A fine time on a hot sunny day on VSU’s front lawn at The Happening yesterday. Thanks to Scotti Jay and Sara Squires for helping!
Traffic at the WWALS booth
Picture by John S. Quarterman for WWALS.
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Pictures from coal movie and panel, Live Oak, FL 2017-06-09
Reporting from the event, Jim Tatum, OSFR, 10 June 2017, “From The Ashes” Screening by Suwannee St Johns Sierra Club North Florida Working Group,
The North Florida Working Group of the Suwannee St Johns Sierra Club presented an early screening of the documentary “From the Ashes” at the Live Oak Woman’s Club on June 9, 2017….
Susanna Rudolph, Joy Ezell, and Gretchen Quarterman, panelists; Photo: Jim Tatum, OSFRAfter the showing Deanna Mericle lead a panel composed of Susanna Randolph, Campaign Senior Representative for Beyond Coal, Sierra Club from Orlando, Joy Ezell, active environmentalist and founder of Help Our Polluted Environment (HOPE) from Perry, and Gretchen Quarterman, Board member and treasurer of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Hahira, Georgia.
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Coal Ash movie and panel discussion, Live Oak, FL 2017-06-09
Come to Live Oak, Florida next Friday to see a movie and a panel discussion about Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, which was instrumental in promoting solar power in Georgia, in closing coal plants, and now in dealing with coal ash. WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman will be on the panel. Thanks to SSJSCNFWG for organizing this.
When: June 9, 2017 Doors open 6:00 pm Film starts at 7:00 pm
Where:
Live Oak Woman’s Club
1308 11th Street SW, Live Oak, Fl 32064
Free Admission and Refreshments
What: An advanced screening of the new documentary film “From The Ashes” followed by a panel discussion
Videos: Suwannee Riverkeeper at Sparkleberry Florida Native Plant Society in Branford 2017-05-09
Here’s WWALS video of the
WWALS and Suwannee Riverkeeper presentation at the
Sparkleberry Chapter of Florida Native Plant Society
in Branford, Florida, May 9, 2017.
Acting Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman explained WWALS
and Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman led
an animated discussion about recent advocacy with the several dozen attendees,
many of whom had not heard about one or more of
humic substances
at the Suwannee River Sill,
NFRWSP,
BMAPs,
Pilgrim’s Pride, coal ash, or Bill Gates’ and other recent corporate agricultural land purchases.
While they all had heard of Sabal Trail,
we had some updates on that, too.
Here’s the video:
Continue readingPictures: Woods Ferry Tract to Suwannee Springs 2017-05-20
Springs and sand like snow, red and yellow water, chatting as we go, Woods Ferry to Suwannee Springs on the Suwannee River, May 20, 2017, with Hands Across the Sand at noon. Even though everyone had a trash bag, there was surprisingly almost no trash to pick up until we got to Suwannee Springs. Here are some pictures, a few videos, and a google map showing the locations.
Update 2021-09-23: Water levels were 36.34′ on the Suwannee Springs USGS gauge and 49.47′ on the White Springs gauge.
What is the name of this spring?
Upriver across the spring, 30.3695100, -82.8887100
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Hands Across the Sand on the Suwannee, 2017-05-20
Here’s Hands Across the Sand on the Suwannee River, with boats, during the WWALS outing from Woods Ferry Tract to Suwannee Springs Saturday.
Picture by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS.
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Lots more pictures now posted of this sunny Suwannee River outing past springs and sand like snow, plus Hands Across the Sand.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
WWALS is GRN Watershed Group of the Year 2017
WWALS was this year’s Watershed Group of the Year at Georgia River Network’s annual River Celebration Awards, presented at Little Ocmulgee State Park, 28 April 2017.
Photo: Joe Cook for GRN
On hand to receive the award were Gretchen Quarterman, WWALS Executive Director, John S. Quarterman, WWALS President and Suwannee Riverkeeper, and Dave Hetzel, WWALS Ambassador. Presenting the award were Dana Skelton, GRN Executive Director and Gwyneth Moody, Director of Programs & Outreach. Continue reading
Videos: Coal Plant Public Hearing in Albany, GA 2017-05-04
You can still comment by tomorrow, Monday, May 8, 2017
on
Georgia Power’s NIMBY plan for the coal ash it generated,
to send it away from Plant Mitchell to local landfills, maybe yours.
Here are WWALS videos of the GA-EPD public hearing Thursday May 4, 2017 in Albany, GA, which we attended at the invitation of our neighbor Flint Riverkeeper Gordon Rogers, who said at the hearing he is lawyered up, and his attorney Chris Bowers of SELC also spoke.
Comment
You don’t have to hire an attorney; you can send in written comments by tomorrow, May 8, 2017, according to the the GA-EPD announcement of March 31, 2017: Continue reading
Suwannee Riverkeeper at Sparkleberry Florida Native Plant Society in Branford 2017-05-09
Water, Agriculture, Forestry, and WWALS, by WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman, and recent advocacy (BMAPs, Bill Gates, Pilgrim’s Pride, phosphate mines, Wanee, Sabal Trail, and solar power) by Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, at the Florida Native Plant Society Sparkleberry Chapter in Branford, Suwannee County, Florida, on the Suwannee River.
When: 6:30 PM 9 May 2017: 30-45 minutes plus Q & A
Where: Hatch Park, 403 SE Craven St., Branford, FL 32008
Host:
Sparkleberry Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society
“Serving Suwannee, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette and Taylor Counties.”
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