ORK shares the Burroughs Digital Library to allow anyone to explore the watershed and be inspired to help us protect, preserve, and improve it for future generations.
Lauren grew up on the Ogeechee, and finds that its rhythms are still part of her heartbeat. It hasn’t been a straight line to her position at ORK, but she has pointers for others looking to work in a conservation field–and the first step is to always show up.
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Alabama Rivers Alliance, Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Healthy Gulf, Ogeechee Riverkeeper, and Savannah Riverkeeper, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit scheme that allows companies constructing oil and gas pipelines to sidestep federal laws that protect waterways, rare species, and other aquatic resources.
Local environmental organizations Savannah Riverkeeper, Ogeechee Riverkeeper, and One Hundred Miles are introducing an improved Warehouse Dashboard — an interactive tool developed to help community members, stakeholders, and decision-makers visualize and understand the full scope of established industrial facilities in the Greater Savannah Area.
Liberty County Development Authority contracts ORK for baseline data ahead of water reclamation plant project in the basin
Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) and the Chatham County UGA Extension Office (UGA Ext.) are partnering to offer a Georgia Master Naturalist program.
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. The event also included updates from Riverkeeper Damon Mullis, cornhole under the ancient oaks, kids activities, and more.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper invites sportsmen and women to participate in a sporting clay shoot, benefitting the nonprofit’s fight to secure clean, safe water.
Becoming a member of ORK has a number of perks, including member-only events, discounts to the popular Master Naturalist program, and more.
Join in our Basin Bird Bingo and get started birding in our watershed.
Volunteering is like the ever-changing Ogeechee river: you think you know where you’ll end up, but the real adventure is along the way.
Dr. Loren Mathews conducts regular water sampling as part of the Adopt-A-Stream program. Her water quality testing helps ORK track potential issues and her training adds more AAS volunteers to our ranks.
Kathleen has been an Adopt-A-Landing volunteer for more than five years. She and her grandson Solomon pick up litter at the Morgan's Bridge landing at the Chatham/Bryan County line.
As a child, Michelle Lowery thought she would be a doctor when she grew up. And in a way, she is–she cares for the health of waterways.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper has organized a virtual walk across the watershed for February 1-28, 2026. Participants can join from anywhere in the world, hitting milestones as they progress along the map.