Boating, walking, birding, hunting, fishing: our watersheds provide
us all that, plus what goes in upstream comes out in your drinking
water. Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, and Little Rivers: WWALS
Seminar tomorrow in Tifton. Good talks, good food, good water. Y’all come!
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10:00 – 10:20
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Dave Hetzel,
WWALS President
Welcome/Introductions
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10:20 – 10:35
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Karen Hendrix, WATER MATTERS: Co-Chair
WATER MATTERS:
Focus & Function
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10:35 – 11:10
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Neill Herring,
Veteran Conservation Lobbyist
at the GA General Assembly
The Political Economy of Water
Conservation in Georgia
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11:10 – 11:45
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Jesslyn Shields, Georgia River Network
River Protection Success Stories in Georgia
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11:45 – 11:55
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Break
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11:55 – 12:10
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Bret Wagenhorst
Water Trails: Conservation and
Development
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12:10 – 12:45
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Babe McGowan,
Forester
Best Management Practices for
Riparian Ecosystems
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12:45 – 1:00
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Karan Rawlins,
University of Georgia
SEEDN smartphone app
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1:00 – 2:00
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Dave Hetzel
Open Discussion
and Pot Luck Lunch
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2:00 – 4:00pm
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Walk to the Arboretum and
Practice SEEDN App
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WWALS Watershed Seminar
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10:00 am Saturday
22 September, 2012
Seminar Room
NESPAL Building
2360 Rainwater Road
Tifton Campus
University of Georgia
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WWALS |
WWALS Watershed
Coalition is an Advocacy
Organization working for
watershed conservation
of the Willacoochee,
Withlacoochee, Alapaha,
and Little River Systems
watershed in south
Georgia and north Florida
through awareness,
environmental
monitoring, and citizen
advocacy.
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Introducing WWALS Board
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Dave Hetzel — President
John S. Quarterman — VP
Brittney Hull — Treasurer
Nathan Wilkins — Secretary
Gretchen Quarterman
Bret Wagenhorst
Garry Gentry
Karan A. Rawlins
Al Browning
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Pot Luck Lunch
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All Attendees, please bring
your favorite dish to share
WWALS is Providing
the Main Course
In the spirit of conservation
please bring your own set up:
Plate, fork, knife, spoon, cup
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