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Jan. 1989 - Earth River Expeditions is incorporated
Aug. 1989 - First (ever) raft descent of class 4 Magpie River, Quebec (Eric Hertz, Expedition leader)
March 1990 - First (ever) complete raft descent of class 5 Futaleufu River, Chile (Eric Hertz, expedition leader)
Aug. 1990 - First (ever) commercial clients raft Magpie
Jan. 1991 - First (ever) commercial clients raft the entire Futaleufu
March 1991 – Conservation awareness expedition on Bio Bio River, Chile (co-organized with Natural Resources Defense Council)
May 1991 - Scouted (by air) 6 major rivers in Quebec, including the Great Whale, threatened by the James Bay hydroelectric project, looking for a stretch to run environmental awareness trips on. (proposed to be world’s largest hydro-project, flooding over 2,000 square miles)
Aug. 1991 - Aug. 1993 - Ran eight conservation awareness trips over a 3 year period on Great Whale River in James Bay, Quebec. Participants on different expeditions included Robert Kennedy Jr., Natural Resources Defense Council, Chiefs and members of the Cree First Nation, National Geographic Magazine (yellow), Conde Nast Traveler, Turner Broadcasting, Nicolodian and politicians from New York and New England which were negotiating to purchase James Bay power.
Nov. 1992 - Town and Country Magazine feature on Earth River running Bio Bio River, Chile
Oct. 1992 - Great Whale river conservation participants, Senator Franz Leichter and Assemblyman William Hoyt hold Legislative hearings in New York against James Bay Project. Assemblyman Hoyt proposes legislation in New York legislature to stop the project.
Nov. 1992 - Governor Mario Cuomo and New York State pull out of the 13 billion dollar James Bay Hydro-electric contract dealing the project serious blow.
Dec. 1992 - Santiago, Chile native, Robert Currie, becomes partner in Earth River
Oct. 1993 - Men’s Journal Magazine features Earth River on Futaleufu
Jan. 1994 – Introduced the safety cataraft on the Futaleufu River (First time catarafts had been used this way)
Feb. 1994 - Purchased 300 acre Mapu Leufu Camp on Futaleufu
Oct. 1994 - Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau announced that the James Bay Hydro- electric project would be abandoned.
Nov. 1994 – Summit Magazine features Earth River doing the first commercial descent of Peru’s class 5 Colca Canyon (world’s deepest).
Jan. 1995 - Introduced first multi-sport trips to the Futaleufu valley
Jan. 1995 - Purchased the 1,000 acre Cave Camp on the Futaleufu.
July 1995 - First commercial descent of the class 5/6, sheer-walled Acabamba Abyss (The Amazon’s most challenging stretch) (Joe Dengler Expedition leader)
Feb. 1995 - Purchased the 200 acre Terminador Camp on the Futaleufu.
March 1995 -Facilitated ABC Sports special on Futaleufu (featuring Earth River guide)
Nov. 1995 - Begin running commercial trips on Great Bend of Yangtze, China
June, 1996 - National Geographic (yellow) Magazine and National Geographic Explorer television feature Earth River on first (ever) descent of China’s 8,000 foot deep class Shuiluo Ho Canyon (Joe Dengler, expedition leader)
Jan. 1997 – 2006 (on going) - Founded The Futaleufu Land Conservancy. Between 1997 and 2006, Earth has protected over 13 of the most dramatic and sensitive miles of the Futaleufu including both sides of Zeta and Terminator rapids. (Call office for more information on this on going project.
March 1997 – ESPN/Men’s Journal Earth River television special on Futaleufu
June 1997 - First (ever) commercial trip on the Primrose River in Yukon Territory
Aug. 1997 - Begin running commercial clients on Tibet’s upper Yangtze River
July 1998 - Sunday Boston Globe features Earth River on the Futaleufu
Jan. 1999 - Outside Magazine runs full cover photo of Earth River on Futaleufu
March, 1999 - Purchased 300 acre Tree House Camp on Futaleufu
September, 1999 - First (ever) descent of British Columbia’s Yosemite like Headwall Canyon.
2000 - 2006 - www.Earthriver.com wins Forbes Magazine’s “Best of the Web” award 6 consecutive years
July 2000 - Ran conservation awareness trip through Headwall Canyon threatened by clear cut logging. Expedition included members of the Klahoose First Nation, Celebrities and the Natural Resources Defense Council
Nov. 2000 - National Geographic Explorer Television Special featuring Earth River on Headwall Canyon, airs
Jan. 2001 - Discovery Channel special “Don’t Forget Your Passport” airs, featuring Earth River on Futaleufu, airs
Feb. 2001 - American Airlines Magazine (American Way) features Earth River on Futaleufu River
June, 2000 - First (ever) descent of Tibet’s Poe Sang Poe (Robert Currie, expedition leader)
Dec. 2002 - National Geographic Adventure Magazine features Earth River on first sea kayaking expedition into the remote Lakes of Patagonia, Chile
June, 2003 – www.earthriver.com wins World Web Awards
Oct. 2003 - Outside Magazine feature about Earth River on Futaleufu
Aug. 2004 - Ran conservation awareness trip on Magpie River threatened by a series of dams. Participants included Canadian Media and environmental groups and National Geographic Adventure Magazine
March 2005 - Ran conservation awareness trip on Futaleufu River with celebrities, members of the Chilean business community and Chilean Senator Antonio Harvath
Nov. 2005 - Town and Country Magazine feature earth River on Futaleufu
May 2006 - New York times runs a feature article on earth River's Futaleufu trip
Aug. 2006 - Conservation awareness trip scheduled for the Rupert River in james bay, Quebec which is threatened to be dewatered.