Elizabeth Reynolds sums it up in her video with her pictures of the trash at the Alapahoochee bridge: “Way to go, humans!“
Who’s interested in a cleanup?
This is about halfway between Lake Park in Lowndes County and Statenville in Echols County, at the GA 376 bridge on the Alapahoochee River.
It’s also about ten miles upstream from Florida, and about a dozen miles from the Alapahoochee Confluence with the Alapaha River. Continue reading
Update 2019-11-22: Some pictures.
Join us to clean up trash at Nankin Boat Ramp in Lowndes County, Georgia. Bring a boat and join us paddling down the Withlacoochee River, continuing cleanuing up. We will stop at second-magnitude McIntyre Spring in Brooks County, Georgia, which should be flowing fine about now. Thanks to special permission from Madison County, Florida, we will take a few vehicles down to the river at the end of the Four Freedoms Trail to collect an abandoned canoe and other items, and we will take out there.
When: Gather 9:00 AM, launch 10 AM, Saturday, November 16, 2019
Put In: Nankin Boat Ramp, 6899 Clyattville-Nankin Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601, in Lowndes County.
Take Out: Four Freedoms Trail, NE Peppermint Trail, Pinetta, FL, Madison County.
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit. Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup, especially this one.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members. We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
![[Upstream, 2019:10:17 15:59:44, 30.6294432, -83.3186451]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-17--four-freedoms-trail-withlacoochee-river/20191017_155944.jpg)
Photo: John S Quarterman, Upstream under the abandoned railroad trestle, at the end of Four Freedoms Trail, 2019:10:17 15:59:44, 30.6294432, -83.3186451
Come on down and get trained to do water quality testing:
When: 9 AM to 3 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2019
Where: SGRC, 327 West Savannah Avenue, Valdosta, Georgia 31601
Wear: comfortable clothes, and bring boots to get in the water.
![[9 AM to 3 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2019 @ SGRC Valdosta]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-11-09--sgrc-aas-wq-training/20190916_160811.jpg)
9 AM to 3 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2019 @ SGRC Valdosta
Reserve: your spot by November 5th by contacting Erica McLelland, emclelland@sgrc.us or (229) 333-5277 ext 109.
And sign up to do actual testing afterwards.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Flood Inundation Maps (FIM) are related to Lowndes County taking over funding from Valdosta of the Skipper Bridge Withlacoochee River gauge, said EMA Director Ashley Tye.
Joint funding of $135,000 from Valdosta and Lowndes County started work on FIM for Skipper Bridge in 2016, with completion announced 22 May 2018.
The item about joint funding with USGS and SRWMD to fund the Skipper Bridge Withlacoochee River Gauge, in addition to the Folsom Bridge Little River Gauge, was the longest item at five minutes yesterday morning. Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
More sponsors, silent auction, and radio for WWALS Boomerang paddle race from Georgia into Florida and back again this weekend
Valdosta, GA, October 22, 2019 — You don’t even have to paddle to enjoy the WWALS Boomerang, 11 AM this Saturday, October 26, 2019, at State Line Boat Ramp on the Withlacoochee River, on Madison Highway south of Valdosta. You can bid in the silent auction on a nice fishing pole from Fishing Tackle Outlet, or some training from SBMS Crossfit, among many other items, plus get tickets for a kayak raffle. NWXpeditions and VSU CORE will have free boat rental.
Boomerang mastermind Bobby McKenzie said, “Paddlers who race will get a voucher for a free beer per boat at Georgia Beer Company, and winners will get a big tumbler with the Boomerang logo.”
There will be competition. Last year’s winner, Dr. Tom Potter, said, “I’m back! This time in a tandem.“
![[River Radio]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-26--boomerang/river-radio-boomerang.jpg)
River Radio; Photo: Jay Blanton, Georgia Photography Fanatic.
WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman said, “I’ll be broadcasting on Talk 92.1 FM radio, 7:30 AM this Friday, October 25, about the Second Annual WWALS Boomerang paddle race, from Georgia to Florida and back again.” Boomerang on radio show facebook event
How to get tickets, and everything else about the WWALS Boomerang paddle race, from Georgia to Florida and back again:
wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-26–boomerang/ Continue reading
Funding is shifting from Valdosta to Lowndes County for the Skipper Bridge Road Withlacoochee River gauge, adding to the county’s traditional since 2009 funding of the Folsom Bridge GA 122 Little River gauge. That’s $8,300 and $14,200, respectively, with another $5,900 for the Skipper Bridge Gauge from the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) puts in $900 towards each gauge, or $1800 total. SRWMD and USGS previously assisted Valdosta in funding the Skipper Bridge Road gauge.
This change will be discussed this morning at 8:30 AM and voted on at 5:30 PM Tuesday, October 22, 2019, by the Lowndes County Commission. The reason for this change is: Continue reading
Here’s the agenda for today’s WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting.
See also PDF.
If you’re going to dial in, the meeting will make a lot more sense with this agenda in front of you. If you’re coming to the physical meeting, there will be paper copies available.
Agenda
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
2:00-4:00 PM, Sunday, 20 October 2019
South Georgia Regional Library, 2906 Julia Dr, Valdosta, GA 31602
Dial-in Number: (712) 770-5505
Meeting ID: 855-676
https://www.facebook.com/events/2157102204370851/
Addition of Santa Fe River subbasin, WWALS Boomerang Paddle Race, Budget, water quality monitoring, water trails, BIG Little River Paddle Race, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Alapaha Quest, outings, festivals, projects and programs, pipelines, LNG export, titanium mines, phosphate mines, Bill of Rights for Nature, and more.
Invited to attend: WWALS members, especially committee members, and the general public.
All WWALS Board Members are expected to attend in person or by telephone.
The more done on the board list, the less time we have to spend in this meeting.
![[Banner]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-02-11--wwals-banner/wwals-2019_100-0001.jpg)
WWALS Banner. Yes, we will be updating it again to insert Santa Fe before Suwannee.
Board Members:
Continue readingToday, October 15, 2019, is the last day for $20 early bird tickets for the WWALS Boomerang Paddle Race from Georgia into Florida and back again. After midnight, the price goes up to $30.
Photo: Jay Blanton of Georgia Photography Fanatic.
Everybody still at WWALS Boomerang after the awards, 2018-11-03.
Everything about WWALS Boomerang 2019 is here:
https://wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-26–boomerang/
Announcement
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
2 to 4 PM, Sunday, 20 October 2019
South Georgia Regional Library, 2906 Julia Dr, Valdosta, GA 31602
Dial-in Number: (712) 770-5505
Meeting ID: 855-676
facebook event
Addition of Santa Fe River subbasin, WWALS Boomerang Paddle Race, Budget, water quality monitoring, water trails, BIG Little River Paddle Race, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Alapaha Quest, outings, festivals, projects and programs, pipelines, LNG export, titanium mines, phosphate mines, Bill of Rights for Nature, and more.
WWALS Banner. Yes, we will be updating it again to insert Santa Fe before Suwannee.
Invited to attend:
WWALS members, especially committee members, and the general public.
All WWALS Board Members are expected to attend in person or by telephone.
The more done on the board list, the less time we have to spend in this meeting.
See the WWALS website for board members and committees.
The agenda will be available later.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Tuesday, October 15, 2019, is the last day for $20 early bird tickets for the WWALS Boomerang Paddle Race from Georgia into Florida and back again.
If you are one of the many lucky winners, you will get one of these tumblers with the Boomerang logo on it:
Thanks to Fishing Tackle Outlet on Madison Highway for becoming a sponsor. You or your organization can also sponsor the WWALS Boomerang. Sponsors get their name and logo on a banner, in announcements, and in flyers, with various other perks at different levels of sponsorship.
Everything about WWALS Boomerang 2019 is here:
https://wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-26–boomerang/
![[Mattress]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-11-08--alapachoochee-elizabeth-reynolds/76775069_421467735190900_1171802829380124672_n.jpg)
![[19.7feet]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-21--fim/19.7feet.jpg)
![[Boomerang logo on tumbler]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-26--boomerang/tumbler.jpg)