Beautiful skies and warm temperatures brought out dozens of participants for Saturday’s Second Annual Big Float hosted by te Coosa River Basin Initiative. The six-mile river celebration included a procession of canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, tubes, rafts and homemade rafts floating down the Etowah River. The event ended on the Coosa River at Heritage Park in… Read more
From Berry Eagles Facebook page: B8 has arrived! The eaglet hatched some time in the early hours of the morning and has been staying snuggly and warm beneath Mom and Dad. We are still on pip watch for the second egg. Eagle cam Read more
Media release: A Calhoun-based textile business, a Piedmont, Ala., land protection organization, Boys and Girls Clubs in Dalton and Rome, the Chatsworth Water Works Commission and Forsyth County will be recognized April 6 with the Coosa River Basin Initiative’s Greenie Awards for their outstanding efforts to protect natural resources in the upper Coosa… Read more
Media release: The country’s largest week-long canoe/kayak camping adventure this year strokes through the 163-mile-long Etowah River that flows from the north Georgia mountains to Rome. Registration for Paddle Georgia, the annual event organized by Georgia River Network, opens Jan. 31 and organizers expect the 450 spaces available for the trip to go quickly.… Read more
The Coosa River Basin Initiative will formally introduce its new Executive Director and Riverkeeper to its members Tuesday, Jan. 31, during the organization’s annual membership meeting at the Rome-Floyd ECO River Education Center at Ridge Ferry Park in Rome. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with light dinner and refreshments with the program beginning at… Read more
A great turnout for the 12th Annual Polar Bear Paddle on the Etowah on Saturday morning, even if the weather didn’t cooperate (we had near-record heat in the 70s). This blurb from Coosa River Basin Initiative’s Facebook page: “A few scenes from today’s Polar Bear Paddle…not too frigid but fun just the same! Jesse… Read more
Although he just moved to Rome last week, Coosa River Basin Initiative’s new Executive Director is no stranger to Rome. Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman officially assumed his new duties at the helm of CRBI on Wednesday. He and his family just moved to Rome last week from Savannah where he had been working as the Watershed Outreach… Read more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Allatoona Lake Project has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 Chief of Engineers Natural Resource Management Project of the Year. The award recognizes exceptional project management with emphasis on natural resources, recreation and environmental compliance management programs. Allatoona Lake was chosen for the award due to exceptional achievement… Read more
Most of Northwest Georgia including Floyd County are in an ‘exceptional drought’ according to the latest Drought Monitor from the National Weather Service. These very dry conditions along with the minimum relative humidity are creating dangerous fire conditions. According to the NWS, outdoor burning of any kind is strongly discouraged. Many counties have instituted burn… Read more
“As the Nest Turns”…it seems we may have an eagle soap opera brewing at Berry. Many watchers of Berry’s Eagle Cam have seen lots of activity over the last week. It seems Dad Berry has been visiting frequently, but in the company of an unknown female eagle. According to Berry College Eagles Facebook page: “This year, we… Read more
Media release: River Revelry-A Biodiversity Bash, the Coosa River Basin Initiative’s annual end-of-summer party, returns to the banks of the Coosa River in Rome Aug. 27 with a lip-sync showdown between local celebrities. The annual bash will also feature live music from Jerry on the Moon, boat rides on the river, silent and live auctions, beer… Read more
Coosa River Basin Initiative hosted the Third Annual Swimmable Water Float, a 1.5-mile tube and pool raft float from Ridge Ferry Park to Heritage Park in Rome on Sunday. The above photos are from CRBI’s Joe Cook. From Facebook: “More than 40 people hit the water today for CRBI’s Swimmable Water Day celebration on the Oostanaula… Read more
Bass Pro Shops’ East Ridge Outpost opens later today with an “evening for conservation” but it might as well be an evening for conversation as well. From football legend Johnny Majors to a host of outdoors experts, the company is launching the store with a party tonight followed by special giveaways throughout the weekend. Full… Read more
By Sarah O’Carroll, For Hometown Headlines Each weekend upwards of 50 people per day stream into a small building near the Hop-N-Shop off North Broad eager to hit Rome’s rivers. River Ratz Tubing and Kayak, a seasonal business at 105 Callahan St., is riding the wave of interest in Rome’s riverways. Owner Rick Dempsey says… Read more