ACA L2 River Instructor Certification Workshop

This is an American Canoe Association L2 River Kayaking Instructor Certification Workshop.  Learn how to effectively teach other people the skills they need to be safe and effective on the river. Certification is not guaranteed and members must also have CPR and venue-appropriate first aid certifications (does not have to be completed prior to the workshop).  For most river environments, “venue appropriate” means wilderness first aid.  Participants in this track must be ACA members (Join the ACA)  and will be required to pay SEIC dues prior to certification.  Prior to registering for this class, members should review the L2 Skills Assessment and feel confident that they possess these skills. The focus of the ICW is to refine techniques and learn how to present them - not to learn the skills for the first time. It will also be helpful to review the Instructor Criteria . Enrollment is limited to 10 students.

Ozarks National Scenic Riverways is the first National Park to protect a river system. It consists of the spring-fed Current and Jack’s Fork Rivers and provides hundreds of class I river miles for visitors to paddle.  Participants in the operator track will get to experience much of the upper Current River as they learn to navigate easy rapids, avoid strainers and discuss educational opportunities influenced by the “float trip” culture.  ICW participants will get to preview limited areas of both rivers and will decide it’s an area they want to return to in the future! 

Many large springs feed into both the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers, including Alley Spring (81,000,000 gallons per day (gpd)) and Welch Spring (75,000,000 gpd) either upriver from or immediately adjacent to areas being used for training. Because of this, water temperatures tend to be on the cooler side, often in the upper 60s to lower 70s in the middle of summer (based on recent measurements while on patrol). 

Rooms may be available at the Jack’s Fork River Resort.  based on the needs of the Coast Guard Auxiliary for $490, Thursday - Sunday nights. If you request lodging, you will be contacted after August 30th to confirm and get payment information.