Please welcome Kimberly Godden Tanner, who was one of several new members elected to the WWALS Board at the July Annual Members Meeting.
Here’s what Kim Tanner wrote about herself, including her experience in water quality testing.
Maybe you, like her, would like to do water quality testing
for WWALS.
If so,
please fill out the application form.
https://forms.gle/Qe4gdPgisUDBKUAQ7
Kimberly Tanner (post 3, 2023-2024)
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Sun, moon, bats, and planets, on a balmy night, last full moon at Banks Lake.
Come on out tonight at 6:45 PM and see for yourself!
![[Sunset, Bats, Planets, Moonrise @ Banks Lake 2023-03-07]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-03-07--banks-lake-full-worm-moon-pictures/many.jpg)
Sunset, Bats, Planets, Moonrise @ Banks Lake 2023-03-07
Join us on a leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle on Banks Lake, our mini-Okefenokee just west of Lakeland, Georgia.
Will Hart and Amy Meyers will lead this one for their first time.
Also, Amy Meyers is the new Chair of the WWALS Outings Committee.
When: Gather 5:30 PM, launch 6 PM, moonrise 6:54 PM, sunset 6:35 PM, end 8 PM, Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
![[Banks Lake Boat Ramp, Boats on the lake, sunset, moonrise 2021-02-2021]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-03-07--banks-lake-full-worm-moon/many.jpg)
Banks Lake Boat Ramp, Boats on the lake, sunset, moonrise 2021-02-2021
A dozen happy paddlers saw the sun set and the moon rise at the same time over Banks Lake last Sunday.
![[Sunset, Moonrise, happy boaters @ Banks Lake 2023-02-05]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-02-05--banks-lake-full-snow-moon-pictures/many.jpg)
Sunset, Moonrise, happy boaters @ Banks Lake 2023-02-05
Thanks to Elizabeth Brunner for leading that outing. These pictures came from her facebook photoset.
Julie Bowland also paddled Banks Lake that evening, and took the picture of the painting she did there.
Tomorrow afternoon she offers to show you how to do that. Continue reading
Join us on our watery living room for a leisurely paddle to see the sun set and the moon rise at the same time.
The bats may even be out, but we do not promise that.
When: Gather 5 PM, launch 5:30 PM, moonrise 6:12 PM, sunset 6:12 PM, end 7:30 PM, Sunday, February 5, 2023
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
![[Sunset at Banks Lake by Julie Bowland]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-02-16--pictures-banks-lake-full-moon/jb-sunset-274026171_10165987577605640_847472311281241205_n.jpg)
Sunset at Banks Lake by Julie Bowland 2022-02-16
Lindsey Williams says, “Nice evening out on Banks Lake. It was just 4 of us but we have a great time.”
![[Sunset, Boaters, Moonrise 2022-11-08]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-11-08--banks-lake-full-frost-moon-pictures/many.jpg)
Sunset, Boaters, Moonrise 2022-11-08
Thanks to Lindsey Williams for leading this one at the last minute, the Banks Lake Full Frost Moon Paddle, 2022-11-08. There was confusion about who was going to lead it, and being on a Tuesday and starting before most people were off from work, not many people showed up.
The next one is also mid-week and early, but maybe more people will come: Banks Lake Full Cold Moon Paddle, 2022-12-07.
Below are pictures of the November paddle from Lindsey’s facebook photoset.
For more WWALS outings and events, see: Continue reading
Update 2022-11-18: Pictures: Banks Lake Full Frost Moon paddle 2022-11-08.
Leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle on our mini-Okefenokee, Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, just west of Lakeland, Georgia. There may also still be bats.
This Outing is honoring Veterans, who get free entry.
When: Gather 4:30 PM, launch 5 PM, moonrise 5:52 PM, sunset 5:39 PM, end 7 PM, Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
![[Sunset and Moonrise, 2022-10-09, jsq & EB]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-11-08--banks-lake-full-frost-moon/many.jpg)
Sunset and Moonrise, 2022-10-09, jsq & EB
A dozen people, neighbors and new-found friends, paddled in the coral dusk to see bats fly and the Full Harvest Moon rise through clouds, at Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, our mini-Okefenokee west of Lakeland, Georgia.
![[Banners, boats, sunset, bats, moonrise, shore]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-09-10--full-harvest-moon-banks-lake-pictures/many.jpg)
Banners, boats, sunset, bats, moonrise, shore
Thanks to Elizabeth Brunner for leading this outing, and most of the other Full Moon paddles this summer. If you want to help organize WWALS outings, you can apply to join the Outings Committee.
The WWALS Water Quality Testing Committee was well-represented, with Elizabeth and Michael and Jacob Bachrach. Continue reading
Update 2022-09-20: Pictures: Banks Lake Full Harvest Moon 2022-09-10.
Leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle. It’s a Saturday, and it should be cooler, so join us on our watery living room.
When: Gather 6:45 PM, launch 7:15 PM, moonrise 8:17 PM, sunset 7:44 PM, end 9 PM, Saturday, September 10, 2022
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
The Third Edition of Canoeing and Kayaking Georgia. is finally out, after perhaps-perfectionist Suzanne Welander worked on it seemingly forever, and it is worth the wait.
It is even more thorough than previous editions, with some new put-ins added Continue reading
![[Kimberly Godden Tanner]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-07-09--wwals-board-members/IMG_8546.jpg)
![[Sunset and moonrise, 2020-10-01]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-09-10--banks-lake-full-harvest-moon/sunsetmoonrise.jpg)
![[Cover and inside]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-06-30--welander-book/many.jpg)