Janet Martin led the evening paddle Monday, and wrote:

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for last night’s Full Moon Paddle at Bank’s Lake! We had 9 participants in 6 boats, including two wonderful ladies who drove all the way from Tallahassee to join us!

A special shout-out to Kim Tanner for bringing the banner and capturing the moment with a great group picture!

Full Flower Moon Paddle, Banks Lake NWR 2025-05-12, Lakeland, GA, Alapaha River Water Trail

The weather was absolutely perfect, and the sunset was nothing short of breathtaking. Huge thanks to Janet for leading and Pam for being our fantastic sweep for the night, ensuring everyone stayed safe and together.

And we are excited to welcome Nina as our newest member! Let’s give her a warm WWALS welcome!

Did you know? Bank’s Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a shallow blackwater lake surrounded by moss-draped cypress trees, marshes, and uplands. It’s located near Lakeland, Georgia, and is a haven for wildlife and nature lovers alike.

Read more about this beautiful area here: Bank’s Lake Fact Sheet
https://www.fws.gov/media/banks-lake-nwr-fact-sheet

Can’t wait to see you all again for our next outing!

For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page, https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations

Boaters and Banner –Kimberly Godden Tanner

HO

Heading out –Kimberly Godden Tanner

CCL

Canoe and carlights –Kimberly Godden Tanner

JM

Janet Martin –Kimberly Godden Tanner

C2

Two canoes –Kimberly Godden Tanner

JitC

Janet into the cypress –Kimberly Godden Tanner

PP2

Poised paddler –Kimberly Godden Tanner

B3

Three boats –Kimberly Godden Tanner

WHPC

Water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes –Janet Martin

FD

Fishing dock –Janet Martin

CP

Cypress –Janet Martin

BSS

Boats in the sunset –Janet Martin

TLH

They came from Tallahassee –Janet Martin

WL

Waterlily, Nympaea odorata –Janet Martin

SDC

Sundown cypress –Janet Martin

HP

Happy paddler –Janet Martin

MWH

More water hyacinth –Janet Martin

CfoP

Canoes full of paddlers –Janet Martin

MTS

Marsh Tickseed, Bidens trichosperma –Janet Martin

SS

Sunset –Janet Martin

PP

Pleased paddler –Janet Martin

DitS

Deep in the swamp –Janet Martin

PuCM

Paddling up cloud mountains –Janet Martin

PC

Painted cypress –Janet Martin

ItS

Into the sky –Janet Martin

LgD

Lake getting dark –Janet Martin

GH

Golden hour –Janet Martin

LO

Lights on –Janet Martin

MR

Moonrise –Janet Martin

MRBL

Moonrise, boatlight –Janet Martin

MGBL

Moonglow, boatlight –Janet Martin

BLMG

Boatlights, moonglow –Janet Martin

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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