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Founded in 1880, the ACA supports recreational paddling and provides curricula and certification of instructors for canoeing (touring, whitewater), kayaking (whitewater, coastal, and surf kayak), oar and paddle rafting, and swiftwater rescue. The association provides certificate endorsements for adaptive paddling, rolling, canoe camping, and other activities. In addition to certifications, the ACA is actively involved in waterway conservation and public policy. The ACA has about 30,000 members, mostly recreational paddlers (ACA 2008; American Canoe Association [ACA], 2010).

As a result, outdoor recreation was recognized as clearly important to Americans; and wild areas were clearly diminishing. And because of the influence of Aldo Leopold, at this time a foremost ecologist and environmental philosopher, the country was developing an environmental awareness, which influenced legislators (Nash, 1967/2001). S. Congress to legislate the establishment of Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (ORRRC) to study outdoor recreation and outdoor recreation natural resources.

Often the resource library complements the equipment rental center. In addition to a snowshoe rental, customers might request information on places to go snowshoeing, directions to a trailhead, and difficulty ratings. Outdoor Program Administrative Structures and Models An administrative structure, also known as the program delivery method, includes aspects such as how much oversight is afforded to the outdoor program administrator, how fees are paid to the organization, and how much responsibility trip leaders have while in the field.