Atlanta High School students learn the ABC’s of the ACF Basin

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Jan 16, 2019– Atlanta area Westminster High School students spent two days in Apalachicola as part of their hands-on education of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Rivers and Bay system. The 9th graders are learning about the connectivity and entirety of the ACF basin.They are visiting various places in the basin. For example, they also traveled north of Atlanta to the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River. Riverkeeper Georgia Ackerman joined Gibby Conrad and Jeff Dutrow of the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve to tag team on Apalachicola River and Bay topics during a boat tour from Scipio Creek out to the Apalachicola Bay. It was a chilly morning in the 40’s, but the group was not discouraged by the cold conditions. They were enthusiastic learners! We wish all Florida and Georgia high school students covered the ACF system in school.

Here are some of the “River & Bay 101” trivia questions that Georgia peppered the students with during the boat tour. Do you know the answers? The students knew most and we commend their teachers in facilitating this important learning project.

  1. Three rivers comprise the A-C-F Rivers Basin. Name one.
  2. The ACF basin covers 19,500 square miles, closest in the size to what state? __NH __WV __NY __TX
  3. The Apalachicola River is the largest river in Florida in volume of flow. T   F
  4. There are no dams on the Apalachicola River. T   F
  5. How many miles does the Apalachicola River flow from Chattahoochee, FL to the Gulf of Mexico?
  6. Where are the headwaters of the Apalachicola River?
  7. Which river is primarily spring fed?    Chattahoochee River     Flint River
  8. Which river basin in located in primarily agriculture landscape? Chattahoochee    Flint
  9. What percentage of the ACF basin does the Apalachicola sub basin comprise? __5%       __15%    __50%  __80%
  10. An estuary does not need much freshwater to support aquatic life and habitat. T   F
  11. Name one reason an estuary is important
  12. Apalachicola Bay is well known for its oysters. T F
  13. The State of Florida regulates how much freshwater is released from the dams and reservoirs on the ACF River system. T F
  14. Alabama, Georgia and Florida have been in litigation over the waters of the ACF Basin for over 30 years. T F
  15. Which of the following are special designations of the Apalachicola River, Bay and floodplain?
    1. National Scenic River Trail
    2. Man in the Biosphere, United Nations Scientific, Education, Cultural Organization
    3. State Scenic Blueway Trail
    4. National Aquatic Preserve
    5. North American biological hotspot
    6. National Estuarine Research Reserve
  16. Apalachicola Riverkeeper is a member-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of Apalachicola River, Bay and floodplain that was started by a group of concerned citizens in 1998. T F

 

 

 

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