Altamaha

Altamaha PDF

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Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0820343129

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Formed by the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers, the Altamaha is the largest free-flowing river on the East Coast and drains its third-largest watershed. It has been designated as one of the Nature Conservancy's seventy-five Last Great Places because of its unique character and rich natural diversity. In evocative photography and elegant prose, Altamaha captures the distinctive beauty of this river and offers a portrait of the man who has become its improbable guardian. Few people know the Altamaha better than James Holland. Raised in Cochran, Georgia, Holland spent years on the river fishing, hunting, and working its coastal reaches as a commercial crabber. Witnessing a steady decline in blue crab stocks, Holland doggedly began to educate himself on the area's environmental and political issues, reaching a deep conviction that the only way to preserve the way of life he loved was to protect the river and its watershed. In 1999, he began serving as the first Altamaha Riverkeeper, finding new purpose in protecting the river and raising awareness about its plight with people in his community and beyond. At first Holland used photography to document pollution and abuse, but as he came to appreciate and understand the Altamaha in new ways, his photographs evolved, focusing more on the natural beauty he fought to save. More than 230 color photographs capture the area's majestic landscapes and stunning natural diversity, including a generous selection of some the 234 species of rare plants and animals in the region. In their essays, Janisse Ray offers a profile of Holland's transformation from orphan and troubled high school dropout to river advocate, and Dorinda G. Dallmeyer celebrates the biological richness and cultural heritage that the Altamaha offers to all Georgians.

Drifting Into Darien

Drifting Into Darien PDF

Author: Janisse Ray

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 082033815X

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The book explores both the need and the possibilities for conservation of the river and the surrounding forests and wetlands.

Science

Science PDF

Author: John Michels (Journalist)

Publisher:

Published: 1908

Total Pages: 1016

ISBN-13:

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Vols. for 1911-13 contain the Proceedings of the Helminothological Society of Washington, ISSN 0018-0120, 1st-15th meeting.

The Georgia and South Carolina Coastal Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore

The Georgia and South Carolina Coastal Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore PDF

Author: Clarence Bloomfield Moore

Publisher: University of Alabama Press

Published: 1998-09-04

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0817309411

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Reprints Moore's works on aboriginal mounds of the Georgia coast, coast of South Carolina, Savannah River, and Altamaha River--all originally published in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in 1897 and 1898. In his comprehensive introduction, Lewis Larson (Georgia's senior archaeologist) revisits each site and its findings, and discusses recent acquisitions. An appendix lists each site by county, and includes Moore site names, state site file numbers, burial types, selected diagnostic artifacts, and cultural period. 10x14". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR