Update 2020-01-01: Gretchen delivered the kayak three days later.
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.
WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman took tickets from envelopes from various festivals and other events and put them all in a box. Continue reading
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.
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. Continue reading
Last night on the Valdosta City Council agenda, as mentioned Monday on WCTV, they did vote for the Mayor to send a letter of support for the Troupville River Camp project.
This was the last scheduled act of outgoing Mayor John Gayle, for which we thank him and the Council.
WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman thanked them in Citizens to Be Heard.
Before the meeting, I handed in Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“We need less fertilizer leaching into our springs and rivers and more water quality monitoring, not more roads gouging through our watersheds,” said Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman at the No Roads to Ruin press conference Thursday at the Florida Capitol Rotunda.
He and WWALS Science Committee Chair Tom Potter then visited the offices of FDACS Commissioner Nikki Fried, some state Senators and Representatives, and FDEP Secretary Noah Valenstein, with letters to each of them to follow.
NO BUILD! RURAL TOLL ROADS MUST BE STOPPED
New “No Roads to Ruin” Coalition sends clear message
![[Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman beside banner; Mike Roth of OSFR speaking]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-12-05--no-roads-to-ruin-tlh/20191205_114427.jpg)
Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman beside banner; Mike Roth of OSFR speaking
Photo: Tom Potter, WWALS
Tallahassee — A new coalition of fifty-five (55) organizations and businesses, the No Roads to Ruin Coalition (NRTR) announced today a statewide campaign devoted to stopping Senate President Bill Galvano’s unneeded and costly plan for 300 plus miles of new toll roads.
Within sight of Governor Ron DeSantis’ office, Continue reading
She got a quote from the Mayor:
“We have the park out there where there’s a landing and parking areas and things like that, so it could be a tourist attraction, and people stopping in here to buy supplies and getting ready for their river trips,” said Valdosta Mayor John Gayle. “It could be a plus for us.”
He’s not in the WCTV video, but you may recognize the logo on this cap:
![[at the confluence of the two rivers]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-12-02--wctv-vcc-troupville-river-camp/confluence.jpg)
at the confluence of the two rivers
The Troupville River Camp project goes beyond what’s out there now; see this TV report: Continue reading
Another in a line of solar projects near the Withlacoochee River is being heard right now by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Zoning Board of Appeals.
![[Context]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-12-03--beltline-energy-solar-project/map.jpg)
Context Map
Source:
WWALS Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail Map.
You can see the Beltline Energy Solar Project towards the bottom of this map, north of US 84 (labeled US 221), and just east of Spring Branch, which runs northwards by the Kinderlou Subdivision to the Withlacoochee River.
North of this proposed solar project are solar panels Continue reading
Scotti Jay reports:
Nov 4th a paddler noticed the barrel. Took a picture of barrel and label.
I asked his location. He was very accurate. I looked up the label information and was alarmed.
Continue reading
![[Shelby Miller to draw]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-12-07--kayak-raffle-drawing-griffis-fish-camp/20191207_172824.jpg)
![[Day]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-12-06--white-springs-parade-float/IMG_4992.jpg)
![[Voting]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-12-05--vcc-pictures/20191205_180209.jpg)
![[Next to river]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-11-04--barrel-suwannee-river-us-41/75341165_2988923911122935_2644471575293722624_o.jpg)