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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

April 25, 2012   Ogeechee River fish kill forum updates, urges action
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

Rare Fish proves the value of a free-flowing river - A rare fish discovered in the Flint River in the 1990s has been officially named the Percina crypta. Commonly referred to as the Halloween darter, the fish is only found in free-flowing shoals on the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers.  Also unique to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint system are the shoal bass, which is highly prized among fishermen. –New GA Encyclopedia

Flint Riverkeeper Events

Taste the Flint - River Trip Series | March 24th, 2012 - More details here »

Lake Seminole Festival | March 31st, 2012 - More details here »

Fayette County Earth Day festival | April 14th, 2012 - More details here »

Taste the Flint - River Trip Series | April 21st, 2012 - More details here »

Join FRk Now

Your financial support is vital to ensuring efforts to restore and preserve the Flint River watershed are successful. Without financial support from concerned citizens, these initiatives are not possible and the future of the river is in danger.  Learn how to join...

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