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🎉Can you believe CRBI's first annual swim guide

🎉Can you believe CRBI's first annual swim guide launches in 2 weeks? 🎉
Keep a look out to find out if your favorite swimming hole is safe to swim in this Summer!

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Consider this sweet children's book for your summe

Consider this sweet children's book for your summer reading list!

"A child who lives in the mountains wishes to see the sea. His grandfather promises to take him someday, but the impatient boy starts out alone. He follows a snowy brook, singing, 'Come with me. Come with me. I will take you to the sea,' and trailing the water as it broadens to a creek, a waterfall, and a wide river. Here, he is caught up in the bustle of an industrial town and thinks that the river has ceased its seaward movement. Beckoned by the waters once again, he continues on, finally finding himself before the expansive ocean, which sings to him of salt and 'secret places where whales/ give birth to their young,' of wharves and waterfalls. With graceful, rhyming poetry, Cowley articulates the connectedness of nature, while Andrews renders the rush and earnestness of the boy’s journey through striated light, city smoke, and the broad, blue sea."―Publishers Weekly
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Have you seen me growing around the Upper Coosa?

Have you seen me growing around the Upper Coosa? This native wildflower has an interesting name- Rattle Snake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

It is well loved by insects in our area. Monarch butterflies, skippers, and other butterflies enjoy the nectar of the RattleSnake Master. While soldier beetles enjoy eating the pollen. Other pollinators of this plant include bees, wasps, and flies.

This is one of the native species we had the honor of helping to plant at Park Creek Elementary school early this Spring in a riparian buffer by Mill Creek.

The riparian buffer was planted with over 8,000 native plant species and will help protect and restore this vulnerable waterway. The native plants will also provide habitat for native wildlife and food for pollinators like the at risk monarch butterfly. Even more, it will serve the dual purpose of an educational space for students and the community to learn about our region’s ecology. 🐠

Can you name this little blue hole? It's tucked a

Can you name this little blue hole? It's tucked away near Elijay, Ga where the river flows into Carter's Lake. It features beautiful rocks and an accessible family and dog friendly hike. Did you guess it?
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Tumbling Waters Trail! We're thrilled to be supporting wild places like these to thrive in our watershed! And supporting you to swim in the beautiful wild places, safely. This year we will launch the first year of CRBI Swim Guide! Your ultimate guide to knowing which swimming holes have safe water quality and which you should avoid. We can't wait to begin sharing this Memorial Day. Stay tuned! 🎉
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Next month begins Swim Guide season! We are still

Next month begins Swim Guide season! We are still in need of one more intern to join our fun and dedicated crew of river stewards. Find out more via the link in our bio.
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One of the many reasons to love our watershed! It

One of the many reasons to love our watershed! It's home to the beautiful Belted Kingfisher! From the Audubon Society, "The Belted Kingfisher is often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish. "

If you love our rivers you can become a member of CRBI today by following the link in our bio or going to our website coosa.org. Thank you!
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Photo from the Audobon Society.

Do you know someone who wants an internship this s

Do you know someone who wants an internship this summer that gives

- professional experience in the field & laboratory
- experience in public health
- cool connections
- beautiful scenery
Apply to become a Swim Guide '22 intern via the link in our bio!

One position remaining. Deadline approaching! Get your application in today.
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There's no Planet B - lets celebrate the one we ha

There's no Planet B - lets celebrate the one we have 💧🍃
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Want to celebrate the Earth in style while support

Want to celebrate the Earth in style while supporting local clean water initiatives? We have a shirt for that! Head to our website coosa.org/shop to find out what's in stock.
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It's not fun when a river you love is nominated as

It's not fun when a river you love is nominated as endangered, but the Coosa River has gained that nomination by @americanrivers for 2022. While its not the sort of news we want to share about our watershed, the hard truth is that our clean water is under threat from agricultural pollution and an array of man made pollutants. We are thankful for organizations like American Rivers who do their best to bring awareness to this fundamental challenge facing the future of humanity- who will keep our fresh water drinkable, swimmable, and fishable? We all play a part- thank you for playing yours 💧
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Today we Celebrate Rivers of Alabama Day! We are s

Today we Celebrate Rivers of Alabama Day! We are so grateful to steward the watershed that leads into Alabama. The Coosa River and its tributaries are a rich habitat for freshwater fish, mussel, snail, and macroinvertebrates. Without this abundant fresh water supply agriculture and industry would suffer. And of course they provide abundant beauty for tourism and recreation! Any day is a good day to celebrate rivers! 🐠🎉
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Freshwater mussels are integral to clean water. T

Freshwater mussels are integral to clean water. They have been called the ‘livers of the rivers’ because of their vital role in filtering algae, plankton, detritus, bacteria, and toxins out of the water. Even though they aren’t moving around much, they are moving lots of important debris out of our watersheds. For reference, a single adult mussel filters more than 1 liter of water per hour!
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CRBI is dedicated to protecting these endangered creatures. Thank you for your support.
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Our rivers are at risk of long term pollution. Mi

Our rivers are at risk of long term pollution. Millions of tons of toxic coal ash are stored in unsafely in unlined pits around Georgia. This waste, left over from burning coal, contains toxins like arsenic, mercury, lead and chromium. The way it is currently stored poses serious risks of contamination to ground water and waterways!

In January, US EPA warned the Georgia Environmental Protection Division that it wasn’t doing enough to regulate storage of this toxic waste, and that it should not be permanently stored in unlined pits mixing with groundwater.

There is legislation in the Georgia Senate right now proposing longer-term monitoring of groundwater near coal ash. HB 647 would require 50 years of groundwater monitoring around these coal ash storage pits. It is the least we can do. Urge your Senator to support HB 647.

Follow the link in our bio to contact your Senator and urge them to pass HB 647 and protect our water resources from toxic coal ash.
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Soaring into the weekend like 😎

Soaring into the weekend like 😎

Ain't he cute? This is the Etowah Darter sporting

Ain't he cute? This is the Etowah Darter sporting its beautiful mating colors. Did you know that these little guys are endemic to our river basin? Or that they are at risk of endangerment?

Protecting little critters like the Etowah Darter is one of the many reasons why the work we do to keep our watershed healthy.
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Check out that Gar! The Rome News Tribune reporte

Check out that Gar! The Rome News Tribune reported yesterday that Rachel Harrison of Adairsville set the state record for longnose gar! 🐠

Her catch, caught on March 19 on the Coosa River near Rome, weighed 31 lb, 2 oz, and replaces the 2013 record (30 lb, 13 oz), according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
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Ever wondered if your favorite swimmin' hole's wat

Ever wondered if your favorite swimmin' hole's water is safe to swim? Yea, us too! We want everyone to feel safe to swim and enjoy the beauty of the upper Coosa river basin! That's why we're expanding our bacterial monitoring this summer! Turn on notifications and keep an eye on this space for updates on our upcoming Swim Guide!
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts. We should be blessed if we lived in the present always, and took advantage of every accident that befell us.
- Henry David Thoreau

Native Plant Time! Want to learn about Boneset?

Native Plant Time! Want to learn about Boneset? We planted over 8,000 native plant species this Spring alongside community partners at Park Creek Elementary school. Boneset is one of the natives that made it into the riparian buffer. Have you seen this beauty blooming in Summer?
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It was commonly used as medicine by the Native Americans for ailments ranging from from arthritis to pneumonia. In modern herbal medicine it is used as an immune stimulant and as a remedy for fever, bronchitis and respiratory health.
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In the wild it attracts many native insects including many types of bees. Of course these insects help to promote pollination and serve as food for other larger species of native creatures that feed on the insects!
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