[Awclist] [Fwd: RRFW Riverwire - GRAND CANYON WIKI NOW ONLINE]

[Thomas Robey]

RRFW Riverwire -- Grand Canyon Wiki Now Online

May 8, 2007

 

River Runners for Wilderness is pleased to announce our new online 
resource for planning a self-guided rafting journey through Grand Canyon 
National Park.

 

Based on the popular "Wikipedia" format and called "Rafting Grand 
Canyon", the web based site is a free web-based "how-to" guide for all 
aspects of river rafting in Grand Canyon. Written by river runners for 
river runners, the topics include pre- and post-river trip planning 
information, on-the-river information, the Grand Canyon National Park 
river runner orientation video, and a resources section. Visitors can 
read from beginning to end or search on a particular topic of interest.

 

Anybody wanting to update or add information can simply set up a user ID 
and password for the site, then go to the topic you are interested in 
and click the "discussion" tab. Discussions will be read by the editors 
and appropriate content added to the topic.

 

Jo Johnson, Co-director of River Runners for Wilderness, says the 
concept is simple. "This RiverWiki is a work in progress about rafting 
Grand Canyon. The wiki style allows users to participate, learn from 
others, and share information, so it will constantly evolve. The site is 
able to adapt to on-the ground changes as they occur and includes a wide 
array of topics and alternatives."

 

The RiverWiki has an eleven person editorial board that will edit 
readers' comments and add them to the site. The editorial board consists 
of Steve Christenson, Hazel Clark, Mary Fleishman, Jo Johnson, Tom 
Martin, Tom Robey, Jenny Russell, Len Thurman, Nancy Seamons, Richard 
Stoops, and Kerry Walsh.

 

The Rafting Grand Canyon web site is at 
http://www.rrfw.org/RaftingGrandCanyon/ 
<http://www.rrfw.org/RaftingGrandCanyon/Main_Page> and is a free service 
to river runners, sponsored by River Runners for Wilderness. Check it 
out today---read, join, contribute and tell your friends to make this 
the best source of Grand Canyon river running information anywhere.

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RIVERWIRE is a free service to the community of river lovers from River 
Runners for Wilderness. Sign up your friends and family! Send an e-mail 
address to riverwire at rrfw.org <mailto:riverwire at rrfw.org> and we'll add 
it to the RRFW RIVERWIRE e-mail alerts list. Join RRFW's listserver to 
stay abreast of and participate in the latest river issues. It's as easy 
as sending a blank e-mail to 
_Rafting_Grand_Canyon-subscribe at yahoogroups.com 
<mailto:Rafting_Grand_Canyon-subscribe at yahoogroups.com>_. Check out our 
new items and donate at RRFW Store <http://www.rrfw.org/store.php>! RRFW 
is a project of Living Rivers. 
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