Come clean up trash along Azalea City Trail in Valdosta. Start near the notorious Wainwright Drive manhole on Sugar Creek, and go upstream and downstream.
When: 10 AM, Sunday, March 16, 2025
Put In: Wainwright Drive between Baytree Drive and Brookhaven Drive, and maybe also downstream, in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
GPS: 30.84287, -83.30113
![[Azalea City Trail Cleanup 2025-03-16, Start at Wainwright Drive, One Mile Branch]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-03-16--one-mile-branch-cleanup/fbmany.jpg)
Azalea City Trail Cleanup 2025-03-16, Start at Wainwright Drive, One Mile Branch
Hahira, Georgia, February 19, 2025 — Back again on the first Saturday in September, it’s the WWALS River Revue, at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, Georgia. Featuring food and drink, speakers and new songs about waterways in the Suwannee River Basin. Plus a silent auction and plaques and prizes for the songwriting winners.
WWALS President Sara Jay Jones said, “it will be even more fun this year!”
There will be food and drink while you listen to speakers about the Suwannee River Basin.
You can bid on items in the silent auction.
Tickets are $65 each.For how to sponsor or provide an item for the silent auction, follow the QRcode or go to wwals.net and scroll down to WWALS River Revue.
WWALS Board member Scotti Jay Jones said, “Don’t forget the music!”
A headliner will play, followed by finalists in the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest. Song submissions will open April First (no fooling). Three judges will decide who wins in several categories of songs about waterways in the Basin or Estuary.
Organizing Committee member Janet Martin said, “Maybe you’d like to join the organizing committee!”
Continue readingUpdate 2025-03-08: Another Clean up One Mile Branch at Azalea City Trail, Valdosta, GA 2025-03-16.
Thanks to the four Alpha Phi Alpha of VSU.
![[Cleanup, One Mile Branch, Azalea City Trail 2025-01-25, Wainwright Drive, Alpha Phi Alpha, VSU]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-01-25--wainwright-drive-one-mile-branch-azalea-city-trail-cleanup-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
Cleanup, One Mile Branch, Azalea City Trail 2025-01-25, Wainwright Drive, Alpha Phi Alpha, VSU
Thanks to Scotti Jay Jones and Sara Squires Jones for organizing this cleanup near the notorious Wainwright Drive manhole on One Mile Branch, along the Azalea City Trail in Valdosta, Georgia.
Donovan Henderson of Alpha Phi Alpha found the Zacadoo’s cup. Continue reading
WWALS President Sara Squires Jones will preside over the WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting. The public is invited to this regular business meeting.
That’s for the entire 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin, in Georgia and Florida, including the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Alapahoochee, Little Alapaha, Little times two, New times two, Black, Dead, Sampson, Santa Fe, and Suwannee Rivers, and all their creeks, springs, sinks, ponds, and swamps, such as Grand Bay, Banks Lake and the Okefenokee Swamp.
When: 6-8 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024
Where: Online via zoom. Registration required:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SFkUD_5OTpWmXgnpchRRVw
![[WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda 2025-01-12]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-01-12--wwals-quarterly-board-meeting-agenda/fbmany.jpg)
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting Agenda 2025-01-12
WWALS President Sara Squires Jones will preside over the WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting. The public is invited to this regular business meeting.
That’s for the entire 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin, in Georgia and Florida, including the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Alapahoochee, Little Alapaha, Little times two, New times two, Black, Dead, Sampson, Santa Fe, and Suwannee Rivers, and all their creeks, springs, sinks, ponds, and swamps, such as Grand Bay, Banks Lake and the Okefenokee Swamp.
![[Notice: WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting, by zoom, 6-8 PM Sunday, January 12, 2025]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-01-12--wwals-quarterly-board-meeting/fbmany.jpg)
Notice: WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting, by zoom, 6-8 PM Sunday, January 12, 2025
When: 6 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024
Where: Online via zoom. Registration required:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89308028204?pwd=VmwyMzVTMVR6WGJxbUFUSlFXWFRWQT09
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Update 2025-01-26: Pictures: Clean up One Mile Branch at Azalea City Trail, Wainwright Drive, Valdosta, GA 2025-01-25.
Rescheduled to January because of impending thunderstorms on the previous date.
Join us to clean up trash near the notorious Wainwright Drive manhole on Sugar Creek, along the Azalea City Trail in Valdosta, Georgia.
When: 10 AM-1 PM, Saturday, January 25, 2025
Put In: Wainwright Drive between Baytree Drive and Brookhaven Drive in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
GPS: 30.84287, -83.30113
Continue readingUpdate 2024-12-27: Due to impending rain at the original date, Rescheduled: Clean up One Mile Branch at Azalea City Trail, Wainwright Drive, Valdosta GA 2025-01-25.
Join us to clean up trash near the notorious Wainwright Drive manhole on Sugar Creek, along the Azalea City Trail in Valdosta, Georgia.
When: 10 AM-1 PM, Sunday, December 29, 2024
Put In: Wainwright Drive between Baytree Drive and Brookhaven Drive in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.
GPS: 30.84287, -83.30113
![[Clean up One Mile Branch at Azalea City Trail 2024-12-29, Wainwright Drive, Valdosta GA]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-12-29--wainwright-drive-one-mile-branch-azalea-city-trail-cleanup/fbmany.jpg)
Clean up One Mile Branch at Azalea City Trail 2024-12-29, Wainwright Drive, Valdosta GA
Heather Brasell demonstrated why she is the 2023 Tree Farmer of the Year of the American Tree Farm System, in a thorough discussion of many aspects of forest management, from water quality testing to logging, replanting, prescribed burns, and herbicides, to educating the public.
As she said, forestry is more than just Best Management Practices, and sustainable forestry is more than replanting trees. Plus good stewardship costs money that may not be offset by income.
Here is the video:
https://youtu.be/WLyaMNlBAx4
She spoke in a WWALS Webinar via zoom on the impacts of forest management on water quality, from noon to 1 PM, Thursday, November 14, 2024. WWALS president Sara Squires Jones gave a brief introduction before Heather spoke, and the last ten minutes were for questions and answers.
![[Forest Management and Waterways, Heather Brasell, GEFC, WWALS Webinar 2024-11-14]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-11-14--heather-brasell-forest-management-waterways-wwals-webinar-video/fbmany.jpg)
Forest Management and Waterways, Heather Brasell, GEFC, WWALS Webinar 2024-11-14
This is the same topic as when Heather spoke at the Continue reading
Update 2024-11-08: Filthy Withlacoochee and Little Rivers 2024-11-07.
Scotti Jay wrote today, “Day 2 of the sewage fountain on Wainright Dr. One Mile Branch that flows to Sugar Creek>Withlacoochee River>Suwannee River>Gulf of Mexico. Approaching 72 hours since the heavy rains and no warning signs installed by the city. No public notice. Nothing…”
![[Manholes spewing sewage into One Mile Branch, Wainwright Drive Valdosta, GA, second day, 2024-11-08]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-11-08--one-mile-branch-valdosta-spill/many.jpg)
Manholes spewing sewage into One Mile Branch, Wainwright Drive Valdosta, GA, second day, 2024-11-08
He’s referring to the foot of rain that fell on Valdosta Wednesday and Thursday, 6-7 November 2024, causing flooding and bridge and school closures.
Valdosta City Schools posted on Thursday morning a list of streets closed, as did the City of Valdosta, Lowndes County Schools, and the Georgia Department of Transportation.
WWALS posted yesterday about yet another ongoing sewage spill at Knob Hill Road: pictures and video.
Only today do we finally get a report by the City about seven sewage spills, two still ongoing, including at Wainwright Drive. Why couldn’t the City let everyone know about sewage spills as soon as they knew? Warning people not to drive into flood waters is important, but why is telling people about contaminated waterways not as urgent?
As Scotti asks, why no sewer spill warning signs?
Why has that manhole at Wainwright Drive not been fixed yet? We were complaining about it back in 2021 and before. The same location (and many of the others of this time) spilled Hurricane Debby.
The builder put in another, higher, manhole. But they did not remove the old one. And in these videos you can see both manholes still spewing sewage.
These are not criticisms of Valdosta Utilities or its Director. They are questions for the City Manager, Mayor, and Council, about their priorities.
Here’s a playlist of the videos Sara Squires Jones took today:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-Qz6Ljyu3iNBI2tsx_3kqHD3&si=x91G0JX49wonCNeb Continue reading
WWALS President Sara Squires Jones will preside over the WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting. The public is invited to this regular busineass meeting.
That’s for the entire 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin, in Georgia and Florida, including the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Alapahoochee, Little Alapaha, Little times two, New times two, Black, Dead, Sampson, Santa Fe, and Suwannee Rivers, and all their creeks, springs, sinks, ponds, and swamps, such as Grand Bay, Banks Lake and the Okefenokee Swamp.
When: 6 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024
Where: Online via zoom. Registration required:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodOivrzMiGNA0VWk3aN246nOzZTliXbwc
![[Agenda: WWALS Board Meeting, 6-8 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-10-20--wwals-board/fbmany.jpg)
Agenda: WWALS Board Meeting, 6-8 PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024
![[WWALS River Revue 2025 logo]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-09-06--songwriting/WWALS-River-Revue-2025.jpg)
![[Clean up One Mile Branch on the Azalea City Trail, Wainwright Drive, Valdosta GA, Rescheduled to 2025-01-25]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-01-25--wainwright-drive-one-mile-branch-azalea-city-trail-cleanup/fbmany.jpg)