Stewards of the White Oak River Basin Current Events

 

July 28, 2004, Wednesday, The White Oak River, including Webb Creek and Hargett Creek

This picks up where we left off last week. As wind is the governing factor on this section of the White Oak we will decide after we meet. All indicatons at this time are that it will be a southerly wind. So we are planning it from south to north.

The southerly put- in is at a private home. It is a large trailer home with a red foundation and off white walls and is the one Dale and I pointed out as we came down Holland Mill Creek. It has beautiful Hibiscus plants in large tubs on the porch. Large butterflies were swarming over them. It is right on the water. This is at the confluence of  Holland Mill Creek and The White Oak River.

To get there you turn off Belgrade-Swansboro Road onto Curt Holland Road #1433. This is about 2.4 miles south of Silverdale.

#1433 will turn left at a T. Do not turn. Continue straight on Thomas Holland Road # 1450. Just before the pavement ends turn left on dirt road Nanne. About a quarter mile down you will come to two dirt roads right. Take the first one and go to the river.

We will run our shuttle vehicles back to Boondocks on the White Oak at the bridge at Stella where we will be taking out.  We meet at 9:00 at the put-in and should be off the river by 3:00. If the wind changes to northwest, north or northeast we will reverse the direction of our paddle.

It is a short shuttle. We also expect very little trash on this trip. We will hug the western shore of the White Oak.We also expect to see an alligator on this trip and it is necessary that we sneak up on him so we all can see him. He is a big one! Elmer

Elmer, The White Oak River Trashman
Stewards of the White Oak River Basin
cell phone 910-389-4588--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------