Mississippi River Source to Sea Starting in August, we'll be cheering on LouAnne Harris as she descends the Mississippi River. This solo standup paddling journey is a huge undertaking by a seriously talented paddler. Along the way she'll be fundraising for Rivers For Change and documenting her trip via social [...]
Watershed Moments Building Connections from Source to Sea. Watershed Moments is a solo paddling expedition and social-engagement art project by Claire Dibble. Her trip will cover all 2000 kilometers (1243 miles) of the Columbia River between the source near her home in Golden, British Columbia to the sea beyond Astoria, Oregon. [...]
The Lamprey River Source to Sea Paddling Camp was a success! This was our first STS Camp program on the East Coast and we're grateful to have partnered with Seven Rivers Paddling out of Newmarket, New Hampshire. From July 8th-12th we paddled five different sections of the Lamprey River with [...]
Taking out just above the final dam. On Tuesday, Peter Sawtell of Seven Rivers Paddling and Matt Palmariello of Rivers for Change parked their vehicle at Northwood Meadows State Park in Northwood, New Hampshire, unloaded gear and headed out with the intent of following the Lamprey River all the way [...]
Peter Sawtell paddling his home waters in Newmarket, NH. Next Tuesday May 14th, Peter Sawtell of Seven Rivers Paddling and Matt Palmariello of Rivers for Change will attempt a Source to Sea paddle on the Lamprey River in New Hampshire. This is part one of our upcoming Lamprey River Source [...]
Rivers for Change has found success blending paddle sports with Source to Sea education and awareness. This summer we're offering a Source to Sea program on the Lamprey river in New Hampshire, a beautiful waterway and federally dedicated Wild & Scenic River that meanders 67 miles to the ocean. This [...]
To learn more about the program, visit riversforchange.org/lampreyriver This Spring and Summer we'll be in the granite state of New Hampshire running Source To Sea programs on the Lamprey River. The Lamprey River stretches about 50 miles from its source to the point it reaches saltwater in Newmarket, NH. From [...]
Judy Jensen was part of the Rivers for Change family from the moment she became involved with the Cal 100. She was not only a key volunteer for Rivers for Change in those early days, but was on the Board of Directors as our amazing Treasurer from 2014-2017. Judy gave [...]
Check out what our team accomplished in 2018! In order to help us keep up the good work, make a donation of any size today! Truckee Source to Sea School - 2018 was our second and final year on the Truckee River and our team of student ambassadors worked [...]
This is a guest post by RFC Ambassador Hayley Stuart After a year of planning, November 14th 2018 marks our team’s return to Bolivia, and the second chapter of our production of the “Still River, Silent Jungle” documentary. In June 2018, our group of kayakers, laden with rafts, cameras, and [...]
We are very excited to welcome Hayley Stuart to Rivers For Change! Hayley is a whitewater kayaker, filmmaker and environmentalist and joins our Ambassador Team while working on her newest project called 'Still River, Silent Jungle'. While studying abroad in Bolivia and Chile, Hayley dove into environmental filmmaking with two [...]
150 pounds of garbage, maybe 180. That was our haul of trash from the beach and breakwater Rivers For Change cleaned up on September 15th. For 6 years we've enjoyed working with the Watershed Project in Richmond CA to clean up a spot in San Francisco Bay. This small beach and [...]
Rivers for Change is not a competitive paddle sport organization. That said we have a track record of getting involved in and supporting competition on the water where we can incorporate a conservation message. For us, helping people hone their water skills through competition is a way to raise awareness [...]
The Truckee River Source to Sea Educational Paddling Adventure is a unique adventure-based learning experience for school kids. In June of this year we completed our 2nd adventure with a fourteen-member Student Ambassador Team. Four ambassador mentors returned from 2017 and ten new students joined the team, representing six different [...]
The 2017 Truckee River Source to Sea Paddling and Environmental Learning Adventure is almost wrapped. It has been an eventful month that began with in-school presentations to approximately 720 students in 4 different schools; South Tahoe Middle School in South Lake Tahoe, North Tahoe Middle School in Tahoe City, Sierra [...]
