Much has been written about Lake Lanier dropping by 6″ per week. That’s bad enough, but if the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Peachtree City is to be believed on this website, Lake Lanier dropped by 16″ between 7 AM on November 9th …
Category: Public Safety
Georgia Water Coalition’s 2012 Dirty Dozen Waterways
The annual “dirty dozen” waterways list has been released by the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC). The Ogeechee River heads the list for a second year in a row. That’s where a textile manufacturing plant’s toxic discharge led to the death of some 38,000 fish in May 2011. …
An Opinion: The Illusion of Abundant Water
Where to begin? We peruse and scour global media to find stories that relate to Lake Lanier and those who appreciate all it offers. We cover legislative meetings, tragic accidents, cool places for burgers, water parks and idyllic spots to camp. We surf the Web …
Lake Lanier: How low can you go?
The Army Corps of Engineers has announced it will increase the amount of water released from Lake Lanier, due to continuing drought conditions here and downstream. For the past several months, the Corps has made releases sufficient to meet minimum flow requirements. No rain is forecast for the …
Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus Meeting
The Lake Lanier Legislative Caucus met at the Northeast Georgia History Center in Gainesville on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 3 PM. The meeting of the newly formed group was open to the public. The Republican State Senator from Buford, Renee Unterman, skillfully directed the meeting, …
Freaked Out Deer
You’re minding your own business in the forest. You hear a twig snap. You stop. You wiggle your ears and your fluffy white tail. Then you hold still and wait… When you’re sure it was a false alarm and all is safe –BLAM!! — the …
Right to Hike’s 5th Annual Ella’s Run
Right to Hike, Inc. (RTH) is one of our favorite non-profit organizations. Right to Hike was founded to honor Meredith Hope Emerson, who lost her life while hiking Blood Mountain in North Georgia on New Year’s Day 2008. The primary goals of RTH are to contribute to the things Meredith …
Lake Lanier’s Shore Sweep FAQ
Lake Lanier Association’s Executive Director Joanna Cloud helped lakelanier.com compile Frequently Asked Questions about Shore Sweep 2012. Joanna and her cadre of Lovers of Lake Lanier make the lake better for us all. If you can pitch in for an hour or two on Saturday morning, September …
Lake Lanier Shore Sweep — 9-29-2012
Shore Sweep 2012 is Saturday, September 29th from 8 AM until 1 PM. That’s the day hundreds of volunteers will scour Lake Lanier for garbage, trash and junk to be thrown away at the lake’s marinas, Lake Lanier Islands, Clarks Bridge Park and at War Hill …
Lake Lanier Association’s Shore Sweep 2012
If you love Lake Lanier, you’re not alone. You’re invited to meet hundreds of others just like you at Shore Sweep 2012 — The Great Clean-Up — sponsored by the Lake Lanier Association (LLA). More than 1,000 LLA volunteers pitched in last year when Captain …