FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
08/05/2026
Ogeechee Riverkeeper
Contact: Meaghan Gerard
Communications and Administrative Director
meaghan@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org
OGEECHEE RIVERKEEPER ANNOUNCES BURROUGHS DIGITAL LIBRARY
Aerial photography supported by a grant from the Burroughs Fund
In 2025, Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) received a grant from the Karen and Jerry Burroughs Foundation Fund of The Savannah Community Foundation, to research, create, and curate aerial imagery of the Ogeechee River basin. ORK scouted multiple locations to find representative examples that would showcase the breadth, beauty, and scope of the watershed. ORK then worked with veteran drone pilot and photographer John McKinnon to capture views, in both video and still formats.
“While working on the project it occurred to me we were making a document of the Ogeechee as it exists today that we can compare against future changes,” McKinnon recalls. “I was fortunate to be able to travel the length of the Ogeechee watershed and…I was amazed by the diversity of fauna starting near the source and changing along its path to the coast. The unique vantage point of the drone delivered coverage that could never be caught any other way.”
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.
View the album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCPW8K
As editing of raw footage continues, more imagery will become available in the future. Please contact meaghan@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org for use permissions.
About Ogeechee Riverkeeper: Ogeechee Riverkeeper 501(c)(3) works to protect, preserve, and improve the water quality of the Ogeechee River basin, which includes all of the streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Canoochee River is about 108 miles long and the Ogeechee River itself is approximately 245 miles long. The Ogeechee River system drains more than 5,500 square miles across 20 counties in Georgia. More at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org.
About The Savannah Community Foundation: With an asset base in excess of $120,000,000, The Savannah Community Foundation is an umbrella philanthropic organization through which individuals, families, businesses, and charities support the well-being of our community. More at www.savfoundation.org.
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08.2026 – Press Release – Burroughs Digital Library – PDF
