Illinois Paddling Council Web Site

<body background="images/paper3.gif"> <h1 align="center">Illinois Paddling Council</h1> <p align="center">The Illinois Paddling Council (IPC) was organized in 1962 and is a not-for-profit association of paddlers and paddling organizations in Illinois. The Illinois Paddling council is dedicated to promoting the safe enjoyment of all phases of canoeing and kayaking in Illinois, to assure access to the state's waters and to protect and preserve the natural resources within the state. <br> <br> <img src="images/sm_new.gif" alt="sm_new.gif (960 bytes)" WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="20"><strong><big><big><a href="kickoff.html" target="main">2000 Kickoff Event</a>      </big></big><br> February 5, 2000<small><small><br> </small></small>De Kalb, IL</strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>The Illinois Paddling Council strives to:</strong> </p> <p><img align="left" src="images/ipc.gif" alt="IPC Logo" WIDTH="165" HEIGHT="221"> <ul> <li>Improve recreational access to Illinois rivers and lakes for paddlers.</li> <li>Promote competition in canoe, kayak, and other paddling disciplines.</li> <li>Preserve Illinois' remaining scenic rivers and their natural environment. </li> <li>Arrest and reverse the deterioration of our streams. </li> <li>Speak on the behalf of paddlers in matters of conservation. </li> <li>Provide a source of information for midwestern canoeing and kayaking.</li> <li>Make known the canoeing heritage of Illinois to our citizens and neighbors. </li> <li>Offer education, safety and instruction to the paddling community.</li> </ul> <p align="center"><strong><br> Illinois Paddling Council Activeties and Programs</strong></p> <p>The IPC holds monthly meetings and periodically publishes a newsletter of interest to all Illinois Paddlers.The IPC Access Project is a three year old effort to establish a Northeastern Illinois Water Trail encompassing six waterways. The IPC sanctions USCA Marathon Races throughout Illinois and holds an annual awards banquet. The IPC has been an active participant in the Conservation Congress, representing the concerns of paddlers to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The IPC co-sponsors educational, instructional and safety programs in co-operation with Midwest ACA, and is a major supporter of <a href="http://www.umsl.edu/~hsmith/MidwestACA/PIP.html" target="_self">Paddling in the Park</a>. </p> <p><a href="2join.html" target="main">IPC Membership</a> is open to all individuals, families and paddling clubs. </p> <hr> <p align="center">[<a href="main.html">Home</a>][<a href="officers.html">Officers</a>][<a href="access_project.html">Access Project</a>][<a href="info.html">Internet Resources</a>][<a href="2join.html" target="main">Membership</a>]<br> [<a href="clubs.html" target="main">Clubs</a>][<a href="http://rivers-end.org/forum/">MW Paddlesport Message Board</a>][<a href="safety.html">Safety</a>][<a href="http://earth.beseen.com/guestbook/p/162354/guestbook.html">Guest Book</a>]<a href="calendar.html">[Calendar]</a>[<a href="instructions.html">Instructions</a>]</p> <p>Please e-mail the <a HREF="mailto:nelson8403@gmail.com">webmaster</a> with additions, comments and corrections. <br> <hr> <center> <img SRC="http://www.webcre8.com/canoe/canoenav1.gif" WIDTH="538" HEIGHT="82" BORDER="0" ALT="Canoe & Kayak Ring Navigation" USEMAP="#webring"> </center> <map NAME="webring"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="33,15 99,44" HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=canoekr&id=172&prev" TARGET="_top" ALT="[Prev]"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="157,45 205,64" HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=canoekr&id=172&skip" TARGET="_top" ALT="[Skip]"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="224,45 294,64" HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=canoekr&id=172&next5" TARGET="_top" ALT="[Next 5]"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="310,45 376,64" HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=canoekr&id=172&random" TARGET="_top" ALT="[Random]"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="450,15 506,44" HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=canoekr&id=172&next" TARGET="_top" ALT="[Next]"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="200,66 325,81" HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?home&ring=canoekr" ALT="[Add site to webring]"> <area SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="146,20 390,42" HREF="http://www.webcre8.com/canoe/index.html" ALT="[Canoe & Kayak Home]"> </map> <br><br> <p>Best viewed with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/ie" target="_blank"><img src="images/ie.gif" border="no" alt="IE 3.0" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="31"></a> or <a href="http://phome.netscape.com" target="_blank"><img src="images/netscape.gif" border="no" alt="Netscape 3.0" WIDTH="88" HEIGHT="31"></a> </p> <p> </p> </body>