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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Mayor, Council, volunteers, helped WWALS clean up Sugar Creek and Withlacoochee River 2022-05-07 [Up]

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[Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee River, trash, Valdosta Mayor and Council]
Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee River, trash, Valdosta Mayor and Council

Before

[Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, Jesse Cole, Russell McBride, Phil Hubbard, Rob Rickert, Sharon Ross, Don Davis, 09:08:36, 30.8617125, -83.3188277]
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, Jesse Cole, Russell McBride, Phil Hubbard, Rob Rickert, Sharon Ross, Don Davis, 09:08:36, 30.8617125, -83.3188277

[Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, Jesse Cole, Russell McBride, Phil Hubbard, Rob Rickert, Sharon Ross, Don Davis, Suwannee Riverkeeper, 09:08:50, 30.8618002, -83.3189018]
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, Jesse Cole, Russell McBride, Phil Hubbard, Rob Rickert, Sharon Ross, Don Davis, Suwannee Riverkeeper, 09:08:50, 30.8618002, -83.3189018

Sugar Creek

[Sharon Ross, Jesse Cole, Rob Rickert, Russell McBride, Scott James, 09:13:38, 30.8625441, -83.3187415]
Sharon Ross, Jesse Cole, Rob Rickert, Russell McBride, Scott James, 09:13:38, 30.8625441, -83.3187415

[Russell McBride and Scott James at the WWALS boom, 09:13:47, 30.8625441, -83.3187415]
Russell McBride and Scott James at the WWALS boom, 09:13:47, 30.8625441, -83.3187415

[Scott James at the WWALS boom, 09:14:02, 30.8625441, -83.3187415]
Scott James at the WWALS boom, 09:14:02, 30.8625441, -83.3187415

[Scott James picking up trash at the WWALS boom, 09:14:07, 30.8625441, -83.3187415]
Scott James picking up trash at the WWALS boom, 09:14:07, 30.8625441, -83.3187415

[Jesse, Russell, Rob, Sharon at the WWALS boom, 09:14:17, 30.8625441, -83.3187415]
Jesse, Russell, Rob, Sharon at the WWALS boom, 09:14:17, 30.8625441, -83.3187415

Boating

[Russell McBride and Scott James in his kayak, 09:25:11, 30.8634367, -83.3190541]
Russell McBride and Scott James in his kayak, 09:25:11, 30.8634367, -83.3190541

[Scott James picking up trash in his kayak, 09:25:49, 30.8634367, -83.3190541]
Scott James picking up trash in his kayak, 09:25:49, 30.8634367, -83.3190541

[Rob Rickert on the bank, Scott James in the kayak, 09:26:50, 30.8634542, -83.3190523]
Rob Rickert on the bank, Scott James in the kayak, 09:26:50, 30.8634542, -83.3190523

[Rob down the bank, 09:27:23, 30.8634276, -83.3190585]
Rob down the bank, 09:27:23, 30.8634276, -83.3190585

Sawing

[Phil Hubbard in the kayak with a saw, 09:35:34, 30.8632605, -83.3193490]
Phil Hubbard in the kayak with a saw, 09:35:34, 30.8632605, -83.3193490

[Phil, Rob, Scott, 09:35:56, 30.8632605, -83.3193490]
Phil, Rob, Scott, 09:35:56, 30.8632605, -83.3193490

[Movie: Phil Hubbard sawing a log in a kayak, 09:36:09, 30.8632605, -83.3193490 (71M)]
Movie: Phil Hubbard sawing a log in a kayak, 09:36:09, (71M) 30.8632605, -83.3193490

Sawing Part 2

[Mayor approaching a log, 09:39:30, 30.8633684, -83.3192774]
Mayor approaching a log, 09:39:30, 30.8633684, -83.3192774

[Movie: Phil Hubbard and his electric chainsaw, 30.8633684, -83.3192774 (68M)]
Movie: Phil Hubbard and his electric chainsaw, (68M) 30.8633684, -83.3192774

Bottom of Sugar Creek

[Phil Hubbard and Sharon Ross with trash and logjam, 09:53:46, 30.8641066, -83.3200653]
Phil Hubbard and Sharon Ross with trash and logjam, 09:53:46, 30.8641066, -83.3200653

[Sharon Ross at a trashjam, 09:54:01, 30.8641066, -83.3200653]
Sharon Ross at a trashjam, 09:54:01, 30.8641066, -83.3200653

[Circle K Polar Pop, 10:01:02, 30.8641802, -83.3201608]
Circle K Polar Pop, 10:01:02, 30.8641802, -83.3201608

[Styrofoam, 10:01:07, 30.8641802, -83.3201608]
Styrofoam, 10:01:07, 30.8641802, -83.3201608

[Zacadoo's, 10:01:13, 30.8641802, -83.3201608]
Zacadoo's, 10:01:13, 30.8641802, -83.3201608

[Plastic bottles, 10:01:15, 30.8641802, -83.3201608]
Plastic bottles, 10:01:15, 30.8641802, -83.3201608

[Crab Shack, 10:09:23, 30.8641280, -83.3200720]
Crab Shack, 10:09:23, 30.8641280, -83.3200720

Meanwhile upstream

[Jesse, Russell, Rob, Scott in the kayak, 10:24:07, 30.8641393, -83.3199752]
Jesse, Russell, Rob, Scott in the kayak, 10:24:07, 30.8641393, -83.3199752

At the logjam

[Phil Hubbard in the creek, 10:24:13, 30.8641393, -83.3199752]
Phil Hubbard in the creek, 10:24:13, 30.8641393, -83.3199752

Wilson found

[Franklin Soft Spike, 10:25:47, 30.8640460, -83.3201352]
Franklin Soft Spike, 10:25:47, 30.8640460, -83.3201352

[Wilson in habitat, 10:25:50, 30.8640460, -83.3201352]
Wilson in habitat, 10:25:50, 30.8640460, -83.3201352

ON the logjam

[Russell on a log, jsq in the kayak, 10:42:47, 30.8642596, -83.3201787]
Russell on a log, jsq in the kayak, 10:42:47, 30.8642596, -83.3201787

[Zacadoo's again, 10:44:40, 30.8643139, -83.3202322]
Zacadoo's again, 10:44:40, 30.8643139, -83.3202322

[Plastic water bottle, 10:44:42, 30.8643139, -83.3202322]
Plastic water bottle, 10:44:42, 30.8643139, -83.3202322

[Styrofoam in the net, 10:44:54, 30.8643139, -83.3202322]
Styrofoam in the net, 10:44:54, 30.8643139, -83.3202322

[Russell getting more trash, 10:45:01, 30.8643139, -83.3202322]
Russell getting more trash, 10:45:01, 30.8643139, -83.3202322

Trash barge, Withlacoochee River

[Russell McBride and Mayor Scott James, 10:59:55, 30.8638564, -83.3204291]
Russell McBride and Mayor Scott James, 10:59:55, 30.8638564, -83.3204291

[Council Andy Gibbs, Mayor Scott James, Rob Rickert of Lovell Engineering, 11:01:10, 30.8638223, -83.3205473]
Council Andy Gibbs, Mayor Scott James, Rob Rickert of Lovell Engineering, 11:01:10, 30.8638223, -83.3205473

[Council Andy Gibbs, Mayor Scott James with plank and trash barge, 11:01:13, 30.8638223, -83.3205473]
Council Andy Gibbs, Mayor Scott James with plank and trash barge, 11:01:13, 30.8638223, -83.3205473

[Placing the plank, 11:01:53, 30.8638223, -83.3205473]
Placing the plank, 11:01:53, 30.8638223, -83.3205473

Anchors aweigh

[Joining the Withlacoochee River, 11:03:08, 30.8639041, -83.3206636]
Joining the Withlacoochee River, 11:03:08, 30.8639041, -83.3206636

Portage

[Trash temporarily offloaded, 11:06:44, 30.8638761, -83.3209597]
Trash temporarily offloaded, 11:06:44, 30.8638761, -83.3209597

[Over the log, 11:06:48, 30.8638761, -83.3209597]
Over the log, 11:06:48, 30.8638761, -83.3209597

[Another tire, 11:07:13, 30.8638345, -83.3210622]
Another tire, 11:07:13, 30.8638345, -83.3210622

Last river stretch

[Here comes the kayak, 11:14:02, 30.8632856, -83.3213699]
Here comes the kayak, 11:14:02, 30.8632856, -83.3213699

[Occasional pokes with the paddle, 11:14:05, 30.8632856, -83.3213699]
Occasional pokes with the paddle, 11:14:05, 30.8632856, -83.3213699

[Rob supervising, 11:15:23, 30.8633141, -83.3214511]
Rob supervising, 11:15:23, 30.8633141, -83.3214511

Landed and loaded at the railroad bridge

[Russell McBride, Mayor Scott James, Council Andy Gibbs, Rob Rickert, Jesse Cole, 11:30:05, 30.8629943, -83.3214285]
Russell McBride, Mayor Scott James, Council Andy Gibbs, Rob Rickert, Jesse Cole, 11:30:05, 30.8629943, -83.3214285

At the Salty Snapper parking lot

[Elleanor Williams, Gretchen Quarterman, Hazel Williams, Russell McBride, Rob Rickert, Phil Hubbard, Mayor Scott James, Jesse Cole, Council Andy Gibbs, 11:35:44, 30.8617554, -83.3186387]
Elleanor Williams, Gretchen Quarterman, Hazel Williams, Russell McBride, Rob Rickert, Phil Hubbard, Mayor Scott James, Jesse Cole, Council Andy Gibbs, 11:35:44, 30.8617554, -83.3186387

[Suwannee Riverkeeper, Elleanor Williams, Gretchen Quarterman, Hazel Williams, Russell McBride, Rob Rickert, Phil Hubbard, Mayor Scott James, Jesse Cole, Council Andy Gibbs, 11:35:56, 30.8617769, -83.3188779]
Suwannee Riverkeeper, Elleanor Williams, Gretchen Quarterman, Hazel Williams, Russell McBride, Rob Rickert, Phil Hubbard, Mayor Scott James, Jesse Cole, Council Andy Gibbs, 11:35:56, 30.8617769, -83.3188779

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