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Links to our Education Partners

Montana River Guides
Montana River Guides invites you to discover Montana's finest river adventures. We specialize in whitewater rafting and riverboarding  adventures on the Alberton Gorge and Blackfoot River as well as kayaking, canoeing and scenic float trips on the Bitterroot and Clark Fork Rivers.

Aerie Backcountry Medicine
Based in Missoula, Montana, Aerie provides wilderness and rural medical training, risk management consulting and first aid supplies to over 2,000 students a year throughout the United States, Mexico and Central America. Led by our staff  and guided by our Board of Advisors, we have courses for MDs, RNs/PAs/EMTs  and outdoor enthusiasts with no prior medical training. We design all Aerie courses, from our 2-hour update on travel medicine through our two-month Wilderness Medicine Semester, with the understanding that individuals learn best when they are engaged in challenging, realistic scenarios led by professional educators who are leaders in the medical and rescue fields. With this philosophy, we train our students for difficult conditions and long-term patient care, where resources are limited and access to outside care is minimal.

Performance Video

Performance Video is dedicated to providing high quality video instruction on outdoor sports. Our materials are developed with the cooperation of the top instructors in each discipline, and provide the perfect review or preparation for hands-on instruction.  We have eighteen video and workbook titles in worldwide distribution, covering whitewater kayaking, sea kayaking, canoeing, and mountain biking. All the tapes receive excellent reviews internationally, and are known as the best instructional videos on the market. Well over half a million people have learned from our instructional materials.

Four Corners River Sports

Four Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado literally on the banks of the free flowing Animas River. With slow-moving sections ideal for beginners as well as world class playspots for accomplished paddlers, the Animas River is the ultimate river to learn and play on. Whether you need instruction of outfitting, Four Corners can help. From a staggering selection of kayaks, to world-class paddle teachers, they have it all.

Water Nymph Press

Psychologist, kayaker and author, Dr. Doug Ammons provides some of the most insightful writing on the sport of kayaking.  WRI is proud to share this link.  Check out the page for new articles and order his books there.

Wild River Adventures
Geyser Whitewater Expeditions
Missoula Search and Rescue
Cascade County Search and Rescue
Missoula City Fire Department
Montana Yellowstone Expeditions
World Class Kayak Academy
Whitewater Symposium
NASAR
Higgins and Langley Memorial Awards

O’Brien’s Rogue River Rafting
Enjoy guided Oregon whitewater rafting trips on the Rogue River near Grants Pass, Oregon.
We offer full-day or half-day rafting and kayaking trips, family raft camps or teen raft camps.
You will have over 30 years of experience in our family owned business taking care of every detail for a great trip.

Links to River Community

American Whitewater
Founded in 1954, American Whitewater is a national non-profit organization with a mission “to conserve and restore America’s whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.” American Whitewater is a membership organization representing a broad diversity of individual whitewater enthusiasts, river conservationists, and more than 100 local paddling club affiliates across America. The organization is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater resources throughout the United States, and connects the interests of human-powered recreational river users with ecological and science-based data to achieve the goals within its mission.

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