Walnut Creek Watershed Coalition - WC2

08/30/2025

It is Fall Migratory Bird Season! Please shut off or dim outdoor lights.

Turn off non-essential lights from 11 PM until 6 AM during critical migration periods.

Turn off or dim lobby and atrium lights.

Turn off or dim interior home lighting, or draw blinds to prevent light escaping.

Turn off decorative landscape lighting.

Turn off lights before leaving the home or office.

Be sure outside lights are aimed down and well shielded.

LETS HELP OUR BEAUTIFUL BIRDS ALONG THEIR WAY IN WALNUT CREEK VALLEY!

Send a message to learn more

08/30/2025

One of the many beautiful creatures in the Walnut Creek ecosystem. This leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia) is a nocturnal moth easily recognizable by its white wings with distinct black spots. Common in Georgia and the eastern U.S.

Moths offer crucial ecosystem benefits as food sources for birds, bats, and other animals. Their caterpillars are important food for nesting birds. Moths are pollinators for various plants, including night-blooming species. Their larvae also act as nutrient recyclers by breaking down organic matter, contributing to healthy soils. Moths also serve as bioindicators, helping scientists track changes in environmental health, air pollution, and climate change due to their sensitivity to these factors.

08/25/2025

PFAS Results. Walnut Creek @ GA. Hwy 155.

This location is immediately downstream of the City of McDonough Intake from Walnut Creek. See the attached health regulations that will be coming, and note that Walnut Creek could be over the limits.

Public water systems must monitor for these PFAS and have three years to complete initial monitoring (by 2027), followed by ongoing compliance monitoring. Water systems must also provide the public with information on the levels of these PFAS in their drinking water beginning in 2027. Public water systems have five years (by 2029) to implement solutions that reduce these PFAS if monitoring shows that drinking water levels exceed these MCLs.

HEY HENRY! What's in your water? Contact your local water supplier for more information.

08/25/2025

Dirty Henry Follow Up! We revisited the Parkway at Turner Church Road and Hwy. 155 during the beginning of this past weekend rains. A few feeble attempts to stabilize the site were made since our first visit. Silt fence was added to a slope. Overall, the site still has gaps in application of Best Management Practices and flows are directed unabated into Camp Creek. Nothing has been done to the east side of the road. The photos speak for themselves. Henry, you are still dirty!

08/20/2025

Enter our raffle for a chance to win a new kayak!

🛶 The Crescent CK1 Venture is an 11 ft high-weight capacity throw-and-go kayak with an emphasis on paddling performance. It's designed to navigate a wide range of waterways with ease!

🎟️ Get raffle tickets for just $5!

All raffle proceeds support Georgia Water Trails and river conservation. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn at the Georgia Rivers Gala on September 18! (need not be present to win.)

Thanks to Murphs Surf for donating this new kayak!

➡️ Purchase raffle tickets at https://rafflecreator.com/pages/55174/crescent-ck1-kayak-from-murphs-surf

08/19/2025

Dirty Henry!

We have all watched the construction of the Henry County Parkway extension starting at Turner Church Road and Hwy 155.

DOT is exempt from applying for local erosion and sediment plan approvals, but is still required to adhere to State Standards.

This project contributes sediment into Camp Creek that adjoins Walnut Creek just downstream.

What other issues are along this project? For that matter, look around at other road projects and compliance with State Standards.

Water is Life!

08/19/2025

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Georgia Department of Agriculture was established in 1874. We are the oldest state department of agr

08/18/2025

The Newman Wetlands Center is right next door to Henry County! This is a wonderful place and worth visiting.

In August 1995, then General Manager, Melvin Newman received this letter from the Army Corps of Engineers. Newman Wetlands Center was built as mitigation for wetlands that would be flooded by the construction of a dam on Shoal Creek. Shoal Creek Reservoir was the fifth and final drinking water reservoir built by Clayton County Water Authority to ensure our residents and businesses always have high quality water.

The Corps knew how important this place could be in educating the public on the value of wetlands. Thirty years later and we are still providing excellent environmental education opportunities to Clayton County residents and tourists from across the world.

08/17/2025

Spiders have color phases, change as they mature, and no two of the same species are exactly alike. These with longer abdomens are Golden Silk Orb Weavers (Trichonephila clavipes) and the more round one is a Spotted Orb Weaver (Neoscona domiciliorum). Photos from Walnut Creek.

08/17/2025

Its Spider Season! While some people have unreasonable fears of these insects, Spiders play a crucial role in our ecosystems.

Spiders are natural pest controllers and eat a wide variety of insects, including mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, and various garden pests that can carry diseases. Spider silk and venom are used in medical research and materials science. Spiders are an important part of the food chain, serving as prey for birds, lizards, and other small animals.

Spiders are smart! If a web is in your way, you can break the main web attachment, and they will learn and move to another location.

We also have invasive spiders that disrupt natural ecosystems. In Georgia, be on the look out for the Joro Spider. This spider is so prolific, it can decimate our native butterfly species.

In Walnut Creek Valley, you can see many of Georgia's amazing and beautiful spiders. You can learn more about Georgia's Spiders here:

This page provides an overview of the most common spiders in Georgia. Learn everything you need to know about the most common spider species in your state.

08/17/2025

08/10/2025

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-3d-printed-home-made-primarily-from-soil-is-built-in-japan/

Collaborating with 3D printer manufacturers and robotics engineers, a Japanese company is building “homes of earth” made primarily from soil.