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Sacramento River Broom Slayers

May 17, 2010

The US Forest Service, the River Exchange and River Dancers joined forces Saturday, May 15th for the second annual Scotch Broom eradication rafting trip. The Upper Sacramento River was flush and full and the skies were blue. A posse of dedicated volunteers paddled their happy way through frothy rapids then donned work gloves to cut [...]

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Raft and Restore the Upper Sacaramento River

May 4, 2010

Saturday, May 21, 2011 River Dancers, the River Exchange and the USFS present the third annual Sacramento River Restoration Rafting Adventure. Join us for an all-day rafting adventure down the beautiful Upper Sacramento River Canyon for some very exciting whitewater and Scotch Broom eradication. Scotch Broom was used to pack whiskey bottles shipped to California [...]

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Ah the River!

April 27, 2010

Ah the River… by Ann Walka “Who knows where she’ll take you. No matter what you’ve forgotten, everything you need is here. All you can do is go with the flow. Open your heart to the neighbors, to geese and beavers and lizards, to cactus and belly flowers. Welcome sand in your bed, laugh a [...]

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How River Rafting Family Trips Can Improve Your Children’s Health

March 30, 2010

According to studies done by Duke University, spending more time outdoors can make it less likely that children will be nearsighted by their teen years. So, how can you get your kids outdoors more? Make it part of your family fun. River Dancers specializes in family fun. We understand that children need playful, unstructured time, [...]

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Whitewater Rafting on the Upper Sacramento River to begin soon!

March 17, 2010

Trees are budding, grasses are greening and the river’s running. Spring is in the air and whitewater rafting season is around the corner. We’ll start running the Upper Sacramento River by April. We anticipate fabulous times on the Upper Sacramento River thanks to this winter’s heavy snows. Halfway between Redding and Mt Shasta , 4 [...]

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Friends of the River says no to Klamath Dams Removal Settlement

March 4, 2010

Friends of the River (FOR), a leading environmental group said thanks, but no thanks to the Klamath Hydropower Settlement Agreement (KHSA) just signed by  California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Ceo of PacifiCorp. The agreement outlines a plan to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath [...]

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Klamath River Dams Removal News, from River Dancers Rafting

February 25, 2010

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Ceo of PacifiCorp, along with more than 30 stakeholder groups, including the Karuk, Yurok and Klamath Tribes signed agreements for removal of four Klamath river dams. It provides for restoration of salmon habitat, allocates water rights and guarantees water deliveries [...]

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Extraordinary Snowpack

February 15, 2010

The Siskiyou mountains and Mt Shasta area were pounded by a series of intense storms in mid-January. Massive debris, broken and uprooted trees bear testimony to the storms’ fury. That is good news for drought plagued California though. The critical mountain snowpack is now well above historical averages, in depth and water content and it [...]

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Happy New Year from Tibet.

January 31, 2010

We wish you a healthy, happy and adventurous new year. What a fine job we have! After playing all spring and summer on our home rivers we get to take off and see how the rest of the world lives. My wanderings brought me all the way to China and Tibet. Waterways, as all else [...]

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Lunch on the River

January 31, 2010

Floating down the Klamath River on a warm summer day is all play and little work…. There is nothing like the great outdoors, however, to aliven the senses and awaken the appetite. An casual buffet lunch in the shade is welcome and gets us ready for the lazy afternoon ahead. On water’s edge, oblivious of [...]

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