WWALS Trails Committee Chair Dan Phillips planted the signs for Reed Bingham State Park Thursday,
both the road signs for Red Roberts Landing,
and the at-water signs for there and for the boat ramps on both sides of RBSP Lake.
The Little River Trail mentioned is a hiking trail, but it and
Reed Bingham State Park (RBSP) are on the WWALS
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail.
RBSP is the site of the annual WWALS and FORB BIG Little River Paddle Race and where last summer FORB invited WWALS to help fifty new boaters paddle.
For those wishing to encounter a wide array of native Georgian flora
and fauna, few destinations compare to Reed Bingham State Park, a
1,613-acre stretch of land located in the depths of rural southern
Georgia. The park is rife with hiking trails that showcase the rich
biodiversity of the region—the Little River Trail crosses
through pristine swamp, offering glimpses of river otters, turtles,
and bald cypress trees, while the short Turkey Oak Trail is home to
native ectothermic species ranging from indigo snakes to Georgia’s
own state reptile, the gopher tortoise. Be sure to spend some time
exploring the banks of Reed Bingham Park Lake—this idyllic
water feature is a popular local spot for kayaking and fishing.
Due to the many health considerations of our volunteers and their families, WWALS, exercising an abundance of caution, will not send the information booth to festivals for the rest of March 2020.
While we are sorry to have to do that, the risk is beyond simple infection of
our booth volunteers, which would be bad enough.
The novel coronavirus is airborne, causes a disease that Continue reading →
You’ve seen who
won the eleven awards.
Now here are the rest of the paddlers in the
6th Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race,
from more counties, states, and watersheds than ever before.
Also more Solo Female Kayaks than Solo Male Kayaks,
and several whole families of paddlers.
Coming up tomorrow, Thursday, May 31st:
it’s the
Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Mathis Auditorium in Valdosta.
WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman noted
you can still buy tickets online or at the door.
The
Sixth Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race,
this Saturday April 28th, at Reed Bingham State Park between Adel and Moultrie, GA.
You can just paddle, or you can join the
people seriously training for the
There are prizes in a wide range of categories
(solo, double, male, female, ages, etc.).
This morning I was on
The Morning Drive with Steve Nichols on 105.9 FM WVGA, Valdosta, Georgia,
which Steve says reaches 100,000 people.
We talked about
all the things we said we would: Troupville cleanup, water trails, paddle race, film festival,
songwriting contest, outings, and more.
Here’s
the video extracted from WVGA’s facebook live.
Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols Drive-time Radio 2018-04-24
Video by Black Crow Media for WVGA 105.9 FM, Valdosta, GA
I don’t know why the video is mirror-flipped, but below are a few stills right-way around.
If you want to see the whole morning’s video, it’s
on the show’s website.
This interview runs about -23:40 to -1:20.