WWALS Watershed Coalition advocates for conservation and stewardship of the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds in south Georgia and north Florida through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Outings Committee member Shelby Miller, who had not gotten a WWALS kayak raffle ticket, ran to draw the winner as WWALS Board members Dan Phillips and Bobby McKenzie cooked and watched. Shelby Miller to draw WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman took tickets from envelopes from various festivals and other events and put them all in […]
Assisting the festivities at the White Springs Christmas Parade Friday, Suwannee Riverkeeper banners flew on both sides of a float, thanks to longtime WWALS member Randy Madison. Day Randy asked for some banners, and WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman delivered them, meeting Randy halfway, along with former WWALS board member Eileen Box of Live Oak.
Scotti Jay reports: Nov 4th a paddler noticed the barrel. Took a picture of barrel and label. Next to river I asked his location. He was very accurate. I looked up the label information and was alarmed.
SRWMD checked on Pothole Spring, found it normal, and asks everyone to send in pictures of how they have seen it. This is on the Suwannee River in Dixie County, Florida. Looking out to the Suwannee River Photo by Marc Minno, Suwannee River Water Management District on November 13, 2019. Received November 13, 2019 from […]
A favorite bridge, on Old US 129 across the Suwannee River: River Bend and Bridge Seen from US 128, looking upstream on the Suwannee River. North (to the left) is Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida. South (to the right) is Live Oak, Suwannee County.
GA-EPD told USACE the mining application is incomplete, asked for comments to be reopened, and cited Suwannee Riverkeeper and Georgia River Network: “Understanding that groundwater hydrologic effects associated with the Twin Pines project have been a central concern expressed by federal resource/regulatory agencies, NGOs (e.g. the Suwannee Riverkeeper and Georgia River Network), and the public […]
Sent just now as PDF. You can still send in your comments today. Who wants to boat, fish, bird, or hunt next to a strip mine? PDF September 12, 2019 To: Col. Daniel Hibner, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Attention: Ms. Holly Ross, holly.a.ross@usace.army.mil 1104 North […]
Thanks, OSFR President Mike Roth, for the invitation. Jim Tatum, OSFR, 31 August 2019, Suwannee RiverKeeper Quarterman is Guest at OSFR Board Meeting, Guest speaker at the August OSFR board meeting was Suwannee RiverKeeper John Quarterman from Georgia. John gave a detailed run-down of the benefits and responsibilities of a riverkeeper, of which there are […]
RT carried a surprisingly long objection to Nestlé’s water withdrawals from Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, interviewed via skype from London on Wednesday, posted Thursday. No need for water in plastic bottles Remember to send your comment to the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) asking them to deny Nestlé’s request to withdraw more water […]
