WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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[Scenes from Mayor and Chairman's Paddle 2022-02-19]
Scenes from Mayor and Chairman's Paddle 2022-02-19

Before

[Boys & Girls Club table, 09:24:19, 30.8513649, -83.3472962]
Boys & Girls Club table, 09:24:19, 30.8513649, -83.3472962

[Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson with paddlers, 09:24:27, 30.8513649, -83.3472962]
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson with paddlers, 09:24:27, 30.8513649, -83.3472962

BTBR

[Banners at Troupville Boat Ramp, 10:04:39, 30.8514310, -83.3473150]
Banners at Troupville Boat Ramp, 10:04:39, 30.8514310, -83.3473150

OTW

[Down the Little River, 10:27:16, 30.8515690, -83.3476972]
Down the Little River, 10:27:16, 30.8515690, -83.3476972

[Three boats, 10:27:13, 30.8515690, -83.3476972]
Three boats, 10:27:13, 30.8515690, -83.3476972

[Beside Troupville Boat Ramp, 10:27:20, 30.8515690, -83.3476972]
Beside Troupville Boat Ramp, 10:27:20, 30.8515690, -83.3476972

WR

[Two intrepid paddlers down the Withlacoochee River, 10:35:33, 30.8463631, -83.3475404]
Two intrepid paddlers down the Withlacoochee River, 10:35:33, 30.8463631, -83.3475404

[Coming out of the Withlacoochee River, 10:35:14, 30.8463631, -83.3475404]
Coming out of the Withlacoochee River, 10:35:14, 30.8463631, -83.3475404

[Sunlit Withlacoochee River paddlers, 10:36:22, 30.8463425, -83.3475344]
Sunlit Withlacoochee River paddlers, 10:36:22, 30.8463425, -83.3475344

TJ

[Trash in some deadfall, 10:39:05, 30.8470483, -83.3477807]
Trash in some deadfall, 10:39:05, 30.8470483, -83.3477807

PS

[Palmettos, 10:39:06, 30.8470483, -83.3477807]
Palmettos, 10:39:06, 30.8470483, -83.3477807

MP

[Many paddlers, 11:03:41, 30.8382891, -83.3570728]
Many paddlers, 11:03:41, 30.8382891, -83.3570728

WO

[Clean outfall, Valdosta Withlacoochee Wastewater Plant, 11:08:04, 30.8362546, -83.3593164]
Clean outfall, Valdosta Withlacoochee Wastewater Plant, 11:08:04, 30.8362546, -83.3593164

[Clean water from the WWTP, 11:08:23, 30.8362546, -83.3593164]
Clean water from the WWTP, 11:08:23, 30.8362546, -83.3593164

[Paddler-approved WWTP outfall, 11:14:28, 30.8391114, -83.3627424]
Paddler-approved WWTP outfall, 11:14:28, 30.8391114, -83.3627424

DPBR

[Deloach Private Boat Ramp, 11:28:50, 30.8379019, -83.3702335]
Deloach Private Boat Ramp, 11:28:50, 30.8379019, -83.3702335

[Context, Deloach Private Boat Ramp, 11:28:56, 30.8379019, -83.3702335]
Context, Deloach Private Boat Ramp, 11:28:56, 30.8379019, -83.3702335

DF

[Deadfalls, 12:04:28, 30.8273367, -83.3929997]
Deadfalls, 12:04:28, 30.8273367, -83.3929997

BC

[Berrien County canoe with trash, 12:04:37, 30.8273367, -83.3929997]
Berrien County canoe with trash, 12:04:37, 30.8273367, -83.3929997

LPC

[Langdale Partition Creek, 12:22:31, 30.8292757, -83.4097801]
Langdale Partition Creek, 12:22:31, 30.8292757, -83.4097801

LS

[Lunch stop, 12:46:12, 30.8162380, -83.4249520]
Lunch stop, 12:46:12, 30.8162380, -83.4249520

[Banner marks the lunch stop, 12:46:28, 30.8162381, -83.4249520]
Banner marks the lunch stop, 12:46:28, 30.8162381, -83.4249520

[Lunching, 12:55:01, 30.8159070, -83.4251310]
Lunching, 12:55:01, 30.8159070, -83.4251310

PAP

[Port-A-Potty on left, 12:55:04, 30.8159072, -83.4251312]
Port-A-Potty on left, 12:55:04, 30.8159072, -83.4251312

[Lunching by the river, 13:02:20, 30.8159770, -83.4246330]
Lunching by the river, 13:02:20, 30.8159770, -83.4246330

MPI

[More paddlers incoming, 13:10:21, 30.8157770, -83.4250742]
More paddlers incoming, 13:10:21, 30.8157770, -83.4250742

[Banner by the creek, 13:10:34, 30.8157770, -83.4250742]
Banner by the creek, 13:10:34, 30.8157770, -83.4250742

[Bobby McKenzie in a boat with a GOPRO360, 13:11:10, 30.8157770, -83.4250740]
Bobby McKenzie in a boat with a GOPRO360, 13:11:10, 30.8157770, -83.4250740

[Who else we got?, 13:12:05, 30.8158580, -83.4250622]
Who else we got?, 13:12:05, 30.8158580, -83.4250622

[Foreground banner, 13:12:50, 30.8158750, -83.4250553]
Foreground banner, 13:12:50, 30.8158750, -83.4250553

BDS

[Banner with boats heading on downstream, 13:13:03, 30.8158750, -83.4250553]
Banner with boats heading on downstream, 13:13:03, 30.8158750, -83.4250553

BFR

[Lunchstop from river, 13:42:52, 30.8160062, -83.4250614]
Lunchstop from river, 13:42:52, 30.8160062, -83.4250614

[Boats in the distance, 13:43:23, 30.8160062, -83.4250614]
Boats in the distance, 13:43:23, 30.8160062, -83.4250614

[Taking down the banner, 13:54:44, 30.8158999, -83.4250583]
Taking down the banner, 13:54:44, 30.8158999, -83.4250583

PWTB

[Posing with the banner, 13:55:18, 30.8158999, -83.4250583]
Posing with the banner, 13:55:18, 30.8158999, -83.4250583

MC

[Millrace Creek, 14:20:04, 30.8144560, -83.4375073]
Millrace Creek, 14:20:04, 30.8144560, -83.4375073

[Millrace Creek entrance, 14:20:19, 30.8144560, -83.4375073]
Millrace Creek entrance, 14:20:19, 30.8144560, -83.4375073

[Up Millrace Creek, 14:21:59, 30.8148043, -83.4375416]
Up Millrace Creek, 14:21:59, 30.8148043, -83.4375416

[Farther up Millrace Creek, 14:24:03, 30.8147144, -83.4364794]
Farther up Millrace Creek, 14:24:03, 30.8147144, -83.4364794

[Slanted creek deadfall, 14:24:05, 30.8154329, -83.4365580]
Slanted creek deadfall, 14:24:05, 30.8154329, -83.4365580

[Being followed, 14:24:48, 30.8154329, -83.4365580]
Being followed, 14:24:48, 30.8154329, -83.4365580

FC

[Framed Millrace Creek, 14:32:34, 30.8149698, -83.4373425]
Framed Millrace Creek, 14:32:34, 30.8149698, -83.4373425

[Three more boats in Millrace Creek, 14:33:11, 30.8149700, -83.4373430]
Three more boats in Millrace Creek, 14:33:11, 30.8149700, -83.4373430

UR

[Underwater rapids, 14:45:41, 30.8180365, -83.4443469]
Underwater rapids, 14:45:41, 30.8180365, -83.4443469

[Churning a bit, 14:45:45, 30.8180365, -83.4443469]
Churning a bit, 14:45:45, 30.8180365, -83.4443469

TDF

[Turtle on deadfall on the bank, 14:46:33, 30.8180526, -83.4450885]
Turtle on deadfall on the bank, 14:46:33, 30.8180526, -83.4450885

DLC

[Dykes Lane Creek, right bank, 15:03:23, 30.8100268, -83.4504928]
Dykes Lane Creek, right bank, 15:03:23, 30.8100268, -83.4504928

SS

[Slightly shoaly, 15:20:36, 30.7980726, -83.4479126]
Slightly shoaly, 15:20:36, 30.7980726, -83.4479126

[A bit of chop, 15:25:15]
A bit of chop, 15:25:15

STPL

[Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, 15:26:41, 30.795422, -83.452507]
Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, 15:26:41, 30.7954220, -83.4525070

[Left bank, Sabal Trail sign, 15:26:49, 30.795422, -83.452507]
Left bank, Sabal Trail sign, 15:26:49, 30.7954220, -83.4525070

US84B

[US 84 Bridge, 15:26:56, 30.795 -83.453]
US 84 Bridge, 15:26:56, 30.795 -83.453

[Context, US 84 Bridge, 15:26:58, 30.795 -83.453]
Context, US 84 Bridge, 15:26:58, 30.795 -83.453

RRB

[US 84 and CSX RR Bridges, 15:28:43, 30.793485, -83.453493]
US 84 and CSX RR Bridges, 15:28:43, 30.7934850, -83.4534930

CSXRR

[CSX RR Bridge, right bank, 15:29:27, 30.792894, -83.453455]
CSX RR Bridge, right bank, 15:29:27, 30.7928940, -83.4534550

[CSX RR Bridge, left bank, 15:29:39, 30.792894, -83.453455]
CSX RR Bridge, left bank, 15:29:39, 30.7928940, -83.4534550

[CSX RR and US 84 Bridges from downstream, 15:29:38, 30.7927, -83.453455]
CSX RR and US 84 Bridges from downstream, 15:29:38, 30.7927000, -83.4534550

SB

[Spook Bridge under limbs, 15:29:51, 30.79096, -83.4521316]
Spook Bridge under limbs, 15:29:51, 30.7909600, -83.4521316

[Spook Bridge with takeout beyond, 15:31:55, 30.7909548, -83.4521316]
Spook Bridge with takeout beyond, 15:31:55, 30.7909548, -83.4521316

TO

[Boats on trailer at takeout, 15:54:12, 30.7893570, -83.4511320]
Boats on trailer at takeout, 15:54:12, 30.7893570, -83.4511320

[Confab with boats on trailer, 16:20:12, 30.7894810, -83.4513111]
Confab with boats on trailer, 16:20:12, 30.7894810, -83.4513111