Four days of music and good conversation, not to mention beer, Suwannee Riverkeeper went to Suwannee Spring Reunion, Way Down Upon the Suwannee River at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park.
Gretchen listening, Thursday
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WWALS @ Hahira Honeybee Festival 2017-10-06-7
At the WWALS booth at the 36th Annual Hahira Honeybee Festival, we will be talking about water trails, paddle outings, holding poluters accountable, and making sure that water in our area is swimmable, fishable, drinkable. Come help us spread the water word.
When: 9AM-6PM, Friday and Saturday, 6,7 October 2017
Where: West Main Street, Hahira, Georgia
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Pictures: WWALS @ South Georgia Pride 2017-09-16
Fun was had by all at the WWALS booth at South Georgia Pride, in Saunders Park, Valdosta, Georgia, September 16, 2017. Plus we saw the remains of an artesian spring. Here are pictures plus a google map.
Quitman, GA, WPCP spill 2017-09-11
Quitman, Georgia also spilled sewage during Tropical Storm Irma, next to Okapilco Creek, which runs into the Withlacoochee River, then the Suwannee River.
According to John Thursby with Quitman Utilities, the lift station at Quitman’s main wastewater treatment plant lost power, and Continue reading
Lowndes County Force Main Spill 2017-09-23
Lowndes County (not Valdosta) spilled sewage Saturday that may have reached the Withlacoochee River. The county also had “several” lift station spills during Tropical Storm Irma.
After tonight’s Lowndes County Commission Regular Session, I asked Utilities Director Steve Stalvey whether the county had spilled any sewage this month. He said yes, Saturday (September 23, 2017), about 25,000 gallons from the force main on Val Tech Road. He said it was due to Continue reading
GA DNR responds about Sabal Trail at Okapilco Creek 2017-09-21
Not the answer I was looking for, but GA-EPD is still by far the most responsive agency regarding Sabal Trail.
Lisa Myler of GA-DNR called back Friday about 7PM saying Tom Fowler had been to the Okapilco Creek Sabal Trail sinkhole site I reported.
I called her back Monday, and after DNR’s web server came back up she forwarded Tom Fowler’s report today: Continue reading
Public meeting, Live Oak, Surface Water Improvement and Management (SWIM) 2017-10-03
When: 1:30PM to 4:30PM, Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Where: SRWMD Office, 9225 County Road 49, Live Oak, Florida
Event: Suwannee River SWIM Plan public meeting
Received this morning:
Suwannee River and Coastal Rivers SWIM Plan interested parties:
In 2016, the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) received funds from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to develop consolidated updates to the Continue reading
Rescheduled: Rivers Alive Cleanup and Paddle Outing, Alapaha River 2017-10-01
Rescheduled due to Tropical Storm Irma: a combination Rivers Alive and Waterkeeper Alliance Cleanup on the enchanting Alapaha River at Pafford Landing, Lakeland, Georgia, plus optional upstream and back paddle afterwards.
When: 2PM, Sunday, October 1, 2017
Where: Pafford’s Landing, MILE 71.73, east of Lakeland, GA, south side of GA 122, into the woods, west side of Alapaha River, Lanier County
More pictures of Pafford’s Landing and trash to be picked up here.
Cleanup: Cleanup materials will be provided, but if you’ve got Continue reading
WWALS at Berrien County Harvest Festival 2017-09-30
Join WWALS for our first time at the eighth annual Berrien County Harvest Festival in downtown Nashville.
When: 9AM – 4PM, Saturday, September 30, 2017
Where: Downtown Courthouse Square, Nashville, GA 31639
Free: No entrance fee.
Event: meetup,
facebook hosted by WWALS
facebook Hosted by Berrien County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority and Nashville Main Street
“It’s time to get excited for the 8th annual Berrien County Harvest Festival! Come join us in Downtown Nashville for crafts, food, fun, and entertainment by the Peterson Farm Brothers and more!”
Environmental Resources
in 2015 update to Berrien County Comprehensive Plan.
Berrien County PR, unknown date, Berrien County Harvest Festival set for September 30th,
The Harvest Festival will feature Continue reading
Gretchen recruiting new WWALS members
At Solar Rocks at Rum 138.
