A Quiet Excitement portrays the array of options for SUP adventures that exist all within the same watershed of Butler County. Everything from fly fishing small streams and flooded forests, surfing standing waves and running rapids, and even a nighttime exploration of everyone's favorite state park in the region.
"On Moraine" is a film showcasing the spectacular standup paddleboarding (SUP) opportunities at Moraine State Park in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
A film about watershed conservation, tree planting, river surfing and mentorship.
This video was filmed and edited in part by the youth participants of First Waves. Watch as a group of teenagers learn to standup paddleboard and river surf while learning to work as a team to conserve the environment and document their experiences using digital media and filmmaking.
A First Waves conservation experience with Camp Kon-O_Kwee
INSPIRING CONSERVATION IN UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS This video was filmed by the youth participants of First Waves in 2014. The paddling and filmmaking skills they learned in the program stemmed efforts of conservation in downtown Pittsburgh in the amount of more than 2000 pounds of pollution.
WHITEWATER
Ian Smith and Rob Mazzetti Standup Paddle Swallow Falls and Swallow Tail Falls on the Youghiogheny River in Maryland. www.surfSUPadventures.com
Ian Smith and Rob Mazzetti on the Savage River in Maryland with SUP the Mag and Morgan Hoesterey.
Rob Mazzetti and Ian Smith on an SUP (standup paddle board) descent of Rock Run - a class 4 micro-creek among pristine wilderness in north central Pennsylvania. It didn't take long to realize that this was the most beautiful run we have ever done with world-class whitewater at a perfect, continuous pace for several miles.
Whitewater Sup on some class 3/4/5 mostly PA and some from MD. Top and Upper Youghiogheny, Paint creek, Savage river, Rock Run, Tygart River, Cowanshannock creek, Slippery rock(see if you can spot it) . juicy lines from 2012 2013 seasons
PITTSBURGH AREA SUP TOURS
SurfSUP Adventures guide, Ian Smith, takes Sara of Butler County Tourism out on her first standup paddleboard adventure at the beautiful Moraine State Park!
Nestled in the urban sprawl of Pittsburgh’s East End, The Mount Ararat Community Activity Center provides innovative programs and experiential learning to the area’s families and youth. Earlier this summer, the Center debuted a new program for a select group of students, part of which involved teaching them to surf in whitewater rivers.