Feb 1: Annual Conference Agenda

South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association

Annual Conference 

Saturday, February 1, 2014

11:00 – 3:30 p.m.

The Outdoor Campus

4500 S. Oxbow Ave

Sioux Falls, S.D.

11:00   Social / Booths The Outdoor Campus Lobby

12:00   Welcome
Steven Dahlmeier, President SDCKA

12:05   The South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association: Past, Present, Future

            Steven Dahlmeier, President SDCKA

12:20   Adaptive Paddling
Kevin Horner & Lisa Klein - Sanford Health
Bob Uecker, Travis Robinson & Jim Kapperman - Paddlers
Cory Diedrich - SDCKA Board Member

12:40   Big Sioux River - Sioux Falls

Robert Kappel, City of Sioux Falls, Environmental Division Manager

1:00     Upper Big Sioux Watershed Project
Roger Foote, Project Coordinator

1:20     Business Meeting / Election of Officers

1:30     Break

1:50     MR 340: Racing Across Missouri

Kati Albers, David Mays, Pat Wellner - SDCKA Members

2:10     Paddling Essentials

SDCKA Board Members

2:30     Racing South Dakota
Steven Dahlmeier & Jarett Bies, Race Coordinators

2:50     Klondike Dam Removal / Project AWARE

            Nate Hoogeveen, Director of River Programs - Iowa DNR

3:10     Rafting the Grand Canyon

            Peter Larsen, SDCKA Board Member

3:30     Closing

            Steven Dahlmeier, SDCKA President

SDCKA: Board Nominations & Annual Conference

The South Dakota Canoe & Kayak Association is currently accepting board member nominations for 2014. Nominations are due by January 1. The new board will be voted in during the SDCKA Annual Conference on February 1 at The Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls.  If you have any questions regarding the role board members have in the organization, please don't hesitate to ask. 

You can nominate yourself or someone else by sending an email tocory.diedrich@sanfordhealth.org. 

Also - SAVE THE DATE for the annual conference - February 1, 2014, 11am-4pm, The Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls. 

Sunday, Nov 3: BSR Cruise - Trent to Dell Rapids

Join the SD Canoe & Kayak Association for our annual President's Cruise on Sunday, November 3. This year, we'll be paddling the Big Sioux River from Trent to Dell Rapids. 

Meet at the River of the Double Bend Campground in Trent at 12:30pm (map below). We'll shuttle vehicles to the Dell Rapids City Park boat ramp and plan to be back in Trent and on the water by 1:15pm. 

This cruise covers 11.5 miles. 

The campground has canoes to rent, if you need one. Comment on this thread so we can reserve one for you. 

With the cold temps, be sure to bring a spare change of clothing in a dry bag. 

Let us know if you have any questions. 

GRANDVIEW TO KLONDIKE

Larry Braaten Dave and Mary Finck are going from Grandview to Klondike on Sunday October 27th at 1:00 PM. We will meet at Grandview and shuttle first. The weather looks good about 57°, anyone wishing join us is more than welcome. If you have any questions you can call Dave at 605-366-6844.

Hope to see you there.

Larry, Mary, and Dave

Hey all:

Larry Braaten, Mary and Dave Finck are planning a moonlight cruise on October 19 at 7:00 PM above the dam at Garretson. Anyone wanting to join us is more than welcome. If you have any questions you can call Dave at: 605-366-6844 Dress warm, and bring a light in case it is cloudy.

Dave, Mary and Larry

ONE MORE CLEAN-UP OCT 2nd

Cory Lee Diedrich

The weather is supposed to be nice again this Wednesday October 2nd, so we are sneaking in another river cleanup. Let's meet at the Big Sioux River off Minnesota Ave in the far east parking lot of Yankton Trails. The river is especially bad from Minnesota to Cliff. We will exit at Cliff Ave. Please try to meet as close to 5pm as possible so we shuttle and still get time on the river. Let me know if you have questions, or call Dave @ 605-366-6844.

SDCKA TO HOST ANOTHER SIOUX RIVER CLEAN-UP

Wednesday, September 25

Big Sioux River Clean-up – Sioux Falls

Meet at the 26^th Street Canoe Access (26^th & I-229) at 5:30pm. We will paddle up-river and work our way back. If you don’t have a boat, we’ll also be cleaning-up the wetland area at 26^th Street.

Reply to this email or call 605-864-9011 with questions.

SDCKA also participated in the first annual Mayor’s Big Sioux River Water Summit held in Sioux Falls last week. Press coverage from the event can be found here:

KSFY: http://www.ksfy.com/story/23385589/huether

SDPB: http://listen.sdpb.org/post/big-sioux-water-quality-examined