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Riverkeeper volunteer of year
Ogeechee River group names Bullochs Charlie Martin
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Charlie Martin, shown with outgoing Ogeechee Riverkeeper Board President Keith Seibert, was named the ORK Volunteer of the Year. - photo by Special
When Charlie Martin became involved earlier this year in a community protest against a proposed landfill site in his neighborhood, he never dreamed it would lead to something more. The community group won the battle and the proposed Bulloch Bay development was denied, but Martin realized the real fight had only just begun. More — “much more” — needed to be done to protect natural resources, he said.
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