Check out our EVENT CALENDAR for more info on these trips June 19-21 Texas Lake trails Trip - Lake Cleburne State Park June 27 Urban Paddle Trip - Rowlett Creek July 11 Moonlight Float Trip - Fort Worth Trinity Park July 16 DDRC Monthly meeting at the Circle Grill July 18 San Marcos River Trip July 25 Urban Paddle Trip - Location TBA August 20 DDRC Monthly meeting at the Circle Grill August 29 Urban Paddle Trip - Location TBA September 5-7 Labor Day Trip - Lower Mountain Fork / Little Rivers September 17 DDRC Monthly meeting at the Circle Grill September 19 TRC Watermelon Cleanup September 26 Trinity River Challenge Canoe Race October 3-4 Illinois River Trip October 15 DDRC Monthly meeting at the Circle Grill October 24-25 Caddoween November 19 DDRC Monthly meeting at the Circle Grill November 21-29 Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande Trip November 27-29 DDRC Thanksgiving Trip - Kiamichi River December 17 DDRC Christmas Party  Texas Lake Trails Trips Tom Taylor and Steve Crowe are leading monthly trips to state parks with lakes and/or easy rivers where new or less experienced paddlers can develop paddling and camping skills, learn about gear and equipment, find out about DDRC activities and join in the fun that we have on our river trips. Each month a trip will be led to a state park within a short drive of the DFW area. Watch this page and the "Trips and Events" calendar for details. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION ALERT! We MAY have escaped an on-going nightmare on the far Upper Guadalupe River where a rock crushing operation was illegally started. The owner of the quarry died, and his family has withdrawn the application to legalize their operation due to pending lawsuits. It remains to be seen what will become of the desert-like destruction that has occurred, but at least the rock crushers have been silenced for now. There is, however, another rock crusher that threatens a river and the quality of life around it. The Navasota River, near Mexia, is home to a similar operation as that on the Upper Guad with similar problems of air and water quality. Watch for additional information soon. Mar 7, 2009 - San Marcos River Apr 4, 2009 - Brazos River May 2, 2009 - Medina River Jul 25, 2009 - Guadalupe River Sep 19, 2009 - Trinity River Texas river cleanups are a coordinated effort led by Texas Rivers Protection Association in conjunction with various Texas paddling clubs and river-friendly organizations   The NEW DDRC T-Shirts are HERE! Sizes S-XXL available for $10 each. Pick one up at the next meeting, or send $10 plus $2 S&H to: DDRC T-shirts P.O. Box 820246 Dallas, TX 75382-0246 |
DDRC meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Circle Grill located at 3701 N. Buckner Blvd just north of IH 30. Click Here for directions. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM.
 Marc McCord and Kathy Smith receiving the 2008 Most Miles Paddled Awards from President Bryan Jackson Kathy Smith won the Female Most Miles Paddled Award for 2008 with a total of 426.41 miles and Marc McCord won the Men's Most Miles Paddled Award for 2008 with a total of 1,337.42 miles. These totals did not include the mileage both compiled while guiding commercial trips during the year. Even though they are ineligible for the 2009 award because club rules prohibit winning in subsequent years both are already on their way to another year of paddling a lot of miles on many great rivers.
Click HERE for information Any DDRC member that participates in
any two TRPA river cleanups will receive a FREE DDRC T-SHIRT. In addition, 25 miles can be credited toward the 2009
"Most Miles Paddled" award for EACH cleanup. 2 cleanups = 50 miles. The more you clean the more you earn.
Any DDRC member that participates in any two TRPA river cleanups and one of either Watermelon Cleanups in preparation for TRC XIV, races for free in TRC XIV. What a deal, what a concept! Clean rivers, be a friend to the environment, get free stuff! Cleanups will be posted in the newsletter, on the website and in email reminders.
For more information about DDRC, or any questions about membership or paddling in general, please contact us.     |
Eric Rounsefel Succombs  Long-time DDRC member Eric Rounsefel, who suffered from Parkinson's Disease, passed away on Sunday, April 19. Eric was an avid canoeist, rock hunter and camper who was a delight to be around on the river and in camp. Arrangements will be sent to DDRC members via e-mail as soon as they are available. Eric will be sadly missed. Please keep Marilyn in your thoughts and prayers. TRC XIV Returns to September in 2009 TRC XIV will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The Watermelon Cleanup will be held the preceeding Saturday, September 19, and will be our only Trinity River Cleanup for 2009 before the race. Other changes will be published soon, so watch this website for details, which will appear on the TRC homepage Join DDRC Today! Dues are just $20.00 per year (due in January or pro-rated for new members $20 to 6/30 $10 after 7/1) which includes a monthly newsletter of current trips, reports and events. You can join by completing the application for membership.
WE WANT YOUR HELP! These pages are a free riversport information resource. These are your pages. We need your input here on the bulletin board to keep these pages current and to let others know what is happening on (and to) our rivers in the Southwest. Please share your experiences, your trip reports, new web links, river conditions, etc. If you find any dead or changed links, let us know. What trips are happening? What paddling clinics are planned? Got a boat or some gear for sale? This is the place to let others know about it. The City of Dallas is trying to force the building of two needless reservoirs in East Texas that threaten to drown the Sulphur River and the Upper Neches River forest land before the US Fish and Wildlife Service can get it designated as a National Wildlife Refuge. Read the article and then contact City Hall to express your displeasure and objections!
Additional information about environmental matters locally and nationally can be found on the "Environment" section of this web site, which includes links to activist groups that can keep you informed about problems and put you in contact with the appropriate city, state and federal leaders who have oversight into these matters. A couple of critical Texas environmental issues are brewing, and your personal involvement is needed to help set the direction for where future environmental efforts lead us. Details are on the Environmental page and a subpage at the Current Texas Issues link. For problems, suggestions or other matters relating to this web site, its function or contents please e-mail the webmaster.
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