U.S. Congress member Gwen Graham (FL-02) and nature photographer John Moran will keynote the Florida Springs Restoration Summit in Ocala Friday Sept. 30th through Sunday Oct. 2nd at the College of Central Florida.
Gainesville Sun, 8 September 2016,
Robert Knight: Fill vacuum in state leadership to fix springs,
The private, non-profit Florida Springs Council was organized by springs’ advocates to Continue reading
In two days in Ocala, FL
learn how to make meaningful springs restoration a reality
in a series of
plenary sessions about current springs science and management
and that delve into the agency, advocacy, legal, media, and legislative
remedies that can generate meaningful springs restoration and long-term
protection.
When: Sept. 30th thru Oct. 2nd 2016
Where: Harvey R. Klein Conference Center
3001 Southwest College Road
Ocala, FL 34474
Who: Organized by the Florida Springs Council, of which WWALS is a member
Register: Continue reading
Water trails, wastewater, corporate agriculture, solar power, fracking, and pipelines: WWALS works with many issues in many ways,
as part of our advocacy for conservation and stewardship through education, awareness, environmental monitoring and activities such as our monthly paddle outings.
Here’s an introduction to WWALS for the many new members and even more people following WWALS on facebook and twitter.
WWALS Watershed Coalition, or WWALS for short, is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation about everything related to water in the watersheds Continue reading
Apparently we get dragged into a meeting of all regional councils with waters flowing into the Atlantic
because the Suwannee-Satilla RWPC includes much of the Satilla and
St Marys Rivers, even though most of the SSRWPC territory is in our Upper Suwannee watershed.
A tiny bit of our Little River Watershed is in Wilcox County,
which is in the Altamaha RWPC.
Received from GA-DNR May 25th 2016, NOTICE:
JOINT REGIONAL WATER PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING Continue reading
Received today this NOTICE, SUWANNEE-SATILLA REGIONAL WATER PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING, Announcement Date: February 16, 2016, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES::
The Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council is holding its next meeting for the Review and Revision of the Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Plan at the following date, time, and location:
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Registration: 9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Meeting: 9:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.Nashville Community Center Continue reading
Valdosta, February 28, 2016 — Two VSU students took First and Second Prizes Saturday for logos for
the
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT),
at a Workshop at VSU, with an art exhibit and silent auction,
and talks on history, archaeology, hydrogeology, and safety,
organized by WWALS Watershed Coalition, the Waterkeeper® Affiliate for the Withlacoochee, Little, Alapaha, and upper Suwannee Rivers.
“These logo winners reflect the beauty and unusual nature of our blackwater rivers,”
said logo contest organizer Julie Bowland, a VSU Art Professor.
She aded,
“I’ve already heard talk that we may use both of these logos, one for color, and one for black and white.”
Eboni Patterson (center) won First Prize for the circle logo.
Ann Reid (left) won Second Prize for the river trace logo.
Both were congratulated by contest organizer Julie Bowland,
who handed them checks from WWALS.
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WWALS Ambassador
Dave Hetzel will speak about the
Alapaha River Water Trail
(now looking to place signs)
and the
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail
(Committee just formed and looking for more members)
at the
Southern Georgia Regional Commission Council
meeting 11AM July 23rd in Pearson, GA 31642.
Update 2015-07-23: Civic Center, 786 Austin Ave. East, Pearson, GA
According to New Georgia Encyclopedia, Continue reading
From Leigh Askew Elkins of UGA via GRN, same city as last month, different venue:
Seems like it’s time for them to say something about the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, and about the shale basin under our Floridan Aquifer. Maybe WWALS will send something to them about that.
-jsq
Update 2015-06-22: SOS will remain focused on the Lower Suwannee.
Can’t tell the players without a card, and there’s a new player at Monday’s
Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council 2015-06-15,
in between south of Satilla Riverkeeper and WWALS Watershed Coalition: Save Our Suwannee.
Also, WWALS is now WWALS Watershed Coalition, a WATERKEEPER® Affiliate, conserving the Alapaha and Withlacoochee River basins, including the watersheds of all their tributaries.
In Florida, Continue reading
This coming Friday, June 5th, eight area chambers of commerce,
the Southeastern Credit Union, and the Valdosta Daily Times (VDT)
are sponsoring a workshop on nonprofit boards, 8:30 AM to noon,
at the Country Inn & Suites, 1308 St Augustine Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601.
VDT, 28 May 2015, Chambers host training for nonprofits, Continue reading