There was quite a bit of advance notice that the bridge that provides the most upstream paddling access to the Alapahoochee River is being replaced, and now the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD) has given public notice of a variance for a contractor to replace the bridge according to specifications by the Georgia Department of […]
Leisurely paddle on the rarely visited Alapahoochee River from Georgia into the Alapaha River in Florida. This is a short paddle but may have deadfalls to navigate depending on water levels. We’ve been trying to plan an outing on this river, also called Little River, Little Alapaha, or Grand Bay Canal, since 2014, so come […]
Elizabeth Reynolds sums it up in her video with her pictures of the trash at the Alapahoochee bridge: “Way to go, humans!“ Who’s interested in a cleanup? Mattress This is about halfway between Lake Park in Lowndes County and Statenville in Echols County, at the GA 376 bridge on the Alapahoochee River. It’s also about […]
Twenty five times the state limit for Fecal coliform could be a problem. What got into the Alapahoochee River last week? GA 135, Alapahoochee River, Alapaha Basin If you want to help find out what’s getting into our rivers, you can
Nice to look at, but not for driving. Chris Mericle reports: Here are some photos of an old bridge across the Alapahoochee River that Deanna and I came across while out exploring the other day. Driving or even walking across this bridge probably shouldn’t be recommended.
Proposed for the WWALS January 2014 outing: the river most people know nothing about, from the convergence of Mud Swamp Creek where Grand Bay Creek forms the border between Lowndes County and Echols County in Georgia east of Valdosta, about 14 miles through Echols County between Lake Park and Statenville, to the Alapaha River in […]
Update 2021-07-16 Clean Withlacoochee River 2021-07-15. Update: 2021-07-12: No Valdosta City repair work at chronic sewage spill manhole, Wainwright Drive, Onemile Branch 2021-07-08. Tropical Storm Elsa washed E. coli into the Withlacoochee River, according to WWALS test results for Thursday, July 8, 2021. Some of it probably came from Valdosta’s more than half a dozen […]
Update 2021-07-08: Deadline Extended to July 14, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hahira, Georgia, July 7, 2021 — “Tired of tropical storms? Stay in, finish your song, and send it in by midnight!” said Laura D’Alisera, who won First Prize the first year. “Laura liked it so much she joined the organizing […]
Songwriters, it’s time to send in your song! This Wednesday, July 7, is the deadline. Here is the entry form: https://forms.gle/tWrqas7qPWDKgpqF6 Instagram image by Angela and Josh Duncan. First prize is $300 plus one day of recording studio time, in the Fourth Annual Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest. Plus $50 for best song from inside the […]
