Rivers Alive Trash Pick Up, on land at Mayday Landing, between Valdosta and Homerville, on the Alapaha River.

And you get a Georgia Rivers Alive t-shirt for helping clean up this sand-slope party spot on the WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).

When: 9 AM, Saturday, September 20, 2025

Put In: Mayday Landing, 749 Howell Road, Stockton, GA 31649. left bank, east side of the Alapaha River, south of Howell Road, north of the railroad bridge, in Echols County.

GPS: 30.82827, -83.017179

Rivers Alive Trash Pick Up, Alapaha River, Mayday Landing, Between Valdosta and Homerville, Saturday, September 20, 2025

Take Out: Mayday Landing

Boats: You can bring a canoe or kayak if you want to, but this is mainly an on-land cleanup.

Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles by packing out all trash, avoiding damage to vegetation, and respecting wildlife.

Safety: Be on time. If you miss the safety briefing, you cannot paddle with us.
Each person in a boat, no matter how young or old, must wear a PFD.

Free: This outing is free to everyone because it is a cleanup.

We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1339856574381639/
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Paddle: None.

Shuttle: None.

Host: Gretchen Quarterman

Contact: Gretchen Quarterman

Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: Reschedule.

More: 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

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Dr. Potter at Mayday Landing, 2019-03-23, 09:11:45, –Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS 30.8281306, -83.0181056

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Eastbound ARWT road signs, Mayday Landing, 2025-02-26 –Echols County

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ARWT At-Water Signs, Mayday Landing, 2025-02-26 –Echols County

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ARWT Sign proof, 2024-09-30, ARWT

Mayday Landing Sign proof, 2024-10-02, ARWT
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