Posey set to head off on 2-day paddle on Satilla

Gail Posey of Cedartown will be among the more than 130 people expected to participate in Georgia River Network’s ( GRN) Paddle Georgia Spring on the Satilla event set for April 1-2 on the southeast Georgia river.

Posey is joining adventurers from across the South for the two-day, 28mile journey that event organizers bill as an educational adventure.

Participants will camp two nights along the river while paddling by day and learning about the river’s natural and cultural history.

“This is more than just a paddle trip,” said Paddle Georgia Coordinator Joe Cook. “Aside from having a great time, participants will learn about south Georgia’s blackwater rivers and the culture t hat grew up around these enchanting places.”

The event is organized by GRN in Athens and Satilla Riverkeeper (SRK) based in Woodbine. Proceeds from the event will support these organizations’ river protection projects. Among other things, the trip will highlight GRN and SRK’s recent efforts to create a recreational boating trail on the river.

Established in 2016, the Satilla River Water Trail includes designated developed public access points along a 175-mile stretch of the river.

Event organizers plan catered breakfast and dinners at the riverside campsite along with sack lunches for the river. Interpretive programs on local cultural history, opportunities to become a certified Georgia AdoptA-Stream citizen water monitor as well as games and other activities are also planned.

Though the Spring on the Satilla trip is full, GRN is still accepting registrations for Paddle Georgia 2017, a 7-day, 120mile paddle trip taking place on the Etowah River June 17-23.

GRN will also host paddles on the Little River near Clarks Hill Wildlife Management Area May 20-21 and on the Flint River near Albany Oct. 7-9.