American Whitewater
NOTE
This app is still in active development and is updated on a regular basis. Fast development and quick iteration is a key part of the process.
The AllTrails for the river community. This is an offline-capable React Native app that provides a fun an interative way to explore rivers, get guide information, and view river conditions to help you plan your next trip.
Goals
This app was built as part of a larger effort to stabilize American Whitewater's tech stack. In short everything was rewritten from the ground up to be more stable and scalable starting with the data model, APIs, and finally the client experiences.
Results
With the release of the new app, American Whitewater was able to shut off some legacy systems and move to a more modern stack saving the organization thousands of dollars in hosting costs each month. For a small non-profit, this was a big win and the main driving factor for the project.
Tech Stack
- React Native
- TypeScript
- Expo
- Zustand
- MapLibre
About American Whitewater
Founded in 1954, American Whitewater is a national non-profit organization (Non-profit # 23-7083760) with a mission “to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.” American Whitewater is a membership organization representing a broad diversity of individual whitewater enthusiasts, river conservationists, and more than 100 local paddling club affiliates across America. The organization is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater rivers throughout the United States, and connects the interests of human-powered recreational river users with ecological and science-based data to achieve the goals within its mission.