Check out our EVENT CALENDAR for more info on these trips January 10-11 Texas Lake Trails - Meridian State Park January 17-18 DDRC Polar Paddle Trip on Little River (Oklahoma/Arkansas) February 21-March 1 Upper Canyons of the Rio Grande April 25-26 South Llano River Trip  Texas Lake Trails Update The January Texas Lake Trails trip will NOT be at Mineral Wells State Park due to the park being closed while constructin is being done on inprovements. The trip has been moved to Meridian State Park. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION ALERT! A rock quarry operation on the Upper Guadalupe River is threatening the future of the river, endangering the lives of Kerr County residents, polluting the air, soil and water, reducing property values and the quality of life in Center Point and turning the area into a virtual moonscape devoid of the historical, natural scenery of the beautiful Upper Guadalupe River. Please visit the Environmental section of our website for information about this issue and actions you can take TODAY to help curb this runaway nightmare. Mar 7, 2009 - San Marcos River Apr 4, 2009 - Brazos River May ?, 2009 - Medina River Sep 12, 2009 - Trinity River Watermelon Cleanup 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.
 Larry Lewis receiving the 2007 Most Miles Paddled Award from DDRC President Sam Sloan Belatedly, Larry Lewis was presented the certificate and traveling Hans Weischel Paddle trophy in recognition of his having logged the "Most Miles Paddled" among all eligible male members during 2007. Congratulations to Larry for his accomplishment and for a great year of paddling rivers and creeks.
No female paddler entered a log for the most miles paddled awards for 2007. Logs for the 2008 award must be submitted to Sam Sloan by the March, 2009 meeting. Logs are only accepted for members who were in good standing as of December 31 for the year they are submitting their logs, and each log must contain your name, rivers paddled, dates, access points, miles paddled and the names of others who went with you. Any river trip that resulted in compensation of cash, prizes other than trophies or other valuable compensation is not eligible to be counted toward the "Most Miles Paddled" award. Members are awarded 25 extra miles for each river cleanup in which they participate. 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 2008
"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 XIII, races for free in TRC XIII. 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.    |
TRC XIV Returns to September in 2009 TRC XIV will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009. The Watermelon Cleanup will be held the preceeding Saturday, September 12, 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 Upper Canyons of the Rio Grande Trip in 2009 Members of DDRC and Adventure Club San Antonio will be doing a trip to the Upper Canyons of the Rio Grande February 21 - March 1. Contact Marc McCord if you are interested in this trip, which has a limit of 20 people for the permit. 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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