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"Could the White Oak Bayou shed its concrete lining? That's the question that two groups, the Harris County Flood Control District and the Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority, are hoping to answer, at least for sections of the bayou between the 610 loop in the northwest and close to its confluence with Buffalo Bayou downtown. The concrete, the flood control district says, is nearing the end of its "useful life," and maintenance on the concrete is nearly $1 million per year..."
"iThe last of the storm water from the April 18 Tax Day floods has passed finally through the gates of Addicks and Barker dams in western Harris County. The reservoirs behind those 1940s-era earthen dams on Buffalo Bayou are normally empty in order to be ready to impound rainfall and runoff that would flood central Houston downstream. The Army Corps of Engineers, which owns and operates the dams, was forced to release water through the dams at a high rate of flow – between 2,000 and 3,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) and more — for nearly three months in order to empty the record-high reservoirs..."
"How do we determine risk? What are the biggest wild cards in outdoor adventure? How do we make decisions that will best serve ourselves and those around us? Here are a few factors to ponder before your next wilderness trip..."
"How Dale Sanders, 80, earned himself a world record and the adoration of a nation. Dale Sanders celebrated his arrival at the Gulf of Mexico last fall with a much-deserved glass of champagne. He'd spent the previous 80 days paddling the Mississippi River, a 2,300-mile stretch of water known for its difficult portages, countless dams and intimidating freighter boats..."
"Whitewater activities at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte will remain closed indefinitely while the center and government officials look into the presence of an organism said to have killed a visitor last week. The rest of the center is open. The people behind the center, which is not regulated by any government agency, have told Marcus Plescia, Mecklenburg County health director they are cleaning their facility..."
"Watch as filmmakers and conservationists Dereck and Beverly Joubert come face-to-face with a herd of elephants while paddling their canoe. Their only option is to stare the elephants down. If they try to flee, it could provoke an attack. The charge occurred during the filming of PBS documentary, Soul of the Elephant..."
"A violent storm that ripped through northeastern Minnesota early Thursday killed a 13-year-old Boy Scout and a troop volunteer when a tree fell on their tents. Campers in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and on Canadian border lakes were rousted from their sleeping bags about 3 a.m. Thursday as wind and rain buffeted tents, tossed canoes and knocked down trees..."
"It doesn't get much easier than this. A new company has developed an entire rigid kayak that breaks down into small pieces that fit inside of each other like Russian nesting dolls. Once it's fully broken down, it's the size of a back pack and can be schlepped wherever you're headed. Weighing just 55 pounds, the Pakayak is very light for a kayak and pretty damn heavy for a back pack. The 14-footer is fully waterproof..."
"Incredible video shows a woman paddleboarding in Half Moon Bay when a juvenile humpback whale leaped out of the water and into the air right next to her..."
"A kayaker had a stunningly close call with two humpback whales over the weekend in Half Moon Bay, California, coming within inches of the pair of lunge-feeding whales, and catching the entire incident on camera..."
"A long-running Adirondack navigation rights case remains unsettled after the state's highest court said Tuesday it doesn't have enough evidence to determine whether the public has the right to paddle on a narrow stream crossing private land..."
"The summer horror story is a getaway or camping vacation that is overrun with crowds. The vision is fed by year-round traffic nightmares in cities, where people jammed shoulder to shoulder can start to feel like an omnipresent condition you can’t escape. Yet with one small change in your life, you can find redemption. It starts in a boat..."