Gazing at a map of California and its mighty San Joaquin Valley, one would expect the namesake San Joaquin River to be a prominent feature on the landscape. Yet waking up to peacocks in a riverside campground on the ever-expanding urban sprawl of Fresno, the river is merely a glorified trickle, flowing now only because [...]

Two weeks after arriving back into modern civilization from the Kimberley Whitewater Women's expedition I was sitting at the local cafe, having a latte, talking to some friends. Their question sparked some deeper reflect on the past month I have just experienced! For the first time in my life I spent 30 days in the [...]

Paddling the Chelan Gorge is a unique opportunity. At only 4.1-miles long, it is the shortest river in Washington State, yet it drains the largest lake in the state, the 55-mile long Lake Chelan; it is the 3rd deepest lake in the country (24th deepest in the world), into the mighty Columbia River. Until of [...]

"On Saturday October 8th, We Love Clean Rivers joins forces with Willamette Riverkeeper in its effort to clean up 187 miles of Oregon’s Willamette River from Eugene to Portland.

The Willamette is the heart of Oregon west of the Cascades. Its health is vital to dozens of communities along its path. Some 500 volunteers will take [...]

"This past Saturday was the 27th annual Coastal Cleanup Day presented by the Northcoast Environmental Center. Groups sign up to clean a beach, river, marsh or slough, and a group of Kokatat employees had the pleasure of cleaning up the beach around Big Lagoon. Coastal cleanups are one of California’s largest volunteer events and Kokatat [...]