RIVER WARRIORS: PAUL ROBERT WOLF WILSON

River Warriors, a column presented by NRS, highlights influential changemakers in the paddling community who are working to break down barriers to the outdoors, helping make paddling accessible to all, and using their voice to raise awareness and fight for healthy, free-flowing rivers.

BY EMILY NUCHOLS

"THIS RIVER HAS TAKEN CARE OF US FOR TENS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RIVER, AND THE ENTIRE WORLD WILL SEE IT." Paul Robert Wolf Wilson, a Klamath and Modoc Tribal Member, lives on the Wood River in the small community of Chiloquin near the headwaters of the Klamath River. The Klamath flows through his ancestral homelands of Southern Oregon and Northern California. Paul's voice takes on a quiet reverence when speaking about the lands and waters he calls home. This morning, like most, he went for his morning run and then post holed about a mile and a half through crunchy spring snow to the headwaters of the Wood River to fill up his seven-gallon jug of water from…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2022

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