06/20/2018
Rivers for Change created and successfully ran the California 100 for four years from 2013-2016, introducing hundreds of paddlers to the beauty and accessibility of the Upper Sacramento River. The Rivers for Change Board of Directors and Advisors determined that, while it was a fantastic event, it was time to move on to other projects to engage with the next generation of river stewards and connect people with rivers from source to sea. For the past two years, Rivers for Change has run the Truckee River Source to Sea Educational Paddling Adventure, working with communities, schools, and student ambassadors in hands-on learning events while paddling down the Truckee River.
As active stewards of river systems, Rivers for Change is committed to connecting people to rivers. While Rivers for Change will no longer run the California 100, it has shared all of its assets and experience with the California River Quest, which will be putting on a new event on the Upper Sacramento River.
Inspired by Rivers for Change’s California 100, the Yukon River Quest and other paddle events, an intrepid team of West Coast paddlers created the California River Quest to provide opportunities for people to play on rivers as they prepare for their Quest on the Sacramento River – 25-mile Challenge Quest, 50-mile Ultra-Marathon Quest, 100-mile Endurance Quest or Speed Quest sprint races. For more information about the California River Quest, visit www.californiariverquest.com.
You can continue to support Rivers for Change’s work engaging communities through public paddling days and river cleanups, working with youth on education and stewardship, and increasing source to sea literacy through expeditions and their ambassador program. Rivers for Change’s campaigns bring rivers directly into people’s lives, connecting them not only to where their water comes from, and how they can use these resources responsibly but with the knowledge that we are all interconnected through these waterways. Learn more and get involved at http://www.riversforchange.org/
Proceeds from the event will be donated to Friends of the River – California’s only statewide river conservation organization that drives protection and restoration of rivers to support sustainable water solutions through advocacy and education.