Posts in: Water Trails

  • Three people chat while sitting on a beach

    July 30, 2021

    What you need to talk about is how you’re bringing together a confluence of different cultures. - BIPOC Interviewee Des Moines is not only the confluence of two rivers but also the confluence of different people, cultures, identities, and lifestyles. While creating a unified and connected water trail system is an important goal for the [...]

  • A person seen from behind is paddling a kayak at sunset

    June 30, 2021

    As a certified canoe and kayak instructor for the Iowa DNR, I have seen it all. People buy their first boat and head to the river before understanding the environment they are about to enter and without the skills they need to remain safe and anxiety-free. Here are “Todd’s Top Ten” for new paddlers and [...]