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It's a new year, and we want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to fill out the online survey. |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Jan-06-2009
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| Public Hearing Announced for Proposed Laurel River Sewage Discharge |
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PUBLIC NOTICE |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Dec-26-2008
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| Hearing Date Set for Guyton Sewage Plant |
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Hearing Date Set for Guyton Wastewater Treatment Plant |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Nov-21-2008
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| Request for Proposals, Program Evaluation |
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OGEECHEE-CANOOCHEE RIVERKEEPER® |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Jul-09-2008
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| Vote for the Ogeechee to Win $4,000 |
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Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper has been invited to participate at the Buckhead location of Patagonia as one of the environmental organizations in their current conservation program, Vote Your Choice.
Please visit Patagonia and cast your vote for OCRK in this competition. For directions visit Patagonia's website, www.patagonia.com/atlanta. The winner receives a $4,000 grant from Patagonia.
Hurry! The competition only runs from June 10 through July 19. No purchase is necessary. Visit this fabulous store, vote for OCRK and bring your friends. OCRK's Watershed Specialist will be at the store on July 12 to answer questions and raise awareness of our work. Stop by and pay her a visit!
Below is more information on the campaign.
Thanks for your vote!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS CONTACTS:
Vickie Achee
805-667-4630
Vickie_achee@patagonia.com
Liz Nida
719-634-8055
lnida@sspr.com
Patagonia Atlanta Kicks Off 'Voice Your Choice' Campaign,
Will Award $4,000 to Environmental Group Selected by Community
Vote June 10-July 19 at Patagonia Store
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (June 10, 2008) - In an unusual case of allowing corporate giving to be guided by community input, the Atlanta store of outdoor clothing manufacturer Patagonia is asking area residents to select a local environmental organization to receive a $4,000 grant. Consumers can cast their ballots in the Patagonia store from June 10 through July 19 in a "Voice Your Choice" campaign that marks the newest initiative in Patagonia's well-known support of environmental causes.
Local groups nominated for the award are Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (www.ucriverkeeper.org), Georgia River Network (www.garivers.org), Georgia Forest Watch (www.gafw.org), Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper (www.ogeecheecanoocheeriverkeeper.org), and Altamaha Riverkeeper (www.altamahariverkeeper.org). The candidates were selected by Patagonia store members based on their local focus and range of environmental concerns.
Consumers can learn more about the groups by visiting their websites, attending presentations by each organization that will be hosted by the store over the next few weeks, or viewing the Patagonia Atlanta webpage (www.patagonia.com/atlanta). The store is located at 34 E. Andrews Dr. and can be reached at 404-266-8182. Participants can cast one vote per store per visit. No purchase is necessary. The winner will be announced at a special Grants Reception in the store in early August.
"Our Voice Your Choice program has two purposes: helping local organizations continue the important work of restoring and protecting the local environment, and raising public awareness about the various environmental projects taking place in the community," said store manager Leigh Bost. "There are so many worthy recipients that we are asking the local community's help in selecting the honoree."
The campaign is an extension of Patagonia's corporate Environmental Grants Program, which has generated more than $31 million in grants since 1985 through a policy of giving 1% of annual sales to environmental organizations worldwide. All Patagonia stores throughout the country except the new Boulder store, which recently ran its own Voice Your Choice campaign in conjunction with its grand opening, will be participating in the Voice Your Choice program.
"No one is more aware of local environmental issues than the people who live with these issues every day. The Voice Your Choice campaign allows us to involve the local community in grant decisions that will directly affect them," said Vickie Achee, Head of Marketing for Patagonia's North America Retail Division. "At the same time, our goal is to encourage environmental activism. The more people who raise their hands, the greater the difference we can make in the future of the planet."
Patagonia has a long-standing commitment to environmental causes that extends far beyond its grants program. The company uses 100% organic cotton for all Patagonia-branded apparel to avoid causing environmental damage from toxic chemicals used in growing conventional cotton. It also has used fleece made from post-consumer recycled plastic soda bottles since 1993; recycles competitors' garments as well as its own through a program that accepts worn-out fleece, organic cotton t-shirts and Capilene (long underwear) products for recycling into new fibers; is creating a national park in Chile; and encourages sustainability through a variety of other initiatives.
About Patagonia
Patagonia, with sales last year of over $280M, is noted internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism. Incorporating environmental responsibility in to product development, the company has, since 1996, used only organically grown cotton in its clothing line. With its most recent launch of synthetic fiber-to-fiber recycling - Patagonia is taking back worn-out polyester and nylon clothing and reincarnating it as new products, forever capturing the raw materials used in making virgin fiber.
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Jun-10-2008
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| City of Guyton Wastewater Treatment Plant |
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City of Guyton Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant Public Meeting |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Jun-04-2008
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| OCRK Wins Lawsuit to Protect Forested Wetlands |
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Statesboro, GA - Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper (OCRK) has won an important legal victory that that will provide strengthened protection for forested wetlands throughout the United States and will protect Georgia's coast from an abuse of tree harvesting operations.
In Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper, Inc. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers et al., U.S. District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield was asked to consider whether the Army Corps of Engineers was justified in exempting a proposed timber harvest from Clean Water Act regulation. The Corps had decided that the harvest was a part of ongoing tree farming operation. Judge Edenfield held that the proposed harvest was not a part of an ongoing tree farming operation and therefore not exempt from clean water regulations. |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Jun-03-2008
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| OCRK Receives Grant from DC Grantmaker |
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(April 18, 2008) Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper is one of just five organizations in the United States selected by the Environmental Support Center for $10,000 grants to build organizational capacity and achieve significant internal goals. |
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Apr-18-2008
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| OCRK Launches New Website |
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For Immediate Release: April 4, 2008
For More Information Contact: Chandra Brown, Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper, 866-942-6222, ext 1
Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper Launches New Website and Toll-Free Number
Statesboro, GA: To better respond to people's concerns about the rivers and pollution, Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper launched a new website and toll-free number. The new website features discussion forums for registered users to discuss fishing, paddling, and the history of the rivers.
The new toll-free number will help people report problems that they see on the rivers and in our communities. The number of hotline calls have dramatically increased over the past few years from 1 call a month to two to three calls per week.
"As always, this is a work in progress," said Chandra Brown, Riverkeeper and Executive Director. "I hope that people will visit the site, play around with it, and let me know what they think."
To visit the site, go to www.ocrk.org. To contact the office at their new toll-free number, call 866-942-6222.
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Posted by chandra brown at 12:00 AM on Apr-01-2008
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