Waterway Stewards

The last day of September is greeting us with a sunny day with lows in the upper fifties..

The old railroad bridge is now cleared of all foreign, invasive, alligatorweedwhich has been hung up on the old railroad pilings left in the river under the bridge..

We intend to keep it that way!

We meet at [...]

2009-09-08 Southwest Creek, Camp Lejeune, NC

The battle on how to control Alligatorweed goes on!

This trip was after the good prolonged tropical rains we received. Jacksonvillewas reported at 4.7 inches. Jaclsonville City limits border this creek

Today we intended to clear out the west smaller channel which takes off rightbelow the bridge as this can only be [...]

2009-08-12,14,15,16 Southwest Creek, Camp Lejeune, NC

A lot happpened to Alligatorweed in Southwest Creek over the above four days and prior.

Earlier some people had sprayed huge sections heavily, and unevenly with a chemical thatapparently was a contact only mix. It killed down to the surface of the water only. So [...]

2009-09-01 Southwest Creek, Camp Lejeune, NC.

Thanks to a bizarre combination of events we have this beautiful creek back again.Not comletely but we paddled it today and had a most enjoyable paddle and saw newchannels we never could paddle before.

Come and take todays trip with us. Then paddle it yourself and enjoy it [...]