ATHENS — Georgia River Network, Georgia’s only statewide advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting Georgia’s water, aims to introduce more than 600 people to Georgia’s waterways during 2022 through a series of paddle trips and boater safety trainings.
The creator of Paddle Georgia, a canoe/kayak camping adventure that attracts more than 300 people and has grown into the nation’s largest weeklong river adventure, Georgia River Network is again adjusting to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by offering a series of small-group adventures beginning in January and running through November 2022.
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