{"id":89,"date":"2017-02-07T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uown.org\/UOWN-Wordpress\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2020-08-05T18:32:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T18:32:20","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uown.org\/UOWN-Wordpress\/links\/","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"center\"><em>Protecting the Upper Oconee Watershed through monitoring,<br \/>\neducation, advocacy, and recreation<\/em><\/h2>\n<hr style=\"background: #6dcff6; width: 40%; border: 0; height: 2px; background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, #f0f0f0, #6dcff6, #f0f0f0);\" \/>\n<style>\n<p>.center-diamond {<\/p>\n<p>background: #6dcff6;<br \/>border: 0;<br \/>height: 1px;<br \/>width:20%;<br \/>position: relative;<br \/>margin:25px auto;<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<p><big>Who to call list<\/big><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Spotted something out of the ordinary on a stream, river, or pond in Athens-Clarke County? \u00a0Consult UOWN&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/uown.org\/Documents\/Watershed_Health_information_card.pdf\">Who-to-Call List<\/a> to find out who to notify.\u00a0 Includes important state level contacts. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Here is an <a href=\"http:\/\/uown.org\/Documents\/Oconee_County_Contacts.pdf\">equivalent list for Oconee County<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><big><br \/>\nOconee River Watershed:<\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cfpub.epa.gov\/surf\/huc.cfm?huc_code=03070101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA Upper Oconee Watershed Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epd.georgia.gov\/oconee-river-basin-watershed-protection-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oconee River Basin Watershed Protection Plan &#8211; Georgia EPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/athensclarkecounty.com\/index.aspx?NID=1764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Athens-Clarke County Stormwater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/athensclarkecounty.com\/2871\/Oconee-Rivers-Greenway-Commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oconee Rivers Greenway Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/altamahariverkeeper.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Altamaha River Keeper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbercreek.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Friends of Barber Creek<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oconee County Observations<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>UGA journalism professor Lee Becker keeps a well-informed blob which often touches on watershed and development issues in Oconee County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><big><br \/>\nBroad River Watershed:<\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brwa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Broad River Watershed Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><big><br \/>\nStatewide Watershed Protection, Outreach &amp; Advocacy:<\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adoptastream.georgia.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia Adopt-A-Stream<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garivers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia River Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivercenter.uga.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UGA River Basin Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gawater.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Georgia Water Coalition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><big><br \/>\nOther Athens-area Environmental Organizations:<\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oconeeriverlandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oconee River Land Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.athenslandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Athens Land Trust <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><big>Recreational Activities on the Water:<br \/>\n<\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/uowt.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Upper Oconee Water Trail Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigdogsontheriver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Dogs on the River<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadriveroutpost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Broad River Outpost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thesandbarbroadriver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sandbar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><big>Remember ACC Stormwater<\/big><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Just a little reminder what a positive step toward protecting water quality is represented by Athens-Clarke County&#8217;s <b>Stormwater Utility<\/b>.\u00a0 Go check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accstormwater.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public outreach materials<\/a>, including instructions on installing your own rain garden and making rain barrels, information on non-toxic household cleaners, and plans for stormwater improvement projects in the county.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><big>Check out the Georgia Water Wire<br \/>\n<\/big><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A blog written by <b>Georgia River Network<\/b>.\u00a0 The blog is updated every couple of days, and tracks news from around the state concerning water issues.\u00a0 Right now the ramifications from the recent Lake Lanier court decision are on everyone&#8217;s mind, and the <i>Water Wire<\/i> should help those of us in the Oconee basin understand what the decision means for our watershed.\u00a0 Read it <a href=\"http:\/\/gawaterwire.wordpress.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting the Upper Oconee Watershed through monitoring, education, advocacy, and recreation Who to call list Spotted something out of the ordinary on a stream, river, or pond in Athens-Clarke County? \u00a0Consult UOWN&#8217;s Who-to-Call List to find out who to notify.\u00a0 Includes important state level contacts. 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