About 200 boaters, and supporters on land, showed up for the Rally for River Recreation at Quinns Pond in Boise Thursday night to launch a fund-raising effort to transform a quarter-mile of the Boise River into a multi-use river park.
Read more on Zimos blog HERE!
We have changed our June Throwdown to Wednesday June 10th. 5:30pm : Registration 6:00pm – Get Wet!
Why…?
We moved the event in order to participate in the kickoff party for the new Boise River Recreation Park .
So we will see you at the Throwdown on June 10 and the kickoff party on June 11!
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The new law is currently in affect, however I’m not sure exactly when they are going to begin enforcement.
The new law is supposed to protect Idaho waters from the invasive ‘Zebra Mussel‘. If you live in-state or are a visiting paddler you have to get a sticker to paddle in Idaho. The only non-motorized boats exempt from this law are inflatables 10 feet and under. (So I guess a 9 foot inflatable will not transport mussels, but a 5 foot playboat will…?).
I, however, am not going to stick it on my boats – stickers tend to come off. I laminated mine and zip-tied them inside my cockpit.
Anyway – you can order them online at http://parksandrecreation.idaho.gov/stickerpurchase.aspx for $5 each.
Fun artical written by our pal Link Jackson for American Whitewater.
Check it out HERE !
Got this great news from Devon Barker
This has been a great week for Idaho. The Friends of the Cascade Whitewater Park have been given $500K donation by Mark and Kristina Pickard to design and build a whitewater park in Cascade, Idaho. Damon from Gear and Grind, JK Dealer, is located just 30 minutes away. We are all very excited in Idaho. Here is a link to the article. http://www.cascadewhitewaterpark.com/
Riggins, Idaho has also completed a feasibility study and I am hosting, as Co-Chair with the Mayor, Bob Crump, a state wide meeting this Thursday. I will be presenting a film I made that highlights the types of improvement that can be made by building a whitewater park in Riggins. You can view the feasibility study and the video at www.rigginsidaho.org Come paddle in Idaho! Devon
The Owyhee wilderness bill will protect 517,000 acres of wilderness and 315 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers in the Owyhee Canyonlands.
Check out Zimoand#39;s full Idaho Statesman article HERE.
You can now regester online for the Payette River Experience (PRE). Go to thePRE WEBSITE to register. See you in Idaho May 19 – 21!
2009 Event List – Website Link is HERE
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WHITEWATER SCHEDULE
FRIDAY June 19
Event: OPEN FREESTYLE COMPETITION
Location: the Big Wave at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time 9:00 am Competitors meeting
10 am- 12 pm Practice on the rubber dam
1:00 pm-4:00 pm Preliminary rounds
Event JUNIOR FREESTYLE COMPETITION
Location: the Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time 10:00 am Competitors meeting
11:00 -1pm Preliminary rounds
Event: DOWNRIVER RACE
Location: Banks on the Main Payette (finish at Cascade River Center 8 miles)
Time 4:00 pm Competitors meeting. two divisions : Under 8andrsquo; and Over 8andrsquo;
4:30 pm Race start at 30 second intervals
Event WELCOME DINNER
Location : Cascade River Center
Time 5:30 tickets: participants included in entry fee, $8 for non competitors
SATURDAY June 20
Event SLALOM
Location: Otter Slide
Time: 8:30 am Competitors Meeting,
9:00 am- 1:00 pm Divisions: Menandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Beginner, Menandrsquo;s Plastic
Boat Intermediate, Menandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Expert, Womenandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Beginner, Womenandrsquo;s
Plastic Boat Intermediate, Womenandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Expert, Menandrsquo;s Slalom Race Boat,
Womenandrsquo;s Slalom Race Boat, Junior
Event: SAFETY RODEO TEAM COMPETITION
Location: The Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time: 9:00 am Competitors meeting
9:30-1:00 pm Strong Swimmer, Z drag, zip line
1:00-1:30 pm Wave Runner demonstration
Event: CORPORATE /TEAM RAFT RACE
Location: Alder Creek Bridge to Confluence in Garden Valley
Time 1:00 pm 4 rafts to a heat
Event: DASH AND SPLASH (3k run, 3k down river paddle)
Location: South Fork Landing, Adler Creek Bridge to Confluence in Garden Valley
Time: 3:00PM Menandrsquo;s and Womenandrsquo;s categories
Event JUNIOR FREESTYLE FINALS
Location: Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time: 1:30-3:30
Event: RIVERBOARD FACE LEVEL COMPETITON
Location: Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time 4:00pm – 6:00 pm
Event: OPEN FREESTYLE FINALS
Location Big Wave at the Gutter
Time 4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Event: DINNER AND OUTDOOR CONCERT
Location South Fork Landing in Garden Valley
Time 7:00 pm
SUNDAY June 21
Event SAFETY RODEO TEAM COMPETITION
Location : Alder Creek Bridge
Time 9:00 am-12:00 Entrapment and Lowers
Event RAPID RACE
Location Banks to Sandy Beach ( 1.5 miles)
Time 9:00 and- 12:00 Head to Head divisions: Raft, IK, Kayak,
Riverboard Face Level, Pool Toys (must have costume)
Event GIANT SLALOM
Location Upper Otter Slide
Time 1:00 pm andndash; 3:00 pm
Event SAFETY TEAM RODEO FINALS
Location Upper Otter Slide
Time 1:00- 3:00 pm Top three safety teams judged in actual Rescue setting for
The Giant Slalom event
Event AWARDS CELEBRATION CEREMONY
Location Banks (Bear Valley Raft Co.)
Time 4:00 pm- 6 pm
Despite last winter’s abundant powder, the water year finished near average, and more wet years are needed to relieve the drought.
Read the entire Idaho Statesman article HERE!
In less than two weeks, the political dynamics of the Columbia and Snake River salmon debate changed dramatically.
Check out the entire Idaho Statesman article HERE!
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