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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Winners, BIG Little River Paddle Race 2022-04-30 [Up]

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[Carl Fuller, First Prize Winner]
Carl Fuller, First Prize Winner

Before

[Dam, Little River, Reed Bingham State Park Lake]
Dam, Little River, Reed Bingham State Park Lake

[Beach, Reed Bingham State Park Lake, Colquitt County, GA]
Beach, Reed Bingham State Park Lake, Colquitt County, GA

[Sunrise, beach, Reed Bingham State Park Lake]
Sunrise, beach, Reed Bingham State Park Lake

Booth

[Setting up the WWALS tents]
Setting up the WWALS tents

Red Roberts Landing

[Boats by Reed Bingham State Park]
Boats by Reed Bingham State Park

[Carl Fuller with the white kayak]
Carl Fuller with the white kayak

[Red Roberts Landing]
Red Roberts Landing

Barzallo Family

[Movie: Abigail Barzallo and family (705K)]
Movie: Abigail Barzallo and family (705K)

[Abigail Barzallo and children, Bibs 49 and 50]
Abigail Barzallo and children, Bibs 49 and 50

[IMG 7002]
IMG 7002

[IMG 7003]
IMG 7003

[IMG 7004]
IMG 7004

Power Boat

[PFD]
PFD

[Put it on]
Put it on

[Trolling motor]
Trolling motor

GOPRO360

[Setting up]
Setting up

Boats

[Kayaks and canoes]
Kayaks and canoes

Sponsor sign

[Thanks to our Sponsors: Southwell Medical, Dr. Bret Wagenhorst]
Thanks to our Sponsors: Southwell Medical, Dr. Bret Wagenhorst

RBSP

[Swallow-tailed kite and alligators present]
Swallow-tailed kite and alligators present

[Park map]
Park map

[Red Roberts Landing]
Red Roberts Landing

[Parking Fee Required]
Parking Fee Required

On the bridge

[Bret Wagenhorst and one last paddler]
Bret Wagenhorst and one last paddler

Above the bridge

[Nine boats]
Nine boats

[Most of the boats]
Most of the boats

[Another boat joins the pool]
Another boat joins the pool

[Paddlers waiting]
Paddlers waiting

[Carl Fuller in not his fastest boat]
Carl Fuller in not his fastest boat

Start of race

[Movie: Paddle directions --Bret Wagenhorst (17M)]
Movie: Paddle directions --Bret Wagenhorst (17M)

[Movie: Ready, Set, Go! (30M)]
Movie: Ready, Set, Go! (30M)

[Go!]
Go!

Below the bridge

[Russell McBride and Carl Fuller]
Russell McBride and Carl Fuller

[Carl Fuller in the lead]
Carl Fuller in the lead

[Bright daylight]
Bright daylight

[Wooden canoe]
Wooden canoe

[Five boats]
Five boats

Beach sand

[Children playing in the sand]
Children playing in the sand

[Sandy child]
Sandy child

[Closeup child]
Closeup child

[Movie: Sand child (5.1M)]
Movie: Sand child (5.1M)

[Child in sand]
Child in sand

[Movie: Walking uphill (507K)]
Movie: Walking uphill (507K)

First Place

[Movie: 39:21 Bib 57, Carl Fuller with duck (7.2M)]
Movie: 39:21 Bib 57, Carl Fuller with duck (7.2M)

[Movie: 39:21 Bib 57, Carl Fuller, First Prize (iphone)]
Movie: 39:21 Bib 57, Carl Fuller, First Prize (iphone)

[Movie: 39:21 Bib 57, Carl Fuller, First Prize, Bethlehem, Barrow County, GA (11M)]
Movie: 39:21 Bib 57, Carl Fuller, First Prize, Bethlehem, Barrow County, GA (11M)

[Child still in sand]
Child still in sand

[Closeup, Carl Fuller]
Closeup, Carl Fuller

[Duck flying in front of Carl Fuller]
Duck flying in front of Carl Fuller

[39:21 Carl Fuller]
39:21 Carl Fuller

[39:25 Carl Fuller on land]
39:25 Carl Fuller on land

First Male Kayak

[Movie: 47:35 Bib 51, Russell McBride, First Solo Kayak, Male (iphone, 104M)]
Movie: 47:35 Bib 51, Russell McBride, First Solo Kayak, Male (iphone, 104M)

[Movie: 47:35 Bib 51, Russell McBride, First Solo Kayak, Male, Quitman, Brooks County, GA (11M)]
Movie: 47:35 Bib 51, Russell McBride, First Solo Kayak, Male, Quitman, Brooks County, GA (11M)

[47:35 Russell McBride]
47:35 Russell McBride

[Russell McBride landed]
Russell McBride landed

[55:55]
55:55

First Canoe Tandem

[Far Tandem paddlers]
Far Tandem paddlers

[Movie: 56:22 Bib 58, Alan and Amanda Hurst, First Tandem Canoe, Mixed, Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA (16M)]
Movie: 56:22 Bib 58, Alan and Amanda Hurst, First Tandem Canoe, Mixed, Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA (16M)

[Movie: 1:00:26 Bib 52, Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzada, First Tandem Kayak, Male, Tifton, Tift County, GA (iphone, 49M)]
Movie: 1:00:26 Bib 52, Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzada, First Tandem Kayak, Male, Tifton, Tift County, GA (iphone, 49M)

[Movie: 1:00:26 Bib 52, Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzada, First Tandem Kayak, Male (22M)]
Movie: 1:00:26 Bib 52, Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzada, First Tandem Kayak, Male (22M)

[Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzada]
Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzada

[Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzado landing]
Paul Horst and Anwar Qarzado landing

[Paul Horst on shore]
Paul Horst on shore

[Movie: 1:01:01 Paul Horst on shore (11M)]
Movie: 1:01:01 Paul Horst on shore (11M)

[Movie: 1:02:30 Bib 48, John S. Quarterman, approaching, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA (iphone, 19M)]
Movie: 1:02:30 Bib 48, John S. Quarterman, approaching, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA (iphone, 19M)

[1:02:30 Bib 48, John S. Quarterman]
1:02:30 Bib 48, John S. Quarterman

[Movie: 1:02:30 Bib 48, John S. Quarterman (16M)]
Movie: 1:02:30 Bib 48, John S. Quarterman (16M)

First Female Kayak

[Far Bib 59]
Far Bib 59

[Nearing Bib 59]
Nearing Bib 59

[Incoming Bib 59]
Incoming Bib 59

[Bib 59]
Bib 59

[Movie: 1:12:23 Bib 59, Jennifer Harris, First Solo Kayak, Female, Parrott, Terrell County, GA (37M)]
Movie: 1:12:23 Bib 59, Jennifer Harris, First Solo Kayak, Female, Parrott, Terrell County, GA (37M)

[1:12:23 Jennifer Harris]
1:12:23 Jennifer Harris

People

[Elleanor and Lindsey Williams]
Elleanor and Lindsey Williams

[Russell McBride, jsq, Bobby McKenzie]
Russell McBride, jsq, Bobby McKenzie

[Tracey Tolley, Lindsey Williams, Elleanor Williams, Roy Williams]
Tracey Tolley, Lindsey Williams, Elleanor Williams, Roy Williams

[1:21:13]
1:21:13

First Mixed Kayak

[Movie: 1:33:06 Bib 50, Natasha and Max Barzallo, First Tandem Kayak, Mixed & 1:33:24 Bib 49, Abigail and Matias Barzallo, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA (15M)]
Movie: 1:33:06 Bib 50, Natasha and Max Barzallo, First Tandem Kayak, Mixed & 1:33:24 Bib 49, Abigail and Matias Barzallo, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA (15M)

[1:33:06 Natasha and Max Barzallo]
1:33:06 Natasha and Max Barzallo

[1:33:24 Abigail and Matias Barzallo]
1:33:24 Abigail and Matias Barzallo

[Movie: Barzallos moving on (9.8M)]
Movie: Barzallos moving on (9.8M)

[Movie: 1:34:25 Bib 55, Bret Wagenhorst (Tifton, Tift County, GA), Jyo (Atlanta, Fulton County, GA) (5.2M)]
Movie: 1:34:25 Bib 55, Bret Wagenhorst (Tifton, Tift County, GA), Jyo (Atlanta, Fulton County, GA) (5.2M)

[1:34:25 Bret Wagenhorst & Jyo]
1:34:25 Bret Wagenhorst & Jyo

[Movie: 1:34:54 Bib 56, Kevin Roof, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA & 1:35:07 Lon Kemness, Tifton, Tift County, GA (12M)]
Movie: 1:34:54 Bib 56, Kevin Roof, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA & 1:35:07 Lon Kemness, Tifton, Tift County, GA (12M)

[1:34:54 Kevin Roof]
1:34:54 Kevin Roof

[1:35:07 Lon Kemness]
1:35:07 Lon Kemness

First Solo Male Canoe

[Movie: 1:36:16 Bib 53, Nicholas Cole, First Solo Canoe, Male, Barwick, Thomas County, GA (17M)]
Movie: 1:36:16 Bib 53, Nicholas Cole, First Solo Canoe, Male, Barwick, Thomas County, GA (17M)

[1:36:16 Nicholas Cole]
1:36:16 Nicholas Cole

[Movie: 1:36:26 Trudy and Conn Cole, Sweep, Barwick, Brooks County, GA (8.8M)]
Movie: 1:36:26 Trudy and Conn Cole, Sweep, Barwick, Brooks County, GA (8.8M)

[1:36:26 Trudy and Conn Cole]
1:36:26 Trudy and Conn Cole

Talks

[Movie: Talks and Prizes (175M)]
Movie: Talks and Prizes (175M)

[Talks: Bret Wagenhorst]
Talks: Bret Wagenhorst

[Talks: WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman]
Talks: WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman

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

[Talks: DNR Cleanups Award --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman]
Talks: DNR Cleanups Award --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

[Use Valdosta Click 'N' Fix --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman]
Use Valdosta Click 'N' Fix --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

[Want to join a committee? --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman]
Want to join a committee? --Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

Prizes

[First Prize trophy]
First Prize trophy

[Carl Fuller gets First Prize trophy from Bret Wagenhorst]
Carl Fuller gets First Prize trophy from Bret Wagenhorst

[Carl Fuller, First Prize, Bret Wagenhorst]
Carl Fuller, First Prize, Bret Wagenhorst

[Carl Fuller with trophy and $100]
Carl Fuller with trophy and $100

[First Prize, Carl Fuller]
First Prize, Carl Fuller

[Russell McBride, First Solo Kayak, Male]
Russell McBride, First Solo Kayak, Male

[Jennifer Harris, First Solo Kayak, Female]
Jennifer Harris, First Solo Kayak, Female

[Movie: Time for lunch (608K)]
Movie: Time for lunch (608K)

[Paul Horst and Anward Qarzada, First Tandem Kayak, Male]
Paul Horst and Anward Qarzada, First Tandem Kayak, Male

[Hats and stickers]
Hats and stickers

[Natasha and Max Barzallo, First Tandem Kayak, Mixed]
Natasha and Max Barzallo, First Tandem Kayak, Mixed

[Nicholas Cole, First Solo Canoe, Male]
Nicholas Cole, First Solo Canoe, Male

[Alan and Amanda Hurst, First Tandem Canoe, Mixed]
Alan and Amanda Hurst, First Tandem Canoe, Mixed

[Conn and Trudy Cole, Sweep]
Conn and Trudy Cole, Sweep

[Paul Horst, Oldest, and Matias Barzallo, Youngest]
Paul Horst, Oldest, and Matias Barzallo, Youngest

Wrap

[Thanks for coming --Trudy Cole, WWALS President]
Thanks for coming --Trudy Cole, WWALS President

[Movie: Thank you all --Trudy Cole, WWALS President (3.3M)]
Movie: Thank you all --Trudy Cole, WWALS President (3.3M)

Fin

[Time Sheet]
Time Sheet
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