"Anonymous donor offers up cash for Willow Marsh kayak launch"

"Jefferson County Commissioners are expected to accept a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor next Monday for the construction of a kayak and canoe launch into Willow Marsh Bayou. The county had applied for a state grant to build the kayak launch, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department turned down the request..."

"Mark Kramer Wins Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Award"

"The Bayou Preservation Association recently announced that the 2015 recipient of the Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Award is Mark Kramer, Stewardship Coordinator of Armand Bayou Nature Center (ABNC). The Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Award recognizes members of the community who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to aiding in the conservation, preservation, restoration or advocacy of Houston’s waterways..."

"Lake Burley Griffin's 'Lost Undertaker' shrouded in mist-ery"

"Mystery surrounds the eerie sight of a man dressed as an undertaker who has been spotted gliding through the morning mist on Lake Burley Griffin in a stand-up paddle board fashioned as a coffin. Paddlers on Canberra's lake were baffled by the sight of the man and his bizarre vessel, which has been decorated with brightly-coloured plastic flowers..."

"Sturgeon jumps on boat, kills girl, 5, and injures two others"

"Florida officials are investigating a sturgeon strike that killed a 5-year-old girl and injured her mother and older brother. All three were on a boat on the Suwannee River in Dixie County Thursday night when a huge sturgeon jumped out of the water and smacked into them. The fish are known for leaping more than 7 feet above the water. They can grow up to 8 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds..."

"Family outing turns tragic with 4 drowned"

"Authorities recovered the bodies of three adults and a 6-year-old boy from the Houston area believed to have drowned Sunday in a canoeing accident at a lake outside Crockett. The incident occurred at Houston County Lake..."

"Boat rescues stranded canoers in Brazos River"

"Two teenagers were rescued by the Richmond Fire Department after their canoe was stuck in the Brazos River.  Aerials from Sky 2 showed that the canoe was stuck on the top of a tree limb. The Sugar Land Police Department said the two teenagers were between 17 to 19 years old. They called emergency officials as soon as they became stuck and waited it out..."

"Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine?"

"In a state lousy with world-class waters — the Yellowstone and the Gallatin, the Madison and the Ruby, the “Mighty Mo” and Norman Maclean’s Big Blackfoot River — the Smith River may be the river that Montanans love most...  There is trouble on the Smith, however. A mining company has proposed a copper mine high in the Smith’s watershed, not far from its major tributary..."

"When tragedy struck, boy found healing in a canoe"

"After losing his father to suicide in 2012, teenager Hamilton Seymour said he wanted to find something positive in his life: He found healing by paddling his canoe. “It’s my personal outlet,” said Seymour, a 15-year-old member of the Nooksack Indian Tribe from Bellingham, Wash. “It’s where I can get away, even if I’m with people...”

"Mexican man arrested after crossing into the US on kayak"

"U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested a 40-year-old Mexican man who crossed into the United States in an inflatable kayak. Officials said a harbor patroller spotted the man kayaking at sea near the U.S.-Mexican border..."