The weather was perfect for our walk on the Gap Point Trail at St. George Island on Saturday, April 15. The sun was bright and warm with a pleasant breeze off the Gulf. The trail winds through a mixture of slash pine, many marked with “catfaces” or the scars of past turpentine harvests as well […]
Feburary 26, 2025 Waterkeepers from all over the state gathered in Gainesville this week for a strategic meeting to identify our collective priorities in order to amplify our voice when it comes to restoring and protecting fishable, swimmable and drinkable water. We all share a myriad of issues across the state like declining water quality,
Our first Eco-outing of 2025 was a very pleasant walk on the Garden of Eden trail at the Nature Conservancy’s Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. Despite the heavy rains that fell during the night before and into the morning, the weather cleared up just before we gathered at the trailhead and before long the sun
February 2, 2025 As a two-time RiverTrekker I have learned about, and have seen first-hand, the slough restoration work Apalachicola Riverkeeper is doing within the Apalachicola River basin. Mass amounts of sediment that plugged the entrance of the Douglas and Spiders slough has been removed along with colonizing willow trees. When the Army Corp previously
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It is with a heavy heart that we accept Susan Anderson’s resignation as Executive Director of the Apalachicola Riverkeeper organization. We deeply appreciate her passion, integrity, dedication, and energy over the last eight months, all of which have significantly advanced our shared mission to protect and preserve the Apalachicola River. Those qualities make Susan one
Trey Fletcher is a sixth generation Floridan who grew up in and around Quincy, Florida. His youth was spent exploring the diverse ecosystems around the Apalachicola River Basin and the river itself and this inspired him to pursue degrees in anthropology and geology at FSU, and a masters degree in ecology at the University of
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The morning of Sunday, January 12 was clear and sunny, but very chilly with a biting wind. Still, there was a great turnout for Ocean Aid 360’s 3rd Annual Ghost Trap Rodeo. 51 abandoned crab traps and a large amount of assorted debris totaling 6,560 pounds of trash were removed from the bay, shorelines and
A large group came out in support of Apalachicola Riverkeeper’s Kill the Drill Opposition event on the steps of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection headquarters in Tallahassee Florida on Monday, December 9 2024. Many in the crowd were waving signs and chanting “Kill the Drill” and “Save the Bay”. After some stirring remarks from
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UPDATE*****April 28, 2025******** Thank you for your support! We’re sharing some very encouraging news today. The judge agreed with Apalachicola Riverkeeper! A Florida Administrative Law Judge issued an order with extensive findings of fact that the Florida DEP should deny the oil drilling permit for Clearwater Land and Mineral’s wildcat well located within the Apalachicola
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By Doug Alderson October 2024–For this past RiverTrek, I was able to gain a new perspective. I served as a one-armed first mate on the support boat since I fractured my left arm playing tennis the week before. When I fell on my arm, my first thought was “Oh my God, RiverTrek!” X-rays the next
