Canoe & Kayak Club
Ohio River Water Trail Canoe & Kayak Club provides a forum for people to meet other paddlers. We welcome all levels of experience, beginners and advanced. Trips range from adventure to low-key relaxation. Club members will teach you the skills you need for activities. Boating lessons and beginners-only trips and workshops are offered during the season.
Clubs Goals
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Organize river outings for its members.
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Promote water safety.
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Help members acquire the confidence and skills needed for kayaking and canoeing.
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Help conserve, preserve and protect the aquatic resources of western Pennsylvania.
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Promote the enjoyment, challenges, thrills, and camaraderie of kayaking and canoeing.
River Courtesy
River courtesy extends beyond aid to a fellow paddler. We ask all ORTC members (and non-members too) to promote river courtesy by example. The rivers are shared by fishermen, rafters, picnickers, and wildlife. Intruding on each as little as possible encourages and improves enjoyment of the rivers for all. While boats leave no tracks in the water, the banks, put-in and take-out points show evidence of our presence. The ORTC requires that each put-in and take-out be treated as the delicate ecological specialty that it is. Litter, from whatever source, detracts from the beauty of the river. Make each river a cleaner place for our having been there. Carry and fill a trash bag on each river trip. Overnight camping and lunch-stops should be located on shore away from the fragile river beaches and banks. Blackened fire rings do nothing for aesthetics and attract more fires and trash. River clean-up, done little by little by each member of the ORTC, will do much to retain the very special character of our rivers. Courtesy is a very real means of preserving the rivers for now and the future. Remember the landowners, they live there and we are but guests. Strive to be a polite guest. Always ask permission, and leave things better than you found them.
Want to join or find out more? Call the ORTC office at 724-728-2625 or attend one of our council meetings.
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