🚗 #Summer is made for road trips! Wildes Motel, 458 S. Main St., #Statesboro. Motels like these offered getaways for millions of traveling Americans. 📸 : Boston Public Library 🔗 : https://ow.ly/F2lW50Zlh1t#Summer#Statesboro#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #Postcard

Everything is connected. #WednesdayWisdom #CleanWater #Conservation #Quotes

ORK offices are closed today in observance of Independence Day. Emergency pollution hotline is always available: 866-942-6222 x 2 or make a report online at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org. Please visit our website for paddle maps, data, advocacy tool kit, events, and more.

Throwback to the The News and Farmer (Louisville, Ga.) on July 01, 1920. 🎣 📸 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/J1rj50ZiqUR #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #Lowcountry #ProtectRivers #Fishing #JeffersonCounty #Louisville #Newspapers #Summer

Nature is never a waste of time. #Quotes #CleanWater #WednesdayWisdom #NatureLovers #GetOutside #RiverLife #ExploreGeorgia #OutdoorLiving #ProtectOurWaters #OgeecheeRiver #MindfulMoments #SummerVibes

🐟 You did it! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Your generosity helped us hit our $10,000 matching challenge goal and we couldn't be more grateful. 💙 A HUGE thank you to longtime supporters who stepped up in a big way and new members and first-time donors who helped get us over the finish line.

Any gifts made through June 30, from NEW donors will have triple the impact. Any CURRENT donor will have their donation doubled! Help us unlock the $10,000 match, and become a member with a year full of exclusive perks! 🎣 : https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/join/

🧊 We sure could use some giant blocks of ice to cool off! Throwback to Louisville, 1936. Charlie Pritchard gives his grandchildren a ride on an ice wagon. 🧊 📸 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/CitN50ZbZrz #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #Ice

🧊 We sure could use some giant blocks of ice to cool off! Throwback to Louisville, 1936. Charlie Pritchard gives his grandchildren a ride on an ice wagon. 🧊 📸 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/CitN50ZbZrz #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #Ice

Register for the Fall 2026 class: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/naturalist/ #Quotes #WednesdayWisdom #CleanWater #MasterNaturalist #Nature #FieldTrips

We had a great time mucking about in the forest as were led on a mushroom hunt by local experts. Want to learn more about fungi? Adventures like these are free ORK member perks! 🍄‍🟫 Become a member or a master naturalist (or both!) with ORK today. https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/

🌾 A regional partnership spanning released targeted plans to conserve coastal salt marshes, developed by teams from the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative (#SASMI), a group of more than 400 stakeholders. Learn about the plan: https://arcg.is/15m5Dr0#SASMI) #CleanWater

Throwback to our 2025 Master Naturalist program! Our registration is now open for the fall 2026 class. https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/naturalist/ #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #MasterNaturalist #UGAExtension

Find your outdoors. #Quotes #Nature #WednesdayWisdom #CleanWater #ExploreGeorgia #JohnMuir #GetOutdoors

Any gifts made through June 30, from NEW donors will have triple the impact. Any CURRENT donor will have their donation doubled! Help us unlock the $10,000 match, and become a member with a year full of exclusive perks! 🌞 : https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/join/

Ogeechee Riverkeeper presented the 2026 ORK Awards at the annual membership meeting on Saturday, June 6, under the oaks at the historic Glen Echo Farm in Ellabell, #Georgia. #CleanWater Details: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/ork-awards-2026/ More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCVUHb

Any gifts made through June 30, from NEW donors will have triple the impact. Any CURRENT donor will have their donation doubled! Help us unlock the $10,000 match, and become a member with a year full of exclusive perks! 💧 : https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/join/ #CleanWater

Throwback to 1890 and a report on the waterways, sounds, and rivers in the Ogeechee basin and how oyster beds were growing. 🦪 📷 : Biodiversity Heritage Library 🔗 : https://ow.ly/olzH50Z8cLf #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #Lowcountry #ProtectRivers

When you drink the water, remember the spring. 🚰 #Quotes #WednesdayWisdom #CleanWater

Damon Mullis is a member of Coastal Georgia Regional Water Planning Council. Mullis warned against cutting off more connections between surface and groundwater. 🗞️ : https://ow.ly/AvYx50Z8eq0

Healthy rivers contribute to healthy oceans. All eyes on a healthy ocean this #WorldOceanDay. By working together, we can restore what has been lost and protect what remains. #OceanClimateAction #WorldOceanDay2026

🗺️ Throwback to 1818 and a chart of the Atlantic Ocean, exhibiting the course of the Gulph Stream, probably from the writings of Ben Franklin. 🐟 #Hurricane season is underway! 📷 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/x5PB50W0bEF#Hurricane #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #History #Archive #CleanWater

🚲 #WorldBicycleDay #Quotes #WednesdayWisdom #CleanWater 🚲

🌮 Taco truck! Cornhole! Awards! 🏆 Be sure to join us on Saturday in Ellabell for our annual meeting. Register now : [ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/membermeeting]

Cyclopure makes simple #PFAS testing kets that ORK uses frequently. They recently featured us in a story! https://cyclopure.com/how-riverkeepers-are-using-pfas-test-kits-to-monitor-waterways-across-the-united-states/#PFAS#Science #Data #Georgia #CleanWater

We always have a great time with our friends at Green Truck Pub, and they are helping YOU support our efforts. Simply come out, have dinner as usual, and we'll receive a % of the night's sales! See you Tuesday! https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/events/green-truck-membership-night-0626/

Aim higher by becoming a Clays for the Canoochee sponsor! Increased visibility for your business or organization and special event-day perks, as well as team registration. Contact hesper(at)ogeecheeriverkeeper(dot)org. https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/clayshoot/

Throwback to 1953 and the "Clean Streams of Georgia" publication. The booklet outlines steps to keep water supplies clean. 🐟 📷 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/SGVm50Z2qoq #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #Lowcountry #ProtectRivers

"Never did nature say one thing and wisdom another." ~Edmund Burke #WednesdayWisdom #CleanWater #Quotes #Nature

Emergency pollution hotline is available 866-942-6222 x2 or report online at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org

Are you on our email list? We just sent out our monthly newsletter. You can view it here: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/newsletters/ #CleanWater #Georgia #News #Ogeechee #Canoochee

In honor of #MemorialDay, throwback to the 1890s in #Greene County. James Billingslea Park, Jr., is in his military uniform of the Greene Rifles. 📸 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/zQF750Z19NW#MemorialDay#Greene#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater

"Not one without water." #WednesdayWisdom #Quotes #Auden #CleanWater

There is an explosion of data center proposals across the state to support the growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which comes with costs and risks. Download ORK’s Data Center Policy Statement: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/advocacy/ 📸 Credit: Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

🌕 Experience the magic of a blue moon at Mill Pond, Hamburg State Park! ORK members are invited to a moonlit paddle on May 30. Details: https://linktr.ee/ogeecheeriverkeeper #FullMoonPaddle #BlueMoon #OgeecheeRiverkeeper #PaddleGA #ExploreGeorgia

Throwback to 1771 and Mark Catesby's natural guide to the southeast. Here, he notes the luna moth, smilax, and a mock orange in our area. 📸 : Biodiversity Heritage Library 🔗 : https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52786296 #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater

#WednesdayWisdom #Quotes #CleanWater

🦩 #WorldMigratoryBirdDay is Saturday. Check out our guide and join the count! 🦉 https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/birding-basics/#WorldMigratoryBirdDay ⭐ Educators: This activity meets Georgia Standards of Excellence #WMBD2026 #EveryBirdCounts #YourObservationsMatter

Throwback to Ellabell in the late 1800s. A group of people are gathered in front of the general store owned by John Morrison. 📸 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/bW6n50YVIVc #Georgia #History #Ellabell #BryanCounty #Ogeechee #Canoochee #CleanWater #ThrowbackThursday #ExploreGeorgia

#WednesdayWisdom #Quotes #JohnMuir #Nature #CleanWater

This state-of-the-basin meeting will take place Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Glen Echo Farm in Ellabell, #Georgia. Details : [https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/events/annual-member-meeting/#Georgia #CleanWater #Ogeechee #Canoochee

Reminder: TUESDAY is the deadline for comments on the DRI for the proposed warehouses in Pooler. Anyone can submit a comment to planning (at) crc. ga. gov. Here is what we wrote: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/comments/

There is still time to plant native milkweed and help butterfly populations this summer. 🦋 Help this endangered species thrive in our watershed. https://ow.ly/SROn50YQF7t #Botany #Pollinators #Butterflies #Monarch #Plants #Milkweed #Gardening

🌕 Drift into dusk and let the Mill Pond at Hamburg State Park show you its softer, silver-lit side. On May 30, beneath the rare glow of a blue moon, ORK invites members to join a moonlit paddle. Details: https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/events/members-only-full-moon-paddle/

Throwback to downtown #Sylvania in 1947. 📷 : Digital Library of Georgia 🔗 : https://ow.ly/KHta50YQOam#Sylvania #ThrowbackThursday #TBT #Throwback #History #Archive #Georgia #CleanWater #ScrevenCounty #Vintage

#WednesdayWisdom #Nature #Quotes #CleanWater #WilliamBlake

🗣️ FREE! TODAY! Attend "Wetlands On Trial: A Lunch Hour Deep Dive," hosted by Glynn Environmental Coalition via Zoom. https://ow.ly/TZYT50YEFHz #CleanWater

Karen recently joined and chose volunteer with ORK after participating in our Georgia Master Naturalist program. Her focus is helping us with educational and outreach opportunities. Read Karen's story: https://ow.ly/YyI950YIrIL

Some of the earliest books were about the natural world – illustrations of birds, plants and exotic animals were popular. They were also important reference works as many scientists couldn’t travel easily. #WorldBookDay https://www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/world-book-day/#WorldBookDay

Happy Earth Day! Our rivers and natural spaces need us now more than ever. Stand with Ogeechee Riverkeeper to protect clean water and vital habitats. Take action today—volunteer, advocate, or make a pledge to reduce your impact. #EarthDay #Georgia #CleanWater