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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[Before, WaterGoat, Trashjam, Level log, after, Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee River 2023-07-22]
Before, WaterGoat, Trashjam, Level log, after, Sugar Creek, Withlacoochee River 2023-07-22

RMB

[Russell McBride ready to go, 08:51:50, 30.8616259, -83.3189170]
Russell McBride ready to go, 08:51:50, 30.8616259, -83.3189170

[Movie: Phil Royce delivers a Hahira pin to Gretchen Quarterman, 08:51:50, 30.8616259, -83.3189170 (89M)]
Movie: Phil Royce delivers a Hahira pin to Gretchen Quarterman, 08:51:50, (89M) 30.8616259, -83.3189170

SL

[Movie: Safety lecture and alligators --Russell Allen McBride, 30.8616259, -83.3189170 (164M)]
Movie: Safety lecture and alligators --Russell Allen McBride, (164M) 30.8616259, -83.3189170

FE12

[Movie: The 12th fire extinguisher --Bobby McKenzie, 30.8616259, -83.3189170 (73M)]
Movie: The 12th fire extinguisher --Bobby McKenzie, (73M) 30.8616259, -83.3189170

Banner before

[Movie: Thanks to Jason Barnes for alerting us to contamination in Sugar Creek, but no warning sign here, 30.8616259, -83.3189170 (104M)]
Movie: Thanks to Jason Barnes for alerting us to contamination in Sugar Creek, but no warning sign here, (104M) 30.8616259, -83.3189170

WGN

[Movie: Watergoats needed, Three Mile Branch and Langdale Park --Mayor Scott James Matheson, 30.8616259, -83.3189170 (278M)]
Movie: Watergoats needed, Three Mile Branch and Langdale Park --Mayor Scott James Matheson, (278M) 30.8616259, -83.3189170

WRR

[Movie: WWALS gala 2023-09-22 --WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, 30.8616259, -83.3189170 (192M)]
Movie: WWALS gala 2023-09-22 --WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, (192M) 30.8616259, -83.3189170

[WWALS River Revue --WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, 30.8616259, -83.3189170]
WWALS River Revue --WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman, 30.8616259, -83.3189170

WG

[Down to the watergoat, 09:21:21, 30.8624173, -83.3186694]
Down to the watergoat, 09:21:21, 30.8624173, -83.3186694

SiW

[Something in the woods, 09:31:14, 30.8625123, -83.3203583]
Something in the woods, 09:31:14, 30.8625123, -83.3203583

[Bucket of deer bones, 09:31:16, 30.8625123, -83.3203583]
Bucket of deer bones, 09:31:16, 30.8625123, -83.3203583

[With wheel hub and inflatable mattress, 09:31:24, 30.8625123, -83.3203583]
With wheel hub and inflatable mattress, 09:31:24, 30.8625123, -83.3203583

[Eliza and Bobby McKenzie, 09:31:32, 30.8625123, -83.3203583]
Eliza and Bobby McKenzie, 09:31:32, 30.8625123, -83.3203583

MSG

[Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, 09:36:55, 30.8630834, -83.3215773]
Valdosta Mayor Scott James Matheson, 09:36:55, 30.8630834, -83.3215773

[Mayor on a sand bar, 09:37:17, 30.8630768, -83.3216087]
Mayor on a sand bar, 09:37:17, 30.8630768, -83.3216087

NSRR

[Eliza and Bobby McKenzie and Mayor Scott James Matheson, Norfolk Southern RR Bridge, Withlacoochee River, 09:37:52, 30.8630917, -83.3216074]
Eliza and Bobby McKenzie and Mayor Scott James Matheson, Norfolk Southern RR Bridge, Withlacoochee River, 09:37:52, 30.8630917, -83.3216074

VC

[A variety of cleanupers, 09:38:02, 30.8630917, -83.3216074]
A variety of cleanupers, 09:38:02, 30.8630917, -83.3216074

[Trash under the trestle, 09:38:56, 30.8633187, -83.3214018]
Trash under the trestle, 09:38:56, 30.8633187, -83.3214018

[Elleanor sliding down the riverbank, 09:40:26, 30.8632794, -83.3213887]
Elleanor sliding down the riverbank, 09:40:26, 30.8632794, -83.3213887

HI

[Movie: Huge improvement from last year --Mayor Scott James Matheson, 09:40:26, 30.8632794, -83.3213887 (77M)]
Movie: Huge improvement from last year --Mayor Scott James Matheson, 09:40:26, (77M) 30.8632794, -83.3213887

[Movie: Natural methane --Gretchen Quarterman, 30.8632794, -83.3213887 (72M)]
Movie: Natural methane --Gretchen Quarterman, (72M) 30.8632794, -83.3213887

[Movie: Natural oil on the water, 30.8632794, -83.3213887 (16M)]
Movie: Natural oil on the water, (16M) 30.8632794, -83.3213887

WR

[Withlacoochee River --Gretchen Quarterman]
Withlacoochee River --Gretchen Quarterman

WLIL

[Movie: Water level indicator log --Russell Allen McBride, 30.8632794, -83.3213887 (53M)]
Movie: Water level indicator log --Russell Allen McBride, (53M) 30.8632794, -83.3213887

CPNtWR

[Movie: A child playing near the Withlacoochee River, 30.8632794, -83.3213887 (25M)]
Movie: A child playing near the Withlacoochee River, (25M) 30.8632794, -83.3213887

EPL

[Elleanor Williams leaping into action --Gretchen Quarterman]
Elleanor Williams leaping into action --Gretchen Quarterman

[Russell, jsq, Elleanor --Gretchen Quarterman]
Russell, jsq, Elleanor --Gretchen Quarterman

[Eliza McKenzie and Elleanor Williams --Gretchen Quarterman]
Eliza McKenzie and Elleanor Williams --Gretchen Quarterman

SJjsqPR

[Scott James, jsq, Phil Royce --Gretchen Quarterman]
Scott James, jsq, Phil Royce --Gretchen Quarterman

TJ

[Movie: Remaining trashjam, 30.8632794, -83.3213887 (3.5M)]
Movie: Remaining trashjam, (3.5M) 30.8632794, -83.3213887

[The biggest remaining trashjam, 09:59:46, 30.8639123, -83.3210343]
The biggest remaining trashjam, 09:59:46, 30.8639123, -83.3210343

RPL

[Elleanor Williams on the log --Gretchen Quarterman]
Elleanor Williams on the log --Gretchen Quarterman

BM

[Bobby McKenzie surveying the trash --Gretchen Quarterman]
Bobby McKenzie surveying the trash --Gretchen Quarterman

WRT

[Nice river. Shame it gets trashed, 09:59:54, 30.8639123, -83.3210343]
Nice river. Shame it gets trashed, 09:59:54, 30.8639123, -83.3210343

SCC

[Sugar Creek Confluence with Withlacoochee River, 09:59:56, 30.8639123, -83.3210343]
Sugar Creek Confluence with Withlacoochee River, 09:59:56, 30.8639123, -83.3210343

TTJ

[Hooters, 10:01:22, 30.8639028, -83.3210494]
Hooters, 10:01:22, 30.8639028, -83.3210494

FP

[Fencepost with insulators, 10:07:14, 30.8639169, -83.3211933]
Fencepost with insulators, 10:07:14, 30.8639169, -83.3211933

OtTJ

[On the trashjam, 10:15:16, 30.8637593, -83.3209051]
On the trashjam, 10:15:16, 30.8637593, -83.3209051

CO

[Cook Out, 10:15:20, 30.8637785, -83.3209180]
Cook Out, 10:15:20, 30.8637785, -83.3209180

PRP

[Phil Royce walking the log, 10:15:30, 30.8638342, -83.3210049]
Phil Royce walking the log, 10:15:30, 30.8638342, -83.3210049

ZD

[Zacadoos, 10:16:05, 30.8638549, -83.3210216]
Zacadoos, 10:16:05, 30.8638549, -83.3210216

[Zacadoos and Mayor James, 10:16:07, 30.8638549, -83.3210216]
Zacadoos and Mayor James, 10:16:07, 30.8638549, -83.3210216

WGPLTC

[Movie: Watergoats, parking lots, trash cans, and a proclamation --Mayor Scott James Matheson, 10:16:13, 30.8638549, -83.3210216 (288M)]
Movie: Watergoats, parking lots, trash cans, and a proclamation --Mayor Scott James Matheson, 10:16:13, (288M) 30.8638549, -83.3210216

TT

[Trash toss: Russell McBride to Scott James, 30.8638549, -83.3210216 (121M)]
Trash toss: Russell McBride to Scott James, (121M) 30.8638549, -83.3210216

[Movie: Trash toss: Russell McBride to Scott James, 30.8638549, -83.3210216 (121M)]
Movie: Trash toss: Russell McBride to Scott James, (121M) 30.8638549, -83.3210216

PRWtL

[Phil Royce returning on the log, 10:31:04]
Phil Royce returning on the log, 10:31:04

[Movie: Phil Royce walks the log, 10:31:04 (139M)]
Movie: Phil Royce walks the log, 10:31:04 (139M)

[Cleaned-up trashjam, 10:32:55, 30.8639018, -83.3210672]
Cleaned-up trashjam, 10:32:55, 30.8639018, -83.3210672

[Closeup cleaned-up trashjam, 10:32:58, 30.8639022, -83.3210657]
Closeup cleaned-up trashjam, 10:32:58, 30.8639022, -83.3210657

[Trash collected, 10:37:38, 30.8628528, -83.3213296]
Trash collected, 10:37:38, 30.8628528, -83.3213296

[Movie: About a third of what we collected a year before, 10:37:38, 30.8628528, -83.3213296 (38M)]
Movie: About a third of what we collected a year before, 10:37:38, (38M) 30.8628528, -83.3213296

[Valdosta Assistant Utilities Director Jason Barnes, 10:47:24]
Valdosta Assistant Utilities Director Jason Barnes, 10:47:24

[Movie: Thanks to Valdosta Assistant Utilities Director Jason Barnes for water quality test results and warning signs --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, 10:47:39, 30.8621556, -83.3189107 (98M)]
Movie: Thanks to Valdosta Assistant Utilities Director Jason Barnes for water quality test results and warning signs --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, 10:47:39, (98M) 30.8621556, -83.3189107

[Watermelon by Russell McBride, 10:52:52, 30.8618337, -83.3187986]
Watermelon by Russell McBride, 10:52:52, 30.8618337, -83.3187986