by Justinn Overton | Oct 8, 2021 | Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Science, Swim Guide
For the past year, we have been slowly working on our new Coosa Riverkeeper website. Our goal for our new website is to make it easier for folks like you to navigate it so you can dive head first into the many resources that we have available. Some new features in...
by Fish Guide Coordinator | Nov 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lake Jordan, Pictures, Science, Wildlife
On an unseasonably warm day in November, Coosa Riverkeeper joined Dr. Joseph Scanlan, a retired ophthalmologist, on Sofkahatchee Creek, a tributary to Lake Jordan winding its way across Elmore County. Equipped with boots and bottles, we waded into the creek and got to...
by Fish Guide Coordinator | Oct 14, 2020 | Fish Guide, Fishing, Uncategorized
Catch and release fishing is ideal for so many reasons. Catch and release fishing is ideal for so many reasons. Whether you’ve caught a fish that’s not the right size to keep – it’s under the legal limit, or less likely, it’s too large to fit in your cooler! Or...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Events, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide, Videos, Wildlife
Fall Newsletter Issue 20: Swim Guide Water Quality Averages Fish Guide is Reelin’ in Good Info Our 10th Anniversary Update from Your Riverkeeper Enjoy our Fall Newsletter to learn about the water quality averages from the 2020 Swim Guide program, read an update...
by Justinn Overton | Sep 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Opinion, Science, Wildlife
Last year, I shared my “origin story.” Where my passion for the Coosa and fight for the natural world intersected in a ditch arguing with my dad about wanting to splash in it. He said it’d make it sick. Well, Dad… you were right. Last...
by Justinn Overton | Sep 14, 2020 | Advocacy, Events, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide, Wildlife
Ten years ago today, a small group of concerned citizens founded Coosa Riverkeeper. We’ve fought polluters, torn down dams, educated the public about where it’s safe to swim and fish, and advocated to our government leaders about the importance...