Here’s the
outing announcement,
here is Bret’s summary of the outing, and below are Bret’s pictures. Continue reading
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Easy Outing on the Alapaha River at GA 135, 2015-03-14
4PM Saturday March 14th
at GA 135 in Berrien County near Willacoochee:
paddle upstream on the Alapaha River and float back.
The river will be higher than pictured here.
All are welcome, boats are available! facebook event.
This is immediately following the WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Conference being held at the Gaskins Forestry Education Center near Alapaha, GA from 1-4 p.m. Come see the high school student logo contest winners for the Water Trail, and then paddle on the Trail!
This event is FREE! All we ask is Continue reading
Updated WWALS Brochure with Alapaha River Water Trail
Plus Chris Mericle has joined the WWALS Board, the board now meets quarterly, and much of the work is done through Committees, but the big addition is a map and access points for the Alapaha River Water Trail. Here’s PDF for printing, and images are below, all thanks to Karan Rawlins.
Update: 2015-06-08: See the new Alapaha River Water Trail Brochure, Map, and Card all in one!
WWALS Goals for 2014
A surprising number of the Board’s nine goals for 2014 have been accomplished, and some new ones have already been added. What goals should WWALS have for 2015?
Goals accomplished include
becoming an
IRS 501(c)(3)
and raising money for and purchasing
insurance.
Some we’ve been doing right along:
cleanups, including Rivers Alive.
Some are so much the core of what WWALS does that we
didn’t even list them as goals, but we’ve been doing them anyway:
monthly outings
and
indoor events.
The later-added goal of the Alapaha River Water Trail is Continue reading
Quality of life and the Alapaha River Water Trail
WWALS is most appreciative of this letter of support (PDF). -jsq
Valdosta-Lowndes
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
January 21, 2015
Mr. John Quarterman, President
WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.
3338 Country Club Road #L336
Valdosta, GA 31605Dear Mr. Quarterman;
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority works diligently with our existing companies and prospective companies looking to relocate to Valdosta, Georgia. There are several components that are part of this process and one of those is quality of life. Communities that have a wide variety of activities, arts and entertainment and outdoor recreation do better in the selection process as opposed to those that are limited.
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority understands that Continue reading
High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS in Suwannee Democrat
Update 2015-03-10: Prizes to high school logo contest winners Saturday at Alapaha River Water Trail Conference.
Florida noticed the ARWT logo contest.
Joyce Marie Taylor, Jasper News, 19 January 2015,
HamCo: High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS,
HCHS [Hamilton County High School] invited to participate
Valdosta, Ga.— Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Little River System (WWALS) is excited to announce a contest among high school students in Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Berrien, Atkinson, and Tift Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton County, Fla. to design a logo for the Alapaha River Water Trail. The logo will be used on the Water Trail website, on promotional brochures, and on information at access points along the river that will be posted on kiosks.
Our judges for the contest include:
The rest is verbatim from The WWALS press release of 14 January 2015.
-jsq
Water Trail Etiquette
Planning for the
Alapaha River Water Trail, we need to put
river etiquette guilelines in brochures, on kiosks, on the web, etc.
What should we include?
Here are some possibilities.
Update 2016-02-21: Here’s what we put in the ARWT Brochure, Safety and Etiquette.
The latest of the old brochures from the 1970s contained these six items:
- Carry all litter out with you.
- Do not cut or damage living trees.
- Be extremely careful with campfires.
- Firearms are not necessary.
- Bring your camera.
- Help protect the landowners property.
Georgia River Network’s Water Trails website has this ten-point version: Continue reading
WWALS logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail
Update 2015-01-20: High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS in Suwannee Democrat.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail
Update 2015-03-11: Winners have been selected by the judges and prizes will be presented at the conference.
WWALS is excited to announce a contest among
high school students in Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Berrien, Atkinson,
and Tift Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton County, Florida to
design a logo for the
Alapaha River Water Trail. The logo will be
used on the Water Trail website, on promotional brochures, and on
information at access points along the river that will be posted on
kiosks.
Our judges for the contest include:
- Julie Bowland, Art Professor at Valdosta State University,
- John Fitton, member of the Lakeland Georgia Chamber of Commerce,
- Dennis Price, member of the Hamilton County Florida Tourism Council,
- and Chris Graham, Chairman of the WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Committee.
Winners will be announced, prizes awarded, and the winning logo unveiled at the
WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Conference Continue reading
1970s Canoe Trail FAQ
The rivers may be the same, but technology and the cast of characters have changed, as indicated by this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list from the 1970s. The acronym FAQ hadn’t been invented yet, for that matter.
This Canoe Trail FAQ is courtesy of John Leonard, Executive Director of the Southe Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC). I’ve added some links and clarifications.
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE CONCERNING THE CANOE TRAILS
Days to float entire trail (Alapaha) 4 days-normal water; (Withlacoochee) 3 days-normal water.
That’s for the 83 miles of the 1970s Alapaha Canoe Trail brochures, and the 65 miles of the 1970s Canoe Guide to the Withlacoochee River Trail brochures. Those distances are shorter than the current Continue reading
Organizational Meeting for Alapaha River Water Trail 2014-12-13
WWALS Watershed
Coalition, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation
3338 Country Club Road #L336
Valdosta, GA 31605
17 November 2014
Re: Alapaha River Water Trail
Dear Neighbor,
You are invited to an organizational meeting for the Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS). This updates and slightly extends the old Alapaha Canoe Trail from the 1970s, with new map, brochure, and website in the making.
When: 1-4PM
Saturday December 13th 2014
Where: Continue reading