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SUMMARY:Work Days Hidalgo Falls
DESCRIPTION:Workers needed to ready the TRPA campground for the October 11-14 River Festival. Bring gloves\, water\, tools. Lunch provided. Kayaking afterwards!
URL:https://txrivers.org/event/work-days-hidalgo-falls/
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Hidalgo Falls Texas River Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:Hidalgo Falls Kayak Instruction\, 2020\n\n\n\nJoin TRPA members and paddling enthusiasts for the Hidalgo Falls River Festival 2024!  A weekend of skills development\, river paddling\, friendship\, outdoor film festival and all-around paddlesport camaraderie. Purchase tickets below! \n\n\n\n Hidalgo Falls River Festival 2024 offers strokes\, maneuvers\, and rescue classes for both beginner and intermediate paddlers. Even if you’ve taken the river skills classes in the past\, you might want a refresher or simply wish to learn from a different instructor. All our paddling instructors are certified by the ACA\, USCA\, and/or the American Red Cross. \n\n\n\nThis year’s food vendor is Lady Banks Living featuring Chef Marquis Collier. Oh\, yeah! Meal plan tickets are available. \n\n\n\nHidalgo Falls River Festival 2024 entry fee is $40 per person which includes one night camping and all dry land classes. \n\n\n\nThe $50 ticket includes entry fee plus the Brazos River trip or one all day trip. \n\n\n\nTRPA members get an additional night of free camping.  \n\n\n\nSorry\, no dogs at the festival!  \n\n\n\nThere will be a pre-sale of festival tee shirts and hopefully some will be available at the event. \n\n\n\nThe Hidalgo Falls shaded campground has 3 full toilet and shower facilities.  Tent camping and RV camping are encouraged\, but no hookups. Register and buy your tickets here as soon as possible. Please contact Grace Arianoutsos by text at 214-563-7057 or email vicepresident@txrivers.org for info on RV camping or the festival. \n\n\n\nActivities include: \n\n\n\n\nPaddling on moving water \n\n\n\nLearn to roll a kayak\n\n\n\nOn-water communications\n\n\n\nHidalgo Falls Orientation class\n\n\n\nHow to choose a boat & gear\n\n\n\nGuided Brazos River trips on Saturday & Sunday\n\n\n\nGuided Navasota River trip on Saturday\n\n\n\nGuided Yegua River trip on Saturday\n\n\n\n(Practically) Full Moon Dinner Paddle Sunday\n\n\n\nFirst Aid for Paddlers\n\n\n\nEarly Morning Stretching and Yoga\n\n\n\nBlacklight Surprises After Dark – Saturday\n\n\n\nCanoe/Kayak Camping\n\n\n\nUsed Gear and Boat Sale\n\n\n\nUnderstanding River Gages\n\n\n\nBest Knots for Paddlers and Campers\n\n\n\nSurvival Skills on the Water (Up a Creek Without a Paddle?)\n\n\n\nRed Cross CPR and First Aid Update\n\n\n\nPark ‘N Play for Intermediate River Paddlers\n\n\n\nHow to Plan a Trip\n\n\n\nInquire about ACA Kayak Instructor Certification\n\n\n\nRescue Ropes\n\n\n\nLocal Geology\n\n\n\nMeet TPWD Game Wardens and the local EMS Rescue Squad\n\n\n\n\nTicket Details and Pricing Options:\n\n\n\n   Entry\, Camping and Food:  \n\n\n\n\nBasic Entry Fee $40 (includes one night of camping and dry land classes)\n\n\n\nPremium Entry Fee $50 (includes entry fee plus Brazos River trip or one all day trip)\n\n\n\nExtra Night of Camping $10 (TRPA members get free extra night of camping)\n\n\n\nSaturday Night Practically Full Moon Dinner Paddle $20\n\n\n\nMeal Plans:\n\n5 Meals – $95 (will lower price if minimum number sign up)\n\n\n\n3 Meals – $\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Classes:\n\n\n\n (included with entry fee\, please register below so we can manage class sizes) \n\n\n\n\nFirst Aid for Paddlers\n\n\n\nBlacklight Surprises After Dark – Saturday\n\n\n\nCanoe/Kayak Camping\n\n\n\nUnderstanding River Gages\n\n\n\nBest Knots for Paddlers and Campers\n\n\n\nRescue Ropes\n\n\n\nLocal Geology – What are those Rocks made of?\n\n\n\nWilderness Survival Skills (4 hr. class)\n\n\n\nFriction Fire Skills\n\n\n\n\n   Additional Paid Classes:\n\n\n\n      $20 Classes: \n\n\n\n\nPaddler Fitness\n\n\n\nBrazos River Trip (if you have already taken another trip)\n\n\n\n\n      $40 Classes \n\n\n\n\nBasic Strokes & Maneuvers \n\n\n\nBasic Rescues\n\n\n\nRiver Strokes & Maneuvers \n\n\n\nRiver Rescues\n\n\n\nKayak Rolling\n\n\n\nKayak Park ‘N Play\n\n\n\nAmerican Red Cross CPR and First Aid with certification card\n\n\n\n\nDetails continue to be added! Check back often or text Grace Arianoutsos by text at 214-563-7057 or email vicepresident@txrivers.org. Register and buy your tickets here as soon as possible.
URL:https://txrivers.org/event/14th-annual-river-festival/
LOCATION:Hidalgo Falls\, TRPA Property\, 5342 Camp Road\, Navasota\, Texas\, 77868
CATEGORIES:Hidalgo Falls
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SUMMARY:55th Annual San Marcos River Clean Up and Rendezvous
DESCRIPTION:Drew and Tommy Yonley\, photo by Sandy Yonley.\n\n\n\nWorld’s Longest River Clean Up — Saturday\, March 7\, 2026 \n\n\n\nOn Saturday\, March 7\, 2026\, paddlers from all over Texas will be participating in the world’s longest river clean up. We will be picking up trash along most of the San Marcos River (60–90 miles depending on how many canoe racers show up). From just downstream of San Marcos\, all the way to Gonzales\, canoeists\, kayakers and rafters will be cleaning the river and the banks. The paddling portion of this event is for experienced paddlers only\, with their own boats and who are members of paddling groups who have adopted various sections of river. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWater Hyacinth Removal\n\n\n\nAnybody out there familiar with the removal of water hyacinths from a waterway? Between the decreased river flows (from our drought) and the increased flows into the river of wastewater\, the hyacinths are having a hay day. They are real good at removing nutrients (like phosphorus) from the river\, but they are also real good at making the river unnavigable. \n\n\n\nThere is a very large jam of hyacinths in Cummings Lake starting at the confluence of the Blanco River. I have been talking to the City of San Marcos (since they are providing the phosphorus with their effluent) and the San Marcos River Foundation (since they have a permit to remove hyacinths) about the purchase of some machinery to remove the plants and composting them off river. \n\n\n\nWe don’t just want to send them downstream (they will just hang up elsewhere). And we don’t just want to kill the plants (and have all that phosphorus return to the river to fertilize more hyacinths downstream). We need to remove the plants (along with the phosphorus they have absorbed) and compost them. We need\, at minimum\, a conveyor that will lift the plants out of the river and load them into dump trucks. If you can help\, please let me know. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBank Crews\n\n\n\nI need a few good men\, and women\, and scouts\, and pretty much anyone who wants to help\, to clean up some of the bridges and parks along the river. I really need some leaders (scoutmasters\, churches\, community activists) who are willing to adopt a bridge or park to contact me and volunteer to coordinate the clean up of each of these hot spots. Cleaning these parks and bridges on foot allows the paddlers to get on and off the river quicker — which allows them more time to clean the river that isn’t accessible on foot. \n\n\n\nWhitewater Paddlers\n\n\n\nThere are some sections of river that require whitewater skills. For those sections\, only persons capable of handling a canoe full of trash in whitewater should volunteer. This is primarily for Sections 2\, 7\, and 8. \n\n\n\nCanoe Racing Enthusiasts\n\n\n\nSome sections of river\, like Luling to Gonzales\, have long stretches with few bridge crossings and for that reason\, we are asking canoe racers (especially teams that have competed in the Texas Water Safari) to volunteer for Section 10. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Camping\n\n\n\nPaddlers participating in this event are invited to camp free at the San Marcos River Retreat. Reservations required. E-mail tomgoynes@mac.com or call 512-787-5574 (if you are not a member of the TRPA you may have to text me or leave a voicemail). \n\n\n\nCamping is also available at Shady Grove Campground in Martindale. Call 512-357-6113 for reservations and pricing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeal — Saturday Night\, March 7\n\n\n\nStarting at 5 p.m. on Saturday evening there will be a meal (we are thinking tacos — the cost of brisket has gone out of sight) for all the volunteers at the chapel at the San Marcos River Retreat. \n\n\n\n\nEveryone who wants to eat should register with their section leader by March 4.\n\n\n\nPlease bring a plate\, a cup\, and utensils (we are trying to generate less trash).\n\n\n\nAnyone who would like to provide a dessert (either a dutch oven or baked good) — please bring it!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting Times & Shuttles\n\n\n\nPaddlers are required to contact the section leader for the section of river he or she intends to clean and reserve a spot on that team. Many of these sections will only be open to members of the club that has adopted that section. That leader will keep a list of volunteers and also make a note of folks who intend to eat. The section leader will tell all the members in their group where they will meet on the morning of March 7. At that meeting\, trash bags will be handed out and shuttles will be arranged. \n\n\n\n\nPRE-REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL. Everyone participating in this event must pre-register by Wednesday\, March 4 (especially if you want to eat Saturday evening). You must contact a section leader to pre-register. And you should let the leader know if you change your plans and can’t participate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiver Section Listings\n\n\n\nSection 1: Stokes Park to The San Marcos River Retreat (3.5 miles)\n\n\n\nThis is an all day clean up — volunteers should plan on being on the river until about 4 p.m. Volunteers are guaranteed to experience trash jams that resemble the trash compactor (complete with monster) from the original Star Wars movie. This section of river is not recommended for the faint of heart. Currently there is a large hyacinth jam on this section. \n\n\n\nSection Coordinator: Open for adoption \n\n\n\nPossible new section: Up and back trip from San Marcos River Retreat. There has been some interest in cleaning the river upstream from the Retreat to Cummings Dam and back down. More info once we have a section leader. \n\n\n\nSection 2: San Marcos River Retreat to Sculls Crossing (3.1 miles)\n\n\n\n⚠️ This is a whitewater section of river. If you don’t know what a draw is\, don’t choose this section. Several groups and canoe clubs will be cleaning this section. \n\n\n\nSection Coordinators:Dave Zambrano — senorzambrano@gmail.comSteve Ford — fnutria@aol.comHouston Canoe Club \n\n\n\nSection 3: Sculls Crossing to Spencer Canoes (2 miles)\n\n\n\nThis section involves carrying your canoe around Martindale Dam\, plus a little bit of moving water from the dam to Spencer Canoes. \n\n\n\nAdopted by: San Marcos River RanchKaty Brantley — katybrantley@gmail.com | 512-755-9720 \n\n\n\nSection 4: Spencer Canoes to Staples — Hwy 1977 (5 miles)\n\n\n\nThis section is being cleaned by the Informal River Bureaucracy (aka Jeff Pine and friends) — they have enough volunteers. \n\n\n\nSection 5: Staples to Fentress — Hwy 20 (9 miles)\n\n\n\nSection Leader: Dallas Downriver ClubBryan Jackson — paddlinpals@yahoo.com \n\n\n\nSection 6: Fentress to Prairie Lea 1 (3.29 miles)\n\n\n\nSome fast moving water; some trees in the river. \n\n\n\nSection Leader: Susan Eda — susaneda@mac.com \n\n\n\nSection 7: Prairie Lea 1 to Stairtown (5 miles)\n\n\n\nSome fast moving water; some trees in the river. \n\n\n\nSection Leader: Josh Sarkardehi — jsarkardehi@gmail.com \n\n\n\nSection 8: Stairtown to Luling — Hwy 90 (6.5 miles)\n\n\n\nSome fast moving water; some trees in the river. \n\n\n\nSection Leader: Jeannette Burris — mmball1@sbcglobal.net \n\n\n\nSection 9: Hwy 90 to Zedler Dam (6 miles) — A TPWD Paddling Trail\n\n\n\nSome fast moving water; some trees in the river. \n\n\n\nSection Leader: Kayaking HoustonKenny Sharpless — kenny.sharpless@hotmail.com \n\n\n\nSection 10: Zedler Dam to Gonzales (a long way)\n\n\n\nLong hard stretch for people with the Water Safari on their mind (in other words\, for crazy people). \n\n\n\nSection Leader: Open for adoption \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDriving Directions to the San Marcos River Retreat\n\n\n\nOn Google Maps we show up as the “San Marcos River Scout Camp.” \n\n\n\nComing from Interstate 35 in San Marcos\, get on Highway 80 and head toward Luling for 1.8 miles. Take a right on County Road 101. Take an immediate left onto County Road 102. Go ½ mile on 102 and take a right on Pecan Park Road. Keep going straight (past TG Canoes and Kayaks) and the road will end at the San Marcos River Retreat office. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClean Up Coordinator: Tom Goynes — tomgoynes@mac.com
URL:https://txrivers.org/event/55th-annual-san-marcos-river-clean-up-and-rendezvous/
CATEGORIES:Cleanup
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