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TITLE: Canoe Tour-Island Birds (14-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: Take your birding adventure to the water with a naturalist-led canoe tour. By boat, explore islands for migrating and nesting birds. Spring and summer features a great blue heron rookery and warblers. We may see water birds and migrating songbirds. Bald eagles are always possible. Bring binoculars and water. Get started with an introduction to canoe basics. No previous experience required. Canoes and PFD’s provided. Download waiver and bring completed to tour: http://go.usa.gov/jzD. Tour cancelled if inclement weather or hazardous river conditions. Two people per canoe, one must be 16 years or older. All participants must register.

TITLE: Canoe Tour-Moonlight (14-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: Watch day turn into night on the Potomac River and experience the thrill and beauty of nature at dusk. A full moon will be rising as you paddle with a naturalist among the river islands. Get started with the basics of canoeing and soon you will be maneuvering through the water. No previous experience required. Canoes provided, seats three people max. Download waiver from www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/kayaktours.htm. Tour canceled in case of inclement weather or hazardous river conditions.

TITLE: Kayak Rental Qualification Class 14+
DESCRIPTION: This is not a tour, but upon successful completion students will be qualified to rent Riverbend's kayaks and will receive a Riverbend kayak rental certification card. Course covers river kayaking basics. Fee includes equipment and half-day kayak rental (same day only). Canceled if inclement weather or hazardous river conditions.

TITLE: Kayak Tour Island Hopping (14-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: Explore the islands of the upper Potomac River by kayak. Get started with the basics, and soon you will be maneuvering through the water. This is not a whitewater tour. No previous experience required. Kayaks provided, one and two person kayaks available. Download waiver and bring completed to tour: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/kayaktours.htm. Tour canceled in case of inclement weather or hazardous river conditions.

TITLE: Kayak Tour-Moonshine & Mayhem (14-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: What is now Riverbend Park once was a safe haven for illegal whiskey -making operations during the 1920s. Journey by kayak past river islands and discover its shady past. This is not a whitewater tour. No previous experience required. Kayaks provided. One-person and two-person kayaks available. Download waiver and bring completed to tour:www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/kayaktours.htm. Canceled if inclement weather or hazardous river conditions.

TITLE: Kayak Tour-River Exploration (14-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: Discover the island cut-through where the current goes upstream to the hidden inlet of Beal's island. Start with kayaking basics, and soon you will be maneuvering through the water. This is not a whitewater tour. No previous experience required. Kayaks provided; one-person and two-person kayaks available. Download waiver and bring completed to tour: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/kayaktours.htm. Canceled if inclement weather or hazardous river conditions.

TITLE: Kayak Tour-Seneca to Riverbend (14-Adult
DESCRIPTION: This 8-mile river journey begins in the lazy waters above the old Seneca dam. After this lake-like stretch the pace quickens through riffles and small rapids as we weave through Seneca breaks, then past Watkins Island, and finally round the bend to Riverbend. Previous kayaking experience is required for this tour. Kayaks provided, one person per kayak. Download waiver and bring completed to tour: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/kayaktours.htm. Canceled if inclement weather or hazardous river conditions.

TITLE: Kayak-Heritage & Eagle Tour (6-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: Tour includes an introductory kayak lesson. Travel along the shore of Piscataway Bay to Mockley Point for views of Mount Vernon and the Fort Washington Light House. Often adult and juvenile bald eagles can be seen en route. Even so close to DC you can be surrounded by nature!

TITLE: Kayaking for Fitness (14-Adult)
DESCRIPTION: Get fit, relieve stress, and have fun soaking up the water's natural beauty. This beginning kayak class will teach the basics of flat and moving water kayaking while increasing fitness. Students will progress from flat water to navigating riffles and small rapids. Kayaks are recreational/touring types. Helmets, PFDs, paddles, and kayaks are provided.

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