Andy Maser's Blog – October 2009 Archive (2)

Paddlers Form Giant Floating 350 For Global Day of Action

On Saturday, October 24, nearly 200 whitewater and sea kayaks, stand up paddle boards, and canoes converged on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon to form a giant floating 350 as part of the largest global day of climate action ever. Paddlers in this River of Action event joined more than 5,200 rallies in more than 180 nations to urge world leaders to take fast and effective action on global warming, to bring attention to the number 350.… Continue

Added by Andy Maser on October 26, 2009 at 3:47pm — 1 Comment

Vote for Trip Jennings and Team Elephant on National Geographic!

Team Wavesport paddler Trip Jennings and "Team Elephant" are competing against fellow explorer Ben Horton right now for a $10,000 conservation grant. Out project: to complete a genetic map of elephant populations in Africa to help put an end to poaching. Check out the National Geographic site to learn more and vote!…



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Added by Andy Maser on October 26, 2009 at 11:53am — No Comments

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