Kokatat has been a multi-year supporter of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT), the preeminent water trail organization in North America, and the name for a 740-mile inland paddling trail tracing historic travel routes across New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire, and Maine. At NFCT’s center - no pun intended - is founding executive director [...]

Kokatat has been a multi-year supporter of First Descents, and we’re excited to announce FD as our “Partner of the Month” for February. During the term of the partnership, Kokatat has provided elite level dry tops, dry suits, life jackets, hand- and footwear to FD alums. Kokatat’s own Brad Ludden has been a Kokatat sponsored [...]

American Whitewater is pleased to recognize Jared Hogle as our Volunteer of the Month for December, 2009. Jared was and remains the leading local advocate for access to New York's Ausable Chasm and other regional rivers. Over the past few years, some local and corporate interests decided that the best way to manage paddling through [...]

American Whitewater is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater resources throughout the United States and relies on the support of volunteers to staff local projects, serve as AW's voice by attending local meetings, work with local partners, and build the necessary relationships needed for success of river stewardship projects [...]