Missouri Whitewater Association

Annual MWA Members Picnic
2022-09-09 - 2022-09-11 | Silver Mines Campground, Highway D, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
Our annual members picnic will be held at SilverMines Campground – Join us for camping, paddling and fun Friday night – Sunday morning.
Schedule:
Friday night – set up your camp site and join us for a social gathering at the Riverside Pavilion.
The Silver Mines group site is reserved and camping included for all current MWA members.
Saturday – enjoy a float on the Black River – more details to come.
If you haven’t already signed your annual MWA ACA waiver and intent to paddle with us – please sign the waiver here.
Following the float, we’ll have our catered dinner at 6pm at the Silver Mines Riverside Pavilion.
Purchase meal tickets below, online sales will end on 9-6-2022 to help the caterer with headcount.
The MWA Annual Meeting will occur at 7pm after dinner.
Sunday – pack up your camp site and enjoy the morning with your MWA friends, some may go for a hike or another day on the river.

August Training Committee Meeting
2022-08-17 19:30 - 20:45 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
We will send out the zoom link to all RSVPs.
Any questions, contact training@missouriwhitewater.org

July General Meeting
2022-07-14 19:00 - 21:00 | MO
On Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84537540171
Agenda:

1. Welcome
2. Treasurer report
3. Membership
4. Annual Picnic Update
5. Committee reports
a. Training
b. Safety
c. Technology
d. Float Director
e. Conservation
f. By-laws
6. Call for Secretary and Race Director
7. Week of Rivers report/comments
8. New Business:
a. Finalizing Reimbursement Policy before Annual meeting. Call for ideas
b. Any other new business
9. Close Meeting

MWA Website Commitee Meeting
2022-06-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Muv, 738 W Port Plaza Dr, St. Louis, MO, 63146, United States
Hey MWA!
My name is Casara – your friendly neighborhood webmaster – and there is an ever-running laundry list of things we need to do and things we want to do to maintain and improve this website, it’s more work for one person!
So, I’d love to establish a meeting every other month where we talk about what we want to accomplish and then work on that task or tasks together. Since the general member meetings are on odd months, I’ve decided to do even months: June, August, October, December.

This first meeting will be at my office in West Port Plaza, I will also provide a Zoom link to anyone that would prefer to join remotely.
We will start with introductions, then review the list of items on my radar and open it up to discussion and other ideas.
Then, we can start a project roadmap and get everyone their own local copy of this website to experiment/work with, if you are ready to dive in or interested in taking something on.

All levels of web skill are welcome! You will be working with WordPress, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, PHP and maybe even different server environments.
This will be a learning experience with the ability to experiment, give you a fantastic understanding of UX (user experience) since our website members come from all walks of life and allow you to give back to a community that you enjoy!

If interested, RSVP below or simply shoot me an email: webmaster@missouriwhitewater.org

MWA Annual Spring River Trip
2022-06-03 - 2022-06-05 | MO
For more details, check the message board topic:
MWA Annual Spring River Trip-it’s back!

May General Meeting
2022-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
On Zoom, RSVP for link

2022 Beginner/Intermediate Whitewater Clinic
2022-05-14 - 2022-05-15 | Silver Mines Campground, Highway D, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
For more details, visit our clinic page.

Swiftwater Rescue Skills Course
2022-04-22 - 2022-04-24 | Cinco De Mayo Campground, 1042 Hwy H, Farmington, MO, 63640, United States
UPDATED DATES & PRICE!
This SWR course will be two and a half action-packed days of classroom and river education, taught by R.J. Forth.
Friday Eve session starts at 6pm.
Price is $150.
Camping is not included, but you are encouraged to reserve a spot at Cinco de Mayo Campground. Limited upgrades for cabins and bunkhouse available.
Reserve a spot to camp at Cinco de Mayo’s HipCamp page.
Missouri Whitewater Association Board of Directors has approved $100 scholarships to all MWA members who successfully complete the course.
Contact Jojo directly at CincoDeMayoCampground at Gmail.com if you have any questions.

ACA L4 Whitewater Canoe Instructor ReCertification
2022-03-25 - 2022-03-27 | Cinco De Mayo Campground, 1042 Hwy H, Farmington, MO, 63640, United States
Taught by R.J. Forth
March 25-27
The Friday Evening session starts at 6PM, followed by 2 days of classroom and river instruction.
Price is $150.
Camping is not included, but you are encouraged to reserve a spot at Cinco de Mayo Campground. Limited upgrades for cabins and bunkhouse available.
Reserve a spot to camp at Cinco de Mayo’s HipCamp page.
Email Jojo any questions at CincoDeMayoCampground at Gmail.com.

55th Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (MWC)
2022-03-18 - 2022-03-20 | Millstream Gardens, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
Spectators are welcome, free to watch competitors from the side of the St. Francis River at Millstream Gardens Conservation Area.
Interested in competing? Visit the competition page. Want to volunteer? Sign up.

Race Set-up (wires)
2022-03-13 10:00 - 14:00 | Millstream Gardens, Ironton, MO, 63650, United States
Stringing gate wires for next weeks races. Will hang some gates for a Slalom Class too. Bring wire cutters, pliers, pocket knife, and leather gloves. Wear sturdy shoes for being on the rocks. Plan to wear bright clothes so you are easily seen across the river. Obviously, dress for the weather.
No experience necessary – we’ll provide hands-on instruction.

2022 March General Meeting
2022-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
The Missouri Whitewater Association holds its general membership meetings at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every other month, currently via Zoom.
Check the message board for the meeting link.

2022 MWA Pool Slalom
2022-02-20 08:00 - 15:00 | Mehlville Senior High Pool, 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125, United States
Mehlville Senior High Pool, Sunday, February 20 at 8:00am – 3:00pm
Registration is from 8am to 1pm.
Setup starts at 7:30am
Mehlville Senior High Pool (behind the high school)
3200 Lemay Ferry Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63125
This event is open to the public. The cost to race is $10.00, Juniors & Students are $5.00 (Veterans are free)
For all ages – beginners are welcome. Kayaks, paddles and lifejackets are available to use free of charge. This pool is a heated – come and get out of the cold!
Spectators are Welcome
Come out and cheer on our veterans and racers!

CPR/First Aid Certification
2022-02-04 17:30 - 21:00 | Cinco North, 3415 S Grand Blvd #1, St. Louis, MO, 63118, United States
February 4 5:45 PM CPR taught by Sarah Stanhope Watson in St. Louis City (AKA “Cinco North”). This is required for several certifications and you can get it checked off your “I made the world a better place” list by taking this 3ish hour class. Limit 9 people. First come first served!
