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Press Releases

  • RELEASE: ORK announces Riverfest at the Mill
    March 8, 2023
    ORK will host Riverfest at the Ogeechee River Mill, on the border of Warren and Hancock counties, on Saturday, April 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • RELEASE: ORK revives popular Canoochee Paddle Race
    February 16, 2023
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper will host the Canoochee Paddle Race on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Evans County, Georgia.
  • RELEASE: ORK announces winners of annual photo contest
    December 5, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has chosen the best photographs from across the 5,500 square mile watershed submitted for the annual photography contest.
  • RELEASE: New research fellow at ORK plans year-long monitoring project
    November 14, 2022
    The 2023 ORK Research Fellow is Molly McKean, a graduate student at Georgia Southern University, pursuing a master’s degree in biology. She works in the lab of Dr. Checo Colón-Gaud
  • RELEASE: ORK accepting entries for annual photography contest
    November 7, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) is soliciting the best photographs from across the 5,500 square mile watershed. Judges will be looking for images that highlight what makes the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers, and the surrounding areas, remarkable. This is the third year for the contest. 
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK and City of Savannah host second rain barrel giveaway
    October 3, 2022
    ORK and the City are holding their second rain barrel giveaway at Joseph Tribble Park on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. Area residents can pick up a free rain barrel from 5 - 7 p.m.
  • RELEASE: Applications For $25,000 Fellowship At Ogeechee Riverkeeper Open
    September 14, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) is accepting applications for the 2023 research fellowship through October 15, 2022.
  • PRESS RELEASE: Ogeechee Riverkeeper Releases Comprehensive Tool Kit For Cit…
    September 7, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper releases a comprehensive tool kit for citizen advocacy. The kit includes contacts, ordinances, and other tips for protecting water quality.
  • ORK received $10,000 Bass Pro Shops Grant
    August 2, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's Outdoor Fund.
  • PRESS RELEASE: Milliken announces closure of facility located on the Ogeech…
    July 14, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) considers the closure of the Longleaf facility to be an overall positive step for the health and cleanliness of the watershed, while acknowledging the impacts to the local economy that such a closure will necessitate. 
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK, City of Savannah install litter traps to Protect the Ve…
    February 28, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) and the City of Savannah are partnering to lead a long term project to protect the water quality and ecology of the Vernon River. Two litter booms were recently deployed in an effort to catch litter before it reaches the river or the ocean.
  • Press Release: Milliken vows to halt use of PFAS chemicals by year’s …
    February 22, 2022
    Milliken has promised to stop using PFAS, otherwise known as ‘forever chemicals’ in their facilities by December 2022. They are eradicating these chemicals from two product lines from facilities worldwide. This includes the Longleaf facility located in Screven County on the banks of the Ogeechee River. 
  • PRESS RELEASE: Ogeechee Riverkeeper awarded prestigious Fish & Wildlif…
    February 2, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) was awarded a Five Star grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in support of its ongoing Protect The Vernon project. The funding will allow ORK to engage stakeholders in a scientific plan and help move the Vernon River toward greater ecological health.
  • RELEASE: First research fellow at ORK starts crayfish project
    January 18, 2022
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has launched a new research fellowship to be filled each year. In 2022, the ORK Research Fellow is Brian Bush, a first-year graduate student at Georgia Southern University, pursuing a master’s degree in biology. The fellowship is underwritten by investments secured from the 2011 fish kill settlement. 
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK announces the winners of the annual photography contest
    December 2, 2021
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has chosen the best photographs from across the 5,500 square mile watershed submitted for the annual photography contest. This year, guest judge and photographer Parker Stewart led the selection process.
  • PRESS RELEASE: Hancock County adopts ordinances to protect Ogeechee River, …
    November 22, 2021
    ORK and Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) worked with local citizens and municipal officials to draft updated ordinance amendments for Hancock County.
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK to hold panel discussion on plastic pollution
    November 18, 2021
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 6 p.m. It will be held virtually and is open to all. Registration is required. The meeting will begin with organization updates before launching into a panel discussion on plastic use and pollution.
  • RELEASE: OGEECHEE RIVERKEEPER ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST
    October 20, 2021
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) is soliciting the best photographs of the year 2021 from across the 5,500 square mile watershed. Judges will be looking for images that highlight what makes the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers, and the surrounding areas, remarkable.
  • RELEASE: Ogeechee Riverkeeper, City of Savannah Vernon River Restoration Pr…
    May 3, 2021
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) and the City of Savannah are partnering to lead a long term project to protect the water quality and ecology of the Vernon River. The goal is to improve water quality, restore ecological habitat, and “Protect The Vernon River” from current and future threats.
  • RELEASE: Ogeechee Riverkeeper partners with Green Truck Pub for Earth Day
    March 15, 2021
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper is partnering with Green Truck Pub on Thursday, April 22, 2021, 5-9 p.m.,to feature a live outdoor projection of a new interactive map of the Ogeechee River basin. GTP will offer a new burger special highlighting the celebration. Members of ORK staff will be on-hand to answer questions, assist with memberships, and demonstrate the new StoryMap.
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK announces inaugural photography contest
    December 2, 2020
    Winners have been announced for the 2020 photography contest.
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK finds dangerous PFAs chemicals in fish
    November 17, 2020
    After ORK discovered that Milliken’s Longleaf facility was discharging polyfluoroalkyls and perfluoroalkyls (PFAS) chemicals, ORK initiated a pilot study to determine if these chemicals were bioaccumulating in fish regularly consumed by people from the river. Initial results show that all fish sampled had detectable limits of PFAS chemicals in their tissue fillets.
  • PRESS RELEASE: ORK to hold virtual annual meeting
    November 9, 2020
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) will hold its annual meeting virtually on Friday, November 13, 2020. The live stream will begin at 6:45 p.m., with speakers starting at 7 p.m.
  • PRESS RELEASE: GA EPD poised to issue weakened Milliken permit
    October 20, 2020
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has reviewed the draft permit released by Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) for Milliken Longleaf Pine Facility which discharges into the Ogeechee River.
  • ORK partners with Statesboro, KSSB to install litter trap
    September 30, 2020
    Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has partnered with the City of Statesboro and Keep Statesboro-Bulloch Beautiful (KSBB) to help curb litter pollution in Little Lotts Creek.
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