Satilla Riverkeeper

Mission: protect, restore, and educate about the ecologically unique and beautiful Satilla River. We are the eyes and ears of the watershed and estuary. 501c3

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The Satilla Riverkeeper is hosting a water quality training on Monday, July 24th with our WQ Coordinator, Trish DuBose, from 9 AM to 2 PM. We'll be at our office at the Okefenokee Swamp Park; the address is listed below!

5700 Okfenokee Swamp Park Rd. Waycross, Ga, 31503

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“A river is water in its loveliest form, rivers have life and sound and movement and infinity of variation, rivers are veins of the earth through which the lifeblood returns to the heart.” - Roderick Haig-Brown 🌎💚

Thank you to Katie Fullard for sending in this beautiful photo!

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June Water Quality Report: All but 2 sites are within the EPA swimming guidelines!

The EPA deems a bacteria count of <𝟮𝟯𝟱 to be suitable or designated swimming. 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 had a bacteria count of 𝟯𝟬𝟬 and 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗮𝗸 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 tested at 𝟯𝟯𝟯.

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Did you know that the Satilla River originates in Ben Hill County? It then flows eastward and a little southward for approximately 200 miles, before emptying into St. Andrews Sound and the Atlantic Ocean in Camden County! 🏞🤩

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Here's a shrimply amazing fact about our beautiful river: about 52 species of fish live in the Satilla River Basin! The banded topminnow is one of the rare species that inhabit these waters. 🐟😮

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Thank you to our Sponsors of the Satilla River Fishing Tournament!

Our Silver Sponsors are Southern Fishing Company, Capt. Bert's Catfish Catcher Jigheads, Hunt Day Outfitters, Jim and Elizabeth Cottingham, and John S. Myers, P.C. Attorney at Law 🎣💙

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Thank you to our Sponsors of the Satilla River Fishing Tournament!

Our Gold Sponsors are Brantley Telephone Company and the Okefenokee Swamp Park 🐟💙

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞!

Two of his redbreast measured 10.62 inches and one at 10.50 inches, for a total of 31.74 inches together! This prize was sponsored by Brantley Telephone Company

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝟏𝟎.𝟕𝟓-𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭!

Well, Craig, it looks like you'll love that redbreast for a krill-ion years now that you won with it! This prize was sponsored by John S. Myers P.C., Attorney at Law.

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝟏𝟐.𝟐𝟓-𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡! 🎉

The Longest Other Panfish Award was sponsored by Southern Fishing Company.

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𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝟐𝟓-𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡!

It looks like you got the cat by the tongue in this one Ronald, fin-tastic catch! This prize was sponsored by Capt. Bert’s Catfish Jigheads!

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The Fishing Tournament has come to a close! Thank you to all of our participants; all fees go to support the SRK in our goal to protect our River. Drumrolls, please 🥁:

Congrats to Carter Seed for his 20.25-inch Largemouth Bass!

This prize was sponsored by Hunt Day Outfitters!

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This catch is just the cat's meow; you got a good one, Matt!

The tournament is o-fish-ally closed! Stay tuned over the next week when we'll be announcing the winners! 🎣💙

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What song do fish listen to the most? "Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you drown" 🎤🎼

This is a nice one, Lee! Tomorrow is the last day of the tournament, folks; let's give it our all and go out with some catching style! 🐟💙

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It looks like we’re piranha roll now. There are only two more days left for the Fishing Tournament, let's get out there and krill it!

This one is pretty fish-tastic, Will! 🎣💙

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Shout out to planet Earth — she keeps us grounded! 🌿🌲

Happy Earth Day, friends! We hope you have a fun-filled day of protecting our beautiful planet. Watch out for all those Earth Day puns out there though, some of them are just terra-ble! 🌎💚

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What is a day do all fish dread? Fry-day!

This largemouth bass Carter caught just might rival the magnificent (and fake) bass Lex wrangled last week 😱 what a good catch, friend!

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You know, we recently saw a catfish at our local river! We have no clue how it baits the hook with those tiny paws though 🐱🐟

What a distinguished gentle-fish with mighty fine whiskers, fin-nomenal catch Cleve! 🎣

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What is the first lesson fish learn at school? That the end of a hook is the point of no return! 🤭🐟

You betta believe this is a mighty fine panfish, splendid catch Lino!

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Please help us spread the word, as we begin a search for the next Satilla Riverkeeper.

The full job description and information on how to apply is available here: https://t.co/QE5faPDnfy