Outdoor Education: Kayaking Instruction and Watershed Awareness

Outdoor Education: Kayaking Instruction and Watershed Awareness

Summer (8 hrs. or less) | This course has been canceled

Various Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Various

Repeat

7/11/2017-8/1/2017

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$40.00

3 sessions
Session 1: July 11, 2017; 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Session 2: July 18, 2017; 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Session 3: August 1, 2017; 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Syllabus will provide locations
Course Fee: $40

This class includes kayak instruction on the Connecticut River: life jackets and paddles will be provided along with a variety of boats for all abilities and comfort levels. Instruction includes basic boating safety, kayaking skills on land and on water, fun paddling, and optional advanced skills.

We will discuss watershed concepts, landscape and history of the Connecticut River; issues about our rivers, including topography and the resulting impact on the river; stream surveys; and pollution and health of the river. Some of the topics will be covered on land, others while we are on the water. Open to all.

There will be reading materials for this course, available from instructor by request. There will also be a $75 fee (payable to the instructor) in addition to the course fee, which will cover insurance and kayak rentals /assistance.

Bonna Wieler guides learners/explorers of all ages, making connection with the natural world and the arts. She aims to help folks gain self-assurance and skills. As an American Canoe Association Essentials Kayak Instructor, Bonna is a trip leader with summer camps and Bold Paths, a river curriculum teacher and consultant.

Cindy Heath has 30 years of experience in outdoor recreation/adventure administration and programming. She has led bicycling, hiking, kayaking and skiing trips for all ages in New Hampshire and Vermont, and is certified in Advanced First Aid. Cindy’s personal outdoor adventures include paddling in Canada’s Gaspe Peninsula, walking the Pilgrim’s Way in France, bicycling, skiing, and backpacking in the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and throughout New England and the Adirondacks. Cindy has hiked New Hampshire’s 4,000 footers, and is now completing them in the winter.