Update 2016-10-24: Questions filed with FERC in Docket CP15-17 as Accession Number 20161024-5049 and emailed to USACE and GA-EPD (PDF).
What is
that yellow thing in the river, Sabal Trail?
Is that a sinkhole you’ve marked at the Lowndes County HDD site?
And
does blue pipe mean thinner for rural areas like
your executive from Houston told us in WWALS v Sabal Trail & FDEP?
FERC gave you permission to Continue reading
My phone’s pedometer said I walked four miles of the six miles of this section of the Little River, with many fish, two white birds, lots of sand bars, some eroded bluffs, not a lot of trash after we got beyond the GA 76 bridge, and only one spot of invasive species (Japanese climbing fern).
This section would be better with about half a foot more water. The USGS GA 122 Little River gage showed about 3.71 feet for July 10th 2016, so let’s say at least 4.2 feet would be good. This is because there are many sand bars, including one directly upstream from the GA 122 bridge, where the water level is much closer to zero when that gage says 3.71.
Following up a report, Continue reading
Update 2016-12-09: Here are directions to Suwannee River Campsites at 30.414, -83.159167. Facing the boat ramp, up to your right you’ll see a trail head. Follow the trail into the woods along the river bank. The river bends left, then right. Shortly after the right bend is the crossing, at 30.407379, -83.156494. Sabal Trail has marked its path in the woods; stay off of their easement but follow it until you come to a field where you should be able to see the HDD site. Send back lots of pictures. For maps and aerial pictures, see Sabal Trail maps digitized. Much more information here. And you may want to ask the CEO of college-savings mutual fund Virginia529 why her company is the biggest mutual fund stockholder in the stranded investment of Spectra Energy.
Yes, Sabal Trail wants to cross the Suwannee River IN Suwannee River State Park.
How many pipelines do we want? Continue reading
“We’re on for Monday morning! River excellent condition,”
says expedition leader Phil Hubbard, reporting from the Suwannee River just now.
“Maybe 2 feet higher. Flow is perfect,” he added.
Earlier he said helpfully, “I’m stopping at Hardee’s in Jasper to grab a biscuit around 9:15 if anyone needs help finding the launch site.”
About an essential outing ingredient, Gretchen Quarterman says: “I just baked bon-bons!”
For outing details, see the original post, Redoux Suwannee River Roline to Cypress Creek.
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Continue readingUpdate 2016-09-04: “We’re on for Monday morning! River excellent condition,” says expedition leader Phil Hubbard.
With water still coming downstream from Hurricane Hermine and storms following,
expedition leader Phil Hubbard says:
I’m thinking looking at the weather forecast, the only safe call we can make today is to delay till Monday pend river level. The rain probability is actually higher on Sunday but looks good for Monday.
So we’re rescheduling Redoux Roline for 10 AM Monday morning September 5th 2016, still at Roline.
At lest now now we know the Suwannee River won’t be too low!
Hoping to see you there. Details are still in the first blog post.
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It looks like Hermine will have moved along east by Saturday, or at least by Sunday, which is the fallback date for the WWALS paddle outing this weekend from Redoux Suwannee River Roline to Cypress Creek. We won’t be able to tell for a day or so what the situation will be, but so far we’re still planning on Saturday morning. Expedition leader Phil Hubbard will make a determination before then.
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Update 2016-09-04: “We’re on for Monday morning! River excellent condition,” says expedition leader Phil Hubbard.
Update 2016-09-02: Delayed until 10AM Monday 5th September due to aftereffects of Hurricane Hermine.
Update 2016-09-01: Watching Tropical Storm Hermine.
More people want to go after the pictures and reports from a few weeks ago,
so WWALS has scheduled a redo from Roline to Cypress Creek on the iconic Suwannee River in north Florida.
Also with a slightly later start this time; more convenient for far-away folks.
When: 10AM Saturday September 3rd 2016
Put in: Roline Launch, 30°33’51.0″N 82°43’30.6″W or 30.564185, -82.725167
Duration: 7.5 miles, about 4 hours.
Directions: Continue reading
Since falling out of boats into our rivers is popular during outings, Phil Hubbard made these nifty plaques for Fallers.
Phil also made a small WWALS flag. Continue reading