Winter 2010 - Altamaha Riverkeeper

Winter 2010 Newsletter
Altamaha
T
his Tree
Belongs to
You. Your Support
Helps to Protect it
and our Amazing
Watershed.
Holland found the tree when
visiting the area in the Altamaha
River floodplain in Long County and
McIntosh County with state officials
and jokingly claimed the tree as his,
but it really belongs to you.
The state recently purchased the
7,180 acre track from The Nature
Conservancy for about 8 million
Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland discovers the largest cypress tree
dollars to protect the old growth trees.
in Georgia, measuring 44 feet and 5 inches
The land, which supports at least 17
rare and endangered species and includes freshwater wetlands, tupelo swamps, and longleaf pine forests, will be maintained as
a conservation area in the Townsend Wildlife Management Area.
Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area
ARK’s Walk on the Wild Side participants thank Mincy Moffett with GA D.N.R.’s Nongame Conservation Section and
Nature Conservancy Land Steward Erick Brown for a wonderful tour of the Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area. Thanks also to
Board Member Marilyn Lanier and Faye Parker for a magical day. ARK looks forward to working with D.N.R. to protect this
unique ecosystem.
A Celebration for the Altamaha and Satilla Riverkeeper
The first thing to appear when you came over the
hill in the Macon neighborhood was a big festive tent in
Claire and Charlie Cox’s front yard. Under the tent on
the beautiful October night were over a hundred friends
gathered to support the work of the Altamaha Riverkeeper
and Satilla Riverkeeper.
The Cox’s and other hosts live in the Altamaha River
Watershed near the Ocmulgee River and many have lifelong experience on the Satilla River and the group wanted
to show support for both Riverkeeper groups. Claire Cox
is also proud of her brother, Gordon Rogers who was the
Satilla Riverkeeper until recently when he took the helm
of the Flint Riverkeeper.
Everyone enjoyed the delicious BBQ pig and all
the fixings catered by Satterfield’s and cakes and pies
homemade by the Cox’s friends and family. The night
progressed with updates on the Riverkeeper’s work and
fabulous music by the band, 6 Degrees.
It was a special night and we want to thank everyone
for supporting watershed protection. We are especially
grateful to the hosts who made the event possible.; Claire
and Charlie Cox , Beth Collins and Bob Farquhar, Bob
and Susan Middleton, Duck and Jeanette Moss, Joe and
Virginia Popper, Lindsay and Marie Holliday, Molly
Martin, and Tom and Tricia Bass
Thanks also to Barry Hudson of Middle Georgia
Tent Rental, Southern Eagle Distributors, and Bee
Natural Candles. With all of your help, the Altamaha and
Satilla Riverkeepers will continue to protect our greatest
resources for generations to come.
Rayonier Stink Affects Fish, Residents, Tourists, and Tourism Dollars
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after cleaning this bream caught
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Partnership (ARP),
a coalition of state, regional, and local representatives
promoting nature-based tourism and associated economic
development opportunities within 11 counties bordering
the Altamaha River.
The partnership goes to great length and expense to
promote the Altamaha as a tourism destination through
Local Area Welcome Centers, Departments of Tourism,
and Chambers of Commerce. Outreach includes
producing and supplying annual Altamaha River calendars
and thousands of brochures entitled, Georgia’s Altamaha
River - A Canoe Trail Map & Adventure Guide.
The brochures attract boaters and kayakers from
around the country. Tourists rave about the beautiful
trip down the Altamaha until they get in the vicinity of
Rayonier. At that point, ARK receives constant complaints
Altamaha
from people who say that Rayonier’s foul odor makes
them feel nauseous and sick.
Rayonier claims they are not in violation of their
consent order from the state Environmental Protection
Division and that they are making efforts to reduce the color
and odor of the plant’s discharge into the river. ARK thinks
Rayonier’s efforts are inadequate. Until Rayonier cleans up
its smelly discharge which is interfering with the enjoyment
of the river and making the fish unsafe to eat, Rayonier is
negatively affecting the environment and economy of all the
communities in the area.
Speakers at the December 1 forum on Waste Water Treatment
on the Georgia Coast received photos taken by James Holland.
Pictured here are Chuck Hopkinson, Bob Freeman, James
Holland, Brian Baker, Jim Poff, Bruce Pruitt, Bill Sapp, John
Day, Mark Hooks, and Jack Blanton. Thanks to Chandra Brown,
Daniel Parshley, David Kyler, John Carswell, and Bill Sapp for
organizing the event.
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Salt Marsh Soldiers
Students in Vicki Klahn’s classes were inspired after
Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland’s educational
presentations and formed a conservation group named the
Salt Marsh Soldiers. This photo is of their October river
clean up at Brunswick’s Homer Wilson Boulevard just
north of Andrews Island.
Altamaha Riverkeeper’s environmental education and
outreach work is increasing stewardship. The Glass Wall
Project created by the Salt Marsh Soldiers at Mary Ross
Waterfront Park depicts how Brunswick students created
something beautiful with recycled trash, in this case
discarded bottles.
Governor Purdue Dumps Dirt in Jackson Lake and Pleads Ignorance
On October 3, when Jackson Lake residents Fonnette
and Robert Harris saw someone dredging in the lake with
a track hoe, they took their pontoon boat across the lake to
investigate.
According to the Harris’s they confronted the man
standing on the dock next to the dredging and asked if he
had permits for dredging, the man replied, “Ma’am, I don’t
know nothing about any permits.”
Next the Harris’s asked if Governor Perdue knew
they were doing this work, the gentleman politely replied,
“Ma’am I am the Governor.”
Mrs. Harris said, “Governor don’t you know you are
violating many environmental regulations? “
The Governor replied “I don’t know nothing about any
environmental regulations.”
At that time Ms. Harris said “And you are the
Governor of Georgia?”
Jackson Lake is on the Ocmulgee River and part of
the Altamaha River Watershed. The Altamaha Riverkeeper
James Holland (ARK) reported the incidence to the federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Holland says,
“This problem requires investigation. It is illegal to dredge
and also to discharge a pollutant (dredge spoil) in Waters
of the U.S. without first obtaining at minimum a Federal
Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Permit.
ARK talked to Molly Davis at EPA who said, “Georgia
Power is the permit holder for Jackson Lake and ultimately
responsible for all actions on the lake. Georgia Power
investigated the site and estimated that five cubic yards of
dirt were dredged at the Governor’s dock and discharged
into the lake. After Thanksgiving when Georgia Power
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When caught by citizens, Perdue denied knowledge of any
environmental regulations.
lowers the lake levels, corrective action will be required of
the Governor; he will have to properly remove and dispose
of the dredged dirt to a proper confined upland disposal
site.”
Holland says, “The Governor saying he did not know
a permit was needed is not an acceptable excuse for the
Chief Law Enforcement Officer for the State of Georgia.
The amount of dredged and discharged spoil is not the
question; the question is why Governor Perdue did not
obtain any and all permits before dredging in Waters of
the U.S. as required by law. It is common knowledge,
every county commission chairman in the state knows that
you cannot dredge in U.S. waters without first obtaining
Federal Permits, much less discharge the dredge spoil back
into the same body of water it came from. ”
Altamaha
More Coal to Impact the Upper Watershed
As ARK continues to address ongoing problems
with reduced river flows from upstream consumption,
pollution from industrial and municipal discharges, and
increasing uncontrolled stormwater run-off, our troubled
Oconee River is targeted as a water source and waste
water discharge location for the proposed new coal-fired
power facility, the 854 megawatt Plant Washington in
Sandersville.
With 3200 megawatt coal fired Plant Scherer already
operating on the Ocmulgee River near Macon and 1500
megawatt Plant Harley Branch coal plant upstream on
the Oconee River’s Lake Sinclair near Milledgeville, our
watershed already suffers serious impacts of air and water
pollution from the dirty coal industry. ARK is working
with dozens of groups and hundreds of individuals to stop
Plant Washington. We are also seeking support from more
citizens in monitoring the operations and environmental
impacts of Plant Scherer and Plant Harley Branch.
Plant Washington’s Draft Permits Based on Faulty Assumptions
In recent years, local residents have seen the Oconee
River’s flow reduced to dangerously low conditions. Our
experts say the current modeling and analysis has an
inadequate drought contingency plan, little planning for
worst case scenarios, and does not address what happens if
water is not available.
Faulty modeling and flawed analysis generated and
presented by Power4Georgians contributed to the EPD’s
assertion that the Oconee River could provide cooling
water and accept waste water for Plant Washington.
Greenlaw and Southern Environmental Law Center
worked with experts to submit legal comments on behalf
of ARK and others opposing air and water permits for this
plant.
The applicant estimated it would be able to withdraw
the water needed for the proposed plant from the Oconee
River for 3 out of every 4 years. Our expert analysis
indicates that the Oconee will more likely have available
water for the coal plant in only 3 of 10 years – just 30% of
the time. The plant would need to meet its water needs for
the rest of the time, approximately 7 out of 10 years, by
drawing on the region’s groundwater.
As a result, our experts believe the groundwater
withdrawal modeling is based on an incorrect premise that
underestimates the frequency and duration of groundwater
withdrawals. It also appears that EPD failed to consider
whether the proposed plant’s groundwater withdrawal
would impair the net flow of groundwater into the Oconee
during drought.
The water withdrawal permit also requires the
applicant to consider the worst case scenario, such
as periods of drought when cooling water might not
be available from the Oconee River and groundwater
resources might be limited. Water demand for the coal
plant will be highest in the summer meaning the maximum
withdrawal will likely coincide with the times when
the river flow is the lowest. Our experts say that the
applicant’s contingency plan fails to adequately consider
severe droughts and other critical river conditions.
You can help stop Plant Washington by telling Central
Georgia EMC president George Weaver (Gweaver@
cgemc.com, 770-504-7900) that we don’t need the dirty
energy from coal-fired Plant Washington, which threatens
our watershed. Robust energy efficiency programs can
meet our energy needs as we develop renewable energy to
sustain our local economy and environment.
Sewage Released into the Ocmulgee
When the Macon Water Authority (MWA) released
millions of gallons of untreated sewage in the Ocmulgee
in Sept/Oct 2009 and claimed it was not affecting water
quality, ARK members and Macon residents reported the
problem to the media. ARK has submitted open records
act requests through Greenlaw attorneys to determine what
happened and why. ARK is currently is working with the
attorneys and local residents to prevent future problems.
Thanks to the Clam Jam Volunteers
WAND, the Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament,
honors ARK’s Executive Director Deborah Sheppard with the
Environmental Activist Award in May 2009. Pictured is Deborah
accepting the award from WAND Director Bobby Paul.
Altamaha
Alice Bealer, Angie Gatewood, Anna Gatewood, Arlie McNeill, Bob Clark ,Cap
Cappelman, Dave and Jane Gilmour, Don Carson, Doris Cohrs, Gwendolyn Glover,
Jamie Sharp, Janisse Ray, JD and Linda Daniel, Jenny Leonord, Katie Shellman,
Tyler Gatewood, John Baker,Kenny Gatewood,Vicky and Larry Fuller, Linda Lamb,
Paul Griffin, Rus Leornard, Sam Hawthorn, Steve Holley,Susan Murphy, Sheila and
Johnny Parker, Tommie Kapplar
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The 2009 Clam Jam was jamming!
The fantastic October Harvest Moon and over 200
ARK friends enjoying fresh clams, oysters, and shrimp and
you have the Clam Jam. Contentment Bluff, the location
describes the event best.
An exciting array of auction items gave guests a
chance to, we like to say win, wonderful nature excursions,
holiday stays at private islands and great vacation homes,
catered gourmet dinners, art, and books.
And then the dancing began to the sounds of John
Baker and the String Rays.
It was a happening and we want to thank the people
who made the event a success, the generous volunteers,
the sponsors, the members who donated the auction items,
and the guests who bought them. You made the Clam Jam
– Jam.
Special Thanks to Clam Jam Sponsors
Cecil and Lisa Coke/ Riverside Cemetery, Cecil and Sandy Hudson, Christa
Fragiamore/ Southeast Crescent Group Environmental Consultants, Clifford F.
Altekruse, Law Firm of Smith Currie & Hancock, LLP, Atlanta, Coastal Wildscapes,
Colonial Coast Eco – Tours, Captain Sheryl Schooley, Darien Pharmacy, Darien
Telephone Company, David and Betty Lewis, Dock Supply Serving Coastal Georgia, Don Stack, Attorney at Law, Edo Miller Funeral Home/ Arlie McNeill, Francis
Burke, Frank E. Jenkins, II, Law Firm of Jenkins & Olson P.C., Cartersville, Freds/
Darien, Garth Bray and Kathryn Baxter, George West, Growing Places Marketing/
Judy Sharpton, Heineken USA/Bob Clark, Alan Campbell, Head East II Seafood/
Fred and Darlene Kruse, Jane and Joe Fulcher, John Wegner, Joni House and
Jerry Hightower, Joshua and Victoria Kight, JP Spirits and Wine, Krull and Associates, Larry’s Giant Subs/Darien, Marilyn Lanier, Martin A. Shelton, Law Firm of
Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP, Atlanta, Phil Fortune, Law Firm of Smith Currie &
Hancock, LLP, Atlanta, Pierre Howard, Piggly Wiggly/- Darien and Eulonia Stores,
R.E.M., S. Clark Heindel, Ph.D., Sapelo Sea Farms and Phillips Seafood, Sheffield
Distributing, Smith and Sons Seafood, Spankies, Walter’s Caviar, Whit Perrin
Wright and Russell Wright, Yellow Bluff Plantation Property Owners Association
Thank You to the Generous Auction Contributors
Barbara Odil, Betsy Cain, Bob Farquhar, Brad Baugh, Brad Winn, Capt. Charlie Phillips, Captain Howard Browning, Captain Sheryl Schooley, Carlson Potts, Christa
Frangiamore, Coastal Pines Golf Club, Dan and Ginger Troy, Darien Telephone Company, Dave and Jane Gilmore, Dirk Stevenson, Don Carson, Doug Makemson, Dr.
Lloyd Newberry, Faye Hinson, Frank and Martha Williams, Greyfield Inn, Ivan Bailey, James Holland. Janisse Ray, Joan Hilliard, Jon Traer, M.D., Joni House and Jerry
Hightower, Leanne Lowman, Linda Armstrong, Lodge at Little St. Simons, Luci Mercuri, McIntosh SEED and Wilson Moran, McIntosh Theater Arts Company, Melissa Pope
Scott, Nancy Neylans, Nancy Ricker Rhett, Phillip Juras, Pranzos Restaurant, Raven Waters, Robert Kennedy Jr./Waterkeeper Alliance, Royce Hayes, Sally Sirmans,
Sapelo Hammock Golf Club, Sheila Parker, Stacia Hendricks, Susan Murphy, Taylor Denny, Thomas Bland, UGA Press, Walton Harris
We are very grateful to the many people who contributed to the Clam Jam and apologize for any omissions.
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Altamaha
Oconee River Project
Improvements in water conservation and efficiency are critical for meeting
Georgia’s water needs while keeping enough water in our rivers to sustain
ecosystems. In November, ARK’s Oconee Projects Coordinator Ben Emanuel
began work on a project designed to promote increased water efficiency in Athens’
commercial sector. Ben will also be building support for ARK’s work throughout
the Oconee River watershed, and has begun coordinating activity on pressing
issues such as the planned Hard Labor Creek reservoir in the Apalachee basin,
where officials have discussed a water sale to metro Atlanta.
Demonstrating the water gains that can be achieved through efficiency is just
one way to show how metro Atlanta can solve its water crisis without turning
to expensive, unsustainable solutions that could damage communities and
ecosystems across the state.
Contact Ben at Altamaha Riverkeeper Oconee Projects, P.O. Box 1223,
Athens, GA 30603 or [email protected].
Ben Emanuel (L) and Brian Nuse (R) in
Rifle Cut in the Altamaha River
Cathead Landing Development Fined
Cathead Landing LLC was found guilty of violating
Darien’s Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Ordinance by engaging in land disturbing activities
without a permit and destroying the required 25 foot buffer
between the development and the inlet of Cathead Creek.
City of Darien Municipal Court Judge W.I. Williams
imposed a $48,500 fine on developer Jarrell Jones on
October 8, 2009. Jones estimated it would cost $32,000 to
restore the 25 foot buffer and Judge Williams reduced the
cash fine to $16,500 payable to the City of Darien.
This decision shows that Darien is serious about
enforcing its environmental protection ordinances. It also
serves as a reminder to developers to protect buffers before
engaging in land disturbing activities and to obtain the
proper permits before construction.
ARK Appeals Amendments to Coastal Marshland Protection
Committee Rules
Stack & Associates filed ARK’s legal challenge to the
new Marsh Rules which purport to establish standards
and procedures for the Coastal Marshland Protection
Committee when reviewing applications for a permit
to construct or modify a marina, commercial dock,
or community dock on or over marshlands within the
estuarine area.
Recognizing the coastal marshlands’ vital importance
to the citizens of this State, the Georgia Legislature
enacted the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act nearly four
decades ago. For the first three decades the Marsh Act
was rarely invoked. Like the many once-sleepy fishing
villages and communities along the coast, the Marsh Act
received little attention. However, beginning in the mid1990s with the period of dramatic population growth in
the coastal region, the Marsh Act has become the center of
disputes over the future of Georgia’s irreplaceable coastal
resources.
The DNR, through its Coastal Resources Division
(CRD) is charged with implementing the Marsh Act
to ensure that the “values and functions of the coastal
marshlands are not impaired.” Rather than fulfill that
mandate, the CRD is facilitating the permitting process for
projects that have both individual and cumulative negative
Altamaha
impacts on the marsh.
From 1995 to 2002 (the last year for which data
is readily available), CRD issued permits for 1,688
private docks, eight new marinas, and fourteen new
commercial docks. Despite the growing evidence of harm
to the marshes, DNR is failing to establish meaningful
regulations addressing such fundamental issues as
dock length, shading, marsh wrack accumulation, dock
orientation, storm water discharges, salinity changes, the
creation of dead zones, and cumulative impacts.
Even though during the public review citizens
challenged the rules due to the lack of meaningful rules
and standards, the DNR enacted the Marsh Rules on
October 28, 2009 through its Board of Natural Resources.
Unfortunately, instead of basing the rules on
scientifically defensible data and sound policy, DNR has
created an arbitrary system that will simply expedite the
destruction of the coastal marshes.
As evidenced by various agency memos and
statements made at public hearings, the true purpose of
the Marsh Rules is to fast-track the permitting process,
elevating expediency and “efficiency” above the protection
of the marsh.
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Thanks to our Supporters
Ace Garden Center St. Simons Island, Altamaha Coastal Tours-Danny Grissette, Brian Adams, George Adams Sr., Randy Alderhold, Cliff & Saundra Alterkruse, Kirby & Jan Alton, Jack & Vivian
Amason, Andrew Jr. Charles, Anne Armstrong, Henry Freeman & Dorothy Jean Bacon, Alan & Diann Bailey, Ivan Bailey, Margaret O. Bailey, Karen Bair, John Baker, Jane Balsey, Robert & Lanelle
Barber, James & Ann Barfield, Rick Barnhart-Larrys Giant Subs, Larry & Eleanor Barringer, Tom & Tricia Bass, Philip & Judy Bates, Charles & Joyce Baugh, Kathryn Baxter, Lynn Bayens, Jane
Beadles, Alice Bealer, Regina Beatie, Rebecca Bell, Dennis & Betty Benner, William & Ida Benton, Karen Bernheimer, M/M Claude Bird Jr., Thomas & Martha Crouch Black, Thomas Bland, Ben G.
Blount, Meredith A. Blount, Sam Booher, Walter & Bertha Boone, Bob & Jan Bosque, Richard & Ginger Boswell, Alan Bowden, Phyllis Bowen, Dr. Roger & Annette Branch, John I. Branch, Rose Marie
Brantley, Keith Brasher, Garth Bray, Joel & Vicki Breman, James Bridges, Stanley & Saundra Brobston, Chandra Brown, Eddie & Wana Brown, Paul E. Brown, Howard & Rose Browning, Kate Broyles,
Virginia Bufkin, Raven Burchard, Francis Burke, Ronald & Mary Burns, Butler Conservation Fund, Venetia Butler, Betsy Cain, Emily Calhoun, Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Capp Cappelmann,
M/M M.A. Carlton, Carmine Carpenter, Angela Carrington, Don Carson, Bill & Ann Carswell, George & Margaret Carswell, Ben Carter, Guy & Nancy Carter, Cassina Garden Club, Lucindia Chance,
George B. Chapman, James Chapman, Guy & Robin Cheek, Laura Chenault, James & Lisa Cheney, Paul & Jane Christian, Bob Clark, Guy & Frankie Clark, Katharine A. Clark, Virginia Clark, Tom
Clements, John & Betty Cleveland, Coastal Pines Golf Club-Wade Carruth, Coastal Wildscapes, Gina Cogswell, Susan & William Cohen, Cecil & Lisa Coke, Mary Jane Coleman, Ray & Dona
Colglazier, Beth Collins, Colonel Daniel Appling DAR, Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation, Neil & Stiles Conrad, Robert & Jane Cook, Rundle & Jeannine Cook, Price & Rogena Cordle, Nancy
Shipman Coursey, Dot Cowart, John P. Cowart Jr., Paul Cowley, Charles & Claire Cox Jr., Charles & Carol, Cox, Dick & Elsie Creswell, Dennis & Faren Crews, Jim Croft, Diane Cronin, Gary
Cross-Cross Plumbing, Chris Crounse, DeAubrey & Carolyn Crummey, Scott Cunningham, Paul & Deborah Cushing, Dorinda Dallmeyer, Darien Telephone, G. William & Lisa Davenport, Bucky Davis,
Jim Davis, John Davis, Max Davis, Robert & Brooke Davis, Walt & Bertha Davis, Donald & Violet Dawe, Charles Debele, M.F. DeLoach Jr., Marie Dennard, Taylor Denny, Marie Dent, Department of
Natural Resources-WRD-Shirley Hall,Chris Depkin, Robert & Tracie DeWitt-R&R Seafood, Lynn Dobbins, Dobbs Foundation, Jane Donahue, James & Regina Drake, Donald Drapalik, Charles Driebe,
Bennie & Bobbie Dubberly, Mary Lynn Dukes, John Dunham, George & Susan Dupree, Bud & Honey Durden, East Beach Association, William Eisenhauer, Wilson & Tracy Elder, Samuel Elliott, Jarvis
Ellis, Charles & Lalla Eshliman, Thomas Fanslow, Bob Farquhar, Thomas Fassuliotis MD, William & Martha Faw, B.J. Fazekas, Danny & Lori Feig-Sandoval, Laurence Fennelly, Cuyler & Gail Findlay,
Bill & Sandy Flatau, Mary Lou Forsyth, Phil & Jan Fortune, Ben & Zay Foster, Gary Fowler, Christa Frangiamore, Freds-Darien, LeeAnn Friedman, Ronald & Willene Frost, Robert & Carol Fudge III,
Jane & Joe Fulcher, George & Ann Fuller, Thomas & Carolyn Gaines, Anna Gatewood, Kenny, Angie & Tyler Gatewood, Richard Gennings, Richard & Mary George, Georgia River Network, Sue Gertis,
Bruce & Laurie Gerwig, Sarah Gerwig, Billy Gibson, Zeke Gilmore, Dave & Jane Gilmour, Paul & Cathy Glenn, Gwendolyn Glover, Jack & Jo Godfrey, Dan Good, Will Gosney, Thomas & Virginia
Gossage, Leon Green, Wright & Dusty Gres, Greyfied Inn-Mary Jo Ferguson, Paul Griffin, Robbie & Patty Griffith, Rebecca Grouse, Eva Grovner, Fred & Valda Gunter Jr., Bill & Karen Hahn, Randy &
Ellen Hall, Barry Hannah, Jeff & Ellen Hanson, William Harden, Bob & Jane Hardy, Robert & Carolyn Hargrove, Jimmy & Charlotte Harrell, Susan Harrington, Joan Harris, Pam Harris, Walton & Tina
Harris, J.M.M. Harrison, Andrew & Ann Hartzell, Royce Hayes, Len & Janis Hauss, Greg Hawthorne, William Hazelhurst III, Head East II Seafood-Fred & Darlene Kruse, Clark & Tammy Heindel, Bill
Heinz, Ralph & Ann Hemphill, Stacia Hendricks, Carlton & Carla Herrin, Sara Jackson Hertwig, Harold & Virginia Hicks, David E. Higgins, High St. Unitarian Universalist Church, High Tides Guide,
Jerry Hightower, Jane Hildebrand, Jack Hill, Joan Hilliard, Dave & Carolyn Hinderliter, Faye Hinson, George Hirvela, Larry Hodges, Frank & Laura Hogue, H. James Holcomb, Clementi Holder, Dennis
& Charlene Holder, Hillman Holland, Lindsay & Marie Holliday, Steve Holly, Gary Hopkins, Joni House, Pierre Howard, John & Robin Hoy, Dr. Donald & Mary Hubbard, Cecil & Sandy Hudson, Billie
Huggins, Susie D. Humphries, Ed Hunt, Hunter & Barbara Hurst, Joan S. Hutcheson, April Ingle, Richard & Helen Irwin, Dr. N.T. & Catherine Ivey, Gaby Ivie, John Izard, Jackson Lake Homeowners ,
Grace Jackson, Mike & Bonnie Jackson, Russell & Jane Jacobs, Wild Bill & Joyce Jarrell, Donald Jefferson, Frank Jenkins III, Jack & Barbara Jenkins, Lillian B. Jenkins, Rod Johnson, Gordon & Pam
Johnston, G. Hewitt & Martha Joiner, Jack & Sherry Jones, Linda Jones, William R. Jones, Phillip Jordan Jr., John & Lola Josey, JP Spirits & Wines-Jim Gibson, Philip Juras, Paul & Rene Kane,
Tommie & Kathryn Kappler, Keep Dublin-Laurens Beautiful-Patsy Baker, Kitty Kellogg, Edith Kelman, Greg & Joyce Kennedy, Russell L. Kent, Charles & Grace Kerns, Jerry & Pat Kicklighter, Kevin
Kiernan, Joshua & Victoria Kight, Rita Kilpatrick, Larry & Rita Kohse, Dorothy Krakow, Daniel Krauss Jr., Daniel Krauss III, Melissa Kriest, Kathryn Kyker, John E. Ladson III, O.C. & Tonya Lam, Larry &
Janice Lamattina, Linda Lamb, Bill & Frances Landel, Richard & Martha Lang, Harriett Langford, Marilyn Lanier, Joan Lardin, Amelia Lasater, Laurens County Sportsman Club, Ed Law, Rhett
Lawrence, William & Diane Laws, Don & Peggy Lee, Ellie Legg, William Lester Jr., David & Betty Lewis, Gary Lewis, R. Don Lewis Jr., Russell & Diane Lewis, Richard & Gia Lillie, Lincoln Financial
Foundation, Kenneth & Patricia Lindsey, John C. Link, Little St. Simons Island-Joel Mayor, Elbern Lowery, Hazel Lowery, Leeanne Lowman, Thomas & Patricia Lowndes Jr., Richard Lowrance, Louie
Talmadge Lumley, Barbara Lumpkin, Kathy C. Lynn, Carole Lyons, M/M Edwin MacKethan, Mary Louise MacNeil, David Mahnken, Roy & Sarah Malone, Paul & Bertha Marsden, Jim & Camille
Marshall, Baldwin Martin, Roger & Susan Mathews, Greg & Sally Mathis, Jimmie & Toni McCook, James McCoy, Allen & Sara McDaniel, Donald & Betty McDougald, Mary McGee, Glover & Joanne
McGhee, McIntosh Seed, Frank & Patty McIntosh, Dr. Thomas & Gwen McKee, Tim & Debbie McKeon, Bill & Wendy McNair, Arlie McNeill, Helen Meadors, William E. Meadows, Harvey Meisner, Lucy
Mercuri, Thomas & Carol Mertens, Middle Georgia Tent Rentals-Barry Hudson, Bob & Susan Middleton, Alex & Cathy Miller, Martin & Laura Miller, Chris & Ward Milner, Bill & Sherry Minnich, Al &
Emmy Minor, Dan & Berkley Minor, Elizabeth Mitchell, Harry Mitchell, Harry & Dale Moffett, J. Mincy Moffitt Jr., Carol Moldoveanu, David & Lori Morley, Cate Morrill, Christopher Morris, James &
Jeanette Moss, Katharine B. & Kenneth Mountcastle, Jeannie Moxley, Kristen Mueller, Phyllis Mullikin, Joyce Murlless, Susan Majette Murphy, Walt & Barbara Murray, Don & Dortha Myers, Charles &
Elaine Nash, Chris & Beth Nelson, Neptune Garden Club, Ken & Marjorie Neuhart, Dr. Lloyd & Martha Newberry, Steve & Bonnie Newell, Nancy Neylans, Brent & Xada Nichols, Kate Noble, James C.
Nobles Jr., Nancy Norton, Hugh P. Nunnally Jr., Foster & Gail Odom, Doug Oetter, Ogeechee-Canoochee
Riverkeeper, D. Michael & Joan Otis, Wayne & Marian Owens, Elizabeth Oxnard, David Palmer, William A.
Parker Jr., M/M Chester Parker, Faye D. Parker, Tim & Marguerite Parker, Henry & Diane Parkman, Frank &
Patty Parrish, Keith A. & Shirl Parsons, Robert E. Parsons, Bobbie Paul, Marcus & Chrissy Pearson, Robert
Alice Bealer by Emily Calhoun & Janet Bealer Rodie
& Nancy Lewis Pegel, Bob & Patty Pepper, Charlie Phillips, Lynn Phipps, Piggly Wiggly-Darien & Eulonia,
Veronica Pitt, Mike & Phyllis Polsky, David Pope, Melissa Pope-Scott, Joe Popper, Polly Porter, Carlson
James A. Gibson by Billy R. Gibson
Potts, Col. Merritt B. Pound Jr., Laura Powell, Pranzo’s Portside, Neal & Patricia Priest, George & Ethel
Joseph Williams by Robert & Nancy Lewis Pegel
Pruden, Lin Purtle, Rusty Quarterman, Frank & Lois Quinby, R.E.M., Jeff & Carolyn Rader, Stephanie
Richard Davis by Helen Meadors
Ramsey, Mac & Brenda Rawson, Dell & Rita Ray, Janisse Ray, John & Sue Ray, Sheridan & Janet Reed,
Charlie Phillips by Kristin Mueller
Harold Reeves, James & Linda Reichard, Jennifer Reiesch, Buddy & Billye Reliham, Barlow Rhodes, William
Dr.
Donna
Wear by Price & Rogend Cordle
J. Rich, Donald Richardson Jr., Edward & Ellen Riley, Ann Ritchie, River Network, Susan Roberts, Cesar &
Dr. Lindsay Holliday by Dr. N.T. & Catherine Ivey
Janis Rodriguez, George A. Rogers, Gordon & Gina Rogers, Jan & Wesley Rogers, Clay & Karen Rolader,
Betty Rose, Col. John & Angela Rourke, Carlton & Sara Rowell, Timothy & Sharon Rowland, Terri & Ivy
Rozier, Guy Rutland, Stephan & Barbara Ryner, Cathy Sakas, Christine Salberg, Jack & Patti Sandow,
Sapelo Hammock Golf Club, Sapelo Sea Farms, Savannah Presbytery, Robert Saveland, Chris & Julia
Sawyer, Diane Sayers, John T. Schafer, Jeeremy Schneider, Taylor & Marie Schoettle, Sheryl Schooley, Don
James Holland & Wendy Vasquez Galan by Joe & Jane Fraser Fulcher
Schoonover, Jim Schupp, Jon Schwartz, David & Wanda Scott, Donny Screws, Nancy Seideman, Michael &
James Holland by Ralph & Ann Hemphill
June Sharkey, Jamie Sharp, Joanne Sharpe, Judy Sharpton, Edgar & Lucy Shaw, Phillip Sheffield, Katie
Janisse Ray by Colonel Daniel Appling DAR
Shellman, Martin & Dawn Shelton, Anna Shepard, Sue Sherrill, Rebecca Shortland, Lewis & Pam Shropshire,
Meredith Blount, by Ben G Blount
Barbara Ann Simons, Summer Teal Simpson, Sally Sirmans, Hall & Wendi Sisson, Smith & Sons Seafood,
Mike & Margaret Chanin & Richard & Martha Armstrong by Katharine A. Clark
Andy & Cina Smith, Luke & Anne Smith, Rick Smith, Stan & Maryann Smith, Sharon Sommers, Soperton
Garden Club, Spankys, Earnest & Nellie Sparrow, Emmy Spires , Jeff & Kelly Spratt, Kathy Sprouse, Stack &
Deborah Sheppard by Bobbie Paul & Cate Morrill & Harvey Meisner & Edith
Associates, M/M E. Kay Stafford Jr., Rex & Lisa Stalvey, J.Marvin Starr Sr., Francis Steiner, Ed & Joan Stelle,
Kelman & Joel & Vicki Breman
Dirk Stevenson, Alice Steyaart, Carl & Mary Stimmel, Brian Strange, James & Rubyedora Sullivan, Payson &
Anna C. Chalmers by Carole Lyons
Sara Sullivan, Martha Summerour, Ken Suttles, Starling & Elizabeth Sutton, Paul & Joan Sykes, Wayne
Chuck & Joyce Ellison by Larry & Rita Kohse
Tatum, Javier Tavel, Brad Taylor, Sara Taylor, Tom & Nancy Taylor, The George E. Crouch Foundation, The
McReynolds Family Foundation, The Malcolm Fraser Foundation, The Norcross Wildlife Foundation, The
Sapelo Foundation, Wendell & Joan Theus, Susan Thomas, Eloise Thompson, Martha Thornton, Dale &
Sonny Thorpe, Scott Tift, Anna Tillman, Rooney & Peggy Tillman, Diana Toledo, Dr. John & Kaye Traer, Ann
trapnell, Vickie Traylor, Trevitt Farms LLLP, Carmen Trevitt , George & Lisa Trexler, Trinity Presbyterian
Jack Steppe by Joni W Woolf
Church, John Trussell, Paul & Janet Turnburke, Alvin & Elaine Tuten Jr., Upper Oconee Watershed, Urbana
Jimmy Crowe by Margaret O Bailey & Timothy & Sharon Rowland
Garden Club, Betty Vaughn, Joe Vinson, Katherine Vogen, Jane Walker, Randal Walker, Tommy Wallace,
The Honorable Ogden Doremus by M.K. Pentecost Ecology Fund Committee
Waterkeeper Alliance, Raven Waters, Alpha J. Watson MD, Boree & Dora Watson, Frank T. Watson, Albert
Willie Atwood by Polly Porter
Way, Martin & Karen Weathers, F. William & Barbara Weaver, Dr. Jim & Dianna Wedincamp, John Wegner,
Tinsley Mathews by Tim & Marguerite Parker
D. Alan West, George L. West, Charles Westberry, Wayne Wetherington & Family, Warren & Sharon
Tom Chambers by Dan & Berkeley Minor
Whidden, Patricia Payne White, Pat Wilkinson, Carol Williams, Frank & Martha Williams, John Williams,
Norbert Sharkey by Kate Broyles
Sarah Williams, Linda Rinehart Williamson, Steven & Gail Willis, Dick & Mary Ellen Wilson, Jo D. Wilson
John Wilson, Troy & Paula Winebarger, Brad Winn, Peter & Sylvia Winn, Horace & Mary Wishart, Walt &
Don Ellis by Joanne M. Sharpe
Becky Wood, Gale E. Woodard, Michael Woodward, Joni Woolf, Joel Wooten, David Wright, Russell & Whit
Helen Burke by Jane Gilmour
Perrin Wright, Calvin & Lillie Ann Yawn, Joycelyn Young
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Staff
Bruce Berryhill, Cochran
Robert DeWitt, Darien
Wright Gres, Baxley
Len Hauss, Jesup
Neill Herring, Jesup
James Holland, Brunswick
Christi Lambert, Darien
Marilyn Lanier, Cobbtown
John Pasto, Cochran
Kim Tyler, Dublin
Becky Wood, Kathleen
Walt Wood, Kathleen
Whit Perrin Wright, Jasper
Bryce Baumgartner
Operations Manager
Ben Emanuel
Oconee Project Coordinator
James Holland
Altamaha Riverkeeper
Constance Riggins
Development Director
Deborah Sheppard
Executive Director
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11, 2010. You can play an important role in protecting
Georgia’s water resources by communicating with your
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Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland gives presentation to
Glynn Middle School 7th Grade.
The Altamaha Riverkeeper and its Altamaha Coastkeeper program are 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.