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Fall 2022 Newsletter

Fall 2022 Newsletter

by Justinn Overton | Oct 10, 2022 | Advocacy, Events, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Swim Guide, Wildlife

Dive into our Fall 2022...
Groups Sue Gadsden Water & Sewer Board for Clean Water Act Violations

Groups Sue Gadsden Water & Sewer Board for Clean Water Act Violations

by Justinn Overton | Feb 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Lake Neely Henry, Pictures, Science, Wildlife

Gadsden, AL- Conservation and community groups sued the Water Works and Sewer Board of the city of Gadsden, Alabama today for neglecting its duty to maintain public sewers and not properly reporting on sewage pollution that it discharges, in violation of the Clean...
A Wade Down Sofkahatchee Creek

A Wade Down Sofkahatchee Creek

by Justinn Overton | 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...
Fall 2020 Newsletter

Fall 2020 Newsletter

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...
PCBs are Forever

PCBs are Forever

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...
10th Anniversary: Become a ReCURRENT River Giver

10th Anniversary: Become a ReCURRENT River Giver

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...
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