American Whitewater’s
July 29th – 31st Charlemont, MA (in the field across from Zoar Outdoor)
Admission: $5.00 for AW members / $8.00 for potential-members
American Whitewater and F.L.O.W. started the Deerfield River Festival in 1994 to celebrate the successful dam relicensing process that took place on the
The event focuses on bringing people to
As in the past years the Deerfield River Festival will include a outdoor gear marketplace with over 30 vendors, a silent auction full of whitewater and outdoor gear, special activities for the young and old, live music, and great food and refreshments. The focus of this year’s event will be a membership drive for American Whitewater!
If you join or renew your AW membership at the event AW will:
· Refund your gate fee for the festival!
· Give you a free beverage of your choice
· Hook you up with the ultimate swag bag ($75 retail value) that includes:
o Magazines from Kayak Session, Kayak, the AW journal
o A Clif Bar and Clif Shot
o Bottle opener from Dagger
o LVM DVD
o CD of great music from Teva
o Boat load of stickers
o 2 NRS Straps
o All of this comes in a custom Kokatat / AW man purse
· Give you raffle tickets for a members only raffle: only folks that join or renew that day get tickets to win brand new whitewater boats and other great gear!
So swing by the front gate or the AW booth and sign up for your AW membership on the spot and we will reward you with all of these great prizes.
Event Schedule:
Thursday
Start End Event Location
5:30 6:30 Intro to AW River Stewardship Program Festival Site
7:00 8:00 Deerfield River- A busy river by Matt Cole Zoar Outdoor
8:00 9:00 Settlement Agreements in
Friday
Start End Event Location
6:30 8:00 Breakfast for RSI participants` Festival Site
8:30 9:45 Land Protection in Watersheds Stillwater Restaurant
9:45 10:30 Instream Flow and why it is important Stillwater Restaurant
10:30 11:30 Negotiations, Writing, and Effective Advocacy Stillwater Restaurant
11:30 12:00 Lunch Zoar Outdoor
12:30 5:00 River Trip
Differences in River Reaches and Habitat
6:00 7:00 Dinner Zoar Outdoor
7:00 7:30 AW Successes in
7:30 8:00 Dam Removal and River Restoration on the Zoar Outdoor
8:00 8:30 Volunteer Meeting Zoar Outdoor
Saturday
Start End Event
1:00
4:00 12:00 American Whitewater Membership Drive Kick off
4:00 6:30 Kids games and field activities
5:00 8:00 American Whitewater Barbecue
5:00 Silent Auction Opens
6:00 8:00 Hemlock Gorge Boys
6:30 Throw Bag Throw Off
8:00 Nemo Tent Challenge
8:30 9:45 Steepcreek Band Set #1
9:00 NPMB Slip and Slide
10:00 Silent Auction Closes
10:15 12:00 Steepcreek Band Set #
11:30 Last Call
All Proceeds from the festival support American Whitewater’s conservation and access work throughout the Northeast. Come out and join us for a weekend of great paddling, exciting competitions, and awesome live entertainment.
If you are interested in volunteering at the event, click here or contact Ben VanCamp at (828) 713-5825 or by email at ben@amwhitewater.org.
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