Internet Resources for PaddlersHave You Registered Your Boat? / Renewed Your Boat Registration?Illinois Dept of Natural Resources - Watercraft DivisionLOCAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION John Nelson's - Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Pages You can spend a full day on this site and learn about area rivers, lakes, their history, check out old maps, where to rent boats, get paddling instruction, find locations of dams, and lots, lots more. Tom Linblades's - Haunted by Waters - Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and International video paddling guides Openlands - Openlands, founded in 1963, is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing public open space in northeastern Illinois. PaddleAway - Another great Illinois paddling information site. Put-ins, Maps, and videos all paddling related!!! Rivers-End Midwestern Paddlesports Message Board - Communicate with paddlers in your area Friends of the Chicago River provides information on water quality, watershed education and ecological restoration throughout the watershed in an effort to preserve and protect the Chicago River. WATERSHED GROUPS AND RIVER ORGANIZATIONS Friends of the Chicago River Friends of the Pecatonica River Salt Creek Watershed Network NATIONAL PADDLING / RIVER ORGANIZATIONS American Canoe Association American Whitewater Affiliation United States Canoe Association U.S. Canoe & Kayak Team CONSERVATION GROUPS Wooden Canoe Heritage Association Prairie Rivers Network National Park Service, Rivers and Trails Program Leave No Trace GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PADDLERS Paddling.net - most comprehensive source for anything you ever wanted to know about paddling, how to, equipment, manufacturers, trip reports and more Gorp.com - not just information for paddling, but for every other outdoor adventure sport as well Outdoorplay.com - internet gear shopping site Mitchell Paddles - links to a sizing guide for kayak and canoe paddles. STREAMFLOW INFORMATION USGS gauges for most rivers in the U.S. - click on state AmericanWhitewater National River Database WEATHER INFORMATION IntelliCast Accuweather FREE TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS, ARIAL PHOTOS Google Earth Terraserver Topozone NASA Worldwind (similar to Google Earth). |
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