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May 2016 Tannin Times: WWALS member newsletter

WWALS members have already received the June Tannin Times. A month or so later, we publish the WWALS newsletters online, such as this one from May 2016.

Big Little River Paddle Race and Outings Follow this link for PDF and below are images of the May 2016 Tannin Times. Click on any small image to get a bigger image. It’s all about the BIG Little River Paddle Race, WWALS Ambassador Dave Hetzel went to A Day in the Woods, and we boated in outings at Ray’s Mill Pond and on the Alapaha River with Great Egrets and canopied by trees in full spring leaf.

In advocacy, WWALS applauded Suwannee County, FL Continue reading →

Video of Chris Beckham radio show about BIG Little River Paddle Race 2016-05-21

You are invited this Saturday morning to Reed Bingham State Park (between Adel and Moultrie) for a morning of sun, fun, cypress, turtles, and don’t pet the alligator at the fourth annual BIG Little River Paddle Race. You can register online (follow the link) or at the site (also follow the link for details). And Phil Hubbard’s special offer is still open: he will pay for two free registrations. If interested, send email wwalswatershed@gmail.com; first two received win.

Lots of prizes in numerous categories, including $100 for first prize. Plus Phil Hubbard also made and we have available the WWALS Fallers Plaque, which you may win if you inadvertently fall into the water. Thanks again to Bret Wagenhorst of Tifton for organizing the paddle race.

Here’s video of me talking about that on Chris Beckhams’s radio show, WVGA 105.9 FM the morning of May 16th: Continue reading →

BIG Little River Paddle Race on Chris Beckham drive-time radio WVGA 105.9 FM 8:00 AM 2016-05-16

Update 2016-05-19: video of the radio interview, and don’t forget the paddle race is this Saturday!

Everybody listens to the radio in the car on the way to work, and Monday morning 8:00 AM I’ll be talking about the BIG Little River Paddle Race: community, water, trees, birds, fish, sunshine, and fun! $50 cash prize for first place, plus awards in numerous categories, or just paddle leisurely. It’s the fourth annual at Reed Bingham State Park, between Adel and Moultrie, on the border of Cook and Colquitt Counties, only 40 minutes from Valdosta. The Paddle Race is weekend after next, Saturday, May 21st, and you can sign up online or at the event. Before that, a radio show to talk about the paddle race.

When: 8:00AM Monday May 16th 2016

Where: 105.9 FM WVGA, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia

What: Continue reading →

WWALS at Little River Fest, Reed Bingham State Park, 2016-03-26

Update 2016-10-27: A Picture from the event.

Family fun with boats, birds, and fishing at the Little River Fest at Reed Bingham March 28th, where WWALS will talk about the BIG Little River Paddle Race in May (also at Reed Bingham), the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail (with three access points at Reed Bingham), and the many other upcoming WWALS outings and events, as well as watershed issues.

When: 10 AM to 4PM Saturday 26 March 2016

Turtle Where: Reed Bingham State Park
542 Reed Bingham Road
Adel, GA 31620
Off of GA 37 between Adel and Moultrie
I-75 exit 39 (Adel)

Volunteer: WWALS members can help at the table!

What: According to Reed Bingham’s announcement:

The festival will include live bird of prey shows, Easter Egg hunt, bounce houses, pontoon boat tours, fishing, fire trucks, animal adoption event, an imagination station for kids, food vendors, arts and crafts, and music.

The first Little River Fest was in 2014, according to Continue reading →

WWALS at Azalea Festival, Valdosta, GA 2016-03-12-13

Celebrating spring with 25,000 of our Valdosta-area friends, WWALS will have a table at the Azalea Festival, Saturday and Sunday 12 and 13 March 2016.

Top Logo 10AM-6PM Saturday 12 March 2016
10AM-5PM Sunday 13 March 2016 (facebook event)

Where: Drexel Park
30.846771, -83.285066
Patterson at W. Brookwood Drive
Valdosta, GA
(across Patterson from VSU)
That’s on One Mile Branch, so we can watch it for fish, turtles, or any grease-caused spills

Volunteer: WWALS members can help at the table!

What: The Festival announcement says:

The 16th Annual Azalea Festival is quickly approaching! This year’s festival is set to be the biggest and best yet! Approximately 25,000 attendees from all over the Southeast will converge in Valdosta and Lowndes County on March 12 & 13 to enjoy two full days of vendors and entertainment. Guests can expect to see approximately 160 arts & crafts vendors, a food court, six stage areas (the most ever!) of entertainment, a 5k race, a 1 mile fun walk/run, and a huge KidZone full of fun and activities. Special thanks to Continue reading →

WWALS at Rhythm & Ribs, Tifton, GA 2016-03-05

Until 5PM today, WWALS has a table at the Rhythm & Ribs BBQ Festival, at Fulwood Park, in downtown Tifton, Georgia. From points south, get off I-75 at exit 63B, and follow W 8th Street to Prince Ave. If you’re coming up GA 125 from Nashville, turn right at W 8th Street. If you’re coming west on US 82, turn right at Main Street (GA 125), etc. WWALS Ambassador Dave Hetzel is there with board member Bret Wagenhorst, talking about the BIG Little River Paddle Race May 21st at Reed Bingham State Park and all the outings before then, along the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail and the Alapaha River Water Trail. Plus how you can become involved!.

And we hope to see you at some of the other upcoming WWALS outings and events

-jsq

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!

Video: WWALS outings on Chris Beckham drive-time radio WVGA 105.9 FM 7:30 AM 2016-01-15

Here’s WWALS video of the radio interview this morning on WVGA 105.9 FM. It’s an invitation to tomorrow morning’s events, both at 10AM:

Chris also got me to say a few words about why WWALS formed in the first place, and why you should all join WWALS; it has to do with the 700-year flood in 2009.

Plus some plugs for Valdosta’s wastewater fixes and their recent LiDAR flight.

The one thing I realized on the way out I forgot to mention, the one item that caused me to schedule this interview, was the workshop at VSU February 27th about the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail, featuring the visual beauty of all WWALS’ rivers in an art exhibit and silent auction, the geology on display by Dennis Price, and the remains of past people and cultures still visible along the river by Tom Baird.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow morning on the Little River, or other WWALS members look forward to seeing you tomorrow morning on the Suwannee River. If not tomorrow, there’s plenty more to do on our beautiful south Georgia and north Florida blackwater rivers!

Here’s the video:

Continue reading →

WWALS outings on Chris Beckham drive-time radio WVGA 105.9 FM 7:30 AM 2016-01-15

Everybody listens to the radio in the car on the way to work, and Friday morning 8:30 AM I’ll be talking about paddling this Saturday morning 10AM on the Little River from GA 122 between Hahira and Barney to Lawson Millpond Road; it’s a nice brief 2.5 hour paddle along the Brooks-Lowndes County river border: you can do it!

When: 7:30AM Friday January 15th 2016

Where: 105.9 FM WVGA, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia

What: John S. Quarterman, president of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc., on Chris Beckham drive-time radio show

How: Continue reading →

Tannin Times, September 2015

The newsletter now has a name: Tannin Times. WWALS booth: Gretchen and a student WWALS members have already received the October Tannin Times. Meanwhile, here’s last month’s newsletter, in PDF and below in web format. -jsq

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!

September 2015 Tannin Times

WWALS Working Hard for Your Watershed

Sabal Trail plans to drill under the Withlacoochee River in Georgia and the Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers in Florida. On July 16th the Florida Department of Environmental Protection published their intent to issue an Environmental Resource Permit to Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC to construct and operate a 36-inch diameter natural gas pipeline in Florida. WWALS responded by Continue reading →