Update 2025-01-21: Little River upstream 2014-06-28.
Paddle upstream on the Little River and float back down:
the WWALS June Outing.
When: Please arrive by 8:30 AM so everyone can be ready to put in by 9AM.
Where: GA 133 bridge at the border of Brooks County and Lowndes County, Georgia. If we go far enough up, Continue reading
A Greenway Trail is an onland version of the sort of Blueways or Water Trails WWALS is working on. WWALS board member Chris Graham got a very nice spread in one of the Lakeland newspapers today about Greenways, speaking for himself. -jsq
Lanier County Advocate, 4 June 2014, Page 12, Local nature enthusiast hoping to bring Greenway Trail to Lakeland,
Naylor native Christopher Graham has spent the majority of his life exploring the great outdoors every chance he gets.
Currently, Graham serves on the board of the Water Shed group to help ensure local rivers are clean and safe for citizens to enjoy. But what Graham has been striving for is to bring a Greenway Trail to the local area.
What are Greenway Trails? Continue reading
Lewis Lake, site of
today’s outing at 4PM, is Avera’s Mill Pond.
According to Wenda Gaile Bailey,
“there was a partial draining of the lake late last year”, but she
checked the water level yesterday.
Here’s some history, and some pictures from five years ago of what you may see today.
WG Bailey wrote for WG Bailey photos, unknown date, Old Fashioned Pond Draining at Lake Lewis,
Avera’s Mill Pond, the oldest and largest pond in Berrien County, was founded by William M. Avera, son of pioneer, Daniel Avera, covers 1470 acres, and was built in the 1870’s at a cost of $3800.87
The mill dam is located Continue reading
This weekend’s boat outing is cancelled due to flood-stage water levels in the Withlacoochee River, with more rain expected Friday. To be rescheduled.
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This billboard has already been spotted on Bemiss Road in Valdosta.
Please join us at 7:30 AM Saturday 19 April 2014 on the Withlacoochee River between Valdosta and Quitman, to put in at Old Quitman Road on the Brooks County side (just south of US 84) and paddle past where the proposed Sabal Trail methane pipeline would cross the Withlacoochee River, Continue reading
Second annual BIG Little River Paddle Event
held on the sunny rescheduled Saturday morning 29 March 2014 at Reed Bingham State Park.
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Second annual BIG Little River Paddle Event
held on the sunny rescheduled Saturday morning 29 March 2014 at Reed Bingham State Park.
Second annual BIG Little River Paddle Event
held on the sunny rescheduled Saturday morning 29 March 2014 at Reed Bingham State Park.
Update 9PM 16 April 2014: Cancelled due to flood-stage water levels in the Withlacoochee River, with more rain expected Friday. To be rescheduled.
7:30 AM Saturday 19 April 2014 on the Withlacoochee River
between Valdosta and Quitman,
put in at Old Quitman Road on the Brooks County side (just south of US 84):
Paddle past where the proposed Sabal Trail methane pipeline
would cross the Withlacoochee River, digging into our fragile
karst limestone, above our drinking-water Floridan Aquifer.
This is a joint event of Continue reading
The BIG Little River Paddle Event will take place this Saturday rain or shine, but may be delayed if there is thunder or lightning.
You can register online or at the event.