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YR Jam Morning Paddle with Georgia Conservancy

YR Jam Morning Paddle with Georgia Conservancy

Saturday Sept 22nd, 2018 Join the Georgia Conservancy for a morning paddle before the Yellow River Jam! Information and sign up HERE: Explore Georgia's very own Yellow River with us on September 22! A fun and easy day paddle through Newton County ending in Downtown Porterdale, just in time to join in on the annual Yellow River Jam! Learn more and register today: www.georgiaconservancy.org/yellowriver #event #featured #home #georgiaconservancy #YellowRiverjam

Yellow River Trash Bash

Yellow River Trash Bash

Join us for our 3rd annual Yellow River Trash Bash, on Saturday Sept 15, to protect the river from trash and litter. We will meet at the Gwinnett Yellow River Park, and then divide into groups to cleanup several sites in the Park and and the surrounding area. Minimum Age is 14 yrs old. Upon completion of the cleanup, the teams will return to the Park for Pizza and Free T-Shirt. This event is a partnership with Gwinnett Clean & beautiful, Gwinnett Parks & Rec, and Department o

Pooch Paddle Sept 29th -

Pooch Paddle Sept 29th -

SIGN UP HERE : https://www.bigtickets.com/e/garivers/poochpaddle Join Georgia River Network for a Paddle with Your Pooch on the Yellow River Water Trail. The trip is a moderate to easy 5-mile Paddle. Join us with your pooch in your canoe or kayak for a paddle. We will paddle up stream for approximately 2.5 miles (mild to medium current flow) then paddle back down stream to the launch site at Porterdale Yellow River Park (739 Railroad St, Porterdale, GA 30014). The park is p

Paddle Georgia 2018 - Yellow and Ocmulgee Rivers

Paddle Georgia 2018 - Yellow and Ocmulgee Rivers

SAVE THE DATE June 16 - June 22nd, 2018 The Best SUMMER camp for families in Georgia on the Yellow and Ocmulgee Rivers. Paddle Georgia 2018 is a project of "Georgia River Network". Daily paddling trips averaging 17 miles Nightly camping with meals, games, entertainment and educational programs Tours of historic sites, industrial facilities and more Chemical and biological water monitoring opportunities Companionship and camaraderie with hundreds of fellow paddlers TO keep up

Yellow River Trash Bash 2017

WHAT: 2nd Annual Yellow River Trash Bash. Join us for a land/shore/river cleanup. Have fun for a few hours, helping our park and our river. Pizza and T-shirt provided. Minimum age is 14 yrs old. Please register so we have a count for food and shirts. WHEN: Saturday, September 16 at 9 AM - 12:30 PM WHERE: Gwinnett Yellow River Park, 3232 Juhan Rd, Stn Mtn, GA 30087 HOW: Sign up at www.eventbrite.com #home #featurestory #event

Partnerships: Georgia Water Coalition

Partnerships: Georgia Water Coalition

GWC Partner Experiences: Yellow River Water Trail In recent years, we have attended Georgia Water Coalition meetings and connected with water advocates from around the state. We formed our non-profit in 2014 (under the excellent guidance of Georgia River Network) and created our motto of "Enjoy, Share and Protect." As a group of volunteer kayakers organizing to enjoy and share our Yellow River with the community, we had no idea how important the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC

Coming Soon! The Newest Feature of the Yellow River Water Trail

Coming Soon! The Newest Feature of the Yellow River Water Trail

Village of Porterdale With a granted easement, Porterdale will soon have access to class I and II rapids below the mill dam. It's part of a long-range plan developed when the Porterdale team won a scholarship from the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta to attend the prestigious "Balance Commerce and Nature in Rural Communities" training sponsored by the national office of the Conservation Fund at the US Fish and Wildlife ConservatIon Training Center in Shepardstown, WV.

Georgia’s nascent water trail network garners support from state lawmakers

Georgia’s nascent water trail network garners support from state lawmakers

EXCITING update ! 6:16 pm At the end of a dirt path that touches the Yellow River in Newton County, one piece of the future of Georgia’s network of water trails is taking shape – a network that now has the blessings of the state House of Representatives. Abe’s Landing is at mile 33 of the 53-mile Yellow River Water Trail. The water trail begins near Lilburn, at Five Forks Trickum Road, and ends at Jackson Lake. According to a description of the water trail, it passes beneath

Capitol Conservation Day 2017 - Tonya Bechtler Reflects

Capitol Conservation Day 2017 - Tonya Bechtler Reflects

Tonya Bechtler, with Yellow River Water Trail, attended Capitol Conservation Day for the first time this year and gave us some insight on her experience. "Mark Wilson and I attended our very first Capitol Conservation Day this Legislative Session. Thank you Georgia Water Coalition, Georgia River Network and ALL the partners for a wonderful introduction to policy making at the State Capitol -WOW! In 2015, our volunteers with the Yellow River Water Trail discovered Newton Count