Credits and Sources
The rivers I have run myself are marked as such in the guides. The rest were checked against the people who actually know them. These are those people. Where sources disagreed, I say so in the book rather than picking a side.
Being named here is a credit, not a claim about anyone's opinion. Every organization below is credited as a source. Nothing on this page says any of them backs, recommends, sponsors or partners with these guides. Each line saying what an organization does is taken from its own website; where I could not read one, there is just the name. Logos are each organization's own mark, shown only so you can tell who is who.
Named in the guides
Each of these is named in at least one published guide, and the guides listed under a name are the ones that name it. Grouped by the state the organization works in.
Georgia
Coosa River Basin InitiativeA grassroots environmental organization working to protect, preserve, and restore the upper Coosa River basin.Named in: Georgia
Okefenokee Swamp ParkGateways to experience the ecosystem, wildlife, social heritage and natural beauty of the Okefenokee Swamp.Named in: Okefenokee Paddler's Guide, Why the World Chose This Swamp
Satilla RiverkeeperA nonprofit that works to protect, restore, and educate about the Satilla River.Named in: Home Waters guide, Georgia, Camper's Guide
St. Marys RiverkeeperProtects the St. Marys River watershed and engages the community to keep the river pristine.Named in: Home Waters guide, Georgia, Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Birmingham Canoe ClubA non-profit dedicated to the advancement and enjoyment of canoeing, kayaking, and all paddle sports.Named in: Alabama
North Carolina
Deep River RiverkeeperNamed in: North Carolina
MountainTrueWorks to protect clean water, resilient forests, and healthy communities across the Southern Blue Ridge region.Named in: North Carolina
Organizations that reviewed their own pages
A separate and much smaller list. It is only for organizations that read their own pages in a guide and sent corrections that I applied.
Roanoke River PartnersFormed to support on-going efforts to develop and promote responsible nature and heritage tourism.
North Carolina. Roanoke River Partners reviewed and corrected their pages. They read the Roanoke River pages in the North Carolina Edition in October 2026 and sent corrections, and those corrections were applied.
They also link to the North Carolina guide from a Guides page on their own site: roanokeriverpartners.org/guides/.
That is the whole credit. It says what they did, not what they think of the guide.
Where to learn, by state
A different thing from the sources above: schools I point people to for hands-on instruction.
Florida
Ethos Bushcraft & SurvivalWilderness survival training in Central Florida.
Central Florida. When a reader in Florida asks where to learn bushcraft and survival skills in person, I send them here, and Ethos knows I do. No money changes hands in either direction, there is no affiliate link, and there is nothing to disclose.
They currently run one offering, a 2 day course. I do not list dates, because they change. Open the Courses tab on their site; a green dot on the booking calendar marks a day that is available.
If anything on these pages is wrong, tell me and I will fix it. Get in touch.