Update 2023-01-21: Report: Conditions wanted on Morven Solar by Brooks County Planning Commission 2023-01-20.

To help visualize what Morven Solar is proposing tonight at the Brooks County Planning Commission, yesterday I took a few pictures.

They include the pecan trees to be cleared for the project that county (SGRC) staff pointed out were not included in the tree survey, as well as the planted pines that were included, and some natural trees that are to be kept as a buffer.

Most of the project is on current center pivot irrigation cotton fields, with the agricultural pesticides that implies.

Which raises one of several questions: will the solar project also use pesticides, or will it adopt another method, such as sheep or goats?

Parts of the Morven Solar project sites 2023-01-18

This is the layout of the project:

Morven Site Plan
PDF

Lawson Pond Road

Bridge over overflow, 17:19:01, 30.9626327, -83.4541188

Power line looking south, 17:22:32, 30.9595400, -83.4556230

This is the tree survey.

Tree Survey w. tree cleared areas
PDF

PPLPR

Field road into planted pines to be cleared for project, NE corner of site, Howard I. Lawson, 17:20:50, 30.9600595, -83.4554060

PL

Power line looking south, 17:22:32, 30.9595400, -83.4556230

PTPL

Pecan trees between power line and Guess Road, all to be cleared for solar panels, Howard I. Lawson, 17:23:25, 30.9571866, -83.4572903

GR

Cotton field at Guess Road

SCGR

Slaughter Creek at Guess Road, 17:31:55, 30.9725522, -83.4758548

PR

Peach Road sign at Guess Road, 17:34:06, 30.9726555, -83.4827012

SCPR

Slaughter Creek, upstream at Peach Road, 17:38:44, 30.9670096, -83.4831693

DDSCPR

Drainage ditch, upstream, feeding Slaughter Creek at Peach Road, 17:39:41, 30.9647813, -83.4827892

PBPR

Pike Branch, downstream, Peach Road, 17:41:07, 30.9584512, -83.4831753

PPPR

Planted pines, east of Peach Road, to be cleared for project, Alvin Jerry Sapp, and beyond C&M Land Holdings, 17:42:31, 30.9537151, -83.4833270

GA133

Lawson Peach Shed, Howard I. Lawson, 17:47:27, 30.9447140, -83.4951030

PTGA133

Peach trees, GA 133, south of Lawson Pond Road, not part of project, 17:48:25, 30.9406830, -83.4896110

CFGA133

Cotton field, east of GA133

SOFL

Save our farm land, say not to solar panels, sign on Van F. Murphy property, west of GA 133, 17:51:29, 30.9358730, -83.4856480

DRLPR

Dirt road north from Lawson Pond Road to Sapp & C&M Land Holdings project fields, 17:58:42, 30.9435622, -83.4805046

CC

Corinth Cemetery, 18:03:08, 30.9453445, -83.4639602

LMPD

Lawson Mill Pond Dam, 18:03:43, 30.9453445, -83.4639602

SCLMP

Slaughter Creek below Lawson Mill Pond, 18:03:58, 30.9453445, -83.4639602

EVLPR

Existing vegetation to be kept for buffer, Lawson Pond Road, Howard I. Lawson, 18:05:01, 30.9524756, -83.4595927

CFLPR

Cotton field in project, Lawson Pond Road s. of Guess Road, Howard I. Lawson, 18:05:04, 30.9524756, -83.4595927

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

Short Link: