

Match 10, 2023 8:30am to 4:30pm
The Kankakee River is an essential natural resource for the health and vitality of our area. Sustainable stewardship of this remarkable asset is of concern to multiple interests. This conference will bring together all stakeholders for a day of education, conversation and networking.
Potawatomi Paddlers Association
Potawatomi Paddlers Association (PPA) is a 501-c-3 formed in 2017 to assure continued care and improvements that foster safe and enjoyable paddle sports (canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddling) and camping along the Kankakee River national water trail.
The Kankakee River National Water Trail, in Illinois, flows from the Indiana border to the rivers confluence with the Des Plaines River to form the Illinois River.In Indiana, the Kankakee River, also part of the Water Trail, flows from its source near South Bend to the Illinois state line.
In 2016, the Kankakee River was added by the US National Park Service to the list of twenty-one other water trails across the nation. All water trails are unspoiled, natural, and accessible waterways, ideal for paddle sports recreation. You can learn more about the Kankakee River water trail at kankakeeriverwatertrail.org.

2023 Meetings and Events
Meetings
TBA
Events
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Location:
Riverfront Campus
LIB2*L110
100 College Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901
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Membership fees are tax-deductible.
$15.00 Annually