Last year at Alapaha Station Celebration we met a lot of people ad had a good time. We’ll be back there this Saturday.
Tag Archives: Berrien County
Sheboggy to GA 135, Alapaha Quest 2017-01-0627
Update 2018-01-19: Rescheduled again, due to low water, to become a hike to the Dead River Sink, still on January 27, 2018.
Update 2018-01-01: Rescheduled to January 27, 2018! Follow this link for the revised outing details.
A long paddle to start the Alapaha Quest! Along the way we will pass Rowetown Church and the Willacoochee River Confluence as we paddle down the wild and exotic Alapaha River in the south Georgia winter.
When: 7AM Saturday, January 6, 2018
Put In: Sheboggy Landing at US 82, east of Alapaha, Berrien County, Georgia.
Take Out: GA 135 Atkinson near Willacoochee, GA in Atkinson County.
Price: This outing is $10.00 for nonmembers, and free to WWALS members. We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
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WWALS at Berrien County Harvest Festival 2017-09-30
Join WWALS for our first time at the eighth annual Berrien County Harvest Festival in downtown Nashville.
When: 9AM – 4PM, Saturday, September 30, 2017
Where: Downtown Courthouse Square, Nashville, GA 31639
Free: No entrance fee.
Event: meetup,
facebook hosted by WWALS
facebook Hosted by Berrien County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority and Nashville Main Street
“It’s time to get excited for the 8th annual Berrien County Harvest Festival! Come join us in Downtown Nashville for crafts, food, fun, and entertainment by the Peterson Farm Brothers and more!”
Environmental Resources
in 2015 update to Berrien County Comprehensive Plan.
Berrien County PR, unknown date, Berrien County Harvest Festival set for September 30th,
The Harvest Festival will feature Continue reading
Old Coffee Road, Georgia
The Google map of locations on Old Coffee Road was used by many of the early settlers of south central Georgia, including in the watersheds of the Willacoochee, Alapaha, Withlacoochee, and Little Rivers and Okapilco Creek. It crossed all those and other waterways by ford or private ferry: there were no bridges back then.
Follow
this link for the interactive google map.
The Georgia Historical Commission erected markers at half a dozen locations in the 1950s and 1960, reading: Continue reading
Old Coffee Road across Alapaha River
Many of you know Julian Fields, retired forester, very knowledgable about many things around south Georgia. In this video, he’s showing people where Old Coffee Road forded the Alapaha River. I haven’t been able to find a map of any age that shows that ford. However, given that Old Coffee Road in Berrien County goes as far as Rowetown Church Road, I’d guess either Rowetown Church Road is where Old Coffee Road crossed the river, at Rowetown Church Cemetery, or it was somewhat upstream. Does anybody know?
Or I suppose I could just ask Julian. Here’s the video: Continue reading
Naylor Boat Ramp and Sheboggy Landing, Alapaha River
The Lowndes County parcel in the new Wildlife Management Area off of US 84 does not go as far north as the Lanier County one, and does not go all the way to the Alapaha River at US 84:
Lowndes County parcel 0259 030A from US 84 almost to Old State Road
This is because some years ago Continue reading
Improved Sheboggy Ramp, Alapaha River @ US 82
Here’s a pleasant surprise! The access road has been smoothed out and Sheboggy Ramp itself has been re-concreted. Thanks to Ben Warren, Berrien County Roads Superintendent, for doing the work.
Ramp with new concrete
![[Ramp with new concrete]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2017-06-03--sheboggy-ramp/IMG_9077.jpg)
Thanks to Bret Wagenhorst for these pictures, Continue reading
GA 122 @ Withlacoochee River 2017-05-17
A clearcut near the Withlacoochee River at GA 122 in Lowndes County, Georgia, led to some visual observations.
School bus westbound on Hagan Bridge over the Withlacoochee River.
The clearcut starts east of the river and west of Hambrick Road. Here you can see the entrance to it from GA 122: Continue reading
Valdosta and Lowndes County water treatment quality compared to region
Valdosta indeed didn’t have the worst water treatment violations in Lowndes County, Georgia, but it was worse than any nearby city in Georgia or Florida (and Lowndes County was worse than any nearby county). Once again, the Valdosta Daily Times said (twice) that Valdosta “is now in full compliance”. This is about drinking water treatment; sewage is another story. But in both cases, if Valdosta doesn’t want the local newspaper to treat the city as the villain of the piece, maybe it should stop reacting like one.
The above screenshot from Threats on Tap: Widespread Violations Highlight Need for Investment in Water Infrastructure and Protections shows Georgia has been pretty bad, but Florida was much worse.
Let’s look at the area around Valdosta. Continue reading
Berrien Beach Landing (GA 168) to Lakeland (GA 122), WWALS Outing 2017-02-11
12 + 4 boats and about 18 paddlers went even faster down the Alapaha River than we expected: six hours on the water between GA 168 and GA 122, including a lunch stop. That’s about 3 miles per hour on a chilly morning and a fine breezy warm day. And there were bon-bons and kumquats!
WWALS banner at lunch stop; picture by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS.
Lots of native vegetation, no invasive species, some birds (buzzards, ducks, heron, flycatcher, cardinals), no animals on the land or in the water. People fishing at Lakeland said they didn’t even get a nibble. I did see a few fish beds below a creek confluence.
The water level was Continue reading