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Riverkeeper meeting is Saturday
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Rich Mulryan and his daughter Alyssa fish the Ogeechee River from the pier at Fort McAllister State Historic Park on Monday. - photo by Photo by Taylor Carpenter
An organization committed to protecting the Ogeechee River basin will hold its annual meeting and membership drive from noon until 3 p.m Saturday at Love’s Seafood Restaurant.The Ogeechee Riverkeeper is “an organization looking out for a precious natural resource, the Ogeechee River, and the communities and people whose livelihoods depend on it being swimmable, drinkable and fishable,” according to Emily Markesteyn, the group's executive director. She said the organization has three main program areas: watershed watch, healthy waters agenda, and hometown waters. “These program areas encompass the many ways we work to ensure clean water in the Ogeechee River basin,” Markesteyn said.
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