Chattooga Quarterly
Summer/Fall, 2007
Director's Page
The Chattooga River displays its ancient bedrock during this year’s record low water
Dicks Creek ledge photo by Peter McIntosh www.mcintoshmountains.com
Back in the late 1990s, some bored Forest Service bureaucrat in
a small cubicle located deep in the bowels of Washington, D.C.,
decided the agency needed to come up with another mascot
to keep Smokey company, kind of a sidekick. The result was
Woodsy the Owl, a goofy looking little critter with a silly little
Robin Hood style hat. Read more.
Eastern Wild Turkeys
Ask anyone what November brings to mind, and likely as
not it conjures up memories of Thanksgiving and other well
established seasonal icons. One of these is the wild turkey
that supposedly graced the table of the first Thanksgiving.
Meleagris gallopava silvestris, the Eastern Wild Turkey, our
largest and most important game fowl, has played an important
role in the developing human history of America. Read more.
Pension Protection Act
Wondering what to do to lighten your tax burden before January
1st? We can help you, and you can help us at the same time!
Following many years of debates in congress, charities have
finally seen some progress in the tax code arena.. Read more.
A Champion of Big Trees
The Chattooga River begins in Jackson County in western North Carolina and then snakes south, marking the border between Georgia and South Carolina. Outcrops of metamorphic rock create rapids and waterfalls, making the Chattooga a picturesque river and a popular destination for photographers, canoeists, and kayakers. The Chattooga is a designated Wild and Scenic River, with the Sumter National Forest on the South Carolina side and the Chattahoochee National Forest on the Georgia side. Read more.
Trail of Tears
During the War of 1812, a Cherokee headman called Junaluska
was among 500 Cherokee warriors fighting with the Americans
against about 1,000 Creek Indians known as “Red Sticks” that
had taken the side of the British. Read more.
- Stekoa Creek Pollution Update
- Walhalla Watershed Victory
- Tuckaluge / Warwoman Timber Sale News
- Help Needed With Native Plant Restoration in the Andrew Pickens Ranger District
- Sustainable Agriculture Seek Bank Project
- More on the Upper Chattooga Boating Issue
- Final Settlement for White Bull Timber Sale