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Wild & Scenic Film Fest Comes to Atlanta March 6

Buy Tickets – View Trailers

Film Fest AdTickets are now on sale for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, hosted by Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Georgia River Network, and Georgia ForestWatch, on Sunday, March 6, from 2-5PM at Atlanta’s Tara Theater. Enjoy nine film festival selections of varying lengths plus a local interest piece – the hour-long documentary Chattahoochee: From Water Wars to Water Vision, produced by Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham.

Tickets are $15/general admission, $12 students/seniors, and $11 each for groups of 8 or more. Click here to learn more and to purchase tickets.

Hotline Call Stops Sewage Spill in Cobb County

UCR received a Hotline call this week from a Cobb County homeowner who noticed a grey tinge to the stream in her backyard along with numerous dead fish. Our technical programs director, Jason Ulseth, met the homeowner and conducted water tests, which revealed a high level of untreated sewage in the stream. They walked upstream and found the source of the sewage, an overflowing manhole discharging directly into the stream (see photo). Cobb County was immediately notified and the spill was stopped within an hour. The sewer line had became clogged with grease and other debris, a common problem in the metro area. Thanks to this observant homeowner, the problem was quickly found and rectified.

If you notice a problem with your neighborhood streams, please contact Jason for assistance at (404) 352-9828 x16 or report a problem online here. iPhone users can also report a problem from their phone using UCR’s app (click here).

Weekend for Rivers – February 25-26

If you're interested in learning more about Georgia's rivers and want to meet lots of other people who spend their days working for clean, plentiful drinking water and wild watery places in Georgia, come to Georgia River Network’s Weekend for Rivers, February 25-26, at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. Registration is open now. Participants will have the opportunity to go on field trips Friday afternoon, including short river tours with UCR’s Technical Programs Director and Boat Captain Jason Ulseth – in our brand new patrol boat! Click here to learn more about this great event.

UCR Job Opening - Communications Director

UCR is seeking a highly motivated, organized and creative individual to serve as its full-time Communications Director. The Communications Director collaborates with the Executive Director and other staff to craft and refine UCR’s public “message” and deliver that message to expanding target audiences through various mediums - print, web, and video - in effective and creative ways. Click here to see the job description and learn how to apply.

Sweep the Hooch – Save the Date: April 16

In celebration of Earth Month this Spring, UCR will be holding its biggest single river cleanup ever! Along with the National Park Service and Trout Unlimited (TU) we will hold a multi-site cleanup within the 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA). Volunteers will tackle 11 Park Units and paddling 7 segments and collecting tons of trash.

We are currently seeking sponsors for the cleanup sites, and registration is open for volunteers. Be sure to review the event information thoroughly before registering so that you’ll know what choices you want to make in the sign-up process. LEARN MORE HERE

FEBRUARY 2 , 2011



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Trout Unlimited Fishing Dayz – Feb. 5


WKA Earthshare Georgia Water Coalition

Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3),environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed, for the people, fish and wildlife that depend on the river system.