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American Canoe Association - ACA
American Canoe Association was founded in 1880 to promote the safe enjoyment of paddlesports by persons of all ages and abilities and to bring the paddlesports community closer together.
www.americancanoe.org
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American Rivers
American Rivers, founded in 1973, is the nation’s leading river conservation organization. Their mission is to protect and restore America’s rivers for the benefit of people, wildlife and nature. From restoration and protection projects on rivers like the Elwha, Rogue, Deschutes, Penobscot and Congaree, to standing up for clean water and river-friendly laws and policies in Washington DC, American Rivers staff work every day to protect the rivers you love. To learn more and find out how you can get involved, visit www.amrivers.org
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American Whitewater
Founded in 1954, American Whitewater is a national organization with a mission "to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely." American Whitewater is a membership organization representing a broad diversity of individual whitewater enthusiasts, river conservationists, and more than 100 local paddling club affiliates across America. The organization is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater resources throughout the United States, and connects the interests of human-powered recreational river users with ecological and science-based data to achieve the goals within its mission. To learn more about AW and find out how you can help support their mission visit them at
www.americanwhitewater.org.
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Northern Forest Canoe Trail - NFCT
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is the longest inland kayak and canoe trail in the northeastern United States. The NFCT represents a series of interconnected destinations, extending through a diversity of waterways, landscapes, and communities. The NFCT organization champions and provides recreational access, highlights heritage assets, engages communities with their backyard waterways and is managed and maintained by community-based stewardship partners.
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Puget Soundkeepers Alliance
The Puget Soundkeeper Alliance protects and preserves by monitoring and patrolling Puget Sound to track down and stop the discharge of toxic pollutants into these waters. Their water quality improvement and education programs include the annual Lake Union Sweep scheduled for May 10, 2010.
www.pugetsoundkeeper.org
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Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. Represented by over 50,000 members and 60 local chapters in the U.S., the Surfrider Foundation also has affiliations in Australia, Japan, France, and Brazil.
www.surfrider.org
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Outdoor Industry Association
OIA was founded in 1989 and provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the Outdoor Industry.
www.outdoorindustry.org
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Paddlesports Industry Association
The Paddlesports Industry Association is the premier trade association fostering paddlesports business. Through cooperation our industry will increase the number of people who participate in paddlesports and how often they go paddling. By providing information on safety, paddling locations, and paddling basics we will enhance participants’ paddling experiences. Through professional development programs we will build leadership in our industry and strengthen the knowledge and skills needed to expand our businesses. We will come together as one – putting the industry first as we grow paddlesports.
www.paddlesportsindustry.org
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