Update 2015-05-17: Upcoming events.
Memorial Day Monday, Gwyneth Moody of Georgia River Network will be down from Athens to see some sights on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT). You are invited to boat among the birds at 9AM on Lake Lewis with WWALS and Gwyneth, to discuss the ARWT over lunch at Puerta vel Sol in Nashville, GA, and then to paddle upstream on the Alapaha River from Berrien Beach at GA 168.
Meanwhile, don’t forget the BIG Little River Paddle Race tomorrow, Saturday May 16th 2015, at Reed Bingham State Park. Follow the link for directions and you can register at the event tomorrow morning.
The Paddle Race already happened, but there are plenty more events coming up.
Directions to Paddle with Gwyneth
This event is FREE! All we ask is that you are a current member of WWALS Watershed Coalition. If not, it’s easy to join online today at /donations/. You do not have to be a member to come on this outing. If you like the experience, we recommend that you join to support the efforts of WWALS, including these upcoming events:
- Thursday, May 28th 2015: Landowner in county in WWALS watersheds sued by Sabal Trail; hearing May 28th in Moultrie
- Monday, June 1st 2015: WWALS on environmental issues panel in Valdosta at LCDP 2015-06-01
- Sunday, June 14th 2015: Sasser Landing to Jennings Bluff.
- Saturday, July 11th 2015: Lanier Park to US 84.
- Saturday, August 15th 2015: Alapaha River Rise, Suwannee River, and Sabal Trail Pipeline, WWALS Outing 2015-08-15.
9AM: Bird rookery at Lake Lewis
Last year we more than a dozen of species of birds, nesting in the trees, sitting, flying, singing.
Lake Lewis, 310 Lake Lewis Road, Nashville, GA .
Head east from Nashville, GA on GA 76, go four miles,
turn left onto Lake Lewis Road,
pay $5 boating fee at box.
Noon: Lunch at Puerta vel Sol Mexican Restaurant in Nashville, GA
704 Tifton Road, Nashville, GA 31639
From Lake Lewis, Head south on Lake Lewis Rd toward GA-76 E
0.3 mi
Turn right onto GA-76 W
3.7 mi
Continue onto W Marion Ave
0.2 mi
Slight right onto Tifton Rd
Destination will be on the left
0.4 mi
Afternoon: Paddle upstream from GA 168 near Berrien Beach
From Puerta vel Sol, Head southeast on Tifton Rd toward N Griner St
0.4 mi
Tifton Rd turns slightly left and becomes W Marion Ave
0.2 mi
Turn right onto S Davis St
0.1 mi
Turn left onto GA-168 E/E Mcpherson Ave
Continue to follow GA-168 E
12.8 mi
Turn left onto the boat ramp access, north side of GA 168, west side of Alapaha River at mile 88.24.
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