#160 - Quiet Adventures 2026 Live: Adaptive Kayaks, Orienteering Worlds, River Stewardship, and more from Lansing, MI

Today's episode was recorded at one of our favorite events, the Quiet Adventures Symposium in Lansing. Today's episode features conversations with paddlers, conservationists, and accessibility advocates across Michigan.

Guests include Anna Green, a Junior World Orienteering competitor, Team River Runner, Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps), Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind, the Flint River Watershed Coalition, the League of Michigan Bicyclists, and the Michigan DNR Trails team.

While not all of today's topics are paddling related, they're paddling adjacent. I'm willing to bet that you enjoy more hiking, cycling, and more, in addition to your time on the water.  Today's discussions include orienteering at the world level, adaptive paddling programs, volunteer lake and stream monitoring, watershed stewardship, cycling advocacy, inclusive outdoor programming, and state water-trail and trail management efforts—highlighting ways listeners can get involved, protect waterways, and enjoy paddling in the Great Lakes region.

Connect:

Southern Michigan Orienteering Club

• smoc-runs.com

USA Orienteering

• https://orienteeringusa.org/

Flint River Watershed Coalition

• Flintriver.org
• Kayakflint.org

Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind

• https://oubmichigan.org/

Team River Runner

• https://www.teamriverrunner.org/
• Creating Ability: https://www.creatingability.com/

Michigan Clean Water Corps

• MiCorps.net

League of Michigan Bicyclists

• lmb.org

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

• https://www.michigan.gov/dnr
• Hiking Trails: https://gis-michigan.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/3d190eb423fa4e578049faf36654a8ab_1/about
• Water Trails: https://gis-midnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/midnr::michigan-dnr-designated-water-trails/about

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