Celebrating 50 years of Chattooga River being ‘Wild and Scenic’

  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. John Lane and Doug Woodward share a laugh at the picnic area at Warwoman Dell. Lane, an author, and Woodward, a former stuntman, told people at the event about the early days of the designation for the river. Left: Volunteer Jim Chance chops trees in the Warwoman Dell area as part of the early morning cleanup. Others walked trails picking up trash.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. John Lane and Doug Woodward share a laugh at the picnic area at Warwoman Dell. Lane, an author, and Woodward, a former stuntman, told people at the event about the early days of the designation for the river. Left: Volunteer Jim Chance chops trees in the Warwoman Dell area as part of the early morning cleanup. Others walked trails picking up trash.
  • Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Brent Martin and Don Reis watch Scott Prim and Casey Quarterman work on a pedestrian trail bridge on May 10 as crews improved the walking trails at Warwoman Dell. Left: Volunteer Jim Chance chops trees in the Warwoman Dell area as part of the early morning cleanup. Others walked trails picking up trash.
    Enoch Autry/The Clayton Tribune. Brent Martin and Don Reis watch Scott Prim and Casey Quarterman work on a pedestrian trail bridge on May 10 as crews improved the walking trails at Warwoman Dell. Left: Volunteer Jim Chance chops trees in the Warwoman Dell area as part of the early morning cleanup. Others walked trails picking up trash.

    Visit the Chattooga River and it is clear why the flowing waterway has continued to earn its well-deserved distinction for half a century.

    Back on May 10, 1974, the Chattooga River was officially desig…