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
Here are a few pictures (also on facebook) and videos (video playlist) from the
Fifth Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race.
Later you’ll see pictures of each winner coming in and being awarded. Winners posted, plus news coverage.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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Check in at Red Roberts Landing 31.1920876, -83.5208021
Scott James had already been talking to WWALS Outings Chair Phil Hubbard
about the
BIG Little River Paddle Race Saturday morning at Reed Bingham State Park,
so he knew some good questions to ask on his Talk 92.1 FM Radio show this morning.
Scott also had this morning’s Valdosta Daily Times, which
has a nice writeup on the paddle race on the top of page 5A.
Remember to register online or at the event Saturday morning. On-site registration is at Red Roberts Landing, from Exit 41 on I-75.
You do not have to actually race, you can just paddle. But the long-time winner has some real competition this year, with multiple people training seriously to win that $50 first place prize. You could win one of many other prizes, for young, old, male, female, or single, double, or triple kayak or canoe.
Come on down and paddle, eat the lunch grilled by Phil Hubbard, and bid in the silent auction!
And you can get tickets for the kayak raffle, either at the race or online.
Here’s the video: Continue reading
Last year paddling the Withlacoochee River Charlie Walker fell in before we got to Langdale Park, but he’s dried off now and ready for the BIG Little River Paddle Race.
As we discussed this morning on
KIX 99.5 FM,
come on down to Reed Bingham State Park between Adel and Moultrie
Saturday morning at 8AM,
and stay for the the grilled lunch and the silent auction.
You do not have to train by paddline upstream;
you can just paddle the excellent course three miles downstream
past cypress, pines, great blue herons, turtles, and fish.
Don’t pet the alligators and they won’t bother you.
Remember to register online or at the event Saturday morning. And you can get tickets for the kayak raffle, either at the race or online!
Here’s the video. Continue reading
You don’t have to race, but some paddlers are training big-time,
so come on down 8AM Saturday morning to Red Roberts Landing
for the
BIG Little River Paddle Race,
the grilled lunch, and the silent auction.
The Little River is so low that if you fall in, you can just stand up.
Remember to register online or at the event Saturday morning.
Here’s the video: Continue reading
Update 2017-04-26: video of me and Neighbor Steve Nichols on the radio.
After racing or just paddling, you can eat grilled lunch afterwards, while bidding in the silent auction at the Fifth Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race at Reed Bingham State Park between Adel and Moultrie, Georgia, and you can year about it in your car 8:15 tomorrow morning with Steve Nichols on WVGA 105.9 FM.
When: 8:15AM Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
Where: 105.9 FM WVGA, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
What: Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman on The Morning Drive with Steve Nichols about the paddle race, Wanee, fertilizer runoff, solar power, and yes, I’ll mention the pipeline.
Event: Join the facebook events for Continue reading
At least three people are seriously training for the Fifth Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race. Maybe it won’t be the usual winner this time! Plus there are prizes in a wide range of categories (solo, double, male, female, ages, etc.) this Saturday April 29th, at Reed Bingham State Park between Adel and Moultrie, GA.
I’ll be on the radio 8AM this Thursday April 27th talking about that and related matters, such as WWALS is now also Suwannee Riverkeeper, with Scott James on his Talk 92.1 drive-time radio show, out of Valdosta, Georgia.
When: 8AM, Thursday, April 27, 2017
Where: You can listen on the air, or through the radio show’s own website, or through several online listening services.
Register: Don’t forget to register for the paddle race, either online or at the event. Continue reading
Come on up to Adel Wednesday evening and see sausage being made! If you want to attend by telephone, contact us.
Draft Agenda
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
7:30 PM Thursday 12 April 2017
IHOP, 1200 W 4th St, Adel, GA 31620
All WWALS Board Members are expected to attend in person or by telephone.
The more done on the board list, the less time we’ll have to spend on them in this meeting.
All WWALS members, especially committee members, are invited to attend, as is the general public.
Board Members:
Continue readingAs our community begins the long path of recovery, WWALS Watershed Coalition extends deepest sympathy and condolences to those who have lost family, friends, possessions, and a sense of security in the recent storms and tornadoes.
The first two tornado fatalities were in Brooks County west of Barney,
with seven more in Cook County and two in Berrien County,
plus four in Dougherty County.
Lowndes County got off light this time, with nobody injured,
although there is extensive property damage in all these counties
and others.
Cook County Probate Court (Judge Chase Daughtrey) has set up a fund to which you can donate directly. That Court has also supplied contacts for other methods of donation: a bank account, and dropoff locations for school supplies. That page announces a memorial service tonight: Continue reading
The crowd was very attentive to every word about
wastewater and flood prevention,
with officials from the City of Valdosta presenting in
the first of a new quarterly WWALS speaker series.
If you didn’t come, you can see and hear in these videos
Henry Hicks
about wastewater,
Emily Davenport
about flood prevention,
Tim Carroll
about solar power,
and Sementha Mathews
about how to get more information from Valdosta.
WWALS Treasurer and acting Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman
opened
and
closed the meeting.
Each talk had many small but important stories, so we will probably blog more posts about those. Meanwhile, here are the videos: see for yourself! Continue reading