Paddle For Clean Waters Program

Paddle for Clean Waters is not something that happens after the paddle or somewhere else. It happens on the water, alongside every stroke.

Each paddle directly supports hands-on education, guided instruction, and organized group cleanups while we paddle. Participation is built into the experience itself, transforming time on the water into shared stewardship rather than passive recreation.

When you join a paddle, you are not only moving across the surface. You are learning, contributing, and leaving the water better than you found it.

Education, instruction, and cleanup are integrated into every paddle.

Every Paddle for Clean Waters outing includes:

• On-water education about local waterways, pollution sources, and ecosystem health
• Instructional guidance that builds paddling skills while reinforcing low-impact practices
• Group cleanups conducted while paddling, removing debris directly from rivers, lakes, and coastal areas
• Shared responsibility, where every participant plays a role in caring for the water beneath them

This structure ensures that learning and action happen together, not as separate activities. You gain skills and understanding while actively contributing to cleaner waterways.

Clean water protection is most effective when people understand why it matters and how to help.

Rather than limiting impact to donations or distant cleanups, Paddle for Clean Waters places education and action directly in the hands of paddlers. By pairing instruction with real-time cleanup, participants build awareness, confidence, and a deeper connection to the water they use.

The result is not just cleaner waterways for the day, but more informed paddlers long after the paddle ends.

When you participate in Paddle for Clean Waters, you can expect to:

• Learn about the waterway you’re paddling in, not just pass through it
• Improve your paddling technique while practicing environmental care
• Work alongside others to remove debris as part of the paddle itself
• Leave with knowledge you can carry into every future paddle

It’s not a lecture and it’s not a cleanup tacked on at the end. It’s an experience where skill, awareness, and stewardship move forward together.

Paddling depends on healthy water. Protecting it requires people who understand it.

Paddle for Clean Waters is designed to grow paddlers who are not only capable on the water, but conscious of it. Each paddle builds skills. Each paddle builds knowledge. Each paddle makes a measurable difference.

One paddle at a time.
One cleaner waterway at a time. 🌊