The fate of the early sea otter and Aleut populations are intrinsically linked.  Before contact with Europeans it is estimated that there were 25,000 Aleuts, today there are about 2,000.  Similarly the sea otter population is believed to have undergone a decline exceeding 50% over the past 30 years.

Aleutian's 2012 Team Keirron Tastagh & George [...]

"My (Courtney Kerin) first freestyle event as a pro woman, the NOC shootout 2012. It’s a big step up from being a junior, but definitely gives me more drive to push myself harder. We arrived on Monday to work on rebuilding the feature in the freezing cold waters of the Nantahala Gorge.
It started out with [...]

Kokatat announces that Charlie “C-Mac” MacArthur has joined its group of elite paddlesports ambassadors. MacArthur, founder of the Aspen Kayak and SUP Academy, pioneered stand up paddleboarding (SUP) on rivers and spearheads the Whitewater SUP Championships. MacArthur will exclusively wear Kokatat PFD’s and technical apparel and promote the brand at various events.

Charlie MacArthur on inflatable [...]

"This spring break, Cooper Lemkay, Jacob Slobodian and myself, Kalob Grady decided to escape our land of ice and snow in Eastern Canada and head south to an area of unfrozen rivers. Having a 9 day trip planned, we wanted to take full advantage of the time given and the rivers that were available. From the moment [...]

When winter came to a close in California there was a lot of talk about how dreary the snowpack looked. However, the Northern Sierras seem to get a good amount of precipitation through spring most years, and this year was no different. A couple solid storms rolled through bringing the snow pack up and a [...]