WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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Gate in river

[Got it, 09:56:33, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Got it, 09:56:33, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Retrieving, 09:56:49, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Retrieving, 09:56:49, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[On shore, 09:57:02, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
On shore, 09:57:02, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Yep, it's a gate, 09:57:12, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Yep, it's a gate, 09:57:12, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Gate and boats, 09:57:23, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Gate and boats, 09:57:23, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Gate at pile, 09:57:56, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Gate at pile, 09:57:56, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

Tire fetch

[Elizabeth goes for the tire, 09:57:07, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Elizabeth goes for the tire, 09:57:07, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Elizabeth at the tire, 09:57:13, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Elizabeth at the tire, 09:57:13, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Elizabeth gets the tire, 09:57:15, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Elizabeth gets the tire, 09:57:15, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Tire on shore, 09:57:27, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Tire on shore, 09:57:27, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Rolling, 09:57:28, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Rolling, 09:57:28, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Lifting, 09:57:34, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Lifting, 09:57:34, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Tire at pile, 09:58:12, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Tire at pile, 09:58:12, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Elizabeth with tire, 09:58:16, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Elizabeth with tire, 09:58:16, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

[Yay, got tire, 09:58:17, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Yay, got tire, 09:58:17, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

Grafitti

[Grafitti up the ramp, 10:00:02, 30.6749430, -83.3941540]
Grafitti up the ramp, 10:00:02, 30.6749430, -83.3941540

Posthole

[Closeup posthole, 09:05:02, 30.6749427, -83.3941542]
Closeup posthole, 09:05:02, 30.6749427, -83.3941542

Boats

[Waiting on the shuttle, 10:03:49, 30.6749480, -83.3940620]
Waiting on the shuttle, 10:03:49, 30.6749480, -83.3940620

Relic

[Old barrel by the river, 10:26:47, 30.6749050, -83.3940670]
Old barrel by the river, 10:26:47, 30.6749050, -83.3940670

Rapids upstream

[Upstream from the Ramp, 10:46:39, 30.6747008, -83.3945503]
Upstream from the Ramp, 10:46:39, 30.6747008, -83.3945503

Side route

[Not that way, either, 10:54:45, 30.67512, -83.39485]
Not that way, either, 10:54:45, 30.6751200, -83.3948500

Straight route

[And not the, 10:54:48, 30.6752961, -83.3946601]
And not the, 10:54:48, 30.6752961, -83.3946601

[direct route, 10:54:49, 30.6752961, -83.3946601]
direct route, 10:54:49, 30.6752961, -83.3946601

Ready...

[Getting in boats, 11:42:23, 30.6747251, -83.3943914]
Getting in boats, 11:42:23, 30.6747251, -83.3943914

[Starting down, 11:42:29, 30.6747251, -83.3943914]
Starting down, 11:42:29, 30.6747251, -83.3943914

First shoals

[Sideways, 11:49:30, 30.6733697, -83.3930383]
Sideways, 11:49:30, 30.6733697, -83.3930383

[Sideways the other way, 11:49:45, 30.6733696, -83.3930382]
Sideways the other way, 11:49:45, 30.6733696, -83.3930382

[More coming, 11:50:06, 30.6733695, -83.3930381]
More coming, 11:50:06, 30.6733695, -83.3930381

Sunk Boat

[Sun Bass, 12:00:27, 30.67121, -83.39154]
Sun Bass, 12:00:27, 30.6712100, -83.3915400

Riverbank

[Wrested vegetation, 12:02:51, 30.6703860, -83.3923654]
Wrested vegetation, 12:02:51, 30.6703860, -83.3923654

Paddlers

[Many, considering the temperature, 12:03:08, 30.6703154, -83.3925964]
Many, considering the temperature, 12:03:08, 30.6703154, -83.3925964

Fish Weir?

[Watch out ahead, 12:18:11, 30.6675815, -83.3896929]
Watch out ahead, 12:18:11, 30.6675815, -83.3896929

[Hesitating behind, 12:18:30, 30.6675815, -83.3896928]
Hesitating behind, 12:18:30, 30.6675815, -83.3896928

[Not too difficult, 12:20:37, 30.6675815, -83.3896927]
Not too difficult, 12:20:37, 30.6675815, -83.3896927

[Luna the dog in canoe, 12:20:39, 30.6675815, -83.3896927]
Luna the dog in canoe, 12:20:39, 30.6675815, -83.3896927

[Left, right, 12:20:41, 30.6675815, -83.3896927]
Left, right, 12:20:41, 30.6675815, -83.3896927

River Bend Shoal

[Go left, 12:25:23, 30.66723, -83.38703]
Go left, 12:25:23, 30.6672300, -83.3870300

[Wait to see, 12:25:45, 30.66723, -83.38702]
Wait to see, 12:25:45, 30.6672300, -83.3870200

[Boats behind, 12:25:54, 30.66723, -83.387]
Boats behind, 12:25:54, 30.6672300, -83.3870000

Around River Bend Shoal

[Tom Potter walking, 12:28:16, 30.6672872, -83.3868560]
Tom Potter walking, 12:28:16, 30.6672872, -83.3868560

[Suzy Hall, 12:29:07, 30.6667855, -83.3863488]
Suzy Hall, 12:29:07, 30.6667855, -83.3863488

[More making it through, 12:29:11, 30.6667855, -83.3863488]
More making it through, 12:29:11, 30.6667855, -83.3863488

[Tom Potter boating, 12:29:58, 30.6667855, -83.3863488]
Tom Potter boating, 12:29:58, 30.6667855, -83.3863488

[Digging in, 12:30:01, 30.6667855, -83.3863488]
Digging in, 12:30:01, 30.6667855, -83.3863488

Fall colors

[Ahead, 12:47:49, 30.6627062, -83.3798810]
Ahead, 12:47:49, 30.6627062, -83.3798810

[Beside, 12:48:44, 30.6627062, -83.3798812]
Beside, 12:48:44, 30.6627062, -83.3798812

[Behind, 12:52:27, 30.66209, -83.37621]
Behind, 12:52:27, 30.6620900, -83.3762100

[Reflected, 12:52:32, 30.66209, -83.37621]
Reflected, 12:52:32, 30.6620900, -83.3762100

More fall colors

[Approaching, 13:04:26, 30.6584399, -83.3742626]
Approaching, 13:04:26, 30.6584399, -83.3742626

[Under, 13:04:27, 30.6584399, -83.3742626]
Under, 13:04:27, 30.6584399, -83.3742626

[From behind, 13:04:35, 30.6584398, -83.3742624]
From behind, 13:04:35, 30.6584398, -83.3742624

[Red and orange, 13:05:30, 30.6584397, -83.3742622]
Red and orange, 13:05:30, 30.6584397, -83.3742622

[Steve Shaw, 13:05:36, 30.6584396, -83.3742620]
Steve Shaw, 13:05:36, 30.6584396, -83.3742620

More rocks

[Sticking out from right bank, 13:09:44, 30.65677, -83.37105]
Sticking out from right bank, 13:09:44, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

[Calm behind, 13:09:50, 30.65677, -83.37108]
Calm behind, 13:09:50, 30.6567700, -83.3710800

[Corridor, 13:10:55, 30.65677, -83.37105]
Corridor, 13:10:55, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

[Very red, 13:11:44, 30.65677, -83.37105]
Very red, 13:11:44, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

Ibis

[White bird, 13:12:49, 30.65677, -83.37105]
White bird, 13:12:49, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

[Bird again, 13:12:55, 30.65677, -83.37105]
Bird again, 13:12:55, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

Banks

[Yellow sand, 13:12:53, 30.65677, -83.37105]
Yellow sand, 13:12:53, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

[Tire on bank, 13:13:03, 30.65677, -83.37105]
Tire on bank, 13:13:03, 30.6567700, -83.3710500

Cypress knees and rapids

[With boat, 13:17:00, 30.6568460, -83.3705540]
With boat, 13:17:00, 30.6568460, -83.3705540

[Boat going around, 13:17:17, 30.6568460, -83.3705540]
Boat going around, 13:17:17, 30.6568460, -83.3705540

[Rocks, 13:19:00, 30.6566488, -83.3705317]
Rocks, 13:19:00, 30.6566488, -83.3705317

[20191116 131949, 13:19:49, 30.6566488, -83.3705317]
20191116 131949, 13:19:49, 30.6566488, -83.3705317

[Waiting below, 13:19:01, 30.6566488, -83.3705317]
Waiting below, 13:19:01, 30.6566488, -83.3705317

[Go right, 13:19:23, 30.6566488, -83.3705317]
Go right, 13:19:23, 30.6566488, -83.3705317

[Are they coming? 13:19:51, 30.6566488, -83.3705317]
Are they coming? 13:19:51, 30.6566488, -83.3705317

[Looking back to left bank, 13:20:12, 30.6566490, -83.3705320]
Looking back to left bank, 13:20:12, 30.6566490, -83.3705320

Happy paddlers

[Maybe a bit chilly, 13:34:26, 30.65688, -83.36728]
Maybe a bit chilly, 13:34:26, 30.6568800, -83.3672800

Narrow

[Closing in, 13:43:19, 30.65805, -83.36261]
Closing in, 13:43:19, 30.6580500, -83.3626100

[And another boat, 13:43:22, 30.6355308, -83.3180211]
And another boat, 13:43:22, 30.6355308, -83.3180211

Tween Creeks Shoal

[Pulling off to the left, 13:54:37, 30.6562215, -83.3638093]
Pulling off to the left, 13:54:37, 30.6562215, -83.3638093

[Bloody Tom Potter, 14:04:15, 30.6557124, -83.3644773]
Bloody Tom Potter, 14:04:15, 30.6557124, -83.3644773

[A few more rocks, 14:04:21, 30.6557124, -83.3644773]
A few more rocks, 14:04:21, 30.6557124, -83.3644773

Tween shoal and creek

[Big rock, 14:07:44, 30.65503, -83.36465]
Big rock, 14:07:44, 30.6550300, -83.3646500

Clyatt Mill Creek

[Coming from the left, 14:11:41, 30.65392, -83.36352]
Coming from the left, 14:11:41, 30.6539200, -83.3635200

[Tannic acid colored sands, 14:12:15, 30.65374, -83.36268]
Tannic acid colored sands, 14:12:15, 30.6537400, -83.3626800

[Going up, 14:12:17, 30.65375, -83.36268]
Going up, 14:12:17, 30.6537500, -83.3626800

[Across, 14:12:43, 30.65374, -83.36267]
Across, 14:12:43, 30.6537400, -83.3626700

[Coming down fast, 14:14:35, 30.65374, -83.36268]
Coming down fast, 14:14:35, 30.6537400, -83.3626800

[Quite a stream, 14:14:43, 30.6539370, -83.3625670]
Quite a stream, 14:14:43, 30.6539370, -83.3625670

Clyatt Mill Creek

[Down the creek to the River, 14:14:48, 30.6539368, -83.3625671]
Down the creek to the River, 14:14:48, 30.6539368, -83.3625671

[Creek water meets river, 14:15:19, 30.6539368, -83.3625671]
Creek water meets river, 14:15:19, 30.6539368, -83.3625671

Riverside

[Onwards around the Bend, 14:17:21, 30.65323, -83.36196]
Onwards around the Bend, 14:17:21, 30.6532300, -83.3619600

[Private river entrance, 14:35:43, 30.64333, -83.36537]
Private river entrance, 14:35:43, 30.6433300, -83.3653700

[Limestone left, 14:35:46, 30.64332, -83.36502]
Limestone left, 14:35:46, 30.6433200, -83.3650200

Approaching McIntyre Spring

[In distance, 14:39:12, 30.6427900, -83.3658202]
In distance, 14:39:12, 30.6427900, -83.3658202

[Boats at spring, 14:39:46, 30.64227, -83.36608]
Boats at spring, 14:39:46, 30.6422700, -83.3660800

McIntyre Spring

[Boats in spring, 14:43:04, 30.64162, -83.36621]
Boats in spring, 14:43:04, 30.6416200, -83.3662100

[The famous log, 14:48:03, 30.64160, -83.36621]
The famous log, 14:48:03, 30.6416000, -83.3662100

[Spring from river, 14:54:51, 30.64160, -83.36620]
Spring from river, 14:54:51, 30.6416000, -83.3662000

Florida on the right

[House, 264 NE WEST PEPPERMINT TRL, 15:04:38, 30.6375392, -83.3577324]
House, 264 NE WEST PEPPERMINT TRL, 15:04:38, 30.6375392, -83.3577324

[Private ramp, 15:05:26, 30.6375391, -83.3577321]
Private ramp, 15:05:26, 30.6375391, -83.3577321

Last stretch

[Trestle in sight, 15:08:07, 30.63659, -83.35424]
Trestle in sight, 15:08:07, 30.6365900, -83.3542400

[Boats taking out, 15:13:15, 30.6365458, -83.3517060]
Boats taking out, 15:13:15, 30.6365458, -83.3517060

[The Trestle, 15:14:29, 30.63656, -83.35104]
The Trestle, 15:14:29, 30.6365600, -83.3510400

Ashore

[Trash in boat, 15:21:35, 30.6360850, -83.3504650]
Trash in boat, 15:21:35, 30.6360850, -83.3504650

[Rocks in other boat, 15:21:40, 30.6360850, -83.3504650]
Rocks in other boat, 15:21:40, 30.6360850, -83.3504650

Load 'em up

[Boats stacked up, 15:33:20, 30.63605, -83.35031]
Boats stacked up, 15:33:20, 30.6360500, -83.3503100

[More boats stacked, 15:36:23, 30.63605, -83.35032]
More boats stacked, 15:36:23, 30.6360500, -83.3503200