Full size satellite photo of the Apalachicola River Bay and Basin
Full size detail map of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin

Go to the RiverFlix website to reserve your tickets for the show!

The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.

Are You A Pilot? You can go flying and work to protect the environment at the same time. SouthWings, a non-profit organization based in North Carolina, is looking for a few good pilots to help with recovery efforts in the Gulf. We are receiving a high volume of flight requests related to the Gulf oil spill disaster, and we need additional pilots to help conduct these missions.

The requirements of a SouthWings pilot are:

• Love of flying and interest in conservation
• Minimum 750 hours of Pilot In Command time
• Own or have access to an aircraft
• Completion of a Volunteer Pilot Application and Volunteer Pilot Agreement
• Addition of SouthWings as additional insured on aircraft policy

If interested, please call us toll free at 800.640.1131, or become a member of the SouthWings website (http://www.southwings.org) and indicate that you are a pilot in the membership questionnaire. You then will be able to access the online Volunteer Pilot Application and Volunteer Pilot Agreement. Thank you for considering the valuable work SouthWings does to protect the environment.

Chart comparing projected Deepwater Horizon spill rate with other previous oil spill disasters: Google Spreadsheet: Worst oil Spills

We have organized an extensive bibliographical list of articles and books on the topic of oil spill disasters. Please make use of this resource! Oil Spill Bibliography

Please support the efforts of all the Gulf Coast Waterkeepers to prepare for and prevent the impacts of the BP Oil Disaster. http://saveourgulf.org

Come Paddle With The Apalachicola Riverkeeper

Come join us the 4th Saturday of every month for a paddling trip in the Apalachicola watershed. The trips are free to members and $30 for non-members. Members can come go on as many trips as they like. Your guides will be Riverkeeper Dan Tonsmeire, Executive Director Andy Smith, or one of our great volunteer guides, Tom Herzog or David Morse.

We are convinced that to better protect the Apalachicola ecosystem we must increase the number of folks who get on the River, its floodplain, creeks, sloughs, and tributaries. It’s an amazing place with much to offer (view the "Paddling the Apalachicola" movie to see for yourself). The more folks that understand and appreciate it the more folks there’ll be who’ll support its protection.

Spaces on the Apalachicola Riverkeeper’s 4th Saturday paddle trips can be reserved by calling us at 850-653-8936 or emailing riverkeeper@apalachicolariverkeeper.org.

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Florida may as well be known as the Paddling State. As you will see in this movie, the Apalachicola River and its system of tributaries and creeks makes the area a paddlers’ paradise and offers paddling options for everyone. "Paddling the Apalachicola River" was produced by the Apalachicola Riverkeeper. This project received financial assistance from VISIT FLORIDA®. www.VisitFlorida.com

Click here to access Apalachicola River depth data gathered from a gauge at Blountstown, Florida. Click here for more data gathered at the Blountstown gauge.