Dennis Price, P.G., of Hamilton County, Florida, asked, “Are we just a water tower for Jacksonville?”
He showed us “the history of surface and ground water in the flatwoods in south Georgia and north Florida in the Suwannee River Basin.
Historic water levels and how we have changed these levels. Changes beginning with forestry then farming, and population growth.
Ideas for correcting the problems.”
This applies to the Floridan Aquifer proper and the other aquifers above it,
all below the Suwannee, Alapaha, and Withlacoochee Rivers, the Okefenokee Swamp, and their tributaries.
A Wildlife Biologist with GA-DNR, Samuel Holst,
will talk about the bats of Georgia, including in Banks Lake and the Okefenokee Swamp.
Plus some of our rare small mammals that are found around the Okefenokee.
Dennis Price, P.G., of Hamilton County, Florida, says, “I plan on going through the history of surface and ground water in the flatwoods in south Georgia and north Florida in the Suwannee River Basin.
Historic water levels and how we have changed these levels. Changes beginning with forestry then farming, and population growth.
Ideas for correcting the problems.”
This applies to the Floridan Aquifer proper and the other aquifers above it,
all below the Suwannee, Alapaha, and Withlacoochee Rivers, the Okefenokee Swamp, and their tributaries.
Emily was born and raised in the wilds of Florida. From spring
hopping on the Suwannee River to chasing swells up and down the East
Coast, her formative years were spent outside in play, exploration
and reflection, instilling in her a deep passion for the environment
and a sense of responsibility to safeguard it for future
generations. She joined the Florida Wildflower Foundation in 2022 as
its communications coordinator. Prior to that, she spent four years
coordinating invasive species programs within UF IFAS Extension and
for the Florida Invasive Species Partnership. Emily has over a
decade of experience with environmental outreach, planning and
network building.
After a brief introduction by Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman, Larry Woodward
spoke for about 45 minutes, followed by questions and answers,
all by zoom, from noon to 1PM, Thursday, November 11, 2024.
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.
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.
The wide-ranging discussion included
crackers as whip-cracking cow-herding illegal immigrants,
ferries, bridges, and Old Coffee Road,
when well-known local historian and naturalist
Chris Adams gave a WWALS Webinar about how people used waterways in the Suwannee River Basin, Native Americans and Early Settlers,
by zoom, Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Update 2024-10-09:
Rescheduled due to impending Hurricane Milton.
New date: Thursday, November 21, 2024, from noon to 1 PM.
Larry Woodward, Deputy Refuge Manager, Okefenokee National Wildlife
Refuge, will give a WWALS Webinar on the Suwannee River’s Water,
Wildlife, and Wilderness, and the importance of the 3 National
Wildlife Refuges of the Suwannee.
WWALS Board President Sara Jay Jones will give a brief introduction, Larry Woodward
will speak for about 45 minutes, and we will have questions and answers. Continue reading →
![[Wildflowers of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida, a WWALS Webinar by Emily Bell, Thursday, June 26, 2025]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-26--webinar-emily-bell-wildflowers-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
![[How Humans Affect the Aquifer, WWALS Webinar by Dennis Price, Are we just a water tower for Jacksonville? 2025-06-19]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-19--aquifer-dennis-price-webinar-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
![[Bats of Georgia, Samuel Holst, GA-DNR, a WWALS Webinar, Thursday, August 21, 2025]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-08-21--bats-of-georgia-wwals-webinar/fbmany.jpg)
![[How Humans Affect the Aquifer, a WWALS Webinar 2025-06-19, in north Florida and south Georgia, by Dennis J. Price P.G.]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-19--aquifer-dennis-price-webinar/fbmany.jpg)
![[Wildflowers of the Suwannee River Basin in Florida 2025-06-26, a WWALS Webinar, by Emily Bell]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2025-06-26--webinar-emily-bell-wildflowers/fbmany.jpg)
![[Water, Wildlife, & Wilderness: 4 NWRs of the Suwannee --Larry Woodward, Okefenokee, Banks Lake, Lower Suwannee, Cedar Key, WWALS Webinar 2024-11-21]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-11-21--water-wildlife-wilderness-nwrs-video/fbmany.jpg)
![[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)
![[Effects of Forest Management on Water Quality 2024-11-14, Heather Brasell, WWALS Webinar]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-11-14--heather-brasell-forest-management-waterways-wwals-webinar/fbmany.jpg)
![[Video: How Native Americans and, and Early Settlers used Waterways, Featuring Crackers and Old Coffee Road --Chris Adams, WWALS Webinar 2024-09-12]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-09-12--chris-adams-settlers-waterways-wwals-webinar-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
![[Rescheduled: Water, Wildlife, and Wilderness: The 3 National Wildlife Refuges of the Suwannee River, Larry Woodward, WWALS Webinar 2024-11-21]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-10-10--water-wildlife-wilderness-nwrs/fbmany.jpg)