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...
by Justinn Overton | Sep 24, 2019 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Opinion, Pictures, Science, Wildlife
There are two major steam plants on the Coosa in Alabama. The Ernest C. Gaston Steam Plant in Wilsonville on Lay Lake. The Gadsden Steam Plant in Gadsden on Lake Neely Henry burns natural gas. When any plant burn fossil fuels, mercury is released into the atmosphere...
by Justinn Overton | Apr 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Science, Wildlife
There’s an organism that has been growing in the Coosa River for decades that has massive potential to damage our lakes, yet few lake homeowners and fishermen may be aware of it. It can cause skin irritation, respiratory issues and even fish kills and on top of...
by Justinn Overton | Apr 10, 2019 | Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Science, Uncategorized, Videos, Wildlife
We frequently get photographs or videos sent to us of bass who have seen better days. Sores, blisters, sometimes red in places that are normally white. “What’s wrong with the bass?”is the logical question that accompanies these photos. We received...
by Justinn Overton | Mar 1, 2019 | Advocacy, Fish Guide, Fishing, Lakes, Pictures, Science, Uncategorized, Wildlife
In this issue: Trispot Darter: threatened!Introducing CSI: Citizen Science Initiative2019 Temp Track Season2018 FinancialsRiverkeeper Sets Sail We hope you’ll take a few minutes to learn about these important issues we’ve been working on… Click here...
by Justinn Overton | Jan 4, 2019 | Fish Guide, Wildlife
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently announced a proposal to protect the trispot darter under the Endangered Species Act as a “Threatened” species. This cute little fish, growing to only a little over one inch long, is currently known to occur in...
