See three sinks, a waterfall, and a distributary in these videos from the
WWALS Outing to Turket Creek Waterfall, the Alapahoochee River,
the Alapaha River Sink, and the Dead River Sink, June 14, 2015.
A WWALS video playlist
follows the links to each video below. Continue reading
Category Archives: Blueway
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
Agenda: SGRC Regional Plan Update Workshop in Valdosta 2017-09-21
I still want to know which river that is, under “(2) Areas Requiring Special Attention Defining Narrative; Threatened Regionally Important Resources&rdquo. And what I already sent SGRC for WWALS is below this reminder message. Received yesterday:
Good Morning,
A quick reminder for our 1st Regional Plan Update Workshop on:
September 21st, 2017 9:30a to 12:30p
Valdosta SGRC Offices at 327 W. Savannah Ave
The first workshop will cover the following topics:
- Review the existing issues and opportunities within the Region and determine whether they are Continue reading
Cherry Creek & Stillhouse Branch, Lift Station, Sinks, Withlacoochee River
Why should anyone downstream care about an obscure creek north of Valdosta? Because it runs past sinkholes that leak into the Floridan Aquifer, into the Withlacoochee River, then into the Suwannee River, then into the Gulf of Mexico, going by all seven of the downstream Florida counties that passed resolutions asking the state of Florida to do something about Valdosta wastewater, not to mention neighborhoods and wetlands closer to the recent Cherry Creek Lift Station sewage leak, which was at least smaller than previous spills.
Cherry Creek, Withlacoochee River, Suwannee River, Gulf of Mexico
The orange red-circled disk shows Continue reading
Pafford’s Landing, Alapaha River
Plenty of trash to pick up on the site of the WWALS Rivers Alive Cleanup and Paddle Outing, Alapaha River 2017-09-10.
Such a nice river. Come help clean it up!
See also one reason we always give a safety lecture before boating.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
Continue readingBurnt Church access to Alapaha River 2017-08-18
Historic church, steep downhill access to the Alapaha River, and lots of trash.
Why would anybody trash a nice river like that? Continue reading
Old Coffee Road across Alapaha River
Many of you know Julian Fields, retired forester, very knowledgable about many things around south Georgia. In this video, he’s showing people where Old Coffee Road forded the Alapaha River. I haven’t been able to find a map of any age that shows that ford. However, given that Old Coffee Road in Berrien County goes as far as Rowetown Church Road, I’d guess either Rowetown Church Road is where Old Coffee Road crossed the river, at Rowetown Church Cemetery, or it was somewhat upstream. Does anybody know?
Or I suppose I could just ask Julian. Here’s the video: Continue reading
WMA in Lanier and Lowndes Counties
Yes, it’s a WMA on both sides of the Alapaha River, and it will open for hunting this year. It’s also one of seven or eight, all also Dr. Acree’s land. They will each have names, which are currently unknown, but will pop up in the next few days on the DNR website.
Photo: John S. Quarterman, 2 April 2017, in Alapaha River, Hotchkiss Road to US 84 2017-04-02
This WMA information is from someone who’s been on site and knows the details, Continue reading
Alapaha River, Hotchkiss Road to US 84 2017-04-02
This was a tiny outing for a couple of visitors from Oregon through what has since become a new Wildlife Management Area on the Alapaha River, between Hotchkiss Road (which had some magnificent potholes) in Lanier County to the site of the pending new park and boat ramp off of US 84 in Lowndes County, Georgia, all on the Alapaha River Water Trail.
The visitors were Continue reading
Naylor Boat Ramp and Sheboggy Landing, Alapaha River
The Lowndes County parcel in the new Wildlife Management Area off of US 84 does not go as far north as the Lanier County one, and does not go all the way to the Alapaha River at US 84:
Lowndes County parcel 0259 030A from US 84 almost to Old State Road
This is because some years ago Continue reading