Credit score: Photograph credit score: Doug Woodward
The Georgia River Community will host the Georgia Rivers Gala on the Atlanta Historical past Heart on Aug. 22 to honor river protectors and help the way forward for river recreation.
President Jimmy Carter will obtain the River Hero award for his enduring environmental legacy for Georgia’s rivers. Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter, a former Georgia State Senator, will settle for the River Hero award on behalf of his grandfather.
“President Carter got here to our Paddle Georgia river journey occasion on the Flint River in 2008 to share how he advocated in opposition to proposed dams,” mentioned Rena Ann Peck, govt director of Georgia River Community. “He applauded our efforts to assist create the Flint Riverkeeper and our continued work to assist construct 30 different river conservation organizations over the previous 26 years.”
The theme for the second annual Georgia Rivers Gala is “Freedom to Float,” celebrating Georgia rivers throughout historical past and elevating help for the safety of the liberty to discover Georgia’s rivers and streams.
“For generations my household has explored the Okefenokee Wilderness Canoe Path. My
grandfather, my father, me and my kids have all paddled the swamp, and slept on
tenting platforms beneath the celebrities as gators eyed us from the water,” mentioned Jason Carter. “Simply as my grandfather signed into regulation the Coastal Marshlands Safety Act to avoid wasting our coast from mining – immediately our state has an historic alternative to outlaw mining that might hurt the Okefenokee Nationwide Wildlife Refuge and St Marys River. I hope our leaders will do the whole lot they’ll to guard this unimaginable, stunning and irreplaceable pure surprise.”
Be a part of out of doors recreation fans, conservationists and leaders from throughout the state on the Georgia Rivers Gala: Freedom to Float on the Atlanta Historical past Heart on August 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitors will get pleasure from a cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres, a quick program, dinner, and dwell music by Rob Jordan & Associates.
To turn out to be a sponsor or get tickets to the Georgia Rivers Gala, go to garivers.org/georgiariversgala-2/
