by Justinn Overton | Sep 28, 2020 | Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
It’s hard to believe we’ve wrapped up our 6th season of Swim Guide! So many aspects of this year has been unprecedented for us all. One thing we know for certain, when the world turns upside down families across Alabama turned to the Coosa River. The Coosa...
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 | Jul 22, 2020 | Fish Guide, Fishing, Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Opinion, Pictures
Casual fishing basics discussion between me, a fishing novice, and Tyler, our Fish and Swim Guide Specialist, who also happens to fish on the Montevallo Bass Fishing Team and runs an awesome jig company…. Check out his site Wicked Jigs! Alabama born and bred,...
by Justinn Overton | May 4, 2020 | Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Science, Swim Guide
Every summer from Memorial Day until Labor Day, you can count on Coosa Riverkeeper to help your family get the skinny before you dip on the Coosa by testing water quality at popular places on the river. Our team starts sampling water quality conditions weekly...
by Justinn Overton | Nov 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Logan Martin Lake
Logan Martin Lake is called the “Lake of a Thousand Coves.” This reservoir is densely populated with both full-time and seasonal residents! Logan Martin Stats 15, 263 acres 275 miles of shoreline 48.5 miles long Click here to dive into more info on Logan...
by Justinn Overton | Oct 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Fishing, Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lake Neely Henry, Lakes, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Science, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Each year, we dig through tons of data to see which facilities are responsible for releasing toxics into the Coosa River. This data is publicly available on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory database from 2017. Wait, what? How can...
