Our rescue program is designed to be fun, to help you test your limits as a rescuer, and to give you a chance to train and practice the most relevant skills available in the Whitewater Industry.
We are offering highly up to date curricula delivered by guest Swiftwater Instructor Jordan Taylor of the Paddlesport Institute. We are offering three training opportunities with Jordan in the Spring of 2024:
April 6-7 Rescue Skills Development Course
May 11-12 Rescue Skills Development Course
May 8-13 Rescue Instructor Development and Certification
We are also offering an Introduction to Swiftwater Safety and Rescue practice and skills development with guest instructor Chad Benton as well as others.
Swiftwater Basics
Safety and Rescue Practice and Skill Development
June 8th and 9th
May 8-13, 2024
4 Spots Left!
This course is an American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 3-4 Safety & Rescue 6 day Instructor Certification Workshop (ICW).
Course Dates: May 8-13, 2024
Location: Wolf and/or Peshtigo Rivers, WI
Course Fee: $750
This 6 day course will offer unique opportunities for instructional practice by having an L3/L4 skills co
May 8-13, 2024
4 Spots Left!
This course is an American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 3-4 Safety & Rescue 6 day Instructor Certification Workshop (ICW).
Course Dates: May 8-13, 2024
Location: Wolf and/or Peshtigo Rivers, WI
Course Fee: $750
This 6 day course will offer unique opportunities for instructional practice by having an L3/L4 skills course embedded within the course time-frame.
Attending an ACA L3/L4 Skills Course (one is offered in April 2024 below) prior to the Instructor Certification Workshop is recommended for Instructor Candidates.
Registering for and completing the course does not guarantee certification.
We are working on logistics for shared lodging near the Wolf River but don't have that information confirmed yet. Hoping to post soon.
To register: Email NorthwoodsOutdoorCenter@gmail.com or contact Sandra at 608 335-2122.
For questions about course content: Please contact Jordan Taylor at jordantaylorriver@gmail.com
Space is limited.
A $250 deposit is required at the time of registration with the remainder due 2 months before the course begins.
May 11th and 12th, 2024
This course is an American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 3-4 Safety & Rescue 2 Day Skills Course led by Jordan Taylor.
Jordan Taylor (he/they) completed his American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 5 SWR Instructor certification in 2018 (with Jim Coffey Sam Fowlkes and Robin Pope) and his Level 4 SWR Instructor Trainer
May 11th and 12th, 2024
This course is an American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 3-4 Safety & Rescue 2 Day Skills Course led by Jordan Taylor.
Jordan Taylor (he/they) completed his American Canoe Association (ACA) Level 5 SWR Instructor certification in 2018 (with Jim Coffey Sam Fowlkes and Robin Pope) and his Level 4 SWR Instructor Trainer certification in 2023 (with Mike Mather of Mather Rescue). He attended the ACA’s national conference on SWR in 2023 and has been a leader in offering excellent rescue instruction to the DC area boating community. He also teaches Rescue at the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center (Buena Vista, CO) Zoar Outdoors (Charlemont, MA) and trains River Program faculty for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Jordan was the ACA Instructor of the Month in March 2023. His specialty is making Paddlesport instruction more inclusive of lots of kinds of people.
This rigorous course is suitable for anyone wanting to develop Swiftwater Safety and Rescue Skills.
Course Dates
May 11th and 12th, 2024
Location: Wolf and/or Peshtigo Rivers, WI
Course fee
Full Weekend $250
June 8th and 9th, 2024
Chad Benton brings fun, experience, and so much creativity to Swiftwater Safety. We will have you fully considering prevention any time you’re by the water, assessing your own limits and skills, working as an integral team member, thinking through problems, and realizing how quickly decisions need to be made.
We’ll c
June 8th and 9th, 2024
Chad Benton brings fun, experience, and so much creativity to Swiftwater Safety. We will have you fully considering prevention any time you’re by the water, assessing your own limits and skills, working as an integral team member, thinking through problems, and realizing how quickly decisions need to be made.
We’ll cover self-rescue, risk management, and river safety and give you plenty of time to practice skills you might need for your own safety and rescue situations for others. This hands-on all-in course will focus on quickly developing and implementing responses. Our focus will be for boaters on class II/III rivers but the class would be great for anyone considering boating or playing in moving water.
No previous whitewater boating experience is required but experience in moving water will help you feel more at ease with the exercises. We will spend most of our time on land and in the water but NOT in boats and some (less) time in boats. Starting with a safety class is a great way to start out with whitewater!
Course fee is $75 for the 2 day course.
If you’d like to participate and the fee is a problem, please let us know. We have some scholarships available!
In an effort to keep costs low, we don’t offer official certificates for this course but we will provide certificates of completion for your personal satisfaction!
If you have a whitewater boat and gear, please bring it along to practice swimmer rescue. We may have time for a quick run on the Wolf River at the end of the day on Saturday.
To Register: Message on Facebook, email NothwoodsOutdoorCenter@gmail.com or contact Sandra at 6-8 335-2122. Space is limited and we expect this to fill quickly so register soon!
Meeting location:
Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort
N3494 WI-55, White Lake, WI 54491
Scholarships may be available, please ask.
Because we are a small business and need to plan around registrations, our clinic fees and deposits aren't refundable. We can sometimes offer a credit, less a $50 rescheduling fee per participant, for another similar clinic in the same season, only if space is available.
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