At-water metal sign drafts, ARWT 2020-09-26

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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Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT)

Here is an example for the Alapaha River Water Trail, for Statenville Boat Ramp on the Alapaha River.

Alapaha River signpost: Statenville Boat Ramp

Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT)

Here are two examples for the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail, for each of its two rivers.

Little River

Red Roberts Landing on the Little River.

Little River signpost: Red Roberts Landing

Withlacoochee River

Langdale Park Boat Ramp on the Withlacoochee River.

Withlacoochee River signpost: Langdale Park Boat Ramp

There's More

As part of the grant, we ordered extra copies of eight of these signs as spares and for educational display and demonstration purposes.

Also included among these sign images for reference, but not part of the DNR RTP grant, is the ARWT sign we previously planted at Naylor Boat Ramp on the Alapaha River, and the WLRWT signs we previously planted at Troupville, Knights Ferry, Nankin, and State Line Boat Ramps on the Withlacoochee River.

The DNR grant also funded purchasing metal signposts and hardware from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for these at-water metal signs. Plus the grant funded purchase of thirty 80-pound bags of QuiKrete for the bases of the at-water signs.

Thirty 80-pound bags of QuiKrete

We haven't forgotten about Florida, and we will make at-water signs to go there later. This grant was from Georgia, so all these signs go in Georgia.

Road Signs

And the grant funded paying GDOT to make and plant road signs in Cook County. Many thanks to Cook County Clerk Vicki Parrish and the Cook County Commission for writing to GDOT to authorize those purchases of signposts for the at-water signs and of road signs, and for GDOT to plant signs even on Cook County roads.

Brochures

Finally, the grant funded 10,000 copies each of new z-fold water trail brochures for both the ARWT and the WLRWT. Those will go up and down I-75 and I-95 in both Georgia and Florida. If you want some brochures, let us know. More on that later.

Cash Match

We did have to pay a cash match to get the grant, so if you like you can donate to help defray that cost.

Also, if you like these signs enough, we can print you a pair for the reasonable price of $50 each. Signpost and shipping not included.

-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!

Pictures

Photographs by WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.,
licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 U.S. License.

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS), est. 2012, is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-for-profit charity.
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.
Since 2016, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.