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Join us for Clam Jam 2015 – Nov. 7
An evening in a beautiful location, featuring the best of local steamed clams & oysters, pecan-roasted Boston Butts, music by Kellie Parr, silent & live auctions and good friends. 4-8…
Ohoopee River to serve as outdoor classroom for EGSC biology students
Thanks to a new alliance between East Georgia State College and the Altamaha Riverkeeper Organization, the Ohoopee River will now become an outdoor classroom for EGSC’s biology students. The deal…
13 Disturbing Things About Rayonier and the Altamaha
13 Disturbing Things to Know about Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), the Altamaha River and why Rayonier has been able to pollute the river virtually at will for more than 60…
Court: Buffers not required for freshwater marshes
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled 6-1 that state law does not require a buffer against development around freshwater marshes, swamps and other bodies of water where the flow is…
Wildlife plan seeks ‘less conflict with nature’
Dozens of scientists in and out of government, businesses and advocacy organizations were in on a two-year drafting process to update the State Wildlife Action Plan first enacted 10 years…
Fishing licenses are a’changing — Now is your chance to voice your opinion June 15-25th
A Message from Protect Georgia and Altamaha Riverkeeper Hunting and Fishing Licenses – Is It Time for Change? On May 13 the Wildlife Resources Division of the Department of Natural…
Georgia DOT Denies Palmetto Pipeline Certificate
May 19, 2015 Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Transportation has denied Kinder Morgan’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. The certificate, if approved, would allow…
Atlanta’s remarkable watershed mural
By Charles Seabrook “Atlanta watershed” is a mural along DeKalb Ave. in the Lake Claire neighborhood of Atlanta? This amazing mural, nearly as long as a football field, is in…
Think Like a River
By Joni House President, Altamaha Riverkeeper “We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future genera- tions.” – David…
Round One Goes to Rayonier
For decades, Rayonier’s plant in Jesup, GA has discharged its industrial waste into the Altamaha, produc ing a long plume of dark stain that is so vivid that it appears…