About Tributary Whitewater Tours
Dan Buckley founded Tributary Whitewater Tours in 1978, and his son Scott is actively involved in the rafting company. Scott went on his first river trip on the Rogue when he was just 9 months old, so though Tributary offers some of the toughest whitewater in California, we have also learnt from experience about family rafting trips too.
We believe that rafting trips bring out the best in people. We feel that people respond to the beauty and challenge of the river, and in doing so, discover the best in themselves. In this hectic world, it becomes even more important to "get away from it". Come and experience the the best California has to offer in a way you will never forget. No highway takes you as deeply into the splendor of the forests and mountains as do the life-giving tributaries of the rivers. A surging mountain river touches nature in a way even the most remote back-roads and trails cannot. Forget about the traffic, the crowds, finding a parking space. Let Tributary show you a better way.
Our Great California Rafting Guides:
Both the owner and the guides spend their vacation time on a river somewhere, and love to share their enthusiasm for the rivers and their surrounds. 
Tributary prides itself on the excellence of its well-qualified and personable employees. Click here for more detailed information about our wonderful river guides and other employees. Also check out our facebook page for candid shots and dialog. Please note that content on FaceBook is not monitored by management, so maybe rather free and easy in style!
We were "Green" before it was fashionable:
Tributary Whitewater Tours has always practiced the reuse, recycle mentality, in fact we some times have to pry things out of the owners grip and convince him he really does have to part with an item, a raft, or vehicle. We print our brochures and rack cards on FSC Certified recycled paper, with printers who prove themselves to be as avid about these things as we are. Our general office paper is 100% recycled content and though of course these things cost more, we know in the long run we cannot afford to do otherwise to protect our environment.
Affiliations:
Since its inception in 1978, Tributary has been actively involved in conservation and environmental issues. Our memberships include Friends of the River (FOR), Friends of the Trinity River (FOTR), American River Conservancy, Protect American River Canyons, Planning and Conservation League, American Rivers, South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), and more recently, the Conservation Alliance. Our business & professional affilitions and memberships include America Outdoors, California Outdoors, Sierra Business Council and many Chambers of Commerce and Visitors Bureau's. .
Philanthropy:
Apart from being members and donating to many conservation and environmental groups, we also donate to many other organizations with an additional focus being children, the underprivileged and local community. In addition to the many cash donations, in 2009 we donated over $7000 in gift certificates for fundraising events, including local people requiring medical assistance, Rotary, Big Brothers & Sisters, Kiwanis, March of Dimes, Ronald McDonald Houses, animal/wildlife rescue and others. Though we have all had to tighten our belts in these tough economic times, there are always many out there who are much worse off than ourselves.
California Rafting Permits:
Tributary Whitewater Tours operates under permits from:
- Bureau of Land Management (South Fork American, Carson and Upper Klamath Rivers)
- United States Forest Service (Klamath, Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, Tahoe and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests on the North Yuba, Klamath, Smith, Upper Sacramento, Burnt Ranch Gorge, Trinity and Truckee River)
- CA Dept. of Parks & Recreation (South, Middle and North Fork American Rivers)
- Nevada County (Truckee River)
- El Dorado County (South Fork American River).
Non-Discrimination:
Tributary Whitewater Tours is an Equal Opportunity Service Provider.
“We do not discriminate by segregation or otherwise against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap, by curtailing or refusing to furnish accommodations, facilities, services, or use privileges offered to the public generally.” (Ref. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of Education Amendments and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975).
