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Fighting to Protect Our Flint River

Written by Flint Riverkeeper Editor-in-Chief

Despite its humble origins below the Atlanta airport, the Flint River is undeniably one of the South's most precious natural resources. Generations have enjoyed the river as a resource to water communities, farms and industry alike, but also as an opportunity to experience the natural world through hunting, fishing, swimming and paddling. With 220 undammed river miles, the Flint is one of only 40 rivers left in the United States that flow for more than 200 miles unimpeded. Recent legislative efforts to dam a 50-mile stretch of the Flint to create a supply reservoir for Atlanta’s burgeoning water crisis have earned the Flint River the #2 spot on the list of Top Ten Most Endangered Rivers, published by American Rivers. To learn more about this story you can read about the top 10 most endangered rivers in America on CNN.com.

Revered as one of the most ecologically diverse river basins in the Southeast, the Flint River is also at risk from pollution; absorbing stormwater, agricultural and industrial runoff as it flows south out of the heart of Atlanta. As part of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river system, the Flint is entangled in the "tri-state water wars" in which Georgia, Florida and Alabama are struggling to determine water usage rights as Atlanta continues to grow beyond its resources.

The mission of the Flint Riverkeeper® (FRk) is to restore and preserve the habitat, water quality, and flow of the Flint River for the benefit of current and future generations and dependent wildlife. FRk is a full-licensed member of the Waterkeeper Alliance and participates in the Georgia Water Coalition.

Flint River-related News

December 12, 2011		Company gives up on Early coal plant
December 8, 2011		Group studying rivers' management
December 7, 2011		Environmental group blasts DNR board
November 8th, 2011		Flint River named in Georgia Water Coalition's "Dirty Dozen"
November 8th, 2011		‘Dirty dozen’ list released
November 8th, 2011		State water coalition names ‘Dirty Dozen' offenses
October 25th, 2011		Oconee River advocate leaving job
October 24th, 2011		Riverkeeper keeps finger on Flint’s pulse
October 5th, 2011		Flint Riverkeeper awards presented
September 28, 2011		Flint Riverkeeper worries about budget cuts
September 24, 2011		Albany volunteers clean trash in the Flint River
September 24, 2011		Stewardship vital to clean waterways
September 23, 2011		Miller, Coors, Flint RiverKeepers hold river cleanup
September 23, 2011		River keeper volunteers help clean up Flint River

Flint River Fun Facts

Origin of the Flint’s Name - More than 300 years ago a Creek Indian village existed near what is now Albany. It was called "Thronateeska". The word in Creek language means "flint picking up place" and over time the name came to be applied to the river that ran by the village. -GWF

Flint Riverkeeper Events

Georgia Wildlife Federation's Great Outdoors Show in Perry | February 3rd through 5th, at the Georgia State Fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia. More details here >>

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