Be honest about your paddling skills. Listen to experienced canoers in your party. Do not canoe alone, stay with your party, keep your group together. Respect private property along the river. Limit alcohol consumption on the river.
Intoxicated persons are more vulnerable to the effects of hypothermia.
Paddling ability and judgment may be adversely affected by alcohol or drugs. Stay ready to get wet. Lash your belongings to the boat and do not take valuables on the river. Trash bags are provided, use them. Retrieve any styrofoam, aluminum, glass, or trash lost in the river.