Received today this NOTICE, SUWANNEE-SATILLA REGIONAL WATER PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING, Announcement Date: February 16, 2016, TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES::
The Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council is holding its next meeting for the Review and Revision of the Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Plan at the following date, time, and location:
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Registration: 9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Meeting: 9:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.Nashville Community Center Continue reading
Valdosta, February 28, 2016 — Two VSU students took First and Second Prizes Saturday for logos for
the
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (WLRWT),
at a Workshop at VSU, with an art exhibit and silent auction,
and talks on history, archaeology, hydrogeology, and safety,
organized by WWALS Watershed Coalition, the Waterkeeper® Affiliate for the Withlacoochee, Little, Alapaha, and upper Suwannee Rivers.
“These logo winners reflect the beauty and unusual nature of our blackwater rivers,”
said logo contest organizer Julie Bowland, a VSU Art Professor.
She aded,
“I’ve already heard talk that we may use both of these logos, one for color, and one for black and white.”
Eboni Patterson (center) won First Prize for the circle logo.
Ann Reid (left) won Second Prize for the river trace logo.
Both were congratulated by contest organizer Julie Bowland,
who handed them checks from WWALS.
The prizes were contributed by Continue reading
From Leigh Askew Elkins of UGA via GRN, same city as last month, different venue:
Seems like it’s time for them to say something about the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, and about the shale basin under our Floridan Aquifer. Maybe WWALS will send something to them about that.
-jsq
Update 2015-06-22: SOS will remain focused on the Lower Suwannee.
Can’t tell the players without a card, and there’s a new player at Monday’s
Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council 2015-06-15,
in between south of Satilla Riverkeeper and WWALS Watershed Coalition: Save Our Suwannee.
Also, WWALS is now WWALS Watershed Coalition, a WATERKEEPER® Affiliate, conserving the Alapaha and Withlacoochee River basins, including the watersheds of all their tributaries.
In Florida, Continue reading
This coming Friday, June 5th, eight area chambers of commerce,
the Southeastern Credit Union, and the Valdosta Daily Times (VDT)
are sponsoring a workshop on nonprofit boards, 8:30 AM to noon,
at the Country Inn & Suites, 1308 St Augustine Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601.
VDT, 28 May 2015, Chambers host training for nonprofits, Continue reading
WWALS Ambassador Dave Hetzel will be speaking at this meeting (PDF).
Douglas is in the Satilla River watershed, but WWALS’ Willacoochee River forms the border between Coffee County and Berrien County.
NOTICE:
SUWANNEE-SATILLA
REGIONAL WATER PLANNING COUNCIL MEETINGAnnouncement Date: May 28, 2015
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES:
The Suwannee-Satilla Regional Water Planning Council is holding its next meeting
at the following date, time, and location: Continue reading
Update 2015-03-20: Two Hamilton County businesses donate prizes for logo contest –Jasper News.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
South Georgia talent won the Alapaha River Water Trail Logo Contest
Alapaha, Georgia, March 16th 2015 — South Georgia’s got talent! Winners from Tift County High School and Lanier County High School got cash and other prizes for their logo submissions at the Alapaha River Water Trail conference Saturday.
![[Maya Turner with her First Place logo]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2015-03-14--logo-winners/winner-and-logo.jpg){kind=logo}
Maya Turner with her First Place logo in Logo Winners, by Deanna Mericle, 14 March 2015
WWALS Treasurer Gretchen Quarterman invited everyone to discuss river etiquette
and private property and to see the prizes awarded to the high school logo contest winners at the
Alapaha River Water Trail Conference tomorrow,
and to go on the
river outing afterwards.
She spoke in Citizens Wishing to Be Heard at the Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 March 2015.
Here’s the video:
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The Tifton Gazette today printed
the WWALS PR about the logo contest
and the conference tomorrow.
Winners will be announced, prizes awarded, and the winninglogos unveiled at the
WWALS Alapaha River Water Trail Conference Continue reading
Our Suwannee River tributary neighbors have joined other Florida watershed groups in forming a Florida Springs Council.
PR from the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute, January 2014,
On December 4, 2014, seven representatives from various Florida springs advocacy groups “ Friends of Warm Mineral Springs, the Ichetucknee Alliance, the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute, the Kings Bay Springs Alliance, Our Santa Fe River, Inc., Save the Manatee Club, the Wakulla Springs Alliance, and Withlacoochee Aquatic Restoration, Inc. (formerly Withlacoochee Area Residents, Inc.) “ met as the Organizing Committee for the Florida Springs Council. This ad hoc organization will be comprised of representatives from all Florida organizations that focus all or part of their group’s energies on springs issues and, by extension, issues that affect the Floridan aquifer that feeds the springs.
The Withlacoochee mentioned is central Florida’s Withlacoochee River, but of course WWALS’ south Georgia and north Florida Withlacoochee River has the same kind of springs. Continue reading