PR- Don Sahong Dam Construction Must Stop While Regional Deliberations Continue

Playak News Flash - June 23, 2015
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News Watch Headlines PR- Don Sahong Dam Construction Must Stop While Regional Deliberations Continue International Rivers - For Immediate Release On Friday June 19, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) issued a press release announcing that resolution of the Prior Consultation process for the Don Sahong Dam will be taken to the governmental level. Mo Freitas, Rebecca Giddens Win Overall at 2015 Payette River Games SUP Magazine - After a weekend of racing through rapids and piling up around pivot turns in Cascade, Idaho, winners of the 2015 Payette River Games have finally been crowned! $50,000 in prize money was doled out between the top-10 finalists, and the two first-place finishers Mo Freitas and Rebecca Giddens are walking away with whopping $10,000 checks. Appalachian Trail hike across the Roan Mountain Balds WaterTurtle - We recently went out on a wonderful family outing to hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail along the NC/TN border and across the Roan Mountain Balds. We started out at the Carvers Gap trailhead right on the NC/TN border and followed this hike 3 miles out to Grassy Ridge Bald (& back to make it 6 miles roundtrip). The Barcelona SUP World Series to kick off this coming weekend Waterman League - The Iberdrola Barcelona SUP World Series will kick off next week as the World's best descend upon the Catalan region of Spain for a dramatic and prestigious Opener for the 2015 Stand Up World Series. WIth the first rung on the ladder towards a World Title at stake, coupled with $25,000 prize-money, the World's best will be putting it all on the line at the Barcelona SUP World Series next weekend. Finland to provide a dynamic contrast as stop 2 on #EUCup Waterman League - Finland represents the true North of Europe, providing a great contrast to the Southern European stops of the Cup in Barcelona and Rome, Italy. The Sieravuori Masters will showcase Finland's stunning surroundings with the beauty of the region coming to life through the dynamic racing courses. Colorado 2015 Tour Jackson Kayak - This May two of my good friends and I loaded up Grady's truck to the max and set out to spend 23 days in Colorado, during which we ran 14 different rivers and creeks. We arrived during the beginning of the season and were met with low water levels and crazy weather, but eventually the snow began to melt. Junior Paddlesport Adventurous Experiences - Terrific weather, ideal conditions to introduce the Junior paddlers who have been attending the Junior Kayak School over the winter months at Western Swimming Pool, Peel. Leave no trace, take only memories SoulshineVibe - Getting back into backpacking after many years is one thing… getting back into it and leading my 11 year old daughter at the same time for over 33 miles across a section of the Appalachian Trail for 4 days is entirely a different matter. Critical Decision Coming Up on the Harpeth River! American Rivers - The following guest blog from Dorie Bolze is a part of our America's Most Endangered Rivers® series— Harpeth River, Tennessee. Dorie Bolze is the Executive Director of the Harpeth River Watershed Association (HRWA). HRWA has been protecting the State Scenic Harpeth River and clean water in Tennessee since 1999. A Dad's Paddle Reunion with his three sons Canoe Kayak - Great inspiring stuff to read on father's day, after 20 years, a 70 year old father has a paddle trip with his grown up sons. It is exciting stuff, paddle trips are a great way to have good family time for sure and these fond memories will last a lifetime… Here is Gray and his sons with their paddle reunion, and all thanks to Amy, daughter in law of Gray, sweet family indeed.   Leather backpack straps tear into shoulders on a long carry; chewy, thick-sliced salami for lunch; jokes and banter echo over calm water; pine trees whisper in the breeze; the scrub of granite on bare feet; the tug of a hefty northern pike: These are the collective summertime memories of Gary Sundberg and his sons, Martin, Aaron and Craig... Czech Paddlers Dominate in Prague ICF - Three finals resulted in three gold's for the host nation of the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup of the season as Stanislav Jezek (C1M), Katerina Hoskova (C1W) and Jiri Prskavec (K1M) tamed the ferocious channel in Troja, Prague. Where to Paddle This Weekend Canoe Kayak - Billed as the largest paddling event in the country, the Ohio River Music & Outdoor Festival kicks off at Coney Island on Friday, June 19 at 4:00 p.m. This year's event features stand up paddle board (SUP) clinics, a kayak fishing tournament, a used canoe and kayak sale, a silent auction & basket raffle and overnight camping. Admission is free and open to the public. R2 in China Race 2 Dujiangyan International Rafting Federation - Chinese Extreme Sports Association have once again invited teams from around the world to compete on the rivers of China. One team of two crew each have been chosen from Canada, Indonesia, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey, to compete and represent their countries, on the Stop2 – Dijuang R2 rafting competition. Wildwater paddlers showed their skills on Soča River ICF - The extremely low level of the Soča River forced competitors to show all their knowledge while navigating between the rocks which are usually covered with rapids. Some of the favourites were among casualties of the rocky course which also caused broken paddles and scratched or damaged boats. Learning to paddle the Petrel Play homemade kayaks - Just add waves In fact since finishing the sea has not been too cooperative. Mostly flat water and not enough stormy conditions to really enjoy the qualities of this kayak It takes a while to really get to know your kayak, to discover all the ways it behaves , how it rolls and how it responds while surfing. After a while it becomes a part of you and then you feel at one in the water.

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