Dozens of species of birds nest at Lewis Lake in the spring.
WWALS went
17 May 2014,
to that historic private lake, also known as Avera’s Mill Pond and Lake Lewis.
Here’s
a video playlist:
And here are some still pictures.
-jsq
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Sabal Trail avoid sensitive karst regions –Hamilton County FL Commission to FERC
Last Friday a resolution to FERC saying the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline
should avoid sensitive karst limeston regions affecting water resources
passed the Hamilton County, Florida Commission.
Joyce Marie Taylor has added the following to her article in the Suwannee Democrat 25 August 2014, Hamilton fights back against Sabal Trail pipeline,
A special meeting was called on Friday, Aug. 22, and the board voted to pass Resolution 14-10 that expressed their concerns about the proposed pipeline route across the Withlacoochee River that forms the western boundary of Hamilton County.
A portion of the resolution states, Continue reading
Protect the Withlacoochee River from the Sabal Trail Pipeline –Chris Mericle at the Hamilton County Commission
Chris Mericle, local host for the
September WWALS Outing,
spoke to the Hamilton County Commission last Tuesday
about the same section of the Withlacoochee River,
where the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline is proposed to cross.
You can come float past it yourself
Sunday 21 September,
and see many local springs, sinkholes and shoals
that need to be protected from that pipeline,
continuing on to where the pipeline would cross the Suwannee River.
Joyce Marie Taylor wrote for the Suwannee Democrat 25 August 2014, Hamilton fights back against Sabal Trail pipeline, Continue reading
WWALS and Satilla Riverkeeper in Perry, GA
Us south Georgia watershed groups have to stick together!
Pictured are Satilla Riverkeeper Ashby Nix, WWALS Watershed Coalition: President John S. Quarterman, Treasurer Gretchen Quarterman, Ambassador Dave Hetzel, in Perry, Georgia, 21 August 2014.
Thanks to workshop presenter Loren Moore Continue reading
Alapaha River @ US 84: endpoint of Sunday’s WWALS Outing 24 August 2014
Chris Graham took this picture a week ago of the Alapaha River at
US 84, where tomorrow’s WWALS Outing will end up.
Come join us on this gem of a blackwater rural river!
We’re boating the central area of the in-progress
Alapaha River Trail, tomorrow afternoon,
Sunday, August 24st 2014.
Meet up at 1:30 at Hotchkiss Crossing on the Lanier County side.
We will drop the boats off, drive the end point at US 84, on a public right of way, where the road is gravel.
Get on water at 2:00.
We will pass by the location for the new Lowndes County boat ramp and public access point. This is a relatively short paddle, about 1.27 miles, but it could take as long as 2 hours if the water level stays low.
This event is FREE! All we ask is that Continue reading
Blueway Trails in South Georgia?
In the Lanier County Advocate today:
Blue Trails are marked routes that take visitors along rivers, lakes, canals and coastlines. Water trails not only require suitable access points and take-outs for exits but also provide place ashore to camp and picnic and points of interest for canoeists, paddle boarders, boaters, kayakers and rafts. Some trails maybe suitable for float tubing. Blueways are typically developed by the state, county or local municipalities to encourage recreation, ecological education and preservation of wildlife resources.
As a Naylor resident I urge the surrounding county residents to contact their local commissioner and demand all public access to the Alapaha river to be tie into the #Regional_ Water_ Trails_System.
Here are some of the benefits Continue reading
Boat upstream on the Little River @ GA 133 2014-06-28
Update 2025-01-21: Little River upstream 2014-06-28.
Paddle upstream on the Little River and float back down:
the WWALS June Outing.
When: Please arrive by 8:30 AM so everyone can be ready to put in by 9AM.
Where: GA 133 bridge at the border of Brooks County and Lowndes County, Georgia. If we go far enough up, Continue reading
Alapaha Greenway Trail?
A Greenway Trail is an onland version of the sort of Blueways or Water Trails WWALS is working on. WWALS board member Chris Graham got a very nice spread in one of the Lakeland newspapers today about Greenways, speaking for himself. -jsq
Lanier County Advocate, 4 June 2014, Page 12, Local nature enthusiast hoping to bring Greenway Trail to Lakeland,
Naylor native Christopher Graham has spent the majority of his life exploring the great outdoors every chance he gets.
Currently, Graham serves on the board of the Water Shed group to help ensure local rivers are clean and safe for citizens to enjoy. But what Graham has been striving for is to bring a Greenway Trail to the local area.
What are Greenway Trails? Continue reading
Outing at Avera’s Mill Pond (Lewis Lake)
Lewis Lake, site of
today’s outing at 4PM, is Avera’s Mill Pond.
According to Wenda Gaile Bailey,
“there was a partial draining of the lake late last year”, but she
checked the water level yesterday.
Here’s some history, and some pictures from five years ago of what you may see today.
WG Bailey wrote for WG Bailey photos, unknown date, Old Fashioned Pond Draining at Lake Lewis,
Avera’s Mill Pond, the oldest and largest pond in Berrien County, was founded by William M. Avera, son of pioneer, Daniel Avera, covers 1470 acres, and was built in the 1870’s at a cost of $3800.87
The mill dam is located Continue reading
Billboard for Withlacoochee Paddle Event 2014-04-19
This billboard has already been spotted on Bemiss Road in Valdosta.
Please join us at 7:30 AM Saturday 19 April 2014 on the Withlacoochee River between Valdosta and Quitman, to put in at Old Quitman Road on the Brooks County side (just south of US 84) and paddle past where the proposed Sabal Trail methane pipeline would cross the Withlacoochee River, Continue reading