by Justinn Overton | Jun 15, 2020 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
Summer 2020 Newsletter Issue 20: – Get the Skinny on Swim Guide 2020 – Our Work to Protect Fishermen – Meet Our Fish Guide Coordinator – Update from Your Riverkeeper Summer time is busy around our office! Dive into our Summer Newsletter to...
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 | Mar 24, 2020 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lay Lake, Opinion, Science, Swim Guide
The fight against the proposed Coosa River Toll Bridge is over. Last night, the Shelby County Commission unanimously voted to deny Tim James Inc. the license to build a toll bridge over the Coosa River at Perkins Landing on Lay Lake. Since we first spoke out on this...
by Justinn Overton | Mar 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Events, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide
2020 has started with a bang! Dive into our Early 2020 Newsletter to read about our position on the proposed Coosa River Toll Bridge, learn about E.C.Gaston Steam Plant’s National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit hearing, get the skinny on how many...
by Justinn Overton | Feb 20, 2020 | Science, Swim Guide
The term”Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO)” in itself probably invokes an “ew” reaction from most folks, but SSO’s are more of a problem than just being gross. SSOs carry all of that nasty stuff that gets flushed down the toilet, carrying...
by Justinn Overton | Jan 22, 2020 | Advocacy, Fishing, Lay Lake, Science, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Whew, what a start to the new year! Since 2020 began, our team has been hard at work advocating for the river and folks like you that love her. At the beginning of the month I attended an ADEM hosted public meeting regarding “beneficial use byproducts” aka...
