Educational Workshops

Intro to Winter Camping: Hot Tenting (Webinar)

Outing Type → 

Have you ever thought about winter camping? Not sure where to start? Do you have questions about gear and logistics? Then this is the course for you! We will discuss the basics of winter camping (hot tenting with a portable wood burning stove), gear requirements, tent set-up and such.

This one-hour educational workshop hosted online will answer all the questions you may have about beginning to winter camp.

The Basics
Event Location

WEBINAR

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 hour-ish
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
January 7th, 2022
Participant Info
Who's Invited
Anyone interested (Including non-members)
Maximum Group Size
unlimited
Minimum Group Size
5
Itinerary
Itinerary description

JOIN ZOOM MEETING

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85058668349

Meeting ID: 850 5866 8349

Required Items to Bring

An open mind

Recommended Items to Bring

Note book, water

How to Get There
Event Directions

At your place

Carpool Info

N/A

Other
Notes

An email link will be sent out an hour before the event begins. Non-members of the WCA willing to participate should contact me directly.

Let's Talk About 2022 WCA Events

Outing Type → 

The WCA executive has voted to start posting WCA in-person events for 2022.   

This is based on the assumption that Covid-19 cases are down and the government green lights in-person outdoor events for 2022.

This Zoom workshop will be divided into 2 parts.

Part 1 will just be a brief demostration on how any member of the WCA can log into the website and post an event. (10 minutes)

Part 2  will be a general public Zoom discussion about possible outings members want to post or have questions about.   We will try to connect the dots  between members that have done a certain trip and ones that are thinking about doing that trip.  (50 minutes)

If you are a guest please join us and see what our club has to offer.

Topic: Let's Talk About 2022 WCA Events

Time: Dec 21, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 899 1110 3831
 
The Zoom Meeting will be recorded and posted on the WCA YouTube Channel shortly after the event.
 
 
 
 

 

The Basics
Event Location

Your Place

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 hour
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
12/21/2021
Participant Info
Who's Invited
everyone
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
1
Itinerary
Itinerary description

See above

Required Items to Bring

Computer or smart phone

Recommended Items to Bring

Questions, maps, books, etc.

How to Get There
Event Directions

You know the way

Carpool Info

None

Other
Notes

None

Cancellation Policy
None

Trip Planning Spreadsheet Template for Outing Organizers

Outing Type → 

Topic: WCA Trip Planning Spreadsheet Workshop

This is a Zoom Workshop on how to access and use the WCA  Trip Planning Spreadsheet Workshop Template.

You can find the Template under CLUB ACTIVITIES > Organizer Resources.

The Trip Planning Spreadsheet is tailorable to your trip specifics.

 

Topic: WCA Trip Planning Spreadsheet Workshop
Time: Dec 7, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88581064679

Meeting ID: 885 8106 4679

 

 
 
 
The Basics
Event Location

Your Place

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 hour
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
12/7/2021
Participant Info
Who's Invited
All
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description

See Zoom Link above.

Required Items to Bring

Questions and a computer

Recommended Items to Bring

Snacks and drinks as required.

How to Get There
Event Directions

You know the way

Carpool Info

None required

Other
Notes

None

Cancellation Policy
Sign up if you want to be there

Larder River Presentation

Outing Type → 

A small group of fully vaccinated WCA members paddled the Larder River in early summer of 2021.

This Zoom presentation  will review this little traveled route.  Three days of water falls and Class 1-2 runnable whitewater and no one around.

Topic: Larder River Presentation

Time: Dec 14, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88080169764

Meeting ID: 880 8016 9764

 

The Basics
Event Location

Your place

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 hour
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
12/14/21
Participant Info
Who's Invited
everyone
Maximum Group Size
100 people
Minimum Group Size
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description

See above Zoom Link

Required Items to Bring

It is up to you

Recommended Items to Bring

It is up to you

How to Get There
Event Directions

You know the way

Carpool Info

None

Other
Notes

None

Cancellation Policy
Only sign up if you want to attend

Cooking in the Outdoors with Cliff Jacobson

Outing Type → 

Cooking in the Outdoors with Cliff Jacobson

Join Cliff for a WCA Zoom Presentation and Q&A session, where he will answer all your questions.

Cliff has been a WCA member since the early 1980's.

 
 
Topic: WCA Presentation - Cliff Jacobson - Cooking In The Outdoors
Time: Jan 19, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
 
 
Meeting ID: 883 7253 9835
 
 
 
The Basics
Event Location

You place

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1-1.5 hours
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
1/19/2022
Participant Info
Who's Invited
Everyone
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Log into the Zoom meeting at 7pm on Wednesday January 19, 2022

Required Items to Bring

Your own drinks and snacks

Recommended Items to Bring

Questions

How to Get There
Event Directions

Follow the Zoom Link

Other
Notes

None

Cancellation Policy
Sign up if you want to attend

Mississagi River Presentation

Outing Type → 

Please join us for this presentation.

The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario that originates in Sudbury District and flows 266 kilometres to Lake Huron at Blind River, Algoma District.

A group of WCA members paddled 143 km of the head waters of this river in the summer of 2021.

This trip was also written up in the Nastawgan 2021 Spring Journal.

This Zoom presentation  will include our stories, pictures and movies from our trip.

The Basics
Event Location

Virtual Zoom where ever your computer is

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1.5 hours
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Participant Info
Who's Invited
Everyone
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
1
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Zoom link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82036963059

Meeting ID: 820 3696 3059

Required Items to Bring

Computer access

Recommended Items to Bring

Food and and your drink of choice

How to Get There
Event Directions

You know the way

Carpool Info

None

Other
Notes

Hold your questions for the end or post in the chat. We will have a Q&A session at the end

Moisie/Aux Pekans River Zoom Presentation

Outing Type → 

The Moisie River is a river in eastern Quebec. Known as the Nahanni of the East, it is a wild river of North America. It has been proposed to protect the river with the Moisie River Aquatic Reserve. 

The Moisie River basin lies between the basins of the Rapides River to the west and the Matamec River to the east. It covers an area of 19,273 square kilometres (7,441 sq mi).. The Moisie flows south from Lake Opocopa near the Labrador border to the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Sept-Îles, Quebec. The town of Moisie is located at its mouth. The river is 410 kilometres (250 mi) in length. We started from a bridge of highway 389 over Pékans River (at 52°43′48.19″N 67°24′47.31″W ) is 373 km.

The Aux Pékans River (French: Rivière aux Pékans) is a river in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is a tributary of the Moisie River.  We paddled 75 km of this river before we joined the Moisie River.

Join us for this presentation.

The Basics
Event Location

Zoom Presentation

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1.5 hours
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
9/14/2021
Participant Info
Who's Invited
anyone
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Zoom Meeting

Required Items to Bring

None

Recommended Items to Bring

None

How to Get There
Event Directions

Click on Zoom Link 5 minutes before 7PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86302296250
Meeting ID: 863 0229 6250

Carpool Info

None

Other
Notes

None

Cancellation Policy
None

Ultra-lightweight Canoeing/Camping 101 WEBINAR

Outing Type → 

Are you heading out for your first canoe or camping trip and confused about what you really need to bring? Are you worried about how you are going to carry all that gear? Or, are you a seasoned veteran who is serious about lightening the load? Then this course is for you!

We will be exploring the basics of ultra-lightweight canoeing/camping techniques, where to start, how to be mindful with gear selection/purchasing and introduction to food dehydrating. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or just beginning your camping journeys, this course has something for everyone.

The Basics
Event Location

WEBINAR

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 hour
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Participant Info
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
10 people
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Zoom Link:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81704030349

Meeting ID: 817 0403 0349

Required Items to Bring

An open mind

How to Get There
Event Directions

N/A

Carpool Info

N/A

River Flow Data for the Science Nerd - making your next river trip a bit more fun

Outing Type → 

Topic: WCA River Flow Data for the Science Nerd
Time: Jul 19, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89072048911

Meeting ID: 890 7204 8911

Environment Canada maintains a network of hydrometric data collection equipment on streams, creeks and rivers across Canada. The data collection stations measure the depth of the river and record flow measurement.

Many of our WCA trip leaders are already using this information by saving photos and noting the flow and water levels for the paddling day in their post trip notes. There are also a number of easy links on the Boatwerks website.

In my presentation, I am going to take you back to the source at Environment Canada and walk you through how to search for your favorite river or stream, how to search historical flow levels. Streams like Willow Creek that runs into the Minesing Wetlands west of Barrie. The Moira, Beaver, Credit , and Humber rivers. My favorite, the Mad river at Creemore Ont. The Nith and Grand Rivers.

We will examine river depth and river flow, what the numbers mean from Environment Canada's site. We will look at how ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers ) (underwater radar) is used to map and calculate stream and river flow data in hundreds of Canadian Rivers. All of this data is online and available to you the paddler.

How is this relevant to us as paddlers? Instead of calling up your buddy the night before to go over to your favorite paddling river to check flow and depth, how about doing it online and in real time. Maybe you planned a spring paddling excursion weeks ago and want to know if the levels still look good the night before. . Check your local flow station on wateroffice.ec.gc.ca to find out that local rains made the river too high to make a spring water water trip safe that day, and save yourself the three hour drive to discover this on the banks of a raging river.

Your presenter this evening, Andy Hueton, is an admitted Science Nerd and a current resident of Stayner Ontario.. An experienced paddler, lover of the outdoors, and a computer geek, he stumbled on Weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca a few years ago and now uses it to monitor his ,favorite paddling river, the Mad, which has good spring whitewater from Creemore to Concession Road 3 below Glencairn Ont for only a few weeks every spring, and sometimes after a big summer rainstorm.. In preparing this presentation I became aware that many WCA trip leaders are already using this site and some good links are already on Boatwerks..com So lets share the knowledge.

Give Andy ninety minutes of your time and lets explore how Environment Canada ADCP collected hydrometric data can help make your next river paddling trip a whole lot better.

The Basics
Event Location

your home computer

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
two hours
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Registration Cut Off
one hour before
Participant Info
Who's Invited
Everyone
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description

A ninety minute run through of the Environment Canada's stream and river flow data collection system. How to find a stream flow monitoring station of the river near you ( or the one you are going to travel half way across Canada to spend your two week holiday on) so you can have accurate real time data of river depth (measured in meters) and flow measurement ( in cubic meters per second) . Correlate this new knowledge over several paddling seasons to make your paddling adventures a bit more predicable and perhaps more enjoyable. I want touse the word safer, but safety and good judgement are the paddlers responsibility and no online data presentation system should substitute for final judgements made by individual paddlers as they load their boats and prepare for a day's adventure.

Required Items to Bring

None. Must be fully clothed. Please turn off video and microphone if you need to get up and use the washroom. (no kidding, Was on a municipal government council meeting zoom call when someone signed on, left the room and did #2 next door. We heard everything) . Don't do this. Please.

Recommended Items to Bring

your own popcorn and drinks. however noticeably drunk people who disrupt the presentation may be cut off. (kidding have a laugh people, It's Covid, We all need interaction. that's why this presentation is being done. New subject. New people. Share a conversation with strangers and make new friends.

How to Get There
Event Directions

Your home computer. come sign on. Let's learn together

Carpool Info

None

Other
Notes

The Presenter, Andy Hueton, is not an employee of Environment Canada and never has been. No representation is made that the data and information presented is to ever be used as the SOLE deciding factor on whether your next river trip is a go or a cancel. What is being presented is just additional information, which together with what you know from other sources, forms the basis of a pool of good information from which sound paddling decisions can be made. It is ALWAYS up to you.

Cancellation Policy
Only if a power outage happens the night of the presentation. If it does we will reschedule

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve

Outing Type → 

Join us for a Doug Webster presentation on his travels in Alaska with his daugther.

My 22-year old daughter had just graduated from college and I asked if she would be interested in a trip to Alaska....to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. 

We flew from the East Coast to Seattle, Anchorage, Fairbanks and then the native village of Bettles on the Koyokuk River, then by bush plane to our starting point on the Continental Divided at a tiny lake.  From there we hiked 10 days south, then using a canoe left by our bush pilot at a small pond, traveled another three days back to Bettles.  
 
WCA Zoom Presentaion
Meeting ID: 872 5942 9518
 
The Basics
Event Location

Your place

Date(s) & Time
Event Duration
1 hr
Difficulty Rating
Beginner
Participant Info
Who's Invited
Everyone
Maximum Group Size
100
Minimum Group Size
2
Itinerary
Itinerary description

Click on Zoom Link a few minutes before 7 pm on Tuesday July 6, 2021

Join us for a Doug Webster presentation on his travels in Alaska with his daugther.

My 22-year old daughter had just graduated from college and I asked if she would be interested in a trip to Alaska....to Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.

We flew from the East Coast to Seattle, Anchorage, Fairbanks and then the native village of Bettles on the Koyokuk River, then by bush plane to our starting point on the Continental Divided at a tiny lake. From there we hiked 10 days south, then using a canoe left by our bush pilot at a small pond, traveled another three days back to Bettles.

WCA Zoom Presentation
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87259429518
Meeting ID: 872 5942 9518

Required Items to Bring

Your choice

Recommended Items to Bring

Your choice

How to Get There
Event Directions

Its your house

Carpool Info

None

Other
Notes

None

Cancellation Policy
None