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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You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
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Pictures

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[Paddles Through Time by Tom Baird]
Paddles Through Time by Tom Baird

Movies

[Zoom recording of this WWALS Webinar]
Zoom recording of this WWALS Webinar

Slides

[Paddles through Time: Historical and Archaeological Sites of the Withlacoochee River of South Georgia and North Florida]
Paddles through Time: Historical and Archaeological Sites of the Withlacoochee River of South Georgia and North Florida
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[Location Map: Withlacoochee River]
Location Map: Withlacoochee River
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[Photo: Withlacoochee River (left) Confluence with the Suwannee River]
Photo: Withlacoochee River (left) Confluence with the Suwannee River
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[Photo: Melvin Shoals]
Photo: Melvin Shoals
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[Map: Withlacoochee Watershed]
Map: Withlacoochee Watershed
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[Map: Twin Rivers State Park]
Map: Twin Rivers State Park
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History

[Paleo-Indian Era: 12,000 – 14,000 years ago]
Paleo-Indian Era: 12,000 – 14,000 years ago
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[Archaic Period: 8000 to 2000 years ago]
Archaic Period: 8000 to 2000 years ago
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[Aerial: Fish weir just downstream of Madison Blue Spring, helicopter view by Tom Baird]
Aerial: Fish weir just downstream of Madison Blue Spring, helicopter view by Tom Baird
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[Photo: Fish weir]
Photo: Fish weir
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[The Woodland Period: (In Southeast @ 1000 B.C.- A.D. 1000)]
The Woodland Period: (In Southeast @ 1000 B.C.- A.D. 1000)
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[Mission period – Timucuan missions near the river or within the watershed]
Mission period – Timucuan missions near the river or within the watershed
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[Thwartship planking of 8HA410, the Little Jack Shipwreck, maybe the Troupville boat, somewhere between Madison Blue Spring and Melvin Shoals]
Thwartship planking of 8HA410, the Little Jack Shipwreck, maybe the Troupville boat, somewhere between Madison Blue Spring and Melvin Shoals
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Counties

[Historical Map: Lowndes County and Franklinville 1839]
Historical Map: Lowndes County and Franklinville 1839
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[Historical Map: Lowndes County and Troupville 1846]
Historical Map: Lowndes County and Troupville 1846
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[Historical Map: Hamilton County 1834]
Historical Map: Hamilton County 1834
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[Historical Map: Hamilton County 1856]
Historical Map: Hamilton County 1856
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[Historical Map: Madison, Hamilton, Columbia Counties]
Historical Map: Madison, Hamilton, Columbia Counties
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[Ghost Towns: Franklinville, Troupville, etc.]
Ghost Towns: Franklinville, Troupville, etc.
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[Photo: Ellaville log boom]
Photo: Ellaville log boom
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[Photo: Ellaville log boom and bridge]
Photo: Ellaville log boom and bridge
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[Map: Suwannee Saw & Planing Mills, Drew & Bucki, Ellaville, Fla.]
Map: Suwannee Saw & Planing Mills, Drew & Bucki, Ellaville, Fla.
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[Photo: Drew House]
Photo: Drew House
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[Photo: For Mrs. Pearl E. Noegle]
Photo: For Mrs. Pearl E. Noegle
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[Photo: Decrepit Drew House]
Photo: Decrepit Drew House
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[Photo: Old house beyond railroad]
Photo: Old house beyond railroad
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[Photo: House foundations]
Photo: House foundations
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[Photo: Suwanacoochee Spring]
Photo: Suwanacoochee Spring
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[Some Current Threats to the River]
Some Current Threats to the River
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[Archaeological Opportunities on the Withlacoochee]
Archaeological Opportunities on the Withlacoochee
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[Just remember -]
Just remember -
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[About WWALS]
About WWALS
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[Suwannee River Basin]
Suwannee River Basin
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[Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT)]
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT)
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[Map of WLRWT and Mayor and Chairman's Paddle 2024-03-02]
Map of WLRWT and Mayor and Chairman's Paddle 2024-03-02
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[WLRWT Access, upstream Withlacoochee River]
WLRWT Access, upstream Withlacoochee River
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[Map of upper WLRWT and route of Mayor and Chairman's Paddle from Langdale Park to Troupville]
Map of upper WLRWT and route of Mayor and Chairman's Paddle from Langdale Park to Troupville
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[WLRWT Access, downstream Withlacoochee River]
WLRWT Access, downstream Withlacoochee River
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[WLRWT map: Knights Ferry, Clyattville Nankin, and State Line Boat Ramps]
WLRWT map: Knights Ferry, Clyattville Nankin, and State Line Boat Ramps
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[WLRWT map: Florida to the Suwannee River]
WLRWT map: Florida to the Suwannee River
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[WWALS Contact Information]
WWALS Contact Information
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Stills

[Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman]
Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

[WWALS President, Sara Jay Jones]
WWALS President, Sara Jay Jones

[Tom Baird]
Tom Baird

[Joanne Tremblay]
Joanne Tremblay

[Suzy Hall]
Suzy Hall

[Suwannee River Basin]
Suwannee River Basin

[White Sulphur Springs]
White Sulphur Springs

[Nutrien phosphate mine Hamilton County]
Nutrien phosphate mine Hamilton County

[Troupville, the former seat of Lowndes County]
Troupville, the former seat of Lowndes County

[Cat Creek, where WWALS is looking for upstream pollution sources]
Cat Creek, where WWALS is looking for upstream pollution sources

[Santa Fe River]
Santa Fe River

[Water quality testing]
Water quality testing

[A Year on the Bay, by Tom Baird]
A Year on the Bay, by Tom Baird

[Lowndes County Historical Museum]
Lowndes County Historical Museum

[Lisa Montisano]
Lisa Montisano

[Withlacoochee Agate]
Withlacoochee Agate