Connecticut River Conservancy Upcoming Paddle Events
Springfield Learn to Kayak with CRC and PVRC on Sunday, July 20 at Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club, Springfield, MA. Hosted by PVRC and CRC.
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Join your Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) at the Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club (PVRC) for a free learn to kayak lesson on the Connecticut River in Springfield, MA.
CRC will provide participants with a brief kayak skills and water safety lesson. We will then enjoy a beautiful guided kayak tour on a section of the Connecticut River. We welcome local beginners as well as participants who are seeking to learn and refine the basics of kayaking on an awesome local resource.
This event is oriented toward beginner paddlers. Pre-registration is required. Participants are invited to bring their own canoe or kayak and join us for this trip. PVRC will provide a limited number of kayaks to borrow through pre-registration, first come first served. Please note that the rental kayaks have a maximum paddler weight capacity of 250lbs. Paddles and life vests are included.
Peskeompskut Paddle on Friday, August 1 at Barton Cove. Hosted by Nolumbeka Project, Connecticut River Conservancy, Adventure East.
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Join Northeastern tribal members, the Nolumbeka Project, Connecticut River Conservancy, and Adventure East to celebrate Indigenous communities with a round-trip mishoon, canoe, and kayak paddle on the Connecticut River!
We’ll kick off the day with a cookout lunch. Leading the procession paddling handcrafted traditional mishoonash (dug-out canoes) will be members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag and Pequot tribes and the Chaubunagungamaug band of Nipmuck Indians.
It is important that we paddle together as a group to center the mishoonash as the focus of our energies. If you desire more rigorous paddling, please feel welcome to arrive early or stay later.
This is an intermediate paddle entailing three hours on water, paddling upstream and back. Conditions might include waves from boats, reversing currents due to hydro storage pumping, strong headwinds, and unmarked debris. Prior paddling experience is recommended. Paddlers must wear a personal flotation device. Bring your own craft or borrow one, courtesy of Adventure East and Connecticut River Conservancy.
The paddle is the kick-off to the 12th Annual Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: A Celebration of Native American Art, Music, and Cultures which runs Aug 2-3 at Unity Park, Turners Falls, MA.
This is a free event, but registration is required. If you are able, the event organizers welcome and appreciate any donation you can give toward supporting this event. Thank you for donating and helping offset costs for the organizations.
