In January the water should be up like a year ago at this three-hour tour of the idyllic Little River between Brooks County and Cook and Lowndes Counties, Georgia.
There should be no need to drag boats, like there was in July.
When: 10 AM Saturday January 14th 2017
Put In: Cook County Landing (GA 76) between Adel, Cook County and Barney, Brooks County, Georgia
GPS Coordinates: Continue reading
Update 2017-02-05 Pictures.
You can join WWALS for a fall Saturday paddle on the Suwannee River in
the Okefenokee swamp.
Bring a boat, PFD, and paddle, or you can rent those at the park.
When: 10AM Saturday December 10th 2016
Where: Georgia’s Stephen C. Foster State Park near Fargo, GA
What: Paddle from Billy’s Lake down through the River Narrows to the Suwannee River Sill.
Distance: About 7 miles in about 4 hours Continue reading
My phone’s pedometer said I walked four miles of the six miles of this section of the Little River, with many fish, two white birds, lots of sand bars, some eroded bluffs, not a lot of trash after we got beyond the GA 76 bridge, and only one spot of invasive species (Japanese climbing fern).
This section would be better with about half a foot more water. The USGS GA 122 Little River gage showed about 3.71 feet for July 10th 2016, so let’s say at least 4.2 feet would be good. This is because there are many sand bars, including one directly upstream from the GA 122 bridge, where the water level is much closer to zero when that gage says 3.71.
Following up a report, Continue reading
WWALS collected many bags of trash and four mattresses Saturday in the Rivers-Alive Cleanup at Berrien Beach Launch on the Alapaha River.
Thanks to Bret Wagenhorst for organizing this annual cleanup.
Special thanks to the three members of Valdosta State’s
Students Against Violating the Environment (S.A.V.E.) for joining in,
and a student from UGA Tifton!
This outing was also part of the Great Suwannee River Cleanup, and we’ll have some more of those this year. This particular cleanup was at Berrien Beach Landing in Berrien County on the Alapaha River Water Trail. Thanks to Al Browning and the landowner for access to the sands of Berrien Beach in Lanier County.
See also the Video: #NoDAPL #NoSabalTrail —WWALS 2016-09-10.
“WWALS, the Waterkeeper® Affiliate for the upper Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers, supports the Standing Rock Sioux against D.A.P.L.”
So say we all about the oil Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota and the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, in this video. You can join us today at 5:30 PM on the Suwannee River in Florida or Saturday morning on the Withlacoochee River in Georgia. News media are invited. We’ll be taking more video for social media: have your say!
Continue readingWe collected many bags of trash and four mattresses (not pictured) Saturday in the Rivers-Alive Cleanup at Berrien Beach Launch on the Alapaha River. Special thanks to the three members of Valdosta State’s Students Against Violating the Environment (S.A.V.E.) for joining in!
“We’re on for Monday morning! River excellent condition,”
says expedition leader Phil Hubbard, reporting from the Suwannee River just now.
“Maybe 2 feet higher. Flow is perfect,” he added.
Earlier he said helpfully, “I’m stopping at Hardee’s in Jasper to grab a biscuit around 9:15 if anyone needs help finding the launch site.”
About an essential outing ingredient, Gretchen Quarterman says: “I just baked bon-bons!”
For outing details, see the original post, Redoux Suwannee River Roline to Cypress Creek.
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Continue readingUpdate 2016-09-04: “We’re on for Monday morning! River excellent condition,” says expedition leader Phil Hubbard.
With water still coming downstream from Hurricane Hermine and storms following,
expedition leader Phil Hubbard says:
I’m thinking looking at the weather forecast, the only safe call we can make today is to delay till Monday pend river level. The rain probability is actually higher on Sunday but looks good for Monday.
So we’re rescheduling Redoux Roline for 10 AM Monday morning September 5th 2016, still at Roline.
At lest now now we know the Suwannee River won’t be too low!
Hoping to see you there. Details are still in the first blog post.
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We talked about outings at 7:30 as scheduled, although it’s not clear who could hear. The whole St Augustine Rd area is dark, including Black Crow’s online streaming. We’re scheduling another time for next week. And thanks to Chris and the crew who camped out in the station all night!
Chris Beckham asked if we would reschedule the Suwannee River outing. Yep, delayed until Monday due to weather.
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It looks like Hermine will have moved along east by Saturday, or at least by Sunday, which is the fallback date for the WWALS paddle outing this weekend from Redoux Suwannee River Roline to Cypress Creek. We won’t be able to tell for a day or so what the situation will be, but so far we’re still planning on Saturday morning. Expedition leader Phil Hubbard will make a determination before then.
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You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!