Shirley Kokidko sent these pictures of the 11.2-mile paddle on the upper Suwannee River from Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge. Thanks to her for leading. She remarked, “I didn’t take many pictures, just loved soaking up a beautiful day on the river with Joyce Ball and Steve Shaw.” Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge, Suwannee River […]
Here is video of Emily Bell from the Communications Coordinator of the Florida Wildflower Foundation talking about Wildflowers of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida in a WWALS Webinar, June 26, 2025. Wildflowers of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida, a WWALS Webinar by Emily Bell, Thursday, June 26, 2025 The video: https://youtu.be/TjSdNFDh_bM Emily’s slides […]
Update 2025-07-11: Pictures: Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge Paddle, Suwannee River 2025-07-05. Ken Sulak sent this in preparation for Turner Bridge to Cone Bridge Paddle, Suwannee River, 2025-07-05. https://wwals.net/?p=67557 Turner Bridge, Suwannee River –Ken Sulak 2025-07-01, History and what bridge artifacts reveal or conceal Over to Ken: Looking back at the history of Turner Bridge, […]
We had heard a report from Wednesday of a fish kill on Swift Creek, apparently at the Suwannee River. So yesterday three of us went there and tested the water. We didn’t see any dead fish, and the Swift Creek Confluence doesn’t look much like what was in the Wednesday report video, so we’re not […]
The Suwannee River was deep enough that walking your boat in the side of the river required pulling it up along the bank half of the distance, so wasn’t much better than just portaging all the way. Except for getting back down that rocky portage put-in. Big Shoals SP Launch to Suwannee Wayside, Suwannee River, […]
We’ll hear all about wildflower species in north Florida, and maybe even how to prepare habitat for them, from the Communications Coordinator of the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Emily Bell. When: noon-1 PM, Thursday, June 26, 2025 Where: Register here to attend online by zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DRwhEcDjQWqK4Qr9Srnegg WWALS Board Member Janet Martin will give a brief introduction. […]
Cast-iron camping cooking is fun. You can also use steel, aluminum, or whatever you like. You don’t even have to cook: there will be plenty for everybody. Plus a paddle from Stephen C. Foster State Park down the Suwannee River, through the Sill, out of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, back to Griffis. When: Set […]
Hahira, Georgia May 22, 2025 — Rachel Grubb of Lake City, Florida, will sing her haunting encore from last year, as well as the song she won with, as Headliner for the 2025 Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest. Come hear the finalists this year, Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Turner Center for the Arts, in […]
Ken Sulak points out a public boat ramp that was not on the WWALS map of the Suwannee River Water Trail (SRWT): Calloway Boat Ramp, a sand-covered concrete ramp owned by Gilchrist County, Florida. Plus a ferry and a cemetery. Calloway Boat Ramp is downstream from Branford and 2.87 river miles from Sims Landing Ramp. […]
Pending reservations, Paddle 9 miles upstream on the Suwannee River in the Okefenokee Swamp for primitive camping on Floyd’s Island. Paddle back the next day. You must RSVP on meetup to get a spot (clicking Going on the facebook event does not count as an RSVP). Meetup RSVP will become possible once we get a […]
