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Educational and interpretive elements are an integral component of the Paddle the LA River program. The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and The River Project have been instrumental in developing that component of the program. Youth and adults have a fantastic learning opportunity through hands-on exploration of the Los Angeles River, a great natural resource that meanders through our urban core. Students are now on the river through our guided tours, learning about the Los Angeles River’s truly unique watershed, full of extraordinary flora and fauna (including its rather remarkable human nature), while gaining knowledge of boating skills and river safety, working as a team, and acquiring leadership and community-building skills. If you're an educator, and you believe your class or school would be a good fit to be involved with what we do, then please send us some information about you and tell us more about how we can serve your needs. We look forward to hearing from you! Another option during the school year is to have a representative from LA River Expeditions come to your school or class and do one of our multi-media presentations that will engage your students on many different levels. For a rough sample of what that might look like, see this trailer of the award-winning new documentary film that feaures the LA River. If interested, use the form above to contact us. Denying the public its fundamental right to use our hometown river is an outdated notion that must be refigured as soon as possible. These restrictions are entirely unique among rivers, and they deprive our youth of magnificent environmental education opportunities that can happen right in their own backyards.
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