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It will be up to you the OWA member if you want to be part of the group. You will need a Facebook account, and go to the Facebook group page and request to join. Membership to OWA includes all the members in the household. Any one of the members can request to join the Facebook group page
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Mission Statement
The Oregon Whitewater Association brings private boaters together for the enjoyment of whitewater boating.
Our vision is to promote whitewater safety and training for all of our membership in an effort to provide safety awareness and confidence when executing river rescue skills. OWA is the community of choice where fun and river adventures thrive and where people and rivers connect.
OWA Trip Reports
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2017 Boating 101 Trip Report
May 06, 2017
Category: Trip Report
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2017 River Safety Training
Apr 22, 2017
Category: Trip Report
River Safety Training Submitted by Johnny Besancon
Anyone from Oregon will agree that April is the perfect time of year for a…
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2017 Spring Break Lower Deschutes
Mar 28, 2017
Category: Trip Report
The perfect maiden voyage with OWA…
Pre-Trip: The spring break trip started out a day early. I emailed asking if anyone wan…
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2017 Wilson River
Mar 12, 2017
Category: Trip Report
Those that boat with me often know that I try to do a yearly Wilson river float ever since my first run on the 2013 OWA trip. In…
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Upcoming Events
Apr
17
McIver State Park to Barton Park ~ Lower Clackamas River
Apr 17th - All Day
Rescue Skills Training 101 Trip ~
Where: McIver Park on the Lower Clackamas River ~
Dates: April 17, 2021 (Sunday)
May
07
Minam Bar to Heller Bar, 90 miles in 3 days on the Grande Ronde, Class II to III (-IV)
May
12
May
20
2021 Upper North Umpqua Trip, class III (IV) ~ Joint weekend sponsored by OWA and NWRA at Horseshoe Bend Campground on Thursday, May 20th thru Sunday, May 23rd, 2021
Jun
24
2021 McKenzie River Weekend, Class II-III+, Thursday, June 24th to Sunday, June 27th, 2021
Sep
11
Hell's Canyon Dam
Sep 11th - Sep 14th - All Day
Hells Canyon Section from the Hells Canyon Dam to Pittsburg Landing approximately 32 miles. 4 Days, 3 Nights trip with a few Class IV Rapids.
Nov
10
Northwest Geology - Past and Future Events of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Landslides and Flooding. Speaker - Scott Burns (Portland State Geologist)
