitewater Women in Rafts, Duckies, Kayaks and on Riverboards
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Conservation • Access • Events • Adventure • Safety BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS July/Aug 2011 WHITEWATER WOMEN in Rafts, Duckies, Kayaks and on Riverboards 2010 ANNUAL REPORT A VOLUNTEER PUBLICATION PROMOTING RIVER CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND SAFETY American Whitewater Journal July/Aug 2011 – Volume 51 – Issue 4 Columns 5 The Journey Ahead by Mark Singleton 6 President’s Message by Norwood Scott 9 Paddler Fitness by John Amtmann and Meaghen Randall 30 Rivers of India by Stephen Cunliffe 34 News & Notes 48 Annual Report 70 Letters to the Editor StewardshIP 7 Another Hydropower Threat Averted by Megan hooker WHITEWATER WOMEN 11 River Lessons by Jen Cline 13 Whitewater Brings us Together by Jen Burks 14 Kayaking Journey by Kelsey Bracewell 16 Kayaking, a Way of Life by Aidan Amtmann 18 Still Lying Down on the Job by Rochelle Parry 20 From Scaredy Cat to River Rat by Shelley Poli 22 Who Needs Boys? by Stacy Falk 28 Getting my Roll on by Jennifer S. Dail RIVER Voices 42 Greening out in Montreal by Ruben hudson 45 Río Piaxtla by Rocky Contos Alicia Monahan, sliding down Brush Creek (CA). Publication Title: American Whitewater Issue Date: July/Aug 2011 Statement of Frequency: Published Bimonthly Photo by Josh Galt, Authorized Organization’s Name and Address: Face Level Industries American Whitewater P.O. Box 1540 Cullowhee, NC 28723 PURPOSE RIVER StewardshIP: processes, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, whitewater rivers, as well as river recreation, empowerment of volunteers, public outreach and conservation, access, and safety. This is accomplished AN Integrated Approach education, and, when necessary, legal action. through our bimonthly AW Jour nal, a monthly e-news, americanwhitewater.org, paddling events, educational RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to whitewater Our mission: “To conserve and restore America’s events, and through direct communication with rivers pursuant to the guidelines published in its whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities the press. to enjoy them safely,” is actively pursued through official Access Policy, AW arranges for river access our conservation, access, safety and education efforts through private lands by negotiation or purchase, Together, AW staff, members, volunteers, and affiliate under the umbrella of River Stewardship. The only seeks to protect the right of public passage on all rivers clubs can achieve our goals of conserving, protecting national organization representing the interest of and streams navigable by kayak or canoe, encourages and restoring America’s whitewater resources all whitewater paddlers, American Whitewater is the equitable and responsible management of whitewater and enhancing opportunities to safely enjoy these national voice for thousands of individual whitewater rivers on public lands, and works with government wonderful rivers. agencies and other river users to achieve these goals. enthusiasts, as well as over 100 local paddling AW was incorporated under Missouri nonprofit club affiliates. SAFETY: AW promotes paddling safely, publishes corporation laws in 1961 and maintains its principal AW’s River Stewardship program adheres to the four reports on whitewater accidents, maintains a uniform mailing address at PO Box 1540, Cullowhee, NC 28723; tenets of our mission statement: national ranking system for whitewater rivers (the phone 1-866-BOAT-4-AW (1-866-262-8429). AW is International Scale of Whitewater Difficulty) and tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal CONSERVATION: AW’s professional staff works publishes and disseminates the internationally- Revenue Service. closely with volunteers and partner organizations recognized American Whitewater Safety Code. to protect the ecological and scenic values of all whitewater rivers. These goals are accomplished EDUCATION: AW shares information with the through direct participation in public decision-making general public and the paddling community regarding American Whitewater Journal Staff Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIrectors Norwood Scott Megan Hooker Editor Ambrose Tuscano [email protected] Stewardship Assistant Chris Bell P.O. Box 913, Soda Springs, California 95728 San Francisco, CA Portland, OR e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] megan@americanwhitewater. Asheville, NC Charlie Walbridge, Honorary Graphic Design/Production/Photo Editor Megan Seifert org [email protected] Rich Bowers Assistant Editors Erica J. Seifert, Barry Tuscano Bruceton Mills, WV Jay Loschert [email protected] Contributing Writers Dolores River Stewardship Bellingham, WA Courtney Wilton Mark Singleton, Norwood Scott, Megan Hooker, John Amtmann, Assistant Meaghen Randall, Jen Cline, Jen Burks, Kelsey Bracewell, Aidan [email protected] Amtmann, Rochelle Parry, Shelley Poli, Stacy Falk, Jennifer S. Dave Cernicek Portland, OR Dolores, CO Dail, Stephen Cunliffe, Bethany Overfield, Eugene Buchanan, [email protected] [email protected] David Hughes, Scott Martin, Angela Baldo, Collin Whitehead, Jackson, WY Ruben Hudson, Rocky Contos BOARD OFFICERS Carla Miner Photo Contributors Adam Cramer Membership Manager Tyler Roemer, John Amtmann, Anna Levesque, Rob Zabel, [email protected] President: Norwood Scott West Valley City, UT Hannah Culwell, Patrick Cindrich, Mike Malament, Josh Galt, Bethesda, MD Vice President: Chris Bell [email protected] Ohiopyle Adventure Photography, Garth Brown, Stephen REP, 21st Century Parks, Inc., John Nations, Anglea Baldo, Canyons Leland Davis Secretary: Jennie Goldberg Jeff Paine Inc., Cristie Scott, Ashleigh Tucker, Katrina Heyde, Don Hudson, leland@ Outreach Director Josephine Ewing brushmountainpublishing.com Treasurer: Don Kinser Asheville, NC Events / Advertising Coordinator Jeff Paine Swannanoa, NC [email protected] P.O. 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Missoula, MT San Francisco, CA [email protected] California Stewardship Director Don Kinser Chico, CA Nathan Fey [email protected] EDITORIAL DISCLAIMER [email protected] Colorado Stewardship Director The opinions expressed in the features and Marietta, GA Longmont, CO editorials of American Whitewater are those of nathan@americanwhitewater. the individual authors. They do not necessarily Evie Locke represent those of the Directors of American [email protected] org Whitewater or the editors of this publication. Charlemont, MA On occasion, American Whitewater publishes TOLL FREE NUMBER official organizational policy statements drafted 1-866-262-8429 and approved by the Board of Directors. These policy statements will be clearly identified. 4 americanwhitewater.org THE jourNEY AHEAD n this issue of the American Whitewater also utilizing additional professional services So please take some time in this American Journal the staff and board share our to assist in our story telling and outreach Whitewater Journal to read through our 2010 Annual Report with you. While about the importance of flows in rivers, Annual Report on page 48. You’ll see Ilast year provided challenging economic not only for recreation but for restoration that we have a good story to tell about conditions, American Whitewater focused of the resource as well. This additional real differences being made to protect on our core river stewardship program and bandwidth helps American Whitewater the places we all value as paddlers. delivered outstanding project successes. address the increasing demands being Our partnership between our Board of Some of these river stewardship stories are placed on the stewardship efforts of our Directors and professional staff is strong shared in our Annual Report as a sample of organization as water allocation discussions and functioning at a high level. There has the types of projects we undertake and the ramp up across the country. never been a better time to be an American methods we employ for long-term success. Whitewater member and make a real Finally, we just completed our annual difference in the stewardship of our rivers. At the heart of our river stewardship face-to-face Board of Directors meeting program is the understanding that in North Bend, WA. Our board has the See you on the river, conservation and recreation are mutually foresight to implement a succession plan dependant. Time spent paddling forms the that takes American Whitewater through Few organizations accomplish ThE same level of Mark Singleton results with ThE limited resources of American Executive Director, American Whitewater Whitewater. Each membership dollar That AW receives is leveraged to generate $5 in total funding directed at supporting river stewardship. basis for a conservation ethic