Sara Squires, Scotti Jay, Amy Weigenstein, some children, and Gretchen at the froggie toss game.
That was at South Georgia Pride, Saturday, 16 September 2017 at Saunders Park in Valdosta, Georgia. Follow this link for more pictures.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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WWALS will have a booth at the South Georgia Pride Festival this Saturday.
We will share information about our programs and activism with the local community.
When: Noon-7PM, Saturday, September 16, 2017
Where: John W. Saunders Park, 1151 River Street, Valdosta, Georgia
Waterkeeper Alliance and Affilates support equality, particularly “we know equality and human rights are intrinsic to environmental values.”
South Georgia Pride is open to the community and family friendly and we invite you to come and visit us there.
Gretchen and a student. Picture by Scotti Jay for WWALS.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Update 2017-10-29: Meet at VSU CORE.
A first for WWALS: an urban cleanup! One Mile Branch runs right through the heart of the biggest city in the Suwannee River Basin (Valdosta) and through the biggest educational institution in the Basin (Valdosta State University). It has some trash, and you can help WWALS come get it!
When: 10AM, Saturday, November 11, 2017
Where: One Mile Branch, through the heart of Valdosta and VSU.
Meet:
VSU CORE, 1300 Sustella Ave., Valdosta, GA
31698
(This is a WWALS event; we’re just meeting in CORE’s parking lot.)
Map: Brookdale Drive and VSU parking lot
Hosts: Scotti Jay and Dan Phillips
Contact: Continue reading
Come ask Gretchen questions this Thursday morning, 10-11AM, at VSU’s Continuing Education building in midtown Valdosta.
When: 10AM to 11AM, Thursday, August 31, 2017
Where:
VSU Continuing Education
903 N Patterson St, Valdosta, Georgia 31698
Event: facebook
Gretchen Quarterman speaking at a WWALS public meeting at VSU last spring
WWALS will be offering an interactive lecture at Valdosta State Learning in Retirement Fall Session. We will talk about the watershed of the Suwannee Basin, the Floridan Aquifer, current challenges, and how together we can make sure our water is swimmable, fishable, and drinkable.
Continue readingWWALS Watershed Coalition is seeking student interns to work in a variety of areas. If you care about water, boating, swimming, fishing, or clean drinking water, you can apply now to be considered for one of our internship positions. Hours are flexible and there are several areas of concentration available. Hours for internship can be done over one or two semesters and are coordinated with your faculty for college credit.
Picture by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS,
at
The Happening, VSU, 2017-08-24.
If you want to apply, please fill out this form.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
A fine time on a hot sunny day on VSU’s front lawn at The Happening yesterday. Thanks to Scotti Jay and Sara Squires for helping!
Picture by John S. Quarterman for WWALS.
Tomorrow, with a few tens of thousands of our closest student friends, on the front lawn of Valdosta State University, it’s The Happening:
When: 12PM to 4PM, Thursday, August 24, 2017
Where: Front lawn, VSU, 1500 N Patterson St., Valdosta, Georgia 31698
What: According to VSU, The HAPPENING 2017: CELEBRATING 26 YEARS!, Continue reading
Sabal Fail wrapped it in towels, sprayed a deodorant, and waited until morning.
“Houston, we have a problem,” a Marion County resident remarked.
“Will be getting someone to respond,” Sabal Trail told Marion County 22 minutes after the call. When the county arrived (half an hour after the 911 call, mostly due to road distance), Sabal Trail personnel didn’t have the situation under control and hadn’t even communicated with Houston yet.
Marion County’s Narrative says: Continue reading
The Georgia legislature
did nothing but appoint a study committee,
but you can see why they should do more, in these
WWALS videos of the coal ash meeting in Valdosta
that was organized by Rev. Deacon Leeann Culbreath of Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL).
Thanks to Rev. Floyd Rose for the venue at Academy of Excellence on Lee Street.
The Valdosta Daily Times covered this meeting, but did not mention the local landfill, which was a major topic of my presentation, as you can see in my slides. The Mayor of Valdosta disclaims any control over that landfill and the Lowndes County Commission expressed no interest. Nevermind both city and county governments have Continue reading
Come learn about coal ash and
bills in the Georgia legislature right now.
Rev. Deacon Leeann Culbreath
of
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL)
has organized two meetings,
in Tifton and Valdosta.
WWALS will be speaking at each of these meetings.