After a very successful 2024 paddling season, our summer paddling season is underway. Since 2018, Genesee RiverWatch has partnered with the Genesee Waterways Center and the City of Rochester to offer this summer series of on-the-water kayak paddles. We feel strongly that the best way to really appreciate the Genesee is to explore it from water level, along with the herons, turtles, muskrat, mink, and occasional eagles that make their homes on the river and its banks. We have scheduled the following events in partnership with the Waterways Center and the City Recreation Department. Click here to register on the Genesee Waterways website. Pre-registration is required.

• Thursday, August 14, 5:30PM-7:30PM – Genesee River Kayak Cleanup
• Sunday, August 31, 2:00PM-4:00PM – TLC for the Genesee: Paddle or Walk Cleanup along the River (Register on the Walking for Rochester website). Join us for a major Genesee River cleanup effort that will feature both land- and water-based trash removal near Rochester’s Genesee Valley Park.
• Saturday, September 6, 10:00AM-1:00PM – Lower Genesee River Exploration – Click here for more information and to register
• Saturday, September 27, 3:00PM-6:00PM – ROC the Riverway Rochester City Skyline Paddle – Click here for more information and to register

Stay tuned to our social media pages for more paddle event information as the dates get closer! (Paddle dates are subject to change.)