Dozens of species of birds nest at Lewis Lake in the spring.
WWALS went
17 May 2014,
to that historic private lake, also known as Avera’s Mill Pond and Lake Lewis.
Here’s
a video playlist:
And here are some still pictures.
-jsq
Continue readingMonthly Archives: August 2014
Pictures from WWALS Alapaha River Outing –jsq 2014-08-24
A touch of rapids, a light breeze, some sand beaches, and a fine day at the WWALS Alapaha River Outing, 24 August 2014. The water level was about 1.2 feet on the Statenville gage.
Join us in September on the Withlacoochee and Suwanee Rivers, 21 September 2014.
Continue readingWater and property rights should trump pipeline profits –WWALS op-ed in Gainesville Sun
Third newspaper and still counting,
28 August 2014, Gainesville Sun,
John S. Quarterman: Water and property rights should trump pipeline profits.
The WWALS op-ed also appeared in the Moutrie Observer 1 August 2014 and the Ocala StarBanner 3 August 2014.
This comes after the 18 August 2014 OSFR v. FPL: head to head in the Gainesville Sun.
-jsq
Sabal Trail trying to avoid Withlacoochee River
Chris Mericle got the appended letter from Sabal Trail through
Congressman Yoho’s office (FL-03). -jsq
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Norfleet, Jessica
Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:41 AM
Subject: FW: Comment on Filing submitted in FERC PF14-1-000 by Individual No Affiliation,et al.
Here is the context of the information I just spoke to you about,
Jessica and Clay, I want to provide you a quick heads up regarding the Withlacoochee River crossing. Continue reading
DuPont withdraws permit application for Jesup mine –Riverkeepers and Greenlaw
Land use planning can make even a $60 billion market cap company
think again about a mine in our sensitive karst limestone aquifer.
details here.
Greenlaw pictures
here. -jsq
For Immediate Release: August 27, 2014
Public Outcry Against Proposed Mine Continues to Grow, Mining Company Withdraws Permit Application
JESUP, GA-After hundreds of local residents, conservation groups, and elected officials expressed concerns Continue reading
Resolution No. 14-10, Hamilton County, FL, 19 August 2014
Other Florida, Georgia, and Alabama counties could do what Hamilton County,
Florida just did in this
this resolution.
Even before it got this resolution, FERC yesterday
directed Sabal Trail to deal with what Chris Mericle had been saying,
including proposing routes to minimize crossing the Withlacoochee River
or to avoid crossing it entirely.
Chris Mericle sent a PDF copy of the resolution with its attached hydrogeological report. I’ve added links to the other referenced documents.
Chris is the local host for the
September WWALS Outing on the Withalacoochee and Suwannee Rivers,
where you can come float past that same area
Sunday 21 September,
and see many local springs, sinkholes and shoals
that need to be protected from that pipeline.
RESOLUTION NO. 14-10
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA Continue reading
Sabal Trail avoid sensitive karst regions –Hamilton County FL Commission to FERC
Last Friday a resolution to FERC saying the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline
should avoid sensitive karst limeston regions affecting water resources
passed the Hamilton County, Florida Commission.
Joyce Marie Taylor has added the following to her article in the Suwannee Democrat 25 August 2014, Hamilton fights back against Sabal Trail pipeline,
A special meeting was called on Friday, Aug. 22, and the board voted to pass Resolution 14-10 that expressed their concerns about the proposed pipeline route across the Withlacoochee River that forms the western boundary of Hamilton County.
A portion of the resolution states, Continue reading
Protect the Withlacoochee River from the Sabal Trail Pipeline –Chris Mericle at the Hamilton County Commission
Chris Mericle, local host for the
September WWALS Outing,
spoke to the Hamilton County Commission last Tuesday
about the same section of the Withlacoochee River,
where the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline is proposed to cross.
You can come float past it yourself
Sunday 21 September,
and see many local springs, sinkholes and shoals
that need to be protected from that pipeline,
continuing on to where the pipeline would cross the Suwannee River.
Joyce Marie Taylor wrote for the Suwannee Democrat 25 August 2014, Hamilton fights back against Sabal Trail pipeline, Continue reading
WWALS and Satilla Riverkeeper in Perry, GA
Us south Georgia watershed groups have to stick together!
Pictured are Satilla Riverkeeper Ashby Nix, WWALS Watershed Coalition: President John S. Quarterman, Treasurer Gretchen Quarterman, Ambassador Dave Hetzel, in Perry, Georgia, 21 August 2014.
Thanks to workshop presenter Loren Moore Continue reading
Counties and Cities in WWALS Watersheds
Update 2019-10-03: More like 35 counties. See instead recently updated WWALS Counties and Cities.
Can you remember all 23 counties in the WWALS watersheds, and the thirty or more cities and towns? I can’t, so I made a new WWALS web page on WWALS Counties and Cities, with population comparisons and maps. Some of it may surprise you.
The Alapaha River starts way up in Turner County,
and runs right through Nashville in Berrien County,
Lakeland in Lanier County, Statenville in Echols County,
and near Jasper in Hamilton County, Florida.
These counties and cities are the core of the
Alapaha River Water Trail.
Come see the middle of that Trail this afternoon:
Alapaha River @ US 84: endpoint of Sunday’s WWALS Outing 24 August 2014. Continue reading