IRONMAN AUGUST WATER TEMP UPDATE:
5/23/2013 63.2 DEGREES F
Start getting ready for PADDLEFEST 2013!
Registration will be open soon!
THANK YOU
To all that came out and participated in this year's Benderdinker. It was a HUGE success with over 500 boats in the water! Can't wait till next year! Click to see pictures.
To all that came out and participated in this year's Benderdinker. It was a HUGE success with over 500 boats in the water! Can't wait till next year! Click to see pictures.
2013 Adopt a Stream Workshops
April 20th 2013 and May 4th 2013
The April 20th workshop will include an introduction to Adopt a Stream, including map reading and getting started with biological monitoring theory and techniques, including determination of pH, dissolved oxygen concentration, conductivity, phosphate concentration, and the relationships between these values. Methods to determine E. Coli concentration (the indicator organism for sewage) will also be presented.
Completion of the course and passing of the subsequent test will allow participants to enter data for their streams in the state database.
To register or for more information contact Frank Carl at 706-364-5253 (H), 706-513-1527(C) or at frankcarl@knology.net.
THANK YOU
VOLUNTEERS,SPONSORS, & PARTICIPANTS
for making our Augusta Roast on the River event AMAZING!
We can't wait to do it all again next year!
A Special Thanks to all of our 2013 Roast on the River Sponsors!
Click here to learn more about our AMAZING sponsors!
Click here to learn more about our AMAZING sponsors!
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!!
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Riverkeeper is at it again.... abandoned boats beware!
70' and 45' Shrimp Boat Meet are demolished (3 more to come)
Savannah Riverkeeper, in cooperation with TowBoat US Savannah, Chatham County, and Gil Sikes, are currently dismantling a number of abandoned boats in Savannah. The all volunteer crew is working tirelessly to remove these and hopefully 3 more from Chatham County waterways in the next 2 weeks. We are incredibly thankful for the wonderful VOLUNTEERS that make this and other boat removals possible.
Please We Need Your Help!
These boat removals are both costly and labor intensive. Please support our work today by volunteering your time or donating your money!
These boat removals are both costly and labor intensive. Please support our work today by volunteering your time or donating your money!
Media Links:
http://www.wtoc.com/story/19422335/volunteers-remove-abandoned-boats-in-savannah
http://www2.wsav.com/news/2012/aug/29/abandoned-boats-being-removed-savannah-waterway-ar-4441527/
Large Debris and Abandoned Boat Removal from the Savannah River!
After five days of working on a 40 foot houseboat that has been sunk for over 2 years off a dock in downtown Augusta on the Savannah River, we are proud to report she has been removed. Monday, July 9th, it was successfully towed to the Riverkeeper office. It took three big pumps, lots of toilet bowl rings, tubes, volunteers and time, but we got it done! A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the amazing volunteers and local businesses that have helped with the beautification project so far. Please help support those that support us!
Jim Whitehead Tire and Auto, the Performance Center, Sunbelt Rentals, Augusta Riverwalk Marina Gift Shop, and the City of Augusta
We have received offers from local business to repair the hull so that it can be used as a barge by the Riverkeeper to help obtain even more large debris and abandoned boats from the Savannah River.
Media coverage regarding boat removal click here.
However, our work is not done yet. Throughout the rest of July, we will continue to remove large debris from our beautiful Savannah River, and we need your help! Help us make a greater impact on the Savannah River. Donate your time or money today!
Jim Whitehead Tire and Auto, the Performance Center, Sunbelt Rentals, Augusta Riverwalk Marina Gift Shop, and the City of Augusta
We have received offers from local business to repair the hull so that it can be used as a barge by the Riverkeeper to help obtain even more large debris and abandoned boats from the Savannah River.
Media coverage regarding boat removal click here.
However, our work is not done yet. Throughout the rest of July, we will continue to remove large debris from our beautiful Savannah River, and we need your help! Help us make a greater impact on the Savannah River. Donate your time or money today!
Savannah River ranks on SELC's top 10 Endangered Places 2012
The Southern Environmental Law Center recently announced its Top 10 Endangered Places of 2012, which includes the Savannah River. SELC attributes this listing to the proposed Savannah Harbor Deepening, which would compromise aquatic wildlife habitat, freshwater marshlands and drinking water for the city of Savannah and other communities.
SRK travels to River Rally and Beaudreaux nets frequent flyer miles!
On May 4th, Tonya, Amy and Beaudreaux traveled to Portland, OR for the 2012 River Rally and Waterkeeper Alliance conference. This year celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act and was the first year the conferences were held under the same roof. SRK presented its Canine Sewage Detection Program at the conference, which hosted over 700 attendees from organizations all over the world! SRK was thrilled at the opportunity to show other groups how a canine program can help them fight illicit sewage discharge in their own watersheds, and provide them with resources to develop these programs back home.
Also, River Rally participants had the opportunity to purchase their official 2012 River Rally T-shirts- which featured the winning design by Communications and Development Manager Amy Rothe! Rally Ho!
Also, River Rally participants had the opportunity to purchase their official 2012 River Rally T-shirts- which featured the winning design by Communications and Development Manager Amy Rothe! Rally Ho!
Benderdinker was a huge success!
Wow! April 28th's Benderdinker Paddle was the one of the Southeast's LARGEST paddle event in history! Over 400 paddlers, kayakers and partygoers joined together to float down the Savannah and raise money for local charities- including the Savannah Riverkeeper! Riverkeeper Tonya Bonitibus was among the paddlers, and she took some great photos of the event. The Savannah Riverkeeper would like to give special thanks to everyone who made the Benderdinker paddle happen- we appreciate your support! Please visit our BENDERDINKER page for more info.
Army Corps issues crucial reports and YOUR input is needed!
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently issued final reports concerning proposed projects on the Savannah River. These projects include the controversial Savannah Harbor Expansion Project and the Savannah River Basin Drought Plan. Please take a moment to review the reports and leave comments and ensure YOUR voice is heard! The Savannah Riverkeeper will provide a link to public comments as they become available. For more information on the Corps proposed projects, please contact Tonya Bonitatibus, Riverkeeper.
SRK Speaks Out Against Army Corps Lack of SHEP Pollution Controls
On February 3rd, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the Savannah Riverkeeper, the Coastal Conservation League and the South Carolina Wildlife Federation. The claim states the Army Corps failed to obtain South Carolina pollution control permits necessary to deepen the Savannah Harbor. The claim also states that dredging to deepen the river to the planned 48 feet will stir up toxic cadmium and other pollutants and discharge these pollutants into the Savannah River. Exposure to certain forms and concentrations of cadmium is known to produce toxic effects on humans. To read the SELC press release, click here or visit our Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) page.
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