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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Winners: Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2023-09-22 [Up]

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[Winners and Finalists, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2023]
Winners and Finalists, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2023

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[Winners: Suwannee Riverkeeper; Cindy Bear and Franc Robert, Best Folk; Jane Fallon, First Prize; Bacon James, Best from Outside; Kyle Bird Chamberlain and David Rodock, tie for Best from Inside; Chamberlain, Best Blues; Rodock, Best AmeriKinda; Keven Stephenson, Best Country --Chuck Roberts]
Winners: Suwannee Riverkeeper; Cindy Bear and Franc Robert, Best Folk; Jane Fallon, First Prize; Bacon James, Best from Outside; Kyle Bird Chamberlain and David Rodock, tie for Best from Inside; Chamberlain, Best Blues; Rodock, Best AmeriKinda; Keven Stephenson, Best Country --Chuck Roberts

[WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman --Chuck Roberts]
WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman --Chuck Roberts

[Headliner Katherine Ball and M.C. Chuck Roberts --Chuck Roberts]
Headliner Katherine Ball and M.C. Chuck Roberts --Chuck Roberts

[Speaker C.B. Adams --Chuck Roberts]
Speaker C.B. Adams --Chuck Roberts

[Speaker Fannie Gibs --Chuck Roberts]
Speaker Fannie Gibs --Chuck Roberts

[Speaker Ken Sulak --Chuck Roberts]
Speaker Ken Sulak --Chuck Roberts

[Headliner Katherine Ball --Chuck Roberts]
Headliner Katherine Ball --Chuck Roberts

[Organizers: M.C. Chuck Roberts, WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, Headliner Katherine Ball, WWALS President Sara Jay Jones, WWALS Board Member Scotti Jay Jones --Chuck Roberts]
Organizers: M.C. Chuck Roberts, WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, Headliner Katherine Ball, WWALS President Sara Jay Jones, WWALS Board Member Scotti Jay Jones --Chuck Roberts

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[M.C. Chuck Roberts on stage]
M.C. Chuck Roberts on stage

[M.C. Chuck Roberts]
M.C. Chuck Roberts

[WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman]
WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman

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[Speaker Chris Adams]
Speaker Chris Adams

[Audience and Speaker Chris Adams]
Audience and Speaker Chris Adams

[Audience]
Audience

[Speakerview: Chris Adams]
Speakerview: Chris Adams

[Speakers: Chris Adams, and seated Ken Sulak and Fannie Gibbs]
Speakers: Chris Adams, and seated Ken Sulak and Fannie Gibbs

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[Speaker Fannie Gibbs preparing]
Speaker Fannie Gibbs preparing

[Speaker Fannie Gibbs]
Speaker Fannie Gibbs

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[Speaker Ken Sulak: North Florida Long Ago]
Speaker Ken Sulak: North Florida Long Ago

[Alachua: the Prime Farmland]
Alachua: the Prime Farmland

[Crossing Rivers]
Crossing Rivers

[trails throughGeorgia led to Alachua]
trails throughGeorgia led to Alachua

[Indian bent-tree trail markers]
Indian bent-tree trail markers

[Old Trails through South Georgia into Spanish North Florida]
Old Trails through South Georgia into Spanish North Florida

[Wescott 1866 Map: Old Salt Trail & Alligator Trail]
Wescott 1866 Map: Old Salt Trail & Alligator Trail

[Virgin Pine Forest]
Virgin Pine Forest

[Timbering Swamp Cypress & Upland Yellow Pine]
Timbering Swamp Cypress & Upland Yellow Pine

[Demise of the Primordial 3,000-5,000 yr-old Giant Conifer Forest]
Demise of the Primordial 3,000-5,000 yr-old Giant Conifer Forest

[Often a Multi-Family Clan]
Often a Multi-Family Clan

[Settler Family Trajectories]
Settler Family Trajectories

[Every Settler Family Had its Own Story]
Every Settler Family Had its Own Story

[Swampers]
Swampers

[A Typical Story along the Coast & in Interior Bogs]
A Typical Story along the Coast & in Interior Bogs

[George Jennings Came Down the ALapaha on a Raft]
George Jennings Came Down the ALapaha on a Raft

[Fords and Ferries]
Fords and Ferries

[Townsend Ferry]
Townsend Ferry

[Loading & Unloading a Ferry]
Loading & Unloading a Ferry

[Reaction Rope/Cable Ferry Operations 1820s-1960s]
Reaction Rope/Cable Ferry Operations 1820s-1960s

[Ferries, Bridges & Landings as Social Gathering Places]
Ferries, Bridges & Landings as Social Gathering Places

[By 1860s-1880s Timber Wagon Bridges]
By 1860s-1880s Timber Wagon Bridges

[By 1880s One-Lane Steel Truss Bridges]
By 1880s One-Lane Steel Truss Bridges

[Questions?]
Questions?

[You Can Help]
You Can Help

[Looking for Trailmarker Trees]
Looking for Trailmarker Trees

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[Special Award to Jacob and Michael Bachract for years of Water Quality Testing]
Special Award to Jacob and Michael Bachract for years of Water Quality Testing

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[WWALS Board Member Kim Tanner]
WWALS Board Member Kim Tanner

[Newly-trained WWALS tester Treva]
Newly-trained WWALS tester Treva

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[Headliner Katherine Ball]
Headliner Katherine Ball

[Headliner Katherine Ball and band]
Headliner Katherine Ball and band

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[Chris Adams explaining]
Chris Adams explaining

[WWALS Board Member and Sponsor Bret Wagenhorst and Chris Adams with turpentine clay pot]
WWALS Board Member and Sponsor Bret Wagenhorst and Chris Adams with turpentine clay pot

[Chris Adams and artifacts]
Chris Adams and artifacts

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[The Judges]
The Judges

[Chuck Roberts introduces the Judges]
Chuck Roberts introduces the Judges

[Judges Anna Stange of Madison, FL, Tony Buzzella of Lake City, FL, Joe Smothers of Valdosta, GA]
Judges Anna Stange of Madison, FL, Tony Buzzella of Lake City, FL, Joe Smothers of Valdosta, GA

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[Finalist Robert Thatcher with Tom Brown]
Finalist Robert Thatcher with Tom Brown

FCB

[Finalist Cindy Bear and Franc Robert getting ready]
Finalist Cindy Bear and Franc Robert getting ready

[Franc Robert and Finalist Cindy Bear]
Franc Robert and Finalist Cindy Bear

[Finalist Cindy Bear and Franc Robert]
Finalist Cindy Bear and Franc Robert

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[Finalist David Rodock]
Finalist David Rodock

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[Finalist Kevin Stephenson]
Finalist Kevin Stephenson

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[Finalist Bacon James]
Finalist Bacon James

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[Finalist Jane Fallon]
Finalist Jane Fallon

[Audience and Finalist Jane Fallon]
Audience and Finalist Jane Fallon

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[Finalist Kyle Bird Chamberlain]
Finalist Kyle Bird Chamberlain

[Audience and Finalist Kyle Bird Chamberlain]
Audience and Finalist Kyle Bird Chamberlain

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[Sponsor Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson]
Sponsor Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson

[Judges judging and Sponsor Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson]
Judges judging and Sponsor Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson

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[Fifty-fifty draw winners Franc Robert and Cindy Bear]
Fifty-fifty draw winners Franc Robert and Cindy Bear

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[Kyle Chamberlain and David Rodock skateboarding]
Kyle Chamberlain and David Rodock skateboarding