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July 23, 2009

CRBI plans Etowah River trip on Aug. 8

The Coosa River Basin Initiative will host a 17-mile paddle on the Etowah River from the shadows of Allatoona Dam to Euharlee on Aug. 8. The 7-hour paddle trip begins at Allatoona Dam and includes a stop at the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site.

Paddlers will leave the Allatoona Dam launch site, paddle three miles and then portage their boats around historic Thompson-Weinman Dam in Cartersville. The next stop will be the Indian Mounds where participants can tour the mounds.

From the mounds, the trip will continue to Euharlee Road, passing over numerous Native American fish weirs. These V-shaped rock dams, which the area’s original inhabitants built 500 to 1000 years ago to capture fish, are still clearly visible today.

“This trip is a paddle through time—from the site of Western Atlantic Railroad bridge destroyed during the Civil War to the Indian Mounds and fish weirs, there are few stretches of river in Georgia that take you through so much history.” said Joe Cook, CRBI Executive Director & Riverkeeper.

This is the second trip of CRBI’s four-part Etowah Adventurer paddle series. By participating in all four trips, paddlers can explore all 48 miles of the Etowah between Allatoona Dam and Rome. Additional paddle trips are planned for Sept. 12 and Nov. 1.

The trip is free to CRBI members. Non members are charged $35 (per family) and receive a year’s membership in CRBI. Canoe and kayak rentals are available through CRBI and Adventure Rome N’ Around. A small shuttle fee is also charged for each vehicle, and entry fees to the Indian Mounds will be charged.

CRBI staff will note points of interest along the route and discuss issues associated with the river, including the impacts of the operation of Allatoona Dam on wildlife habitat and riverfront property owners.

To register to participate and for further information, contact CRBI volunteer Alan Crawford at 706-291-7449 or e-mail at HYPERLINK "mailto:fatboyal@bellsouth.net" fatboyal@bellsouth.net.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT JOE COOK AT 706-232-2724 OR VIA E-MAIL AT HYPERLINK "mailto:jcook@coosa.org" jcook@coosa.org.









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