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Posts Tagged ‘stream’
Join CRBI on a Paddle through a Proposed Shopping Center in Rome Jan. 19
Posted in family fun, Georgia Rivers, Recreation, Uncategorized, Water health, tagged adventure, Environmental, event, family fun, paddling, stream, watershed on January 18, 2013|
Ever wondered how much water the county you live in uses and for what? Check out this Interactive Water Use Map!
Posted in Georgia Rivers, Water health, tagged arcgis, Environmental, health, healthy water, lake, stream, water conservation, water use, watershed on January 2, 2013|
Check out this useful Interactive Map of Water Use by county for the Southeast created by Jon Becker!
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.
Visions of swimming, fishing, and boating…
Posted in family fun, Fundraising Event, Georgia Rivers, Recreation, Uncategorized, Water health, Water Trails, tagged adventure, advocacy, boat, canoeing, clean water, Environmental, family fun, health, healthy water, kayaking, river restoration, stream, watershed on December 28, 2012|
Give the Gift of Clean Water by supporting Georgia River Network’s vision of rivers that we can use for drinking, swimming, fishing, and boating; rivers that add beauty and value to our communities, and meet the needs of the ecosystems they support.
Thank you for your love of rivers and for your charitable support of them.
It’s amazing how many calories you can burn from paddling! Check out this Kayak calorie burning estimation tool…
Posted in Georgia Rivers, Water health, Water Trails, tagged adventure, camping, canoeing, clean water, creek, ecosystem, Environmental, event, family fun, Georgia river network, paddling, stream, watershed on November 21, 2012|
The sport of kayaking is an excellent form of exercise!
The disciplines it develops are strength, endurance, flexibility and balance. A great cardiovascular workout, which can aid in strengthening the heart and increasing blood flow, it also can help keep the body tone and fit while enjoying nature and the great outdoors.
Check out this Kayak calorie burning estimation tool…
http://www.everydayhealth.com/food-fitness/calories-burned-paddling
Patrick Phelps completes his 12 Rivers in 2012!
Posted in family fun, Georgia Rivers, Recreation, Water health, Water Trails, tagged adventure, boat, camping, clean water, ecosystem, Environmental, family fun, health, kayaking, river restoration, riverkeeper, rivers, stream, tributary, watershed on November 19, 2012|
KUDOS to Patrick Phelps for finishing the 12 rivers in 2012 challenge!
His paddling adventures were on the following 12 rivers:
1. Oconee – March 6
2. Broad – March 15
3. Etowah – April 21, Aug 18
4. Notelly – May 27
5. Chattahoochee – June 9
6. Oostanaula – Aug 11
7. Coosa – Aug 18
8. Conasauga – Sept 2
9. Chestatee – Sept 8
10. Yellow – Sept 15
11. Soque – Sept 29
12. Ocmulgee – Nov 4
Read all the paddlers’ 12 in 12 stories and get inspired, get excited, and go paddling!
Thank you for your support!
Posted in Georgia Rivers, Water health, Water Trails, tagged advocacy, canoeing, clean-up, Environmental, family fun, Georgia river network, health, healthy water, inner tube, kayaking, lake, non point source pollution, nonprofit, riverkeeper, stream, tires, waterkeeper, watershed on November 19, 2012|
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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706-549-4508
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The Porterdale Explorers need Sponsors for kayaks to use in their Yellow River Adopt-A-Stream Monitoring!
Posted in Fundraising Event, Georgia Rivers, Water health, Water Trails, tagged adopt a stream, advocacy, healthy water, kayaking, nonprofit, river restoration, stream, Water quality, waterkeeper, yellow river on October 24, 2012|