Ever wondered how much water the county you live in uses and for what? Check out this Interactive Water Use Map!

Check out this useful Interactive Map of Water Use by county for the Southeast created by Jon Becker!

http://ow.ly/gpbd0

A user can click on a county to activate the interactive graphs in the dashboard. You can then mouse over the slices of the pie chart to see the quantities and percentages of the pie pieces.

A user can also select multiple counties at once with the Select Features tool and the graphs will dynamically adjust.

Scalable watershed boundaries are provided as a reference layer in case someone wants to get a rough approximation of water use by watershed (of course watershed boundaries don’t neatly align with counties).

You can zoom in/out with the wheel on your mouse or mouse over the lower left corner of the map to get zoom tools.

You may have to install Microsoft Silverlight plugin for the map to work, but it is not malware. Jon Becker wrote a description of the map including the USGS source data hyperlink that can be accessed at the Details button.

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Thank you for your support!

Once again we come to you to thank you for your support.  No note we send can convey the affect your gift will make on the State of Georgia. This past year, Georgia River Network continued to provide the Georgia Water Wire blog which exposes readers to topics and the choices we all make regarding water, economics and politics – for better or worse- all over the state and region.  The blog is an excellent resource for our partners to stay on-top of what’s happening and for citizens at the grassroots to learn new things.

With our partners in the Georgia Water Coalition, we released the second annual Dirty Dozen report last week which highlights Georgia’s most threatened water resources and the most egregious water pollution problems.  By garnering significant statewide press coverage of the Dirty Dozen, we aim to educate the public about ongoing threats to our waterways and engage the public in finding a resolution.

Together, we are having a positive impact on the future of Georgia’s rivers, and we cannot thank you enough.

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Online Athens: Paddle Georgia to explore Altamaha River

By Lee Shearer

Daniela Di Iorio, husband Donald Newman and sons Evan and Marco of Athens, shown here on the Coosawattee River, will explore the Altamaha with hundreds of others on this year’s week-long Paddle Georgia kayak and canoe trip.

published Saturday, June 9, 2012

Some people call the Altamaha River “Georgia’s little Amazon,” but not Dorinda Dallmeyer.

“I turn that phrase on its head and say ‘No, the Amazon is Brazil’s Altamaha,’” said Dallmeyer, director of the environmental ethics program at the University of Georgia. “People need to appreciate that the river is unique, that it is a national treasure.”

The big Altamaha is the longest free-flowing river system remaining in the eastern United States. Named one of the 75 “Last Great Places on Earth” by the Nature Conservancy, the Altamaha is home to a profusion of wildlife — hundreds of kinds of rare plants and animals, including some that grow nowhere else on Earth.

About 350 people, including several Athenians, will get a firsthand look at the ibises, alligators and other creatures that call the Altamaha home on the upcoming eighth annual Paddle Georgia, a project of the Georgia River Network. Paddle Georgia is a week-long caravan of kayaks and canoes that this year will travel down 105 miles of the Altamaha, from Reidsville to Darien. This year’s trek begins Saturday and continues through June 22.

“It’s a great family vacation and a great way to stay cool in the hot summer,” said Daniela Di Iorio, who will make the trip with husband Donald Newman and sons Evan, 14, and Marco, 12. Di Iorio and her family have become regulars on Paddle Georgia, which chooses a different Georgia river each year.

But Di Iorio has a special interest in this year’s river trip. An oceanographer, she’s part of a University of Georgia-based research team conducting long-term research on the Georgia coast where the Altamaha pours into the ocean, nourishing salt marshes and fisheries.

Like many who know the Altamaha, Di Iorio is worried for the river’s future. Big and wild as it is, the Altamaha is dying by degrees, say some of the people who know it best. It’s being killed, they say, by a constant and growing barrage of large and small environmental wounds, many inflicted by folks far upstream, including Athenians who use water from the Oconee River system that feeds into the Altamaha.

“We can’t continue the way we’re going,” said former Altamaha Riverkeeper James Holland, who’s kept a close eye on the river for decades, first as a crab fisherman, later as the Riverkeeper, and more recently as a photographer documenting the mighty river. The University of Georgia Press this month published a book of his photographs, “The Altamaha: A River and its Keeper,” with essays by Dallmeyer and noted environmental writer Janisse Ray.

Big factories like the ITT Rayonier pulp mill in Wayne County pour wastewater into the river; in Appling County, the Plant Hatch nuclear plant sucks out 60 million gallons a day to generate electricity, and only half goes back in the river.

Upstream, cities like Athens draw millions of gallons out of rivers feeding the Altamaha, returning some of it as treated wastewater which still contains pollutants. Runoff from construction silts the river, along with pesticides from farms.

But those are just some of the wounds we inflict on the river, Holland says.

Large numbers of impoundments, from Jackson County farm ponds to Lake Oconee, hold back the waters that feed the Altamaha, reducing its flow. Add in a record drought year like this one, and the toll on wildlife grows from big to enormous. With less water that is more polluted, fewer fish can survive, and as the fish decline, so do the birds and other creatures that eat the fish.

The Altamaha River’s flow this spring has been lower than ever recorded during the 80 years the U.S. Geological Survey has been collecting data at a gauge in Doctortown, in south Georgia’s Wayne County. As the flow of fresh water ebbs, salt water is pushing farther upstream, Di Iorio said, threatening ancient forests that grow around the river — and even in it, in some places.

Meanwhile, invasive fish species like the flathead catfish are changing the stream’s ecological balance by displacing or even eating other fish species — though some native fish, including shad and sturgeon, may be increasing in number after long declines, said Bert Deener, a DNR regional fisheries supervisor in Waycross.

With all the big river has endured, it still teems with life, Deener said.

“This time of year there’s nothing like going on the Altamaha and getting a shady area and fishing for river bass,” he said. “There’s something special about it.”

 

http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-06-09/paddle-georgia-explore-altamaha-river

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Aiken Standard: Water sport fans heading to river for weeklong trip – Tom Cofer

Water sport fans heading to river for weeklong trip

Updated: 6/6/2012 10:50 AM By CHRIS WALSH – Staff writer 11

Paddle Georgia 2012 is a week-long 105-mile kayak/canoe trip. This year’s event will be taking place on Georgia’s “Little Amazon” from Baxley to Darien and will be the first to end near the coast. Cofer has been on the trip nearly since the beginning, not long after the retired surgeon took up kayaking as a hobby. “I was settling in one of my children in Gainesville and, after getting done, we rented canoes to go down the river, and we enjoyed it so much we went rafting the next day, too,” Cofer recalled. “After, I’m driving home and thinking, you know, I can do this paddle stuff.” Paddle Georgia is a project of the Georgia River Network, fashioned after the annual bicycle ride across Georgia.

The trip is not just an annual fundraiser; it’s an educational adventure that takes people from all over through Georgia’s Coastal Plain beauty. For Tom, it’s also a chance to reconnect with his family. His daughter has joined him the last two years, and his niece is coming up from Savannah to join him this year. “It’s a great deal, and it’s so much fun,” Cofer said. “It’s an idea the Georgia River Keepers came up with because they’re concerned with the use of water. It’s really fun and educational.” In meeting with Tom at his former office turned home, we glanced over the map and started to plot out my itinerary. There are a slew of rivers in the Peach State and Cofer and GRN have tackled many of them. I’ve been on the Chattahoochee a couple times. According to the event’s release, “In the event’s first seven years, organizers have guided more than 2,100 paddlers down more than 700 miles of Georgia rivers, including trips on the Chattahoochee, Etowah, Ocmulgee, Flint, Coosawattee, Oostanaula, Broad, Savannah and Oconee rivers.

The trips have generated more than $120,000 for river protection in Georgia.” Along with hitting the water, the trip includes educational programs on the river’s cultural and natural history, tours of facilities and historic sites located along the river, nightly games and entertainment and even a research program in which participants will help collect chemical and biological data to give a snapshot of the current health of the rivers. Regretfully, we won’t be camping on the river banks. I won’t be eating MRE’s for a week either. Each night, the 300 or so paddling enthusiasts set up shop at a local high school, usually on the abandoned football field. The local townsfolk are always more than happy to help too, Tom said. They’ve catered dinners, provided buses to and from the river and even held celebrations at the journey’s final stop. Once, when the trip ended in Dublin, the locals put on a small Redneck Games – a tradition in the mid-Georgia town.

Tom has provided me with the equipment needed for the trip – helmet, life vest, kayak and paddle. I’ve done my share of water sports, but don’t think I haven’t done a couple sets of rows at the gym lately either. While Tom and most of the group will be making the entire trip, I regretfully will only be joining for a couple of days. But that won’t stop me from having fun and learning, like Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Down on the River.”

LINKS: www.garivers.org/paddle_georgia

Paddle Georgia on Facebook Read more: Water sport fans heading to river for weeklong trip

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“Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper” is now available from the University of Georgia Press, just in time for Paddle Georgia!

“Altamaha: A River and Its Keeper” is now available from the University of Georgia Press, just in time for Paddle Georgia! ARK will have it for sale at the River’s End celebration in Darien. A portion of the proceeds from all sales of the book go to support ARK.

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In thew News: the Director of the McDuffie-Thomson Chamber of Commerce, Tish Chase will join Paddle Georgia 2012!

The McDuffie Progress reports that the Director of the McDuffie-Thomson Chamber of Commerce, Tish Chase will join Paddle Georgia 2012 on the Altamaha river- to help raise awareness of the river’s culture and natural history….

Read the article here:

http://www.mcduffieprogress.com/article_4316.shtml

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Second Notice on Paddle GA Venue Change (in case you missed this last week)

A Project of Georgia River Network

Second Notice on Venue Change and More

In This Email: Request for Equipment Donations for Scholarship Youth Paddle Georgia Program at REI Second Notice on Venue Change (in case you missed this last week) Request for Equipment Donations for Scholarship Youth on Paddle Georgia From Volunteer Rachel Haddon Hey Y’all, My name is Rachel Haddon, and I’m a fellow Paddle Georgia participant. I can’t wait to get out on the river with y’all in a little under a month! Paddle Georgia is an amazing experience, and it’s great that we get to share it with 12 students who probably never thought that they spend a week in a canoe paddling down the river. This summer, 12 different students will join us on the Altamaha, thanks to the generosity of many folks who attended GRN’s Weekend for Rivers. Let’s help them out by bringing an extra item or two! Joey and Alicia have put together a wish list below, so please consider pitching in. It will make a world of difference in the students’ PG experience! If you would like to bring something to donate to the students, please email me at rachel.e.haddon@gmail.com with your name and which item(s) you would like to bring. If you would like to donate money in lieu of an item, that’s fine too! Donations can be made at by clicking here. Please note that the donation is in honor of Scholarship Youth. Wish List: 24 Nalgene style water bottles (no squirt tops or straws) 8 tubes of sunscreen 8 cans of serious bugspray 14 Dry bags Croakies for kids wearing glasses Journals Colored pencils Pens Money for incidentals like hats and shoes, more personal items, if the kids show up without them or lose them along the way I will be collecting items at PG registration, but please be sure to email me first so I know who’s bringing what! Thanks y’all, and I’ll see you on the river! Rachel Paddle GA Workshop at Atlanta REI (I-85 Store) on Thur, May 31 Are you frettin’ and fussin’ over what to bring to Paddle Georgia? Are you trying to figure out the best way to protect yourself from flying insects as you paddle past Bug Suck Lake? Are you concerned that you may not have the right boat for the Altamaha? Paddle Georgia staff will attempt to answer all these questions and more Thursday, May 31, at the REI Store in Atlanta (I-85) at 7 p.m. If you plan to attend, please register at http://www.rei.com/event/39786/session/50424 Several spots still remain. Dear Paddle Georgia 2012 Participants: Normally, at this time of the year, the Ohoopee River is flowing at about 140 cubic feet per second (cfs), but in this already drought-stricken year, the Ohoopee is flowing at less than 30 cfs. The minimum floatable level is greater than 60 cfs. Thus, it is with much sadness that we have decided to forgo an expedition on the Ohoopee and move all seven days of the Paddle Georgia to the Altamaha.The good news is that this change of venue will enable us to see more of Georgia’s largest river, including the spectacular Moody Forest Natural Area as well as Georgia Power’s Hatch Nuclear Power Plant.We want to ensure everyone has been notified of the changes below. To let us know you got this email and there is no need to call you, please click here and enter your name. We will be calling all paddlers who do not fill out this form and let us know they have been notified. Of course, this change in venue necessitates some slight alterations to our itinerary, including boat drop off times, driving directions and distances from campsites to launch/take out sites. What Doesn’t Change? ALMOST EVERYTHING! All campsites, menus, educational programs, special tours and moving days remain the same. What Does Change? 1.      Trip mileage 2.      Launch/take out sites for the first three days of the trip 3.      Distances to launch/take out sites for the first three days of the trip 4.      Directions to the boat drop location 5.      Directions to and from the boat drop location to Tattnall County High School 6.      Directions from our paddling workshop to the boat drop location. 7.      Boat Drop Times PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY. OTHERWISE, YOU’LL END UP ON THE OHOOPEE AND YOU’LL BE ALL ALONE…AND THAT WOULD BE SAD, INDEED! (especially after you attempt to paddle the Ohoopee in drought conditions) Mileage: The trip is now 105 miles, instead of 108 miles. Day 1 will run 10 miles from Deen’s Landing to Davis Landing Day 2 will run 12 miles from  Davis Landing to Stanfield Landing Day 3 will run 14 miles from Stanfield Landing to Upper Wayne County Landing Shuttle Distances from Campsite to Launch/Out Sites: Day 1 Distance to Launch Site—29 miles Day 1 Distance from Take Out to Campsite—31 miles Day 2 Distance to Launch Site—31 miles Day 2 Distance from Take Out to Campsite—18 miles Day 3 Distance to Launch Site—18 miles NEW BOAT DROP-OFF DIRECTIONS AND TIMES! New Boat Drop-Off Times: June 15 – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; or June 16 -7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Directions to Boat Drop from the North (I-16): From Exit 90 on I-16 (U.S. 1) Proceed south on U.S. 1 towards Lyons. At 15 miles enter downtown Lyons. Continue south on U.S. 1 toward Baxley 19 miles to the Altamaha River. Cross river (Georgia Power’s Plant Hatch will be on the left) and continue 0.5 mile to Deen’s Landing Road on right. Turn right and proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. Directions to Boat Drop from the East (I-95): From Exit 36 (U.S. 341/U.S. 25), go west on U.S. 341 33 miles to Jesup. In Jesup, continue on U.S. 341 toward Baxley. At 64 miles from I-95 reach U.S. 1 (Main St.) in Baxley. Turn right (north) on U.S. 1 and proceed 11 miles to Deen’s Landing Road on left. Turn left and  proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. Directions to Boat Drop from the South (I-75): Take Exit 62 (U.S. 82/U.S. 319) in Tifton and proceed east 2.7 miles to intersection of U.S. 82 and U.S. 319. Turn left on U.S. 319 toward Ocilla and proceed 17.5 miles to Ocilla where U.S. 319 and Ga. 32 merge. Proceed 0.5 mile to intersection with U.S. 129/U.S. 319 (Irwin Ave.). Turn left on U.S. 129/U.S. 319 and proceed north toward Fitzgerald 7 miles to intersection with Ga. 107 (East Industrial Dr.). Turn right and proceed 1.6 miles to U.S. 319. Turn right on U.S. 319/Ga. 107 (east) and proceed 17.7 miles to U.S. 441/Ga. 107. Turn right (south) on U.S. 441 and proceed 1.4 miles to Ga. 107. Turn left (east) and proceed 16.6 miles to U.S. 221. Turn left (north) on U.S. 221 toward Hazelhurst and proceed 9.2 miles to East Coffee St. in Hazelhurst. Turn right on Coffee St. and proceed 0.1 mile to East. Jarman St. (U.S. 341). Turn right on East Jarman St. and proceed 16 miles to Baxley. At Main Street in Baxley (U.S. 1),  turn left (north) and proceed 11 miles to Deen’s Landing Road on left. Turn left and  proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. Directions from Boat Drop Off to Tattnall County High School: Return to U.S. 1. Turn left and proceed three miles to Ga. 147. Turn right toward Reidsville and proceed 8.5 miles to Ga. 178. Turn right on Ga. 178/Ga. 147 and proceed four miles. At four miles continue straight on Ga. 147 and proceed six miles to U.S. 280. Ga. 147 merges with U.S. 280 (Brazell St. in Reidsville). From merge, proceed 0.2 miles to Main St. (Ga. 57). Turn right on Main St. and proceed five miles to Battle  and proceed five miles to Battle Creek Warrior Blvd. on left. Turn left and proceed 0.5 mile to school. Directions from Tattnall County High School to Boat Drop Off: Return to Ga. 57. Turn right (north) on Ga. 57 and proceed five miles to U.S. 280 (Brazell St.) in Reidsville. Turn left (west) and proceed 0.2 miles. At 0.2 miles turn left on to Ga. 147. Continue on Ga. 147 six miles to intersection with Ga. 178. Continue straight on Ga. 147 four miles and turn left on Ga. 147 (Ga. 178 continues straight). Proceed on Ga. 147 8.5 miles to U.S. 1. Turn left on U.S. 1 and proceed three miles to Deens Landing Road on the right. Turn right and proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. NEW DIRECTIONS FROM PADDLING WORKSHOP TO BOAT LAUNCH After the Workshop you will need to drop your boat at Boat Drop: Directions to Boat Drop: Return to U.S. 280, turn left (east) and proceed 0.1 mile to Hill St. Turn right and go one block to Tattnall St. (Ga. 147). Turn right and continue on Ga. 147 six miles to intersection with Ga. 178. Continue straight on Ga. 147 four miles and turn left on Ga. 147 (Ga. 178 continues straight). Proceed on Ga. 147 8.5 miles to U.S. 1. Turn left on U.S. 1 and proceed three miles to Deens Landing Road on the right. Turn right and proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. NEW KICK OFF SHUTTLE CONSIDERATIONS In order to ensure that paddlers taking the June 15 Kick Off Shuttle (and wishing to drop their boats at our initial boat launch at Deen’s Landing) have ample time to reach Darien for the shuttle back to our Tattnall County High School, a Paddle Georgia attendant will be stationed at the Deen’s Landing boat launch beginning at 9 a.m. on June 15. Should you have any questions, please contact Joe Cook at 706-409-0128 or Georgia River Network at 706-549-4508. A revised information packet is online at http://www.garivers.org/paddle_georgia/2012/pgregistered2012.html  (You may need to hit the “refresh” button on your internet browser to see the “revised” file.) Joe Cook Paddle Georgia Coordinator 303 East 5th Ave. Rome, GA 30161 706-235-1170 706-409-0128 Sponsors – Georgia Power, Hennessey Land Rover, Patagonia, Johnson Outdoors, Mohawk Carpet Foundation, The Outside World, Dock Supply, Cedar Creek RV & Outdoor Center, Stream Techs, Coca-Cola Refreshments, China Clay Producers Association, The Rain Barrel Depot, Jackson Spalding, Bridgestone Partners – Georgia Canoe Association, Altamaha Riverkeeper, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, Project Wet, City of Darien, Altamaha River Partnership, Wayne County Board of Tourism

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Paddle Georgia 2012- Important Venue Change!

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Dear Paddle Georgia 2012 Participants: Normally, at this time of the year, the Ohoopee River is flowing at about 140 cubic feet per second (cfs), but in this already drought-stricken year, the Ohoopee is flowing at less than 30 cfs. The minimum floatable level is greater than 60 cfs. Thus, it is with much sadness that we have decided to forgo an expedition on the Ohoopee and move all seven days of the Paddle Georgia to the Altamaha. The good news is that this change of venue will enable us to see more of Georgia’s largest river, including the spectacular Moody Forest Natural Area as well as Georgia Power’s Hatch Nuclear Power Plant. We want to ensure everyone has been notified of the changes below. To let us know you got this email and there is no need to call you, please click here and enter your name. We will be calling all paddlers who do not fill out this form and let us know they have been notified. Of course, this change in venue necessitates some slight alterations to our itinerary, including boat drop off times, driving directions and distances from campsites to launch/take out sites. What Doesn’t Change? ALMOST EVERYTHING! All campsites, menus, educational programs, special tours and moving days remain the same. What Does Change? 1.      Trip mileage 2.      Launch/take out sites for the first three days of the trip 3.      Distances to launch/take out sites for the first three days of the trip 4.      Directions to the boat drop location 5.      Directions to and from the boat drop location to Tattnall County High School 6.      Directions from our paddling workshop to the boat drop location. 7.      Boat Drop Times PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY. OTHERWISE, YOU’LL END UP ON THE OHOOPEE AND YOU’LL BE ALL ALONE…AND THAT WOULD BE SAD, INDEED! (especially after you attempt to paddle the Ohoopee in drought conditions)   Mileage: The trip is now 105 miles, instead of 108 miles. Day 1 will run 10 miles from Deen’s Landing to Davis Landing Day 2 will run 12 miles from  Davis Landing to Stanfield Landing Day 3 will run 14 miles from Stanfield Landing to Upper Wayne County Landing   Shuttle Distances from Campsite to Launch/Out Sites: Day 1 Distance to Launch Site—29 miles Day 1 Distance from Take Out to Campsite—31 miles Day 2 Distance to Launch Site—31 miles Day 2 Distance from Take Out to Campsite—18 miles Day 3 Distance to Launch Site—18 miles   NEW BOAT DROP-OFF DIRECTIONS AND TIMES! New Boat Drop-Off Times: June 15 – 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; or June 16 -7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Directions to Boat Drop from the North (I-16): From Exit 90 on I-16 (U.S. 1) Proceed south on U.S. 1 towards Lyons. At 15 miles enter downtown Lyons. Continue south on U.S. 1 toward Baxley 19 miles to the Altamaha River. Cross river (Georgia Power’s Plant Hatch will be on the left) and continue 0.5 mile to Deen’s Landing Road on right. Turn right and proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. Directions to Boat Drop from the East (I-95): From Exit 36 (U.S. 341/U.S. 25), go west on U.S. 341 33 miles to Jesup. In Jesup, continue on U.S. 341 toward Baxley. At 64 miles from I-95 reach U.S. 1 (Main St.) in Baxley. Turn right (north) on U.S. 1 and proceed 11 miles to Deen’s Landing Road on left. Turn left and  proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. Directions to Boat Drop from the South (I-75): Take Exit 62 (U.S. 82/U.S. 319) in Tifton and proceed east 2.7 miles to intersection of U.S. 82 and U.S. 319. Turn left on U.S. 319 toward Ocilla and proceed 17.5 miles to Ocilla where U.S. 319 and Ga. 32 merge. Proceed 0.5 mile to intersection with U.S. 129/U.S. 319 (Irwin Ave.). Turn left on U.S. 129/U.S. 319 and proceed north toward Fitzgerald 7 miles to intersection with Ga. 107 (East Industrial Dr.). Turn right and proceed 1.6 miles to U.S. 319. Turn right on U.S. 319/Ga. 107 (east) and proceed 17.7 miles to U.S. 441/Ga. 107. Turn right (south) on U.S. 441 and proceed 1.4 miles to Ga. 107. Turn left (east) and proceed 16.6 miles to U.S. 221. Turn left (north) on U.S. 221 toward Hazelhurst and proceed 9.2 miles to East Coffee St. in Hazelhurst. Turn right on Coffee St. and proceed 0.1 mile to East. Jarman St. (U.S. 341). Turn right on East Jarman St. and proceed 16 miles to Baxley. At Main Street in Baxley (U.S. 1),  turn left (north) and proceed 11 miles to Deen’s Landing Road on left. Turn left and  proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. Directions from Boat Drop Off to Tattnall County High School: Return to U.S. 1. Turn left and proceed three miles to Ga. 147. Turn right toward Reidsville and proceed 8.5 miles to Ga. 178. Turn right on Ga. 178/Ga. 147 and proceed four miles. At four miles continue straight on Ga. 147 and proceed six miles to U.S. 280. Ga. 147 merges with U.S. 280 (Brazell St. in Reidsville). From merge, proceed 0.2 miles to Main St. (Ga. 57). Turn right on Main St. and proceed five miles to Battle  and proceed five miles to Battle Creek Warrior Blvd. on left. Turn left and proceed 0.5 mile to school. Directions from Tattnall County High School to Boat Drop Off: Return to Ga. 57. Turn right (north) on Ga. 57 and proceed five miles to U.S. 280 (Brazell St.) in Reidsville. Turn left (west) and proceed 0.2 miles. At 0.2 miles turn left on to Ga. 147. Continue on Ga. 147 six miles to intersection with Ga. 178. Continue straight on Ga. 147 four miles and turn left on Ga. 147 (Ga. 178 continues straight). Proceed on Ga. 147 8.5 miles to U.S. 1. Turn left on U.S. 1 and proceed three miles to Deens Landing Road on the right. Turn right and proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. NEW DIRECTIONS FROM PADDLING WORKSHOP TO BOAT LAUNCH After the Workshop you will need to drop your boat at Boat Drop: Directions to Boat Drop: Return to U.S. 280, turn left (east) and proceed 0.1 mile to Hill St. Turn right and go one block to Tattnall St. (Ga. 147). Turn right and continue on Ga. 147 six miles to intersection with Ga. 178. Continue straight on Ga. 147 four miles and turn left on Ga. 147 (Ga. 178 continues straight). Proceed on Ga. 147 8.5 miles to U.S. 1. Turn left on U.S. 1 and proceed three miles to Deens Landing Road on the right. Turn right and proceed 0.9 mile. At 0.9 mile bear to right, staying on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.5 mile and bear to left, continuing on Deen’s Landing Road. Proceed 0.3 mile to entrance to boat landing on the right. NEW KICK OFF SHUTTLE CONSIDERATIONS In order to ensure that paddlers taking the June 15 Kick Off Shuttle (and wishing to drop their boats at our initial boat launch at Deen’s Landing) have ample time to reach Darien for the shuttle back to our Tattnall County High School, a Paddle Georgia attendant will be stationed at the Deen’s Landing boat launch beginning at 9 a.m. on June 15. Should you have any questions, please contact Joe Cook at 706-409-0128 or Georgia River Network at 706-549-4508. A revised information packet is online at http://www.garivers.org/paddle_georgia/2012/pgregistered2012.html  (You may need to hit the “refresh” button on your internet browser to see the “revised” file.) Joe Cook Paddle Georgia Coordinator 303 East 5th Ave. Rome, GA 30161 706-235-1170 706-409-0128 Sponsors – Georgia Power, Hennessey Land Rover, Patagonia, Johnson Outdoors, Mohawk Carpet Foundation, The Outside World, Dock Supply, Cedar Creek RV & Outdoor Center, Stream Techs, Coca-Cola Refreshments, China Clay Producers Association, The Rain Barrel Depot Partners – Georgia Canoe Association, Altamaha Riverkeeper, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, Project Wet, City of Darien, Altamaha River Partnership, Wayne County Board of Tourism

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