Goodbye Riverkeeper Hello RiverGuard
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 19th through the 22nd on the Blackwater below Franklin, yes four days this time. The water was low, had some weird stuff floating on it and was 38 degrees. Don’t know what that brown stuff was, but I’ll find out eventually. Air temps ranged from 33 to 65 degrees. Read more →

Chilly Willy On The Blackwater
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 14th through the 16th on the Blackwater above Joyner’s Bridge. The water was 36 degrees. Air temps ranged from 21 to 55. IT WAS COLD! In fact on the second day by the late afternoon I was as cold as I have been in many years on the river. Read more →

Blackwater-Nottoway Riverkeeper Program
November 7, 2017
As recorded by Felice Hancock, Secretary

The monthly BNRP meeting was held the Work Development Center. Attending were Board Members: Jeff Turner, Nancy Turner, Anne Parker, and Curtis Newsome. Also present were Bobby Turner and Felice Hancock. Read more →

Possum How?
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 14th through the 16th on the Nottoway below Delaware. The water was 48 degrees. On my prior trip on the 2nd of November the water was 63, that’s a 15-degree drop, which is a lot when talking about a body of water. Read more →

The River Taketh and the River Returneth
Spirit of Moonpie and I spent the 1st through the 3rd on the Nottoway below Delaware. The water was 48 degrees. Air temps ranged from 30 to 65. Trash was practically nonexistent. The water is in terrible shape though as of this writing. Read more →