We had heard a report from Wednesday of a fish kill on Swift Creek, apparently at the Suwannee River. So yesterday three of us went there and tested the water. We didn’t see any dead fish, and the Swift Creek Confluence doesn’t look much like what was in the Wednesday report video, so we’re not […]
The Suwannee River was deep enough that walking your boat in the side of the river required pulling it up along the bank half of the distance, so wasn’t much better than just portaging all the way. Except for getting back down that rocky portage put-in. Big Shoals SP Launch to Suwannee Wayside, Suwannee River, […]
We’ll hear all about wildflower species in north Florida, and maybe even how to prepare habitat for them, from the Communications Coordinator of the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Emily Bell. When: noon-1 PM, Thursday, June 26, 2025 Where: Register here to attend online by zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DRwhEcDjQWqK4Qr9Srnegg WWALS Board Member Janet Martin will give a brief introduction. […]
Cast-iron camping cooking is fun. You can also use steel, aluminum, or whatever you like. You don’t even have to cook: there will be plenty for everybody. Plus a paddle from Stephen C. Foster State Park down the Suwannee River, through the Sill, out of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, back to Griffis. When: Set […]
Hahira, Georgia May 22, 2025 — Rachel Grubb of Lake City, Florida, will sing her haunting encore from last year, as well as the song she won with, as Headliner for the 2025 Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest. Come hear the finalists this year, Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Turner Center for the Arts, in […]
Ken Sulak points out a public boat ramp that was not on the WWALS map of the Suwannee River Water Trail (SRWT): Calloway Boat Ramp, a sand-covered concrete ramp owned by Gilchrist County, Florida. Plus a ferry and a cemetery. Calloway Boat Ramp is downstream from Branford and 2.87 river miles from Sims Landing Ramp. […]
Pending reservations, Paddle 9 miles upstream on the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee Swamp for primitive camping on Floyd’s Island. Paddle back the next day. You must RSVP on meetup to get a spot (clicking Going on the facebook event does not count as an RSVP). Meetup RSVP will become possible once we get a […]
Join us for an 11.2-mile paddle on the upper Suwannee River. This is beautiful part of the river has one section of small shoals to paddle through. There can also be some tree debris in the river to work our way around. Everyone must wear a PFD while on the river. Both ramps are on […]
After Hillman Bridge, WUFT News Reporter Andrew Sheridan and I went to Edwards Spring. Also known as Ellaville Spring, this is a second magnitude spring next to the Suwannee River, on private property. It is just downstream from Suwannee River State Park, but you can’t get through from there anymore. Best to get permission from […]
Update 2025-04-26: Edwards Spring, Suwannee River 2025-04-22. A reporter from WUFT and I took a stroll from the site of the Town of Ellaville in Madison County, Florida, onto the Historic Hillman Bridge, to Suwannee County. Also the US 90 Bridge, the CSX Railroad Bridge, and the Withlacoochee River Confluence. For who the bridge is […]
