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Michigan Paddling Council, the vision

  The proposed Michigan Paddling Council is an umbrella organization, based on the models of the Illinois Paddling Council and the  Northwest Indiana Paddling Association. It had its inspiration at the October 2009 Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference in Kalamazoo and will have its initial organizational meeting in conjunction with the Quiet Waters Symposium at MSU on Saturday, March 6, 2010.

Purrposes/Mission

1. To facilitate communication between the various Michigan paddling clubs.

2. To educate the public and all paddlers about safe and effective paddling, especially of canoes and kayaks.

3. To promote paddling and other non-motorized water sports and water trails in Michigan.

4. To make educational material available to paddlesports clubs and the public about effective ways of improving water trails and getting more safe fun with paddling. 

 

  It is anticipated that the business and activities of the MPC will be mostly conducted online by the board of directors with a minimum of meetings. if you have additional suggestions, please leave comments on the Contact Us page of this (TRAC guest host) web site or email Cal.

News

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October 29, 2009                     

Michigan Paddling Council News



The MPC is in the process of forming and anticipates having its initial organizational meeting at the Quiet Waters Symposium at MSU om March 6, 2010. We may elect a 10 member board and ratify some blyaws at that time.

The Illinois Paddling Council does the following things and the MPC may eventually do similar things.
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The Illinois Paddling Council strives to:

  • Improve access to Illinois waterways.
  • Advocate for the conservation and restoration of Illinois rivers and lakes.
  • Provide information about paddlesport to paddlers and the general public.
  • Promote paddling safety and education.
  • Promote paddling competition and sanction races in Illinois.


Illinois Paddling Council Activities and Programs:

  • The IPC holds bi-monthly meetings and periodically publishes a newsletter of interest to all Illinois Paddlers.
  • The IPC Access Project works with government agencies, public and private landowners to provide safe, legal and adequate access for human powered watercraft to the waterways of Illinois; provides information to paddlers and the general public about access; and advocates the creation of regional systems of watertrails throughout Illinois .
  • The IPC sanctions USCA Marathon Races throughout Illinois and holds an annual awards banquet.
  • The IPC has been an active participant in the Conservation Congress, representing the concerns of paddlers to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

 

IPC Membership is open to all individuals, families and paddling clubs.

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The Northwest Indiana Paddling Association says the following:

The Northwest Indiana Paddlers Association (NWIPA) was formally founded on January 18, 2009 as a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the region's paddling resources and opportunities, providing environmental stewardship of the region's waterways, education, and to be a link between the region's paddlers.