The Right to Paddle on Georgia Waterways Is Under Threat
Posted: 2/27/2024 By: Brett Mayer In recent years, conflict between fisherman and private property owners exerting ownership of the streambed has…
Stewardship & Public Policy
Trip Report: Outdoor Alliance D.C. Advocacy Fly-in
This fall, the American Canoe Association (ACA) joined forces with Outdoor Alliance in Washington D.C. on Capitol Hill. Policy experts…
Project RAFA
Our partners, the World River Centre, International Whitewater Hall Of Fame (IWHOF), International Rafting Federation and Rivers and Forests Alliance…
Georgia River Network Needs Your Help!
Calling all Georgia paddlers! The Georgia River Network is developing an amazing app to provide real time information on Georgia’s…
ACA Supports PAW+
The Protecting America’s Wilderness Act Plus (PAW+) recently passed through the House and is moving on to the Senate. You…
Neuse River Access Plan
The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Superintendent reached out to the ACA for guidance on developing a river access…
Labadie Whitewater Park
ACA Missouri State Director Perry Ellis presented an opportunity for the ACA to engage with the formation of a new…
New Mexico Stream Access Update
Two House Resolutions were recently tabled in the New Mexico State Legislature that aimed to change the New Mexico State…
Washington State Boater Registration Card Hearing
On Wednesday, January 20th, ACA Washington State Director, Brent Roth, submitted oral testimony to the Washington State Legislature in a…
Outdoor Allies – Success Stories
The ACA is one of the founding members of the Outdoor Alliance (OA), the nation’s premier human powered recreation group. For…
Fundamental Intentions of the National Environmental Policy Act
The ACA signed on to a letter, led by the Winter Wildlands Alliance, alongside our partners in the human powered…
ACA Supports the Environmental Justice for All Act
The ACA signed on to support the Environmental Justice for All Act through the Choose Clean Water Coalition, which represents…
House Passes Great American Outdoors Act!
This message comes directly from our friends and partners at Outdoor Alliance (OA): “We are thrilled to share that the House…
House Voting this Week on Two Huge Public Lands and Waters Bills
House Voting this Week on Two Huge Public Lands and Waters Bills! The House of Representatives is voting on the…
Great American Outdoors Act Update
The Senate voted to approve the Great American Outdoors Act on June 17th! The Act is a landmark piece of…
Mallows Bay National Marine Sanctuary Update
If you have not had a chance to follow the story of the recently designated Mallows Bay National Marine Sanctuary,…
Gila River Conservation – Take Action!
In 2004 Congress passed the Arizona Water Settlements Act (AWSA) that authorized diversion of the Gila River. This opened the…
Magic of Smith-Mill Creek
“Things are different lately.” This is certainly an understatement. I find myself teaching science classes from my deck, while simultaneously…
S. Supreme Court Leaves Clean Water Act Intact
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, April 23rd that the Clean Water Act applies to and should regulate discharges…
ACA Florida: Paddler’s Environmental Toolkit
This past February, ACA Florida State Director, Wayne Douchkoff, teamed up with Jill Lingard, president of the Florida Paddling Trails…
New Mexico Supreme Court to Hear Case on Stream Access
New Mexico Supreme Court to Hear Case on Stream Access Stream access issues in New Mexico remain a point of…
Great American Outdoors Act
March 2020 The Senate recently introduced a major public lands funding bill, S.3422: the Great American Outdoors Act, through bipartisan…
2020 L.L. Bean CFS Grant Recipients
L.L.Bean and the ACA are pleased to award 2020 funding as part of ACA’s Club Fostered Stewardship (CFS) grant program. The CFS…
Fighting for Our Paddling Rights: Legislation to Permanently Protect the Boundary Waters
The Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, H.R. 5598, was introduced by Minnesota’s fourth district congressional representative, Betty…
Fighting for Our Paddling Rights: Clean Water Rule Rollback
In 1972 the United States passed the Clean Water Act, through which Congress directed the Agencies to protect “navigable waters.”…