Welcome to the Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER^® Program
of the Winyah Rivers Foundation

The mission of the Winyah Rivers Foundation is to protect, preserve, monitor, and revitalize the health of the lands and waters of the greater Winyah Bay watershed.

We are a grassroots organization whose members support the mission of protecting the rivers in the great watershed that empties into Winyah Bay at Georgetown, South Carolina, including the Waccamaw River, the Pee Dee and Little Pee Dee Rivers, the Black River, the Lynches River and the Sampit River.

The Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER^® Program was established in 2002 to educate and advocate for the protection of the Waccamaw River watershed in North and South Carolina. The Waccamaw Riverkeeper, Christine Ellis, is a paid advocate. She works to mobilize citizens to protect the river and its traditional beneficial uses.

Please support our education and advocacy programs to protect our local rivers by volunteering, donating and becoming a member today. Together we can make a difference!

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Photo Contest - Time is Running Out!

Click here for 2010 Photo Contest Rules.

2009 BEST OF SHOW:

Shallotte River Dawn, photograph by David B. Keener

CATEGORY PEOPLE:

2009 First Place - Gazing, photograph by David B. Keener

2009 Second Place - Harvest of the Lockwood Folly, photograph by Terrah Hewett

CATEGORY SCENIC:

2009 First Place - Fish House, photograph by Bill Gobbel

2009 Second Place - Sunset on the Waccamaw, photograph by Frank Perrotta

2009 Third Place - Galivants Ferry, photograph by Anthony Morano

CATEGORY WILDLIFE:

2009 First Place - Egret Rookery, photograph by Frank Perrotta

2009 Second Place - Great Blue Heron, photograph by Bill Gobbel

2009 Third Place - Gone Fishing, photograph by Suzanne S. Clark