Chattooga Quarterly
Winter/Spring, 2008
Director's Page
"Protected Lands" in the Tamassee Quadrangle Area of the Chattooga River Headwaters
The Ellicott Rock Wilderness Study Area, Big Mountain and Bee Cove Roadless Areas need further protections. map created by Hugh Irwin. Click here for a larger, printable image.
In my article "The Tamassee Quad," in this issue of the Chattooga Quarterly, reference is made to
"protected lands." I used this term in the relative sense, because man-made rules and regulations
for protecting wildlands can and do get changed. What is protected today may not be protected under
a new rule. Read more.
Peregrine Falcons
To see a Peregrine Falcon flash out of the sky like a thunderbolt, turn on a razor sharp wing
with breathtaking agility and disappear into the distance with a blaze of speed, can only
conjure musings of a higher power. Undoubtedly, this is the bird that inspired the Native
American myth that earned it the name "Thunderbird." Read more.
The Tamassee Quadrangle
This is the second in a series of articles that explores the
Chattooga River watershed by taking a close look at individual
sections as defined by U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps.
Our first article appeared in the Chattooga Quarterly winter
2006 issue, and started with the Cashiers quad located in the
northeastern sector of the Chattooga watershed. This article
will take a look at the Tamassee quad that lies due south of
the Cashiers quad, north of the Walhalla quad, west of the
Salem quad, and east of the Satolah quad. Read more.
- Stekoa Creek Report
- Focus on Flood Plain Management
- Interstate Now Targeting South Carolina
- Land Swap: Net Loss of Public Land in the Chattooga Watershed
- Forest Service Budget Facing the Chopping Block--Again
- Georgia Water Strong Protections Still Needed
Members' Page
Many thanks to everyone who recently renewed their membership, joined, or donated goods or time to the Chattooga Conservancy. Your generous contributions will help us continue to work on all of the important conservation issues facing the watershed.Read more.