This Sunday, 9AM March 20th 2016, come paddle from Staten Road Bridge
past Shadrick Sink and under the North Valdosta Road Bridge to Langdale Park!
Follow this link for details.
Although Langdale Park will be closed, Parks and Rec. will let us in for this event.
(facebook event, meetup) Continue reading
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Sabal Trail on Hamilton County, Florida Commission agenda 2016-03-15
It’s the Ides of March for Sabal Trail 6PM tomorrow in Hamilton County, Florida!
All are invited to come hear and possibly speak about
Sabal Trail, which is number 6 on this agenda,
not yet posted on the
Hamilton County, Florida Board of Commissioners website:
AGENDA
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
Room 112 — Courthouse 207 Northeast First Street
Jasper, Florida
MEETING DATE: MARCH 15, 2016
Azalea Festival
Urge your GA House member to oppose SR 954: strip Sabal Trail easements
Update 2016-03-17: Your calls are working! Please keep calling: details.
You can help stop Georgia eminent domain easements for Sabal Trail from passing the statehouse! (PDF handout)
Photo: TONY CASSADY, 31 May 2015, in Arkansas River pipeline blowout occurred on Sunday morning, cause still unknown, by Benjamin Hardy, Arkansas Blog, 3 June 2015
Sabal Trail (a project of Houston-based Spectra Energy) is a methane frack-gas pipeline that would run from east central Alabama to south-central Florida. Multiple route choices exist. The company has chosen one, despite massive amounts of public objection, that maximizes the public and private impact. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a permit for the particular one the company wants, one which that places a large number of Georgian’s private property under threat of (federal) eminent domain, for private profit. The FERC permit process is under appeal by property owners and advocacy groups. The pipeline still does not have several major state and federal permits (water quality, air, and wetlands).
Yet the Deal Administration seeks 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
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.
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
Fourth Annual BIG Little River Paddle Race 2016-05-21
Community, water, trees, birds, fish, sunshine, and fun! $50 cash prize for first place, plus awards in numerous categories, or just paddle leisurely. 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!
Geological determinations about Sabal Trail and Suwannee River by Dennis Price P.G.
Sinkholes, springs, and caves abound where Spectra Energy wants to gouge
its yard-wide Sabal Trail pipeline
through the heart of the Florida Springs Heartland, wrote a Practicing Geologist WWALS member to FERC, following up on his
testimony in WWALS v Sabal Trail & FDEP.
Here is the text of the report by Dennis Price, followed by the images (PDF in FERC accession number 20151027-5034), all about the same area where WWALS board member Chris Mericle recently guided Hamilton and Suwannee County Commissioners to see for themselves. -jsq
Continue readingStream Flow, SE Gulf and Atlantic Rivers
The Suwannee River flows most in May, and most of that comes almost equally from
the Withlacoochee (with Little River and Okapilco Creek), the Alapaha, and the Suwannee from the Okefenokee Swamp to the Alapaha confluence.
This is an interestingly different seasonal pattern from other rivers of similar flow, such as the Altamaha, Savannah, St Johns, Flint, and Chattachoochee.
These are screenshots from the interactive ESRI Hydro Hierarchy, http://maps.esri.com/rc/radial/, whose Help message says: Continue reading