Ogeechee Riverkeeper works on all of the streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Ogeechee River system drains more than 5,000 square miles of land and includes four sub-watersheds: Upper Ogeechee, Lower Ogeechee, Ogeechee Coastal and the Canoochee watersheds. The Ogeechee River itself is approximately 245 miles long.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper was born out of a 2004-2005 merge between two other non-profit organizations working on clean water issues in Southeast Georgia: Canoochee Riverkeeper and Friends of the Ogeechee River. These previous organizations paved the way for environmental advocacy in Georgia and we owe a debt of gratitude for their bravery and courage.
Ogeechee Riverkeeper has led the way in championing for the Ogeechee River and its people using all available means. In 2006, we initiated an educational campaign to raise awareness of mercury pollution through grassroots efforts. We engaged local fishermen to collect fish for toxicity testing and partnered with the University of Georgia to collect hair samples to test for mercury levels. People are now conscious of mercury levels in proportion to the amount of fish they eat. They know how mercury enters our water and can actively work to prevent new sources from exacerbating current levels.
Contact Ogeechee Riverkeeper
Contact Ogeechee Riverkeeper
PO Box 16206
Savannah, GA 31416
Toll Free: 866-942-6222
Service Area
Services provided in:
- Bryan County, Georgia
- Bulloch County, Georgia
- Burke County, Georgia
- Chatham County, Georgia
- Effingham County, Georgia
- Glascock County, Georgia
- Greene County, Georgia
- Hancock County, Georgia
- Jefferson County, Georgia
- Jenkins County, Georgia
- Screven County, Georgia
- Taliaferro County, Georgia
- Warren County, Georgia
- Washington County, Georgia
