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What: Invitation to an in-person Blue Ridge Voyageurs paddling program

Why: The weather is going to be inclement all week. You can chat with fellow paddlers and perhaps go for pizza or other refreshments after the meeting.

When: Wednesday, May 8 6:30-8 PM

Where: The Clara Barton Recreation Center on 7425 Macarthur Blvd. in Cabin John, MD

What will happen: We will show an hour-long National Paddling Film Fest movie on BIG WATER paddling on China’s Yangtze River which travels almost 4000 miles from its Tibet. There were early attempts to run the Class 5 sections in the 1980s. Several types of unique water craft were developed to run the complex rapids. The film producers provide information on the course/character of the river, interview some of the early explorers, and describe the various peoples/cultures in the canyons/ watersheds.

Jill Macneice will round out the meeting talking about our own big river, the Potomac, and how you can help Potomac Riverkeepers improve water quality by helping sample water at sites frequented by paddlers—such as Riley’s Lock and Anglers. www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/volunteer/.

Cost: FREE