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SurfSUP Founder Delivers Keynote Presentation for Student Research Symposium

SurfSUP Founder Delivers Keynote Presentation for Student Research Symposium

Watch now as SurfSUP Adventures Founder and Watersmith Guild Executive Director, Ian Smith, provides a keynote presentation for the Allegheny College / Creek Connection Student Research Symposium! The Creek Connections program has forged an effective partnership between Allegheny College and regional K-12 schools to turn waterways in Northwest Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh area, and beyond into outdoor environmental laboratories. Emphasizing a hands-on, inquiry based investigation of local waterways, this project annually involves over 40 different secondary schools and the classes of 50 teachers.

Earth Day Film Premiere

Earth Day Film Premiere

Let’s celebrate Earth Day with a surprise premiere of the First Waves Johnstown Project film from the Summer of 2020! Special thanks to the volunteers, mentors, and supporters that made this project possible. Enjoy the show!

Spring Training at the U.S. National Whitewater Center

Spring Training at the U.S. National Whitewater Center

Positioned at the end of a gloriously paved private road, the U.S. National Whitewater Center is a utopia of outdoor fun.  Mountain bike trails, high-ropes courses, and zip-lines adorn the property, and a well-stocked brewery is situated nicely above the competition whitewater channel where Olympians train and SurfSUP Adventures guides crash.