Birds and Bins

Come join ORK, OAS & The Ford for a birding walk and litter cleanup!

This beautiful site offers a mix of habitats, featuring wetlands and river setting. Ogeechee Audubon co-leaders & Ogeechee Riverkeeper co-leaders will help locate and identify birds, educate us about the southern part of the Ogeechee watershed while we cleanup the waterways.

We will search for wading birds, raptors, woodpeckers and more! Please bring binoculars if you have them. Litter collection supplies will be provided. A limited amount of loaner binoculars will be available.

Meet at the cul-de-sac at 9am (the Al Bungard Conservation Area). Use driving directions from HWY 17.

Trip Rigor: Easy, with paved path and varied terrain. Estimated walking distance 2 miles. ADA accessible; no public restrooms on site.

Registration is individual. Each person in your party must register separately.

*All participants will be required to adhere to all COVID-19 mandates and protocols in effect at the time of the event.

River’s Alive

Join the Ogeechee Riverkeeper and Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce for a River’s Alive Community Cleanup in Millen, Georgia, on Saturday, December 3, 9am-12pm. 

Supply pickup and drop off will be located at the train depot in downtown Millen. Volunteers will be assigned cleanup locations either at a river landing or roadway nearby. More information will be given to participants closer to the date. A limited supply of t-shirts, drinks, and snacks will be provided. 

Pre-registration is required.