Conference Follow-up

Thanks again to everyone who made it to the conference!

• Feel free to contact anyone on the SDCKA board if you're looking for lessons, a boat to borrow, or any other canoe/kayaking information.
  
• Email Steven to reserve your spot in the next pool session -which will be held February 13 at 10am at the YWCA in downtown Sioux Falls. dahlmeis@hotmail.com We have limited space...and have 8 signed up so far. If needed, we will add another session.
  
• The South Dakota Kayak Challenge is looking for volunteers & racers. Visit http://sdkayakchallenge.org/ for more information.
  
• If you want more information regarding the Black Hills Paddlers: http://www.blackhillspaddlers.org/
  
• Here's a photostream of Jarett Bies' trip on the Missouri: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bieso/sets/72157624724396245/
  
• Water levels: http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/
  
• Missouri National Recreational River: www.nps.gov/mnrr/
  
• Dakota Water Watch: http://eastdakota.org/dakotawaterwatch/
  
• City of Sioux Falls: http://www.siouxfallsparks.org/

2011 SDCKA Annual Conference

Saturday, January 29, 2011
12:00 – 4:00 p.m.

The Outdoor Campus
4500 S. Oxbow Ave
Sioux Falls, S.D.

12:00
Welcome
Steven Dahlmeier, President SDCKA

12:10
SDCKA Year in Review – Cruising, Public Service, Safety
Brief remarks by SDCKA directors about events of the year

12:20
Paddling with Kids
Cory Diedrich (SDCKA Board Member)

12:40

Kayaking in High Winds: What you need for a trip that goes wrong
Jarett Bies (SDCKA Vice President)

1:00

Sioux Falls Waterways
City of Sioux Falls Park & Recreation Department

1:30

Water Conservation / Water Issues
East Dakota Water Development District / Dakota Water Watch

2:00

Break
Sponsored by Scheels

2:15

Whitewater Kayaking

Justin Herreman, Black Hills Paddlers

2:45

The Missouri River
National Park Service

3:15

Kayak Racing & the 2011 South Dakota Kayak Challenge
Jarett Bies & Steven Dahlmeier

3:35

Business Meeting
• Election of Officers
• Plans Ahead for the SDCKA in the Coming Year

This conference is open for anyone interested in canoeing or kayaking. The presentations will be focused upon paddling opportunities and experiences, and the presenters will be members of the SDCA with significant experience in area waters. This is an opportunity to network and establish links with paddlers from the area. There is no admission charge for the conference.

Paddling Network

Let's help paddling.net update the best places to paddle in South Dakota. Click on the link below and add your favorite launch site. This is a great resource for locating areas to paddle around the US.

http://www.paddling.net/launches/

h/t Patrick

Annual conference agenda

Here's a quick look at plans for our Jan. 29 conference (specific presentation times are tentative, a final schedule will be posted next week)

Noon: A welcome to all from Steven Dahlmeier, President SDCKA, followed by a look at the year in review, including cruising, public service, and safety.

12:20 p.m. Paddling with Kids, Rick Johns & Cory Diedrich (SDCKA Board Members)

12:40 p.m. Kayaking in High Winds: What you need for a trip that goes wrong, Jarett Bies

1 p.m. Whitewater Kayaking, Justin Herreman, Black Hills Paddlers

1:30 p.m. Water Conservation with East Dakota Water Development District / Dakota Water Watch (Tentative)

2 p.m. Break

2:15 Big Sioux River Water Trail, City of Sioux Falls Park & Recreation Department

2:45 The Missouri River, National Park Service

3:15 Kayak Racing & the 2011 South Dakota Kayak Challenge, Jarett Bies & Steven Dahlmeier

3:45 p.m. SDCKA board meeting/election of officers for 2011.

This conference is open for anyone interested in canoeing or kayaking. The presentations will be focused upon paddling opportunities and experiences, and the presenters will be members of the SDCKA with significant experience in area waters. This is an opportunity to network and establish links with paddlers from the area. There is no admission charge for the conference.

AP: Group works to promote Missouri River Water Trail

The Associated Press • December 26, 2010

YANKTON – Fourteen informational signs will be installed in spring for canoeists and kayakers using the Missouri River between Yankton and Sioux City, Iowa.

They’ll be located along the Missouri National Recreational River Water Trail. The signs will contain historical and scientific information and denote the mileage between points.

Trail organizer Tim Cowman told the Press & Dakotan newspaper that the historical notes will help visitors realize how much of the river has changed since it was explored by Lewis and Clark.

Various groups are involved in improving public access to the river, establishing trailheads and routes, and building a website to plan float trips and disseminate information.

Save the Date!

South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association

Annual Conference

Saturday, January 29, 2011

12pm-4pm

The Outdoor Campus

Sioux Falls, SD

Agenda coming soon!

There's another paddle on Saturday, folks

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Originally uploaded by Iron Bieso

Like some sort of paddling Energizer Bunnies, Larry, Mary and Dave are planning a cruise on the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls next Saturday, Nov. 6.

Meet at the river access point on 57th Street at 1 p.m., then take part in the vehicle shuttle first. The cruise will run to Kilian Community College on Sixth Street, so it's a perfect fall run in Downtown Sioux Falls.

Dave said this is a fun trip, and the weather forecast calls for a sunny day with temperatures in the lower to mid 50s.

Dave's number is in the post directly below this one if you have questions. Go, go, go paddling!