Ogeechee Riverkeeper has chosen the best photographs from across the 5,500 square mile watershed submitted for the annual photography contest. This year’s guest judge was Angela Hopper, owner of Bull Street Light Room.
ORK has been named the 2025 recipient of the Smith W. Bagley Advocacy Award. The Sapelo Foundation Board of Trustees annually selects an outstanding nonprofit organization or network to receive the honor.
Aside from the very specific common name of snorkelwort, this tiny plant requires a very specific set of circumstances to even exist--and those ingredients are increasingly hard to come by.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper shares data collected during a project supported by grant from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's Outdoor Fund
Henslow's sparrows are migratory, spending their winters in the southeastern United States, including the Ogeechee watershed. They enjoy the marshy lowlands with tall grass and pine flatwoods that dot the area.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has been notified that wastewater created by the Hyundai Megasite’s industrial processes has been hauled away via tanker trucks since September 2024. Documents obtained through Georgia Open Records Act (GORA) requests reveal at least four months of trucking wastewater off-site.
The roseate spoonbill is Coastal Georgia’s own flamingo. With its striking pink plumage, distinctive spoon-shaped bill, and graceful demeanor, this elegant bird stands out.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) agreed to dismiss its challenge to the groundwater withdrawal permits issued to Bryan and Bulloch counties after reaching a settlement agreement with the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority (“Savannah JDA”).
Ogeechee Riverkeeper has chosen the best photographs from across the 5,500 square mile watershed submitted for the 2024 annual photography contest.
The appeal shows that EPD issued these permits without proper consideration of ‘unreasonable adverse effects’ and made decisions contrary to the public welfare.
ORK invites photographers to submit their best work for its annual photo contest, showcasing the stunning diversity of the 5,500 square mile Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers watershed.
Oysters for the Ogeechee will be held Wednesday, November 13, 6-9 p.m. at the Love’s Seafood and Steaks
We have had a number of inquiries about the safety of swimming in the river or the sounds, or eating the seafood from those areas. ORK does not issue “swim” advisories but shares the information of those that conduct those tests and maintains that data.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper received a letter from the USACE confirming that a “reevaluation of its permit decision regarding its effects determination for water supplies is warranted.”
ORK plans to submit comments to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) regarding draft groundwater withdrawal permits for Bryan and Bulloch Counties, intended to supply the Hyundai Megasite and other users.