The Riverkeeper's Guide to the Chattahoochee - Softcover

Brown, Fred; Smith, Sherri M. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580720005 ISBN 13: 9781580720007

Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr, 1997

Synopsis

The Chattahoochee is a prototypical American river-from its headwaters in the Blue Ridge Mountains to where it flows into Apalachicola Bay, one of the most productive estuaries in North America. This entertaining, fact-filled guide covers the Chattahoochee's entire 500 mile course and 8,000 square mile watershed.

The guide divides the river into ten sections, each of which includes a brief natural history and information on:

• camping, hiking, fishing, boating, and other recreational pursuits
• bodies of water that feed into the river
• cities and towns with river frontage
• manmade structures such as bridges, dams, and historic ruins
• environmental threats and preservation efforts

Entertaining sidebars throughout highlight the people, history, culture, wildlife, and geography of the entire river valley. Understand the "Hooch," say those dedicated to its conservation, and you will know more about all of our country's waterways. This guide is the place to begin.

About this title

About the Author

Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (www.chattahoochee.org) is a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. Established in 1994, it is dedicated solely to protecting the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries, and its watershed. Fred Brown has worked for many years in the publishing, public relations, and travel industries. He is known to many Georgians as the founder of Brown's Guide to Georgia. Sherri M. L. Smith, now Sherri Smith Brown, is editor-in-chief of 20 South magazine. She has written and/or produced numerous television documentaries, including biographies of Carl Sanders, Zell Miller, and Vince Dooley.

From the Back Cover

From its origin at Chattahoochee Gap to where it flows into Apalachicola Bay - one of the most productive estuaries in North America - the Chattahoochee is a prototypical American River. Understand it, and you will know more about all the waterways of this country. This guidebook is full of great tips on where to boat, fish and hike as well as information on the importance of preserving and protecting the future of the river. Established in 1994, the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is a nonporfit environmental advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580720005
• ISBN 13: 9781580720007
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Pound Garry
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364