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Drifting into DarienPhotos from reception for Janisse Ray at Darien Waterfront Wine and Gourmet to celebrate her release of Drifting into Darien, A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River. Contact ARK for a signed book $30
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Please come enjoy the celebration and purchase your gifts
for the holidays! A portion of all sales that night, including
a cash bar offering wine and beer, will be donated to the
Altamaha Riverkeeper.
The Altamaha Riverkeeper is working to protect and restore the habitat, water quality, and flow of the mighty Altamaha from its headwater in the Oconee, Ocmulgee, and Ohoopee to its terminus at the Atlantic Coast.
For more information and to become a member to support a healthy watershed, please go to: www.altamahariverkeeper.org or request information at Altamaha Riverkeeper, P.O. Box 2642, Darien, GA 31305, Telephone # 912-437-8164.Help monitor the recovery of the Trail Creek ecosystem!
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13th, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Dudley Park on East Broad Street
The Upper Oconee Watershed Network will hold its autumn quarterly water quality monitoring event on Saturday, Nov. 13th (rain or shine), and we're monitoring additional sites in the Trail Creek watershed. We need extra volunteers to make this effort possible! Since this is our regular quarterly monitoring event, we still need to monitor streams all across the county in addition to increasing our focus on Trail Creek.
Please note: The event starts at 9 a.m. at Dudley Park on East Broad Street near downtown Athens, NOT at Ben Burton Park as usual! We'll meet at the East Broad Street entrance of Dudley Park, near UGA's Chicopee Complex and physical plant facility. (Park in the Greenway parking lot beside 'Cook & Brother Plaza' and the decorative steel water wheel.)
The Trail Creek Recovery Monitoring Project is also supported by the Oconee River Project of Altamaha Riverkeeper, and receives support from the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society. (You've received this email because you expressed interest in Trail Creek at the public forum August 2nd at the ACC Library. We hope you'll want to help us monitor the creek's recovery!)
Basic information on a UOWN quarterly monitoring event:
This event is free and open to everyone, and no experience is necessary.
After a brief orientation complete with light breakfast fare, trained
leaders will take volunteers to various stream sites in the Athens area
where you will monitor for biological and chemical water quality. Groups
will return to Dudley Park by 12 or 1 p.m. to compile results. UOWN uses the
information collected to track the health of our streams, and detect water
quality issues. The results are shared with local and state organizations.
This is a great way to put in some outdoor volunteer time and learn water
quality testing procedures. Volunteers make this event happen! We recommend
sturdy waterproof footwear and clothes that you do not mind getting a little
dirty. For more information, contact Elizabeth Little at
elittleathens@gmail.com <elittleathens%40gmail.com> or Ben Emanuel at
ben.emanuel@gmail.com.
***Saturday, Nov. 13th -- 9 a.m. -- Dudley Park on East Broad Street***
Oconee River Project’s Middle Oconee Paddle
Saturday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.
Big Dog’s Tires - Only $10!
Join the Oconee River Project of Altamaha Riverkeeper and Big Dog's on the River for a group trip down the Middle Oconee River in Athens. The half-day kayak trip will include a fun and informative stop checking out both the critters and the history at the shoals and former mill site near Mitchell Bridge in Athens' Ben Burton Park. For details or to RSVP: oconee@altamahariverkeeper.org or 706-340-8868.
Honoring Georgia Conservancy, Atlamaha Riverkeeper, & Friends of Hofwyl
Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 5 o’clock
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
Experince the Days of the
Rice Coast
Tour the Plantation Home
Living History Demonstrations,
Historic Weapons Firings,
Antebellum Fare and Libations
Download invitation
A Special Night in the Watershed
3rd Annual “Rivers Rock!” Low Country River Jam
Thursday, October 7, 2010 Moon River Brewing Company, Savannah, GA More...
Oconee Trail Creek Spill Meeting
Monday, August 2, 6:00 p.m. in Athens. More...
Hike to Benefit Oconee Project
Jessica Sterling, a graduate student at UGA's Odum School of Ecology, will guide the May 22 "Saturday Strolls at Harris Shoals" nature walk on May 22. More...
Celebrate the Man. James Holland Retires.
Information
about the event and sponsorship.
Directions and
other information.
Create
a Page for James’ Memory Book.
View Invitation.
Make reservations or become a sponsor now!
With James at the helm, in just over a decade the Altamaha Riverkeeper has grown to one of the state's most active and powerful grassroots environmental groups. Now James is retiring, and the time has come to thank him for all he has done for nature and people in Georgia.
Join us in wishing him well as he goes into his retirement.
4: 00-6: 30 Reception & Tribute Performances
by
RANDALL BRAMBLETT, SUSAN MURPHY & JANISSE RAY
Donation: $25 per person Location: Open Gates Bed and Breakfast
7:00 pm Honorary gourmet dinner with James prepared
by Chef Eric Lynch
Donation: $250 per person | Location: River House Restaurant
Please mark your calendars now to attend and let
us know how you would like to be involved. For more information
contact: 912-437-8164 or stewards@altamahariverkeeper.org.
Invitations will follow.
James Holland Retires
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Altamaha watershed natives Janisse Ray, Randall Bramblett & Susan
Murphy
perform at James Holland's retirement party on May 1st.
"Our River's
Keeper, Tribute to James Holland
Upon His Retirement" by Janisse Ray
James
Holland's Retirement Party Photos
...and more
photos
Thanks to Everyone Who Made This Party Possible
Upon
his retirement, the Altamaha River’s keeper
receives a well-deserved tribute
By Sandy Pharr and Janisse Ray | The Darien News
BAC Retirement Party for James Holland
Awards
Honor James Holland
Initiative
to Protect Jekyll Island creates
slides in honor of James' work
A Celebration for the Protection of the Ocmulgee and Satilla Rivers - October 2009
Clam Jam 2009
WAND
A Walk on the Wild Side
Join ARK for a tour of the unique Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area on Saturday April 18 with a contribution of $100 or more. The excursion will be an easy two to two and 1/2 hour hike followed an authentic Mexican lunch at Faye’s pond house prepared by Juana O’Compo. After lunch and unusual facts about the indigenous species in the area, there will be an optional afternoon tour in a different section of the dunes.
The Ohoopee Dunes ecosystem was formed by windblown sand deposited on the banks of the Ohoopee River 20,000 years ago during the late Pleistocene Age. The unique humid desert-like environment, also referred to as sand hill or sand ridge, stretches along the river in Tatnall and Emanual counties for a distance of 35 miles, covering some 40,000 acres.
The area’s plant communities are diverse and the nutrient-poor soil is carpeted with clumps of lichens, mosses, long leaf pines, twisted stunted turkey oaks, and other scrubby oak. One of the more unusual elements in the area is sandhill rosemary, an aromatic shrub that should be in bloom at the time of the walk adding both color and aroma to the landscape. The perennial is protected in Georgia and designated by the state as endangered, threatened, or rare.
The environment is also home to 98 species of rare and unique wildlife including the threatened Eastern indigo snake and gopher tortoise, and the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
We will meet for the tour at 10:00 a.m. near Swainsboro. Guides include one of the state’s foremost botanists and sandhill specialists, Mincy Moffett and Nature Conservancy Land Steward Erick Brown.
Please and make a contribution today to reserve your opportunity to experience this special part of the Altamaha River Watershed. Let us know you want to take a part in the walk and we will fill you in with details of the trip.
ARK members take field trip to Ohoopee Dunes
Clam Jam 2008
Featuring live music by Jonny Hibbert and Friends (a
ten piece band), auction, and local morsels from the sea including
clams, shrimp, and taste testing of oysters.
Our magnificent coastal marshes demand healthy water for our seafood,
wildlife, and
living. Help the Altamaha Riverkeeper protect our priceless resources.
Please RSVP by Sept. 25 by paying online or mailing a check and response card to Altamaha Riverkeeper, P. O. Box 2642, Darien, GA, 31305.
Auction items must be paid for by cash or check on the night of the event. Tickets are not being printed for the event Names of guests with reservations will be at the door.
You Can Help Make Clam Jam a
Success >>
Clam farmers' harvest tasty, good
for Georgia >>
Mark your calendars for October 4, 2008
Party location will be in McIntosh County, Georgia's leader in shellfish harvesting.
Please volunteer now to help. We need auction items, sponsors, and party hosts to put together tables of friends. It will be an exciting event with music, dance, and seafood to celebrate our coastal estuary and its bountiful gifts.
We will provide more information as the date draws closer.
Over 100 Turnout for Riverkeepers' meeting
40 Laurens Residents Join Riverkeepers
ARK 2008 Annual Meeting
Download Invitation
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Read Press Release >>
James Holland's wildlife photography exhibit
February 29 through March 28, 2008
Middle Georgia College's Peacock Gallery in Cochran will feature an
exhibit of Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland's wildlife photography
from February 29 through March 28.
James will also give a presentation on Wildlife in the Altamaha in the gallery on March 3 at 6 p.m.
Directions to Peacock Gallery in Russell Hall. If you are coming up 2nd Street (going towards Eastman), take a left onto Sarah Street (one block past Wendy's). Russell Hall is the first building on the left. The building's address is: 103 Sarah Street. There should be parking directly in front of the building.
Meetings
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Citizens meet at County Commission Meeting
to Seek Wetlands Protection.
more info >>>
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Citizens Meet in McIntosh County
to Protect Coastal Wetlands from Development.
Location: In the sunroom of the 500 Marshview Restaurant
at Sapelo Hammock Golf Club in Shellman Bluff.
Come and Support Resource Protection.
More info >>>
Clam Jam 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
You Can Help Make the Clam Jam a Success >>
Download the Clam Jam invitation >>
Check out our musicians: Noel Hamilton and H.E.R. Band & Dappled Grays Band >>
Download the RSVP card to mail to in to the Altamaha Riverkeeper >>
Day in Darien! ARK Office Open House
Saturday, November 10, 2007
We welcome you to come visit the Altamaha Riverkeeper's new offices at 105 First Street West in Darien from 10 am-1 pm as part of the Day in Darien celebration. Staff will be on hand to show you around, field questions, and visit. We will be selling Riverkeeper T-shirts and large-scale wildlife photographs by Riverkeeper James Holland, which will be exhibited throughout the office. We will also be serving coffee and pastries in the morning, so stop by and start your Day in Darien right.
ARK Annual Meeting September 29 in Hawkinsville
Hike the Bartram Trail
Saturday, May 19, 2007
10:00 p.m. until approximately 2 p.m.
This event is offered for benefactors who have contributed $500 or more in 2007.
Explore the trail of William Bartram, America’s first environmental writer and pioneer naturalist in the area near where he discovered the Franklinia alatamaha and the fevertree. In an approximate 3-5 mile hike, guided by Neill Herring an environmental lobbyist and Altamaha Riverkeeper board member, you will see a variety of biotic plant communities and some of the largest cypress we have ever found.
The trip will include a walk down the face of the very last bluff on the south side of the Altamaha and a short trek across the flood plain forest of cypress, tupelo, and paper birch. Across the river from Smith Island, you will see the site of Fort Barrington where the 1750 British fort once stood as defense against the Spanish and Indian attacks from Florida.
We will provide a picnic lunch afterwards.
The Altamaha Riverkeeper’s new Coastkeeper program held a kick off on the Julienton River. The event at Delta Plantation in McIntosh County offered everyone a beautiful day and a chance to share appreciation for the watershed where we live. The celebration also gave guests an opportunity to meet Coastkeeper, Billie Jo Parker, as she teams up with Riverkeeper James Holland, to protect the watershed and coast.
A slide show throughout the festivities featured the magnificent wildlife in the Altamaha. In the presentation, ARK staff encouraged citizens to get involved in local and state planning issues. Holland said, “ The time is critical. We need your help to protect our water resources. We must insist that developers obey the law and that regulators enforce it.”
Topping off the day was a bountiful spring food selection from guest’s kitchens and gardens along with grilled specialties by JD Daniel and Capp Cappelmann.
ARK says thank you to Piggly Wiggly, Delta Plantation, and to all the members and quests for their support.
Participants celebrated Earth Day 2007 in Darien at the Ida Hilton Public Library with lunch and a movie. Peter Krull and Company, specializing in socially responsible financial services, sponsored the ARK event with a showing of The Next Industrial Revolution, a movie about how select industries are working with nature to increase sustainability.
Come Celebrate Jekyll
Beachwalk Project Joins Altamaha Riverkeeper to Support Jekyll Island Protection
Where: St. Andrews Sound
(south end of Jekyll) at the
picnic and beach
access area
Two kayakers are arriving on the south end of Jekyll on April 15 as part a 1600-mile journey from New York to Miami Beach called the Beach Walk Project in what may be the first complete kayak/walk of the Atlantic Coast. The Altamaha Riverkeeper and its Coastkeeper program invite everyone to an event to welcome the explorers to the Georgia coast.
Please join us. The gathering will include an ARK presentation on development issues facing Jekyll and what people can do to participate in the island’s future. There is no better place than Jekyll Island to celebrate community support for coastal protection. Millions of Georgia families have enjoyed the public beaches here forever. We want to continue that legacy.
Before arriving in Jekyll, the canoeists followed a route along the world’s longest barrier island chain, marked by beaches, swamps, estuaries and wetlands. “Our venture is to unit communities to promote coastal protection,” says Kretsinger, one of the kayakers.
Altamaha River Cleanup a Big Success
Bridge Over Ocmulgee River
Let’s go to the Altamaha Riverkeeper
Celebration.
Looks like the rivers need our support.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Noon - Four at Way's Landing
on the Ocmulgee River in Hawkinsville
Lunch at Noon followed by river tours
Please RSVP by Thursday, September 14
The Altamaha RIVERKEEPER is working to protect and restore the habitat, water quality, and flow of the mighty Altamaha - from its headwaters in the Oconee, Ocmulgee, and Ohoopee to its terminus at the Atlantic Coast.
Bring a friend who would like to support the work of the Altamaha RIVERKEEPER. Altamaha
Clam Jam 2009
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Thanks to everyone who made Clam Jam 2009 a tremendous success. |
Could you direct me to the Altamaha RIVERKEEPER Annual Meeting please? >>>
Conservationist of the Year Honored 2006
ARK members take field trip to Ohoopee Dunes
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It’s Halloween and the trick is on us. Our river is being polluted with ghoulish and stinky water and it’s really scary.
Drift Into Athens October 11
Come and Celebrate Earth Day at an Organic Wine Tasting in Darien on Thursday, April 21
Groundhog Day - Wednesday, February 2 from 5:30- 7 PM
